Ballarat Magic Millions 2YO Classic Today

Tara Madgwick - Friday November 19

The $250,000 Magic Millions Classic (1000m) at Ballarat this afternoon has attracted a field of 12 with three of the key runners by first season sires.

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Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will send out Impending filly Fly Nice with Linda Meech to ride from barrier one.

Fly Nice is by Impending.

A $70,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Newhaven Park draft, Fly Nice is from metro winning More Than Ready (USA) mare Sparkle, a daughter of Group I MRC Thousand Guineas and SAJC Australasian Oaks winner Gallica.

Also from the same stable is Caravaggio (USA) colt Hercules Morse, a $170,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Sledmere Stud draft.

Hercules Morse is by Caravaggio (USA)

Kurt Goldman was the original trainer for Group I winner Hellbent and he will saddle one of his first crop fillies in Negation, who comes to Ballarat off a very nice barrier trial second placing in Sydney.


Negation was a $50,000 Magic Millions Adelaide purchase from the Grenville Stud draft.



 

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