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

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