The vibrancy and strength of the Australian racing and breeding industry was very much to the forefront this week as the yearling sales season kicked off in tremendous fashion for the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and we were delighted to come away with some outstanding prospects for our owners, with details on our purchases below.
Also it was an outstanding sale for our JHB managed breeding clients, with them achieving over $5.5 million in sales, headed by the $1,900,000 sale-topping price to Coolmore achieved for the I Am Invincible x Suspicieuse colt on behalf of our Breeding Partnership, you can read more about him HERE
Many thanks to all of our owners for their continued support, and also to Newgate Farm, Willow Park Stud for raising our clients’ yearlings so beautifully and to Barry Bowditch and his Magic Millions team for putting on such an incredible sale.
Lot 253 - I Am Invincible x Meliora Colt - $1,100,000 to the JHB Colt Partnership
This is a very strong and forward colt by the top-class stallion I Am Invincible, with great strength and he looks a very precocious sort. He is a full-brother to the very speedy I Am Immortal, who is standing at Swettenham Stud, and out of a very smart racemare in Group 2 winner Meliora. This mare has had three I Am Invincible colts at sales in recent years, and I feel that this colt is certainly the best physical type she has produced.
Lot 413 - Exceed and Excel x Radharcnafarraige - $410,000 to the JHB Colt Partnership
This is a very strong and forward-looking colt by Champion sire Exceed and Excel. He is a full-brother to very fast 2YO So Serene, who ran second to Extreme Choice in the Inglis Nursery on debut, and he is out of a very precocious and speedy mare in Group 3 winner Radharcnafarraige. Distorted Humor is the dam sire, who is one of the very best dam sires worldwide, with 5.7% stakes winners to runners, and this colt also comes from one of Australia’s best producing farms in Segenhoe, where we also found dual Group 1 winner King’s Legacy at this sale.
Lot 443 - Written Tycoon x Rose Ahead - $750,000 to the JHB Colt Partnership
This is a very strong and athletic colt by Written Tycoon, who is one of Australia’s best sire of sires, with Capitalist, Written By and Ole Kirk all at stud. He is the first foal of his dam, who was a 1100m winner and is by Dream Ahead, who is off to a good start as a broodmare sire with Group 2 winning 2YO Lightsaber amongst his best performers.
Lot 669 - I Am Invincible x Villa Carlotta filly - $1,100,000
This is an outstanding filly by I Am Invincible, from the high-class 2YO Villa Carlotta, this being the further family of the immortal Redoute’s Choice. She again comes from one of Australia’s best producing farms in Segenhoe, and looks an outstanding racing and, ultimately, breeding prospect.
Lot 910 - Exceed and Excel x Devious Rumor - $1,200,00 to the JHB Colt Partnership
This colt was physically I believe one of the very best in the sale. He’s strong, with a great body and girth, a good action and an incredible temperament. He is the first foal of a very fast American sprinting mare, who is by Street Boss, so this is the reverse cross that has produced very fast and precocious sprinter Hanseatic, who is now standing at stud.