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Quality to the fore as Inglis release Easter catalogue
The auction house release smaller 421-lot book ahead of their premier sale in April iblings to Switzerland (Snitzel) and Growing Empire (Zoustar), half-siblings to Group 1 winners Sunshine In Paris (Invader), El Castello (Castelvecchio) and Autumn Angel (The Autumn Sun), and progeny out of top-level winning mares such as Arcadia Queen (Pierro) and Hungry Heart... Read More
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Fashion Faux Pas headlines Inglis Digital sale
Dual US Listed winner Fashion Faux Pas (Flatter) headlines a bumper Inglis Digital January catalogue of 519 lots. The daughter of Flatter (A.P. Indy) is carrying a foal by Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) and the resulting offspring will be a sibling to the Newgate Farm-consigned colt who was purchased for $1.7 million by Tom Magnier at... Read More
Sunlight’s daughter shatters Magic Millions record at $3.2 million
Coolmore Stud-consigned daughter of Home Affairs tops trade as the curtain comes down on Book 1 Sunlight (Zoustar) created a slice of history when she made $4.2 million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale in 2020 and on Friday evening her third foal delivered the mare, her first-season sire Home Affairs (I Am Invincible)... Read More
‘When you have a sale of this much depth and quality it provides a perfect storm for buyers’
Anticipation is high ahead of the Magic Millions yearling sale which gets underway on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and the auction houses’ managing director Barry Bowditch is confident the ‘deep’ catalogue will present buyers with a plethora of opportunity at every level of the market. A total of 1021 lots have been catalogued for... Read More
Alma Vale bidding to open new chapter at Magic Millions with quality draft
Esteemed industry veteran Verna Metcalfe begins a new chapter on Tuesday with the first exclusive draft of her Alma Vale Thoroughbreds going under the hammer at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. With more than four decades in the industry including time with the giant Woodlands and Widden operations, Metcalfe branched out to establish... Read More
‘You could eat your dinner off his arse’
We take a look at a selection of lots who have had pedigree updates since the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalogue went to press. Lot 24 B c Trapeze Artist – Thrill by Flying Spur Vendor: Widden Stud This son of Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) was subject to a pedigree update courtesy of... Read More