Local and international buyers will get their hands on some of the best breeders Australasia has to offer at next month’s Magic Millions National Auction, after the Gold Coast-based auction house released catalog for an epic sale for broodstock and weaners. .
The sale, which begins May 18 with a two-day sale, includes 644 Lots in the Broodstock Sale section, while 450 lots of weaned chicks will be offered for sale during the two-week extended trading week. in Queensland.
The national weaning sale will be followed by a three-day horse sale that will begin on May 23. The two weeks of trading will be capped off by the annual nationwide sale, starting on May 23. May 30 and ends the next day, with the catalog for that sale to be released over the next few weeks.
Over the past few months, Magic Millions has teased a number of high-end mares set to go up for auction in the iconic sale round. The opening day athletics session is expected to have the lead of group 1 winners Levante, Love is prevented, Coventina BayAnd Snapdance dancer.
However, there are plenty of other reputable mares that are sure to attract considerable attention as well, including group 2 winners. Vangelic, Nervous Not Verve, Zenzella, werewolvesAnd shades of roses.
Also on the market are ocean dreamThousand Guineas winner’s dam (G1) amphiriteAnd ZenaidaWho is the winner of this season’s Surround Stakes (G1) Sunshine In Parisas well as the winner of group 3 macro. Ocean Dream will be offered in ponies to Pier while Zenaida was carrying a pony on the Arrowfield Stud . shuttle Maurice .
A collection of mares preparing to make their way through the ring are carrying foals from the first season of some of Australia’s newest stallions, including circus performers, Captain, Portland sky, profiteering, Stay inside, Malayan TigerAnd Wild Ruler.
To add an international flavor to the sale, mares are also offered as ponies for a number of interesting shuttle stallions, including praise , Pinatubo , palace pier , St Mark’s Basilica And Victor Ludorum .
The mares carrying descendants of the best stallions proven to be the best in Australia are also included in the cargo, including foals for I am invincible , Outperform and Excel , Russian revolution, Snitzel And So you think while buyers will have the opportunity to receive mares in ponies with the highest quality stallions from the northern hemisphere, including Frankel And King .
More than half of all lots in the stallion sale are mares or early stage horses, and Magic Millions chief executive Barry Bowditch told ANZ Bloodstock News he takes great pride in the mares portfolio. which the team at Magic Millions has collated for sale.
“It’s full of quality and I think it’s the youngest category we’ve ever put together with more than half of the mares on their first cover or right off the track and when you look back at the results it’s a the most attractive part of the market,” he said.
“We are delighted with the number of relevant and well-recorded mares we have been able to attract this year. There are a lot of mares that stand out in that, but obviously, its diversity. and youth are the main things that really excite us in terms of what we have to offer next month.
“On the first day, we start at noon instead of 10am and will last from 5 to 6 sales. It starts with Fangelic, Forbidden Love and ends with Isotope, Snapdancer and Tycoon Harmony, before we’ve even gotten to the extras. We’re really excited with what we have to offer on day one and after that the ponies are a good solid lineup with a few highlights on among them.
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Bowditch has described the group of weaners compiled for sale National Weaners as the “strongest” collection in recent years.
“I am completely satisfied with the weaners on offer and I believe it is a strong weaning portfolio that we have had for several years outside of dispersion,” says Bowditch. “It was a really strong line of weaners and the breeders were really supportive of this sale.
“Being able to attract 450 horses is within our expectations, if not more than them, and we think that, looking at the quality of the first season stallions and stallions, the horses has also proven to have a good quantity and quality of discount support farms, it is an excellent weaning group.”
In recent years, the sale of weaned horses has been the source of several premium horses, with group 2 winning 2 year olds. weight and won 1st place in the dual group Don Corleone were purchased for AU$100,000 and AU$650,000 respectively at the 2021 sale.
In 2019, Newgate Farm won the Golden Slipper Stakes (G1) winner Stay inside for A$60,000. Newgate will go on to sell to the Freedman Brothers and Rick Connolly Bloodstock for A$200,000 at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale next year.
Silverdale Ranch is profitable when purchased, in conjunction with Shrone Bloodstock, a pony of autumn sun get out Through Africa for AU$600,000 at last year’s weaning sale. The foal went on to sell for as high as AU$1.8 million at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale earlier this month. At this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, a Zoustar get out fun member sold for AU$1.1 million, was purchased at last year’s Magic Millions weaning auction for AU$750,000 by John Kelly’s Cloverfield Bloodstock.
“If you look at the success this sale has had on the track with the likes of Don Corleone, and indeed, the results in the sales round with last month’s sales lead horse with The Autumn Sun. out of Via Africa and Zoustar out of Joy members, both of which were found at the Gold Coast weaning sale,” Bowditch said.
“Selling weaning feeds is very complicated all over the world and I think at this point buyers will find quality at all ends of the market. I think breeders have pushed them forward. I’m really good this year and buyers will be impressed with the weaning feed group that will be on the Gold Coast next month.”
There are weaners offered from some of the best families in the breed book in Australia, including a foal deposited by Parsons Creek by Parsons Creek. tycoon writes Half-brother with multiple group 1 champions became top gentlemen capitalistwhile Yarraman Park will provide an “I Am Invincible” half-brother to the group 2 winner brave path.
This will also be the first time buyers get to see the foals of some exciting first season stallions, with weaned foals Admire Mars, Anders, bivouac, Cool aza beel, Dirty work, earth lamp , FarnanAnd Fierce impact All representatives at sale
Other stallions featuring their first ponies at the Magic Millions weaning sale include Ghaiyyath , Graff, Hanseatic, King’s legacy, Lucky Vega , North Pacific Ocean, Peltzer, Prague, Russian camel, Tagaloa, Wootton Bassett And Prince Yulong.
With the market looking firm and stallions continuing to register interesting stallions for their roster, Bowditch is confident that enthusiasm from the buying bench will translate to a series of stock sales and he believes the portfolio they put together will attract buyers at all times. level, both globally and nationally.
“At every level, this sale is growing better than anywhere else and delivering good quality because, as we know, traders and breeders really support this sale. I think that the Australian market and this hungry sales market will continue to thrive and have been exceptionally well organized,” he said.
“There’s also a lot of stallions coming out this year who will ask for good support and they’ll use the stall sales where they provide the support they don’t have in their back yard.
“I think our domestic market has been really strong this year in Magic Millions and I feel as though we are regaining momentum internationally. Kiwis also have something to look forward to later. a good carnival and I think overall that bodes well for the sale of our livestock stock.We have stock now and it’s all about supporting our suppliers by best buy bench we could put together.”
Additional entries for the National Chick and Weaning Sale will end on May 5, while the catalog for the 2023 National Annual Sale will soon be released online.
