A daughter of Mossman (Aus) posted the highest price of the two-day Magic Millions March Gold Coast Yearling Sale during the sale's second session Tuesday when fetching A$180,000 from trainer Mick Mair.
Figures largely held steady over the two days. With three fewer horses sold–294–the gross dropped 3.7% to A$8,355,500. The buyback rate was up a hair to 19.5% from 19.2% 12 months ago, with 71 buybacks at both sales. The average dipped 2.8% to A$28,420.
“This sale, until two years ago, had grossed between A$5 million and A$6 million and that has grown to over A$8 million last year and again this year,” Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox said. “It would seem that there is certainty in the Queensland product; however, it is now time for breeders to evaluate their stock and look to upgrade for the future, just as Jan Clark did a few years ago, and the fruits of that investment have produced Capitalist. To that end we congratulate Jan and the Daandine team on winning the Magic Millions-Golden Slipper double.”
The Mossman filly, a half-sister to two winners, was offered as lot 363 from Oakwood Farm.
“She's a lovely filly,” Mair said. “I've had a lot of luck with the family and I'm hoping she can continue that. Mossman is a leading sire and she has the looks and conformation to make it on the track.”
Second-top billing on the day went to a daughter of Hussonet (lot 213), the sire who died over the weekend at Cornerstone Stud. The first foal out of the winning Maratino (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) was offered by Jorson Farm and bought by David Vandyke for A$120,000.
There was one other six-figure transaction on the day: lot 201, a Real Saga (Aus) colt bought by Norm Stephens from the Lyndhurst Farm draft for A$100,000. The dark bay is out of an unraced half-sister to Written Tycoon (Aus), the sire of last weekend's G1 Golden Slipper winner Capitalist (Aus).
Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.
