GUEST HOUSE a Son of First Season Sire HOME AFFAIRS wins GOLDEN SLIPPER

HOME AFFAIRS is now Champion First Season Sire (in waiting) after Coolmore Stud’s headliner saw his son GUEST HOUSE demolish his peers in the 2026 Golden Slipper 1200m Gr1 at Rosehill.

Prepared for the moment by the excellent training combination of Mick Price and Mick Kent Jnr, the colt went to the barriers with Zac Lloyd in the saddle.

Thanks to a colt with tremendous ability and a masterful ride by a gun hoop, the pair produced a devastatingly quick closing sectional to run away from his peers to claim the $5 million time honoured feature.

Guest House had the flashing lights on when winning his maiden at Cranbourne in December and was then placed at his two subsequent starts. He was placed 2nd by 1 length to Closer Than Free in the Gr3 MRC Blue Diamond Prelude and then finished 3rd by 1 length in the Gr1 MRC Blue Diamond Stakes behind Streisand and Closer Than Free.

The colt had to endure heartbreak in both those races as the racing gods were unkind. However, the masterstroke was grabbing boom Sydney rider Zac Lloyd who gave the colt his chance to shine and he didn’t let bad luck get in his way when the grand final kicked off. This time Guest House delivered on potential.

Allowed to settle in off midfield Guest House travelled well thanks to a fast early tempo. When he found clear running in the straight and ducking back under runners at the 150m, he unleashed a sizzling turn of foot.

Guest House surged through on the inside to turn the tables on Streisand, who was a gallant second beaten a length and a half with Canberra fairytale gelding Music Time in third.

It was young jockey Zac Lloyd’s first Golden Slipper win.

Zac said "It was high pressure, but my colt, he was fantastic. He's obviously a very good Home Affairs' colt.

“He broke on terms. He's been a bit tricky in his mannerisms, but today he was very tractable. I got on the back of the best jockey in the world and I thought, 'Here we go, we'll go from here.

“And I just quickened that well. I was just waiting for a run, but geez, he let down so well. So, I'm very happy. I'm so pleased for the ownership and Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr and Ben Elam, who works here in Sydney.”

Michale Kent Jr was at Rosehill with Guest House, while Mick Price elected to stay in Melbourne

Michael Kent Jr and Ben Elam were elated to achieve Slipper success with a valuable colt.

“He’s had three runs where nothing went right. With the speed on, he finally relaxed. Zac Lloyd, what can I say, he read the pattern, and the horse was so good,” said Michael Kent Jnr.

“It’s so right for Mick. I’m so lucky I work with Mick. He’s had so many close calls in this race. He’s a great two-year-old trainer. Himself and Jeremy Rogers found the horse.”

“I’m very excited. I’m rapt for Mick Price. He gave me a big show in this game and I’m very lucky. And credit to all our staff back at home. A lot of work goes into these good colts.”

Guest House has been in Melbourne for much of his preparation, but Ben Elam put the finishing touches on him this week at Rosehill.

“It’s incredible. It’s a Golden Slipper. It’s the pinnacle of two-year-old racing, and he has taken a bit of work. Pre-Christmas, he was a bit of a lad. He went down to Melbourne, and the Melbourne staff did a terrific job with him. He came up here in tip-top shape off what was an unlucky run,” Elam said.

“Since he’s been up here, he has just been an absolute gentleman.”

A $270,000 Magic Millions purchase from Newgate Farm for Mick Price Racing & Breeding Pty Ltd/Rogers Bloodstock

Two wins and two placings from four starts; a Gr1 Winner, Gr1 and Gr3 placed and earnings of $3,320,000 is a dream start but the big money will come when his stud career begins. Guest House is now a multimillion-dollar sire in waiting.

Guest House was foaled and raised at Newgate Farm and is a half-brother to stakes-placed Nitrous being one of six winners from Flamboyant Lass a Gr2 placed Stratum mare whose a sister to Gr2 winner Attention.

She was covered last spring at Coolmore by Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Storm Boy, who was Australia’s equal busiest sire for 2025.

Guest House is the third stakes-winner from the first crop of 2YO’s for Home Affairs joining Gin Twist and Kinnaird.

Home Affairs is doing an outstanding job with his first crop, especially as most industry participants believed when seeing his progeny last year that they will make lovely 3yo’s.

Not only has he sired 3 stakes winners he also has 4 stakes placegetters: Harvey Wallbanger, Internal Affairs, La Gitana and I’m Ya Huckelberry. Whilst another 2 runners Lady Moscato and Fawlty Affairs have finished 4th in Listed Races.

That’s 9 who have added black type to their pedigree pages.

Overall in Australasia, he has sired 27 Runners: 5 winners and 12 placegetters.

He has been in demand at the sales this season with 76 sold so far for a gross of $17,695,000. That has produced an Average of $232,828 and a Median of $205,000.

He had 35 yearlings sell at the Gold Coast Magic Millions for an Average of $280,286 and a Median of $230,000.

These stats will be stronger after we see his 17 yearlings set for the Inglis Easter Yearling sale go under the hammer.

In his short career HOME AFFAIRS has sired the GOLDEN SLIPPER Winner and the quinella in a stakes race - twice!

Across in NZ on New Year’s Day he sired the quinella of the Skycity Eclipse Stakes Gr2when KINNAIRD defeated HARVEY WALLBANGER.

The at Flemington the Listed VRC TAB We’re On Stakes (1000m) when his flying fillies GIN TWIST (2f Home Affairs x Twist Tops, by Beneteau) and LA GITANA (2f Home Affairs x Hips Don’t Lie, by Stravinsky) filled the quinella.

HOME AFFAIRS is currently leading the Australian First Season Sires list by:

HOME AFFAIRS - Sire 

HOME AFFAIRS is 1st by Earnings ($3,820,300) over Tiger of Malay ($576,154).

HOME AFFAIRS is Equal 1st by Winners (3) along with Wild Ruler (3). 

Equal 1st by Stakes Winners with: Sword of State. 

Equal 2nd by Race Wins. St Mark’s Basilica (6) is leading over Home Affairs (4) and Sword of State (4).

TOP 10 FIRST CROP SIRES in AUSTRALIA as at 21/3/26



At the 2026 Yearling Sales the professional market has rallied to the sire.

It was never expected that HOME AFFAIRS would get precocious 2yo’s being the Champion 3yo.

However, all good 3yo’s show something at 2, and with so many of his progeny racing well, the future is extremely bright for HOME AFFAIRS. 

Stud Record: As at 21/3/26

In Australia: As at 21/3/26

Leading Progeny:

GUEST HOUSE (23c, Stratum, Snowland). 2 wins at 1000m, 1200m, A$3,320,500, 1st ATC Golden Slipper S., Gr1, MVRC Clamms Seafood 2YO H., 2nd MRC Blue Diamond Prelude (c&g), Gr.3, 3rd MRC Blue Diamond S., Gr.1

KINNAIRD (23c, O'Reilly, Zabeel). 2 wins from 1100m to 1200m, A$144,634, 1st Auckland TR Eclipse S., Gr.2, Levin RC Levin Jumpouts 2YO S., 4th Matamata RC Slipper S., Gr.3

GIN TWIST (23f, Beneteau, High Rolling). Winner at 1000m, A$132,850, 1st VRC TAB 2YO P., L, 3rd MRC Blue Diamond Preview (f), Gr.3

Harvey Wallbanger (23g, Atlante, Faltaat). Winner at 1100m, A$102,95,923, 1st Auckland TR Eagle Technology 2YO S., 2nd Auckland TR Eclipse S., Gr.2, Auckland TR Colin Jillings 2YO Classic Gr.3, Auckland TR Counties Challenge S L

La Gitana (23f, Stravinsky, Centaine). Placed, A$49,500, 2nd VRC TAB 2YO P., L, 3rd MRC Chairman's S., Gr.3

Internal Affairs (23c, Pure Prize, Southern Halo). Placed, A$81,600, 2nd ATC Inglis Nursery (R), L

I'm Ya Huckleberry (23c, Exceed and Excel, Lonhro). Placed, A$46,250, 2nd ATC Breeders' P., Gr.3

Jacaranda (23f, Redoute's Choice, More Than Ready). Winner at 1100m, A$69,750

Lady Moscato (23f, Not a Single Doubt, Snippets). Placed, A$98,750, 2nd GCTC The Debut 2YO P., 4th ATC Lonhro P., L

Fawlty Affairs (23c, Snitzel, Grand Slam). Placed, A$13,175, 4th MVRC Valley Pearl S., L

Rupeni (23g, Shamus Award, Lion Hunter). Placed, 2nd WRC Rat Tat 2YO P.

Barracks (23c, Manhattan Rain, Rory's Jester). Placed, A$10,350

Home Secretary (23f, Exceed and Excel, Medaglia d'Oro). Placed, 3rd WRC Rat Tat 2YO P.

Affari (23f, Hinchinbrook, Tale of the Cat). Placed, 3rd ATC Arrowfield Graduates Maiden 2YO H.

Sprightly Affair (23f, Snitzel, Gold Fever). Placed

Truly Divine (23f, Darci Brahma, Sadler's Wells). Placed, 3rd Wanganui JC Palamountains Nutrition 2YO S.

Coco Affair (23f, More Than Ready, Elusive Quality). Placed, 3rd ATC All Too Hard 2YO H.

Our Colt is a sibling to four foals to race, all winners including his Stakes Winning three-quarter-brother BLONDEAU 5 wins- 1 at 2 - 5 wins-1 at 2- 1200m to 1400m, $613,405, Gosford RC Takeover Target H., L, ATC Bowermans Furniture H., TAB H., Gosford RC Tooheys H., 2d ATC Heineken H., TAB Long May We Play P., Agency Real Estate H., 3d ATC Todman S., Gr.2, Qld Tatt's RC Recognition H., L, ATC Elite Sand & Soil H., ACY Securities H., Precise Air H., TAB H., VRC Grinders Coffee Roasters H., 4th BRC BJ McLachlan S., Gr.3.

His Grand-dam is Gr1 and Gr2 Winner CHEEKY CHOICE (Redoute’s Choice) 4 wins-1 at 2 and 3 in succession- 1300m to 1600m, $625,425, AJC Flight S., Gr.1, STC Tea Rose S., Gr.2, 2d STC Queen of the Turf S., Gr.1, Canterbury S., Gr.2, 3d MRC Thousand Guineas, Gr.1, 4th AJC Emancipation S., Gr.2. 

CHEEKY CHOICE is a full-sister to Invisible Coin (dam of GYPSY GODDESS)

GYPSY GODDESS (Tarzino). Champion 3YO Filly in Australia in 2021-22. 6 wins-5 in succession-1400m to 2200m, $1,972,300, BRC Queensland Oaks, Gr.1, Grand Prix S., Gr.3, 2d ATC Australian Oaks, Gr.1, GCTC Gold Coast Bracelet, L, 3d ATC Vinery Stud S., Gr.1, Golden Eagle.

Bred on the A+++ genetic cross of
I AM INVINCIBLE over MORE THAN READY 
which has produced 4 Stakes Winner all Colts:

ON THE BUBBLES 2018 C Gr1;
BLONDEAU 2017 C;
KINLOCH 2017 C;
ACCESSION 2016 C. 

We were thrilled to secure this outstanding colt by Home Affairs the hottest first crop sire in Australia, out of the high-quality mare Bit Of Cheek, a daughter of super sire More Than Ready.

Lot 108 at the Gold Coast was offered by Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud.

This colt immediately appealed as the type of horse we love to bring to our owners. 

He combines a red-hot young sire, a deep and proven female family, and a physical that matches the sensational pedigree on paper.


Bit Of Cheek was a tough, genuine racemare, winning two races between 1300 metres and 1600 metres. More importantly, she has already proven herself at stud. She has had four foals to race and every one of them has won, a strike rate that always commands attention and gives us confidence moving forward.

Our colt is also a three-quarter brother to the stakes winner Blondeau, a five time winner who earned over $600,000 in prizemoney.



Blondeau’s record includes the Listed Takeover Target Stakes and a placing in the Group 2 Todman Stakes as a 2yo.

The depth of pedigree strengthens again through the second dam Cheeky Choice, a Group 1 and Group 2 winner who was a star in her own right. Cheeky Choice won four races from 1300 metres to 1600 metres and amassed over $625,000 in prizemoney, highlighted by her victory in the Group 1 Flight Stakes and the Group 2 Tea Rose Stakes.

She also performed with great credit in multiple elite races, placing in Group 1 company and consistently competing at the highest level.

Cheeky Choice is a full sister to the mare Invisible Coin, the dam of Gypsy Goddess, Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of Australia in the 2021/22 season and winner of the Group 1 Queensland Oaks. This is a family that repeatedly produces top class racehorses, and that sort of ability & consistency is no accident.

From a pedigree cross perspective, this colt is bred on an A +++ pattern.

On the exact I Am Invincible over More Than Ready line mares have proven to be highly effective, particularly when it comes to colts. There have been nine (9) colts to race bred this way, producing eight (8) winners, twenty-seven (27) wins, and a stakes winner. That is an outstanding return and exactly the type of data we look for when assessing long term upside.

Looking more specifically at the exact I Am Invincible over More Than Ready cross, the numbers are equally compelling. When we include the fillies, there has been seventeen (17) runners, fourteen (14) winners, forty-seven (47) wins, two (2) stakes winners, and two (2) additional stakes placed horses. 

These figures speak for themselves, reinforcing just how powerful this pedigree pattern has become.

Physically, this colt more than lives up to his page.



He is an outstanding individual with a beautiful, easy action and a natural sense of presence. He has that strong, athletic look that Home Affairs is quickly becoming known for, and he carries himself with confidence and balance.









He is a very typical example of the quality, consistency, and athleticism this young sire is producing.

And Home Affairs is delivering in extraordinary fashion.

On top of that, he has had seven (7) individual stakes performers.

A ratio of seven stakes horses for a first season sire is simply freakish, and it is difficult to recall another young stallion starting out in such unbelievable fashion.

There is one final element that adds even more confidence to this colt.



Gerry Harvey, through his Baramul Stud, has retained 50% equity in the colt to race in partnership with our team. That decision speaks volumes. It reflects genuine belief in the horse he bred, confidence in the sire, and strong alignment with our program.

This colt brings together elite genetics, a sensationally in form young stallion, a deep and proven female family, and a physical type that matches every bit of the pedigree. He is exactly the make and shape of horse we are proud to offer Team Dynamic Owners because every angle of the story stacks up.

Opportunities like this are rare.

When they present themselves, we do not hesitate to add such a horse to our already powerful stable of high-quality equine athletes being trained by Australia’s Leading stable.

Full details are on our website.