With a plethora of quality bloodstock on offer, there were a multitude of opportunities at the Magic Millions Breeding Stock Sales, and JHB came away with 15 lots for a wide variety of clients.
During the weanling session we were active in purchasing two outstanding fillies, both of whom are likely to be re-offered as yearlings early in 2022, and their details are below;
Lot 55 - Written Tycoon x Miss Ballantine filly - $230,000
This was a very strong, forward-looking filly from Woodside Park, and is by current leading stallion Written Tycoon. She is out of a city-winning Redoute’s Choice mare who is from the family of Champion sprinter Alverta. This cross has been very productive for Written Tycoon, with 82% winners to runners, headed by the very smart sprinter Teleplay.
Lot 404 - The Autumn Sun x Kennocha - $360,000
This was a very sharp-looking daughter of Champion 3YO The Autumn Sun, from his first crop, and secured from Kenmore Lodge alongside Redwall Bloodstock. She is out of the city winning Lonhro mare Kennocha, who is a full sister to the very smart mare Celts, from a very good sprinting family.
We were very active during the broodmare section of the sale, securing thirteen lots, with their details below;
Lot 520 - Miss Invincible - $200,000
Secured from the Attunga Stud draft, Miss Invicible was a very fast race filly, three times a winner at city level, including in the time-honoured Wellington Boot. She is by the outstanding sire I Am Invincible and comes from a very speedy family.
Lot 579 - Sizzlefly - $310,000
We secured Sizzlefly from Sledmere Stud on behalf of our Elite Broodmare Partnership. A beautiful physical, she was also a very smart race mare, five times a city winner and stakes placed at her favoured sprinting distances. She comes from a very productive family, with plenty of relations in the breeding population giving good chances for further updates.
Lot 591 - Spirituality - $100,000
With our focus on speed mares, we were delighted to secure Spirituality from Kitchwin Hills. She was a very precocious sort, as are many of the Spirit of Boom breed, and ran a close fourth to Wild Ruler in the Inglis Nursery as an early 2YO. She comes from the great family of Duporth and Excites and is also closely related to the smart Brisbane sprinter Tiyatrolani.
Lot 637 - Ballistica - $12,500
With a great focus on Sydney and Melbourne metropolitan form in the market, we were very pleased to secure Ballistica from Yarraman Park’s draft for just $12,500. She was a city winner in Sydney and multiple times placed at that level also, earning over $150,000 on the track.
Lot 681 - Hold The Line - $100,000
Yet another well-performed, sprinting mare to join the team was Hold The Line, secured for $100,000 from Kenmore Lodge. This beautiful mare was four times a winner at city level, and also a very good second in the Listed Chief de Beers Handicap.
Lot 702 - Military Magic - $15,000
Like Ballistica, Military Magic was also secured from the Yarraman Park draft, and is also a smart Sydney city winner. She comes from an excellent family, that of smart sprinting mare Member’s Joy, who is in turn the dam of the top-class sprinting filly Pure Elation.
Lot 721 - Still Reigning - $600,000
Our final purchase amongst the race filly section of the broodmare sale was Still Reigning, secured from Kitchwin Hills for $600,000 on behalf of Fergus Doyle. She is a winning full-sister to the Group 2 Silver Slipper winner Time to Reign and a half-sister to Group 1 Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign. A strong filly with tremendous quality, she joins Fergus’ select broodmare band at Willow Park Stud.
Lot 758, 766 and 767 - shares in Extreme Choice - average price $210,000
An interesting part of the breeding stock sales is always when the stallion shares are offered, and this year presented a unique offering with six shares in boom young stallion Extreme Choice on offer. We were delighted to team up with Meredith Park to secure three of these at an average of $210,000. With a Group 1 Golden Slipper winner in his first crop, Extreme Choice looks a very exciting stallion going forward and with limited access due to his fertility, these shares represent a great commercial opportunity.
Lot 822 - Taraayef - $1,200,000
The Shadwell dispersal also generated tremendous interest in the sale, with an outstanding amount and variety of quality on offer. We secured lot 822, the stakes-winning Lonhro mare Taraayef in foal to Deep Field for $1,200,000. She is a half-sister to stakes winner Haybah and comes from an outstanding Australian family.
Lot 1240 - Double Dee - $75,000
The purchase of Double Dee represents something of a homecoming for her, as she was secured for Bob Hannon’s Ascot Park, who also bred both her and her Cox Plate winning half-brother Shamus Award. A city winner in her own right, she was secured from Davali Thoroughbreds in foal to exciting young stallion Hellbent.
Lot 1301 - Harto - $650,000
Our last, but certainly not least, purchase was Harto, secured from Strawberry Hill Stud alongside Sheamus Mills Bloodstock for $650,000. A breath-taking physical, she is a Sydney city winning daughter of Fastnet Rock and was sold in foal to hot sire So You Think. She is also out of the top-class mare More Strawberries, who is a half-sister to Group 1 winner All American.