After fourteen days outside of the Sydney area and over 5000kms on the roads inspecting the vast majority of the NSW-based yearlings in the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, it was rewarding to come away with seven quality offerings for our clients.
For our colt group we secured six, all by some of Australia’s leading and emerging stallions, alongside a beautiful Snitzel filly, with all details below.
Lot 349 - Capitalist x Golconda colt - $975,000
Lot 349 was our first purchase, a very strong, forward-looking colt by our Golden Slipper winner Capitalist. This colt from Newgate Farm was secured for $975,000 and is the second foal of the stakes winning and Group 1 placed Snitzel mare Golconda. Her first foal, also by Capitalist, is Marine One, who was placed in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate on debut. This Capitalist x Snitzel cross is also intriguing as it has already produced the very smart 2YO winner Profiteer.
Lot 382 - Shalaa x Honesty Prevails colt - $1,150,000
The second colt purchase was lot 382, the Shalaa colt out of Honesty Prevails, secured from Arrowfield Stud for $1,150,000. He is the second foal out this very smart racemare, who won the Group 3 Widden Stakes and was also not beaten far in Capitalist’s Golden Slipper. Shalaa is off to a good start at stud, and it was pleasing to also see his son Shaquero take out the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on Saturday, even more so as he is bred on very similar lines to this colt. Shaquero is out of a mare by Not A Single Doubt, and this colt is out of a mare by Not A Single Doubt’s sire, Redoute’s Choice.
Lot 483 - Zoustar x Lone colt - $800,000
Lot 483, the Zoustar colt out of Lone, was secured for $800,000 from Widden Stud. He is the first foal out of his dam, who is a half-sister to stakes winners Gai’s Choice, Atmospherical and Peron. This is a family littered with black type, and this colt was a particularly good, strong example of a colt by his exciting sire.
Lot 658 - I Am Invincible x Precious Memories colt - $500,000
Our fourth colt purchase was the very strong I Am Invincible x Precious Memories colt, who was secured for $500,000 from Yarraman Park Stud. He is the first foal of the very smart stakes-winning WA sprinter/miler Precious Memories, who is from a great family, that of Group 1 winning 2YO Castelvecchio.
Lot 772 - Snitzel x Sewreel colt - $800,000
Our penultimate colt purchase was lot 772, the Snitzel colt out of Sewreel, secured from Arrowfield for $800,000. He is the first foal of the smart New Zealand stakes winner Sewreel, who is by Champion NZ sire Savabeel. This is an interesting cross, with the very smart 2YO Not An Option also being by a son of Redoute’s Choice out of a Savabeel mare.
Lot 846 - Star Witness x Summer Sham colt - $250,000
Our final colt purchase was lot 846, the Star Witness colt out of Summer Sham, secured from Widden Stud for $250,000. He is the first foal of the very smart Not A Single Doubt mare Summer Sham, who won each of her first three starts, including the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes at Caulfield. She is exceptionally well-bred, being from the immediate family of Champion sire Redoute’s Choice.
Lot 503 - Snitzel x Madame Andree filly - $800,000
We were also delighted to purchase an outstanding filly, the Snitzel filly out of Madame Andree bought from Arrowfield for $800,000. She is a strong filly with tremendous quality to go with an outstanding and emerging pedigree. She is a half sister to two stakes horses already, notably the very fast sprinter Anders, a multi-million dollar stallion prospect.