2026 Cressfield Vendor Profile

Stefi Magnetica's victory in the 2025 The Invitation pushed her earnings over $7 million. The Cressfield graduate had already made history earlier in her racing career when she won the Gr1 Stradbroke Handicap, emulating her dam who also won the Stradbroke. Stefi Magnetica typifies the style of horse that Cressfield aims to produce – an outstanding race mare with a wonderful pedigree who will likely go on to form her own dynasty at stud in the future. The historic property consisting of 3500 acres and a 1917 Queen Anne Federation Homestead continues to produce Gr1 winners from a select broodmare band. Originally a wheat and sheep farm operated by the same family for over 90 years, the 10,000 acre property was sold and subdivided with the current Cressfield ownership taking over from the year 2000, developing 1200 acres of the 3500-acre property, transforming the blank canvas of a sheep farm into the premier boutique broodmare farm. Equally as important in Cressfield's journey has been the investment into high class race mares, with Gr1 winners Champagne, Regimental Gal, River Dove, Star Satire, and Our Egyptian Raine all forming the foundations of their broodmare band. Recent investment into horses such as Gr1 winning mares Pippie, Spright and Secret Agenda, alongside the speedy stakes-performers Miss Leonidas, Quilista, Adelong and Madam Legend, as well as the homebred Listed winner and Gr1 Vinery Stud Stakes and Gr1 Australian Oaks-placed Frankely Awesome, and Dezign, dam of Gr1 winning Nimalee, continues to pay dividends on the racetrack. Cressfield's website observes, "While maintaining a quality breeding operation is a long way attributed to the quality of the breeding stock, it is also largely reliant on the quality of its people. At the heart of the Cressfield operation are the staff that uphold a high standard and contribute to maintaining a work culture of harmony, hard work, diligence, and learning." Ultimately, a farm's stock is judged on the racetrack and it is here that Cressfield's attention to detail and quality are borne out. Stefi Magnetica stands clear in the current crops of racing age, joined by fellow Gr1 winners Clearly Innocent, Nimalee, Personal, and Gr2 winner Passive Aggressive. Group winners Jamaea and Hellfast came through Gold Coast drafts, as did Listed winner Villami. The current 3YO crop is led by Gr2 Roman Consul winner Hidden Motive, debutant city winner Samudra, and winners Jamito, Rainbow Glow, Snowslide, and Why She Stayed. Of note, 100% of their 2023 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale draft are now winners only half-way through their 4YO season. Cressfield is typically active at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, where they will present 8 yearlings in 2026, and at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale. At the Gold Coast, the full brother to Stefi Magnetica (see below) should prove a highlight as well as the Zoustar half-sister to Hidden Motive.