Since Mariamia as a yearling, everyone closely involved in the Group 1 sprint career won.
On May 29, Newhaven Park’s John Kelly cashed in again when he sold winner Galaxy (G1) for A$1.8 million (US$1,190,664, A$1 = $0.66 USA) to Zhijun Zhao, an associate of Australia’s largest breeder Yulong, at the end of the second match. Magic Millions national broiler sales session.
She was the highest priced of three seven-figure mares traded on Wednesday, taking the total to 12 after two days of breeding stock on the Gold Coast.
Mariamia was sold as a foal I am invincible —as a sire, the champion stallion’s three lots sold for an average of A$1,316,667—and Kelly has no regrets about selling his daughter tornado .
“We got lucky,” Kelly said. We bought her for Xtravagant and when we put her in the race she proved to be a lot better than that and she improved in the autumn and won a group 1.” “It was a great price and probably exceeded our expectations. When you get to that level, how do you know what the horses are worth? It’s a matter of who wants to win.”
Kelly bought Mariamia in March 2022 through Inglis Digital for A$335,000 when the then Group 3 was dropped from Victorian trainer Shane Stockdale’s stable. Transferred to Sydney trainer Joe Pride, Mariamia won four races, including a career-defining performance in the Galaxy in March 2023. She also won the 2023 edition of the Expressway Stakes (G2 ) and finished third in the 2022 Bletchingly Stakes (G3) to bankroll more than A$1 million during the Kellys’ ownership.
They sent Mariamia, a Quinta Lago mare out of Encosta de Lago, to Yarraman Park’s two-time defending champion sire I Am Invincible with a first mating date of September 3.
“Those mares, every year you have to keep going against a quality stallion like I Am Invincible and Zoustar and we probably want three or four different mares that have three or four,” Kelly said. different opportunities”. “Our aim is to bring quality to the ring. Whether it’s a colt or a mare, she’s got quality and we think it’s a good time to sell her.
“We always buy mares, stallions and racehorses. You try to win and we had a win today.”
Empire And Chain of lightning was bought in the first session by Zhang Yuesheng’s friend Zhijun Zhao and at the close of trading on Wednesday, he bought 8 lots for a total of A$13,125,000.
McClure invests in top stocks
For Victoria breeder Robert McClure, this year’s Magic Millions sale is all about the pursuit of ultimate success, be it on the racetrack or in the sales ring.
McClure of Morning Rise Stud, co-breeder of this season’s classic 2-year-old Magic Millions winner Storm Boyhas had a long and successful career in the breeding and racing game, and he’s hungry for more and in pursuit of the next adrenaline rush, he’s putting his money where his mouth is.
On Wednesday, he and his agent James Bester paid A$1.2 million for Grande Dame European listed winner and placed 1st in group Lope de Vega mare, who was trained by John and Thady Gosden to work with Coolmore. She was nominated as a foal to the European stallion champion Frankel on the cover in early September.
Grand Dame, in foal to Frankel, sold for A$1.2 million in the Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broiler Sale
They also partnered with Coolmore to buy Rosemont’s A$1.4 million stake. Heritage. The justification She will continue racing for another season with trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman.
“He didn’t want to buy green bananas anymore,” Bester said of McClure’s investment spree. It’s an all-or-nothing market, and if you’re not playing at the highest level, you might as well not play.” .
“The thought of having a Frankel from such a good mare and such a good type of mare is very appealing.”
The influence of Juddmonte’s superstar Frankel in the Southern Hemisphere could accelerate thanks to the number of progeny of the stallion bred in the Southern Hemisphere over the past few years.
“Frankel alone from his Southern Hemisphere progeny has 15 percent winners in the group. Most world-class stallions have 10 percent stakes winners,” Bester said.
“So Frankel’s record in the Southern Hemisphere is outstanding and there’s more to come. He’s the best stallion in the world, if Justify isn’t like that then for me it’s high-end play with a lot of safety net underneath it.”
After two days of selling, nearly A$76 million (US$50,251,256) changed hands at an average of A$234,735 (US$155,207), up more than half a percent on 2023, while the average was AU$100,000 (US$66,120), down AU$10,000 last year. Clearance is 81%.
The third and final day of the National Broiler Sale is May 30.
