Magic Millions

Wodeton (Aus) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) punched his ticket for the G1 Golden Slipper with a 3 3/4-length win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday for trainer Chris Waller (video). The A$1.6-million yearling commanded plenty of hype and was already second in the betting for the Slipper, but the manner of his performance sees him vying for the top spot. Overcoming a slow start in the 1100-metre affair, the bay unleashed a powerful bid at the 300-metre mark under James McDonald, ultimately zipping home. He distanced the field in a couple of...

by Kit Gow/TTR AusNZ Magic Millions racing resumed on Friday night and it delivered an emotional win for Tommy Berry with O' Ole (Aus) (Ole Kirk {Aus}) in the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic (video). The feat was accomplished 11 years after his late brother Nathan guided Unencumbered (Aus) (Testa Rossa {Aus}) to victory in the same race for the same trainer, Bjorn Baker. The filly burst out of the pack within the last furlong of the R. Listed Magic Millions 2YO Classic and flew home to defeat perennial...

by Kristen Manning/Dane McLeod/Thomas Baddock/TTR AusNZ The 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling scaled new heights on Friday as superstar mare Sunlight (Aus)'s third foal, a filly by Home Affairs (Aus), beat yesterday's newly set top-sale price by a whopping A$400,000, selling for A$3.2 million to Japanese trainer Mitsumasa Nakauchida.   Lot 1007 - Home Affairs (Aus) x Sunlight (Aus) (Zoustar {Aus}), filly - A$3,200,000 Records continued to be shattered at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale on the fourth and final day of Book 1, with a...

by Kristen Manning/Dane McLeod/Thomas Baddock/TTR AusNZ The top sales prices continued on Thursday as racing's heavyweights clashed over a cracking son of Snitzel (Aus) from Group 3-winning mare Humma Humma (Aus) (Denman {Aus}), setting a new Magic Millions Yearling Sale record of A$2.8 million.   Lot 489 - Snitzel (Aus) x Humma Humma (Aus) (Denman {Aus}), colt - A$2,800,000 Just moments into Day 3 on the Gold Coast, the sale ring erupted with excitement for lot 489, the second foal of three-time stakes-winning mare Humma Humma by champion sire Snitzel....

by Kristen Manning/Dane McLeod/Thomas Baddock/TTR AusNZ On the second day of the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, five exceptional yearlings surpassed the million-dollar mark, as eager buyers vied for their next star runner, fiercely competing to secure the finest offerings in the market.   Lot 353 - I Am Invincible (Aus) x Eloping (Aus) (Choisir {Aus}), filly - A$2,300,000 Ian Moses (Laguna Partnership) and John Sargent stepped into lot 353 in a big way, outmuscling Chris Waller and Guy Mulcaster to acquire the full-sister to Godolphin's dual Group...

A son of multiple leading sire Gun Runner and the G1 Golden Slipper heroine Estijaab (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) consigned by Emirates Park went for AU$500,000 (US$310,135) as Lot 369 to PR Thoroughbreds on the second day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale in Australia. "He has a great walk, a great attitude, and has that rich chestnut color," Mark Player told The Thoroughbred Report AusNZ. Player represented PR Thoroughbreds alongside Rob Roulston. "We saw him several times and he just did everything beautifully and kept on improving. We...

by Thomas Baddock/Kristen Manning/TTR AusNZ Day 1 of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale saw a rush of action late, with progeny by Written Tycoon (Aus), Wootton Bassett (GB), I Am Invincible (Aus) and Snitzel (Aus) sending buyers into a frenzy towards the end of the session. The auction began with a sense of caution, with several lots by champion sire Snitzel garnering most of the early attention, however the bidding became fast and fierce later in the afternoon with Written Tycoon, I Am Invincible and first-season sire Wootton...

While racecourses in Britain and Ireland battle the elements to keep racing going during the cold snap, officials Down Under have been dealing with a more unusual threat to the action on the track after it emerged that the Gold Coast meeting has been relocated to the Sunshine Coast after a 500-metre section of the track was found damaged on Friday.  Racing Queensland officials have sent samples for urgent testing to identify the cause and have not ruled out the possibility of foul play by anti-racing campaigners. "Racing Queensland and...

A total of 1,401 lots have been catalogued for the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which takes place from January 7-13. The full catalogue is available to view here. Previous graduates of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale include multiple Group 1 winners such as Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}), Golden Sixty (Aus) (Medaglia d'Oro), Imperatriz (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) and Alligator Blood (Aus) (All Too Hard {Aus}), in addition to the recent G1 Melbourne Cup hero Knight's Choice (Aus) (Extreme Choice {Aus}). The yearlings catalogued across the six...

Former American shuttle sire Justify sired the top pair of lots during Tuesday's Magic Millions Gold Coast Horses-in-Training Sale. A colt (lot 76) out of Port Augusta (Aus) (Encosta De Lago {Aus}) made A$700,000 on the bid of Yulong. Hong Kong's Lok Lor was the underbidder. Consigned by KO Racing, the bay was a A$300,000 graduate of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale and was prepared by Kenmore Lodge for this trip back through the ring. "He was a pretty easy horse to prepare," Kenmore's Kellie Bond said. "He had so...

Australian Group 1-winning sprinter Marabi (Aus) (I Am Invincible {Aus}) topped the Magic Millions August Virtual Sale when selling for $2.4 million to Arrowfield Stud. Marabi made a huge impression on the racetrack winning her first seven starts culminating with victory in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. She is a half-sister to Group 1 Victorian Oaks winner Aristia--a mare whose first foal sold for $725,000 earlier this year. Marabi is in foal to Zoustar and will present her new buyer with her first foal in the next couple of weeks....

by Lindy Maurice Working together. Two simple words. But such a powerful concept. And, I believe, the power behind those words represents the future prosperity of our industry. If we don't work together to solve our issues (which are remarkably the same globally), there are strong reasons to believe that we won't have an industry to delight, stimulate and inspire for future generations. For those who don't know me, I founded Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) in 2019--with enormous help from Godolphin and many others in the racing and breeding world--as...