$370,000 Spirit of Boom Colt Tops MM Gold Coast March Day 1

Media Release - Monday March 15

A colt by Spirit of Boom topped the day as figures soared across the board on Day One of the 2021 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

Advertisement
 
Leading local trainer John Morrisey went to $370,000 to secure Lot 69, the Spirit of Boom colt from Chroma who was offered by River Junction.
Top lot on day 1 at Gold Coast March.

"He's a really lovely colt," Morrisey said moments after the sale. "He's a good mover and I'm very happy to get him." 

"He's a great type and he's got a good pedigree as well and I had to go hard to beat Tony Gollan to get him," Morrisey added.

Two lots earlier Morrisey went to $170,000 to secure Kenmore Lodge's Spirit of Boom filly from Chit Chat. 

Joe Heather, of River Junction who bred and sold the colt, was delighted with the price for the colt.

"He's a really good colt," Heather said. "It's a great result for a small Queensland farm to top Day One of the sale."

"The colt's going to a fantastic home and he will have every chance to achieve great things on the track."

"There's a great depth to the buying bench at the sale and that certainly helped with the result today," Heather added.

The top selling filly on the day was Daandine Stud's Sebring youngster from Danehill Smile's two-year-old Melbourne winning daughter Go Again. She was purchased by Edmonds Racing and Kestrel Thoroughbreds for $240,000.

"We fell in love with her leading into the January sale and we've had to wait a bit longer but we're delighted to get her," Kestrel Thoroughbreds' Bruce Slade said. 

"She's got great natural strength and is a really sweet mover. She will get up and go early and train on as a three-year-old."

Across the day over $7.5 million was traded on 160 lots sold at an average of $47,156 and an impressive clearance rate of 84%. The gross is up 110% on last year's Day One - the median 75% up and the average rose 62%.

"Clearly it would be unfair to compare to last year's sale given the circumstances we were dealt on the eve of that sale," Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said. 

"Today's sale was a fantastic confidence booster for the Queensland industry and justifiably because of the prizemoney and bonuses these horses will race for."

"We've had a great spread of buyers from top to bottom and obviously all our key numbers are pleasing," Bowditch added.

To view the sale results or to make an offer on a passed in lot from today's sale click here.

 
Day Two of the sale will be held from 10am (Qld time) tomorrow with another 210 quality youngsters catalogued. 

SALE STATISTICS
(2020 Day One in brackets)

Lots Catalogued: 210 (206)
Lots Sold: 160 (124)
Sale Gross: $7,545,000 ($3,599,000)
Average Price: $47,156 ($29,024)
Lots Passed In: 31 (58)
Lots Withdrawn: 19 (24)
Top Price: $370,000 ($150,000)
Median Price: $35,000 ($20,000)
Sold %: 84 (68) 

DAY ONE TOP SELLERS

$370,000 - Spirit of Boom-Chroma colt (Lot 69)
Vendor: River Junction / Buyer: Morrisey Racing (Qld)

$240,000 - Sebring-Go Again filly (Lot 153)
Daandine Stud / Edmonds Racing/Kestrel T'breds (Qld)

$220,000 - Spirit of Boom-Ana's Mail filly (Lot 18)
Eureka Stud (As Agent) / Gollan Racing/John Foote B'stock (Qld)

$180,000 - Invader-Fast Folk colt (Lot 131)
Lucas Bloodstock (As Agent) / Justin Fung (Qld)

$170,000 - Spirit of Boom-Chit Chat filly (Lot 67)
Kenmore Lodge / Morrisey Racing (Qld)

$170,000 - Extreme Choice-Jardine colt (Lot 185)
Grandview (As Agent) / Kennewell Racing/Group 1 B'stock (Vic)
Advertisment
More Reading...
Sires With Winners - Monday August 25
Here is the full list of 12 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Al Riffa Aiming Towards Melbourne Cup for Australian Bloodstock
The exceptional qualities of Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) are such that he can get fast juveniles and also high class older horses over a distance and we are set to see a taste of it this spring as media reports suggest Australian Bloodstock have purchased his top class 5YO stallion Al Riffa.
Last to First – He’s Seriously Hot!
Sent to the paddock after just one placing from five starts at two that included three attempts in stakes company, Siriusly Hot returned a gelding at Randwick and it certainly made a difference!
Commemorative Retired to Stud
Watching the progress of Godolphin horses as they start stepping our for their new trainers has been interesting to say the least and will get more so this weekend when we see Tom Kitten go around in the Group I MRC Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, but one horse we won’t be seeing again is Commemorative.
Was it that Unusual? Who is the Oldest?
There was a lot of attention in the media regarding the age of Australian Horse of the Year elect Via Sistina (IRE) when she returned to racing for a new campaign at Randwick last Saturday, but was it really that uncommon to see an eight year-old G1 winner?
Trial Winner for Captivant
Captivant’s early promise was on full display at today’s Waipa trials when Capital Express stormed to victory in Heat 4. The Paul Pertab-trained 2YO colt impressed early, showcasing the speed and class expected of his G1 Champagne Stakes-winning sire in a performance that marked him as one to watch.
Too Darn Hot nomination realises $255,000 in August (Late) Sale
A nomination in exceptional young stallion Too Darn Hot has topped today’s Inglis Digital August (Late) Online Sale, selling for $255,000.
Sires With Winners - Wednesday August 27
Here is the full list of 42 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Wootton Bassett Colt Salutes at Sandown
Overdue for a win, talented Wootton Bassett (GB) colt Yamashita’s Gold shook off maiden status with a determined victory at Sandown on Wednesday for the Gavid Bedggood stable.
Black Type Potential for Zoustar Colt
Tony and Calvin McEvoy have  plans to tackle Black Type races with promising Zoustar colt Prestar, who scored his second win from just five starts at Randwick on Wednesday.