Bowness Stud Magic Book 1 Highlights

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New South Wales based Bowness Stud have a great reputation for breeding and selling top class performers which include current season stakes-winners Chapada and Indian Pacific as well as $1million earner Funstar, whose half-brother by Pierro is one of the stars of their 2021 Magic Millions draft.

Bowness Stud will offer 26 yearlings across Books 1 and 2, but when looking for a standout it’s impossible to go past the Pierro colt from Starspangled (IRE), who will be offered as Lot 831.

He is a half-brother to six winners headed by the Group I winning duo of Funstar and Youngstar, who were both sold as yearlings by Bowness Stud.

Funstar won the Group I ATC Flight Stakes at three and has been placed multiple times in other Group I races, while Youngstar won the Group I Queensland Oaks as well as placing in additional Group I races and she too has earned over $1million in prizemoney.

G1 winner Funstar has won over $1million in prizemoney.

G1 winner Funstar has won over $1million in prizemoney.

G1 winner Youngstar won over $1million in prizemoney.

G1 winner Youngstar won over $1million in prizemoney.

An imported Danehill daughter of European Champion 3YO User Friendly, Starspangled is also the dam of stakes-placed Eleven Seconds and Baggy Green, the dam of Group I ATC All Aged Stakes winner Tofane, so this is a world renowned family very much on the up.

Youngstar was bought by Katsumi Yoshida for $1.4million at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale earlier this year reinforcing the global regard in which this progressive family is held.

Yearling buyers looking for a serious horse with ‘sky’s the limit’ potential need look no further than this colt.

More Book 1 highlights from Bowness:

Lot 1 Colt Pariah x Zaboss, by Street Boss (USA)

From the first crop of well credentialled young Redoute’s Choice stallion Pariah, who has certainly put his stamp on this colt. He is the second foal of good Sydney metro winner Zaboss, whose next dam is by champion sire Zabeel.

Lot 431 Filly Shalaa (IRE) x Kaitlin Cove, by Snitzel

From the second crop of Shalaa, sire of Magic Millions contender Shaquero and is the third foal of a half-sister to Group III winner Sookie, the dam of dual Group I winner and $1.5million earner Shadow Hero.

Lot 592 Filly American Pharoah (USA) x Nervous Nellie, by Snitzel


Second foal of unraced daughter of champion sire Snitzel from a top class European female family featuring Group I winners Zafonic and Announce.

Lot 644 Filly So You Think x Pink Rocks, by Fastnet Rock

First living foal of an unraced-grand-daughter of Group I placed Group III winner Milanova, the dam of Irish Group III winner Pretty Perfect. Group I winners Holy Roman Emperor and Sherwood Forest also appear in this prolific international family.

Lot 777 Filly Extreme Choice x She Brings Hope, by Sebring



From the second crop of Extreme Choice, already the sire of smart winners Tiger of Malay, Palamos and Abseiler. First foal of Sydney metro winner, whose pedigree goes back to a quality Aga Khan family that has produced Group I winners Shemaka and Shakeel.

See the draft at Stable Z.

 

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