Three million-dollar mares on final Magic Millions Broodmare Sale The 2024 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, the southern hemisphere’s biggest trading market for breeding stock, was a confidence booster for the Australasian industry, the company’s managing director concluded as the mare element of the auction came to a close on Thursday. After the final broodmare... Read More

Last season’s Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Ruthless Dame (Tavistock), the final mare to be offered in Tuesday’s stunning day of trade, was bought by Katsumi Yoshida of Japan’s Northern Farm. Northern Farm representative Shingo Hashinoto confirmed that Ruthless Dame’s future was in Japan and in the breeding barn. Hashinoto, who also attended... Read More

The 2022 Thousand Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Madame Pommery (No Nay Never) will also be covered in her first season at stud by Wootton Bassett who has been a revelation in Europe from humble beginnings. His first crop southern hemisphere-bred yearlings will race next season. The now retired Madame Pommery, who won at two... Read More

The most expensive of Coolmore’s Gold Coast haul was $3.5 million Gimcrack Stakes (Gr 3, 1000m)–winning filly Platinum Jubilee, who will not race again, with the stallion farm’s shuttler Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) already earmarked as her maiden mating.  As well as being a sibling to her stablemate and Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot, the Gai... Read More

Imperious Imperatriz breaks record at $6.6 million Just as she did time and time again on the racetrack, Te Akau’s ten-time Group 1 winner Imperatriz (I Am Invincible) delivered an impressive result in the sales ring, smashing the Australasian record on Tuesday for the highest-priced mare sold at auction on Tuesday.  International heavyweights battled it... Read More