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‘It is only going to get better’ – Anamoe’s first yearlings make a big early impression on the Gold Coast
The confidence surrounding the first yearlings by Darley’s Anamoe came to the fore on day two of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when two fillies by the nine-time Group 1 champion each fetched $800,000. The first of those came early in the session when astute judge Sheamus Mills stretched to $800,000 to secure... Read More
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Fortune favours PR Thoroughbreds
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
Maher and Redvers on a roll
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
Glentree take Avantage
The second seven-figure lot arrived a short while after the session-topper when Glentree Thoroughbreds and Badgers Bloodstock combined at $1.05m to secure the Coolmore-consigned I Am Invincible filly out of New Zealand champion Avantage (Fastnet Rock). The nine-time Group 1 winner Avantage joined the Coolmore broodmare band when purchased through New Zealand Bloodstock’s Gavelhouse Plus... Read More
Momentum behind Mulcaster
No buyer had a stronger second half of the day than the Guy Mulcaster-Chris Waller axis, and they ended the session by snaring a well-bred son of Extreme Choice (Not A Single Doubt) from The Chase at $1.2m. The colt is the third foal out of Dame Giselle, a four-time Group 2 winner and Group... Read More
Coolmore land $2 million Frankel colt as records broken during the Magic Millions opener
Good vibes ahead of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale translated into a lively opening session on Tuesday, with three seven-figure lots capping a decidedly solid and international Magic Millions market. The auctioneer described Segenhoe Stud’s son of Frankel (Galileo) as “a seven-figure colt all day long,” and that prediction proved spot on as the well-related... Read More