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  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

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

Fortune favours PR Thoroughbreds Another colts partnership to land a headline lot was Mark Player and Rob Roulston’s PR Thoroughbreds, with the pair going to $875,000 for the son of I Am Invincible and the Listed-winning Lonhro mare Calaverite.  The Emirates Park-consigned youngster is a sibling to four winners, most notably Group 1 Caulfield Guineas... Read More

David Redvers and the Ciaron Maher team combined on five colts for a cumulative investment of $2.9m.  The most expensive recruit was the $950,000 son of I Am Invincible and Alassio (Foxwedge) from Silverdale Farm. The winning bid consigned Newgate Farm managing director Henry Field to the role of underbidder.  The colt is the second... Read More