The two-day Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale sported a new format, with Book 1 held on Monday, and there were gains across the board. A total of 130 lots found new homes for a clearance rate of 94.2%, out of 138 offered. The average rose 67.7% to A$64,258 and the median almost doubled, at A$50,000 (+92.3%). Lot 19, a colt by Arrowfield's Not a Single Doubt (Aus), topped the single-session Book 1, selling for A$210,000 to Victoria Peak Bloodstock.
Consigned by Dawson Stud, the attractive bay is a half-brother to a winner and the fourth foal out of Australian listed heroine All Friared Up (Aus) (Blackfriars {Aus}). The winning second dam is a half-sister to MSW and GSP Chantes Path (Aus) (Chanteclair {Aus}).
“I thought he was a very good colt in conformation,” said Graham Daws of Dawson Stud. “We brought him back to West Australia because he was from All Friared Up who is a WA mare. We thought he would go well over here and we have got a better than I expected result.”
The dearest filly was lot 70, by Nicconi (Aus) from the Touchstone Farm draft. Purchased for A$200,000 by Simon Miller Racing, she is the second foal out of a half-sister to G3 Bletchingly S. hero Ability (Aus) (Reward for Effort {Aus}), while her second dam is a half-sister to Group 2 victor Well Rounded (Aus) (Reset {Aus}). Under the fourth dam is MG1SW Campanologist (Kingmambo), as well as American MGSW Isabella Sings (Eskendereya).
“I actually trained her mum and she was extremely quick, but she never got to the races,” said trainer Simon Miller of lot 70. “She's a quality filly and I was just luck I had enough gunpower to be able to get her.”
West Australian horseman Neville Parnham, whose name appeared in the buyers' sheets six times on Monday for an aggregate of A$547,000, struck for the joint second highest lot, a colt (lot 98) by young sire Zoustar (Aus) consigned by Mogumber Park. By the same sire as recent Magic Millions Classic victress Sunlight (Aus), this is the extended family of MG1SW Kinjite (NZ) (Centaine {Aus}). The brown colt is the first foal out of the five-time winner Magnus Missile (Aus) (Magnus {Aus}).
“It was an amazing day,” said Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch. “The positivity around the grounds before the sale was phenomenal and I”d say we've had one of the greatest day's selling in Perth Yearling Sale history. The confidence in the local racing industry was show here today. There's great prizemoney, great incentives and they've come here to buy horses.”
He added, “It's an amazing clearance rate. It would have to be one of the highest clearance rates in the history of sales. We're at 94%, almost 95% and with an average of over A$64,000, it's been a phenomenal day's selling. The revised format of the sale created great momentum and the results certainly exceeded our expectations. We look forward to tomorrow from 11 a.m.–given today's results, it all bodes well for Book 2.”
The second day of the Perth Yearling Sale will see 155 yearlings go under the hammer during the single-session Book 2. For the full results, click here.
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