The Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale continues its inexorable rise, with the entire fortnight becoming an incredible fusion of top-class racing, yearling sales and more recently showjumping and polo.
At the sales, in a typically buoyant and exciting market, we were delighted to come away with nine quality yearlings for our clients.
The details of our purchases are below, with the first seven all secured on behalf of the James Harron Bloodstock Colt Partnership. Thanks as always to our owners for their support, and many thanks to Barry Bowditch, Gerry & Katie Page Harvey’s Magic Millions team who have once again put together an outstanding fortnight of all things equestrian on the Gold Coast.
Lot 164 - King’s Legacy x Serenade colt - $775,000
This is is a very imposing and quality colt by JHB Colt Partnership graduate stallion King’s Legacy. This family has already worked very well with Redoute’s Choice blood, with Group 1 winner Stratum Star (by Redoute’s Choice’s son Stratum) and Group 1 runner-up Prague (by Redoute’s Choice), both standing at stud.
Serenade was herself a smart sprinter, and a precocious 2YO, running second in the Inglis 2YO Classic pre-Christmas, while she has already produced city winner Israelite Bay, and her current 2YO Wolfgang is also a city winner and ran in this year's Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Lot 339 - Zoustar x Villami colt - $1,000,000
This is a very forward, and precocious looking son of Zoustar, out of a very fast racemare in Villami.
His dam was a very fast race filly, beating the colts in the Listed Fireball Stakes at Randwick, and was also close up at Group 2 level on several occasions. She is from a great family, that of top-class stallion Centaine.
Lot 349 - Extreme Choice x Wanted Lady colt - $1,600,000
This colt is an outstanding physical type, by a stallion in Extreme Choice, who is running at 25% stakes-class 2YOs to runners, which is truely elite.
His dam has already produced two decent winners by Extreme Choice (Lady Extreme is a 4YO who has won since the catalogue was published), including Abseiler, who was not far away in a Blue Diamond lead-up.
Lot 669 - Capitalist x Fimatino colt - $800,000
This is a powerful colt by Golden Slipper winner Capitalist. He is a half-brother to Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Shaquero, and comes from the family of Cox Plate winner Shamus Award. The crossing of Capitalist with Redoute’s Choice blood has been very successful so far, with 13.7% stakes horses to runners bred on this cross.
Lot 675 - Capitalist x Flamboyant Lass colt - $360,000
This is another very precocious-looking son of Golden Slipper winning Capitalist. He’s got great strength, and a very purposeful action and looks every inch a 2YO. He’s a half-brother to a pair of smart 2YOs in Nitrous and Command Approved, and out of Flamboyant Lass, who was placed in a Blue Diamond lead up.
Lot 838 - Zoustar x Lady Cosmology colt - $1,300,000
This is a very impressive colt by Zoustar, out of the very fast mare Lady Cosmology. He’s got great quality, exceptional girth and a lovely action. His dam was a top-class mare in Western Australia, where she beat the subsequent top-class Group 1 winner Arcadia Queen.
Lot 920 - Capitalist x Maroon Bay colt - $350,000
This is a very fast-looking son of Capitalist, who is bred on very precocious and speedy lines. He is a half-brother to the smart 2YOs Ebhaar and Shotmaker, and out of a three- quarter sister to Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Merchant Navy. Capitalist crossed with Exceed and Excel is also a promising cross, with three stakes horses from just 19 runners to date, including Group 3 winner Kaizad.
Lot 909 - Wootton Bassett x Majestic Sea filly - $400,000
This filly is an exceptional physical, with an outstanding action and great depth of girth. She’s from the first Australian-bred crop of Wootton Bassett, an exceptional stallion in Europe, and from a very productive family of sprinter/milers, which is also what she presents as physically.
Lot 786 - Snitzel x In Times of War filly - $1,400,000
This is an exceptional daughter of Champion Sire Snitzel, and she is a half-sister to the JHB Colt Partnership’s recent Group 3 Breeders’ Plate winner Espionage. She’s got lovely shape, a purposeful action and an unflappable attitude.