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The all time record price for a colt at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale was broken on Thursday with a youngster by Playing God topping proceedings when selling for A$450,000
The Dundeel colt topped another strong day of trade at Monday’s Classic Yearling Sale
It was a weekend of winners for Coolmore’s Champion National Hunt sire Walk In The Park
Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale 2025 catalogue looks impressive
The top lot at the Inglis Digital (January) Online Sale last week was Fashion Faux Pas (USA), who was offered by Newgate on behalf of the James Harron Bloodstock broodmare partnership in foal to Snitzel
The record books were rewritten again on Friday on the Gold Coast when the Home Affairs filly from former superstar racemare Sunlight sold for A$3.2 million
In Secret’s full-sister topped a successful second day of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale when selling for A$2.3 million on Wednesday
The first foal of former Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Away Game was the top seller during a spirited Day One of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on Tuesday
Chapel Stud has announced that Eldar Eldarov will take up stud duties in 2025 in a deal brokered by Richard Venn Bloodstock
Making the highest price of the year at an online sale, a share in Zarak was knocked down for €800 000 in favour of Elliott Bloodstock Services
A total of 803 yearlings have been finalised for the auction
Just 48 hours after Cheeky Wink’s smart win at Tipperary, the Kieswetter and Heffer families enjoyed another champagne moment at Sandown
Ridgemont’s Rafeef fairytale received more endorsement on the Championships Finale at Turffontein on Saturday when his daughter, Chasing Happiness, ran her eight opponents off their feet to register her second stakes success when winning the TAB Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes
The number of entries compares favourably in quantum with recent years, with 58 first entries received in 2024, 60 in 2023, 68 in 2022, 53 in 2021, 52 in 2020, 49 in 2019, and 69 in 2018
Ironically, it was a colt which provided Alan with a first Gr1 success, this being Alec and Gillian Foster’s homebred Cereus, who landed the 2001 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville, his victory completing a momentous double on the day, with the Gr2 Golden Slipper having gone the way of juvenile filly Tatler, a great-great-great grandaughter of Sun Lass!
