On Day 3 of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, we bought into another Home Affairs yearling – this time a colt. 

Lot 560, the Home Affairs x Key colt from the Kia Ora Stud draft, was purchased by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott in conjunction with Bruce Slade of Kestrel Thoroughbreds. 

He is the second foal of the Exceed And Excel mare, Key, who was a debut winner over 1200 metres and was also Group 3 placed in New Zealand. His third dam is multiple Group 1 winner Princess Coup who provides quality and black type to the family. 

A good-looking bay colt, he is strongly stamped by his sire. Physically, he is muscle on muscle, with strong gaskins, short cannon bones, and plenty of overall substance. He has a bold colt’s head with a sharp eye and a strong jowl. 

He walks with plenty of swagger and already looks like a horse you could put a saddle on tomorrow and take him to the races. Given he’s a late August foal and so physically mature, we’re hopeful he’ll be an early type and ideally up and running as a pre-Christmas 2YO.