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Snitzel on top again as the curtain comes down on ‘diverse’ Book 1 at Magic Millions
A diverse buying bench and a deep catalogue combined to ensure the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale concluded on Friday evening with a decidedly healthy set of figures. A smaller offering meant turnover was always liable to dip year-on-year, but after four sessions of lively Book 1 trade aggregate sales were just two per... Read More
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How John Warren struck gold while on a ‘busman’s holiday’ at Magic Millions
Highclere Stud’s John and Lady Carolyn Warren were among the breeders toasting a big result at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Thursday after their half-brother to Group 1 performer Tannhauser (Dundeel) sold for $850,000. The youngster, who is set to sport the My Racehorse silks for trainer Michael Freedman, is by Darley’s... Read More
Frankel fever
International sire on fire Frankel (Galileo) supplied his second seven-figure yearling of the sale when Harron, once again bidding alongside Fung, went to $1.1m for the colt out of Miss Alacrity (Munnings) from the Newgate Farm consignment. The dam is a stakes-winning daughter of Munnings (Speightstown) from the same family as Kentucky Derby (Gr 1,... Read More
Harron and TFI run hot
The 12th seven-figure lot of this year’s Gold Coast Yearling Sale arrived late in the session when James Harron, acting with Tony Fung, bid $1.2m for the Snitzel colt out of the New Zealand-bred Showcasing (Oasis Dream) mare Play That Song. The Newgate Farm-consigned colt is the first foal out of the Eclipse Stakes (Gr... Read More
Snitzel show continues at Magic Millions with $1.6 million session-topper
Snitzel show continues at Magic Millions with $1.6 million session-topper By James Thomas Four more seven-figure lots and another session of spirited bidding, particularly for the progeny of the late, great Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice), ensured a third buoyant day in succession at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Auctioneer Grant Burns introduced the daughter... Read More
Record result for Kingstar and Extreme Choice as Yulong go to $2 million for star colt at Magic Millions
Yulong Investments claimed the most sought after offering on day two of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when Zhang Yuesheng’s outfit bid $2,000,000 for a well-related son of sire sensation Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt). That price equaled the figure Coolmore’s Tom Magnier paid for day one’s session-topping son of Frankel (Galileo). ... Read More