Maher outlasts stallion syndicates to add top prospect to stable as three further lots pass $1 million barrier A colt described as a “once in a lifetime” horse and one of the last to be offered to market by Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice), lit up the second session of the Magic Millions Gold... Read More

Coolmore’s much talked about first season sire Justify (Scat Daddy) lit yesterday’s Magic Millions opening session up in lights on the Gold Coast with his $450,000 Lot 1 setting the tone for a dynamic day’s trade. And, indeed, the US Triple Crown winner topped the averages for this year’s cohort of budding first season sires,... Read More

Widden Stud stallion secures top lot honours as strong metrics set tone for busy week’s trade at Magic Millions Peter Moody’s return as a force in Australian racing took another leap as he claimed the top lot on a booming, fillies-dominated opening session, described as the strongest day one in Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling... Read More

Majority of big players expected to flex their muscle on the Gold Coast in search of next racetrack star This time last year, leading industry figure John Messara was upbeat about the prospects of a buoyant market at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale, a prediction which came to fruition, but this year the Arrowfield principal... Read More

High-profile freshman stallions Trapeze Artist, The Autumn Sun and Justify under the microscope The fail-safe commercial mating plan for breeders is to turn to first season sires as, inevitably, the yearling market gravitates towards what’s new and the respective stallions’ racetrack deeds are still fresh in the memory of prospective owners. In the breeding season... Read More