Proud History Delivers Magic Modern Day Success

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Wednesday January 5

The Kelly family purchased Newhaven Park at Boorowa in the 1920’s and in the 100 years since then four generations of Kelly’s have established an enviable tradition for producing elite thoroughbreds with current results rivalling the glory days that produced Golden Slipper winners such as John’s Hope, Vivarchi, Burst and Prowl.

The Newhaven Park brand is one that has successfully bridged the past with the future to deliver a stream of outstanding racehorses highlighted by current star graduate In The Congo, who downed Anamoe to win the Group I ATC Golden Rose during the spring.

Golden Rose winner In the Congo is the newest member of Newhaven Park's G1 club - image Steve Hart

The flashy Snitzel colt was a $350,000 yearling purchase for China Horse Club / Newgate Bloodstock that has stamped himself as an elite sire prospect for the future with his earnings topping $800,000.

In The Congo is now a member of the elite Group 1 team that have come from the paddocks at Newhaven Park in recent times joining the likes of English, Shout The Bar, Prompt Response and Odeum, who was a $420,000 Magic Millions purchase for Sheamus Mills Bloodstock.

Newhaven Park sold Aim won the 2021 $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Other Group and stakes-winners consigned / sold or raised at Newhaven Park in 2021 include Kissonallforcheeks, The Inferno, Yao Dash, Lunar Impact, He’s Xceptional and Aim, who won the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas last year and was purchased by China Horse Club/ Newgate for $200,000.

The Magic Millions draft for 2022 features 30 yearlings by a wide range of proven and popular young sires with highlights below:

Lot 84 Colt Savabeel x Gold Rush, by So You Think

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One of only three colts in the sale by champion sire Savabeel and is a three-quarter brother-in-blood to Group I placed juvenile Group II winner Gold Fever. He is the third foal from juvenile Group II winner Gold Rush, a half-sister to juvenile SW Calaverite, winner of the Listed ATC Gimcrack Stakes.

Lot 115 Colt Written Tycoon x Hittite, by Redoute’s Choice

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By the reigning champion sire Written Tycoon from a daughter of champion sire Redoute's Choice. Second foal of winning sister to Group III placed Mintha and grand-daughter of Champion 2YO Hasna.

Lot 273 Colt Toronado (IRE) x Miss Softhands, by Bel Esprit

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One of only four colts in the sale by Toronado, the sire of Group I winner and Everest runner-up Masked Crusader and is second foal of winning half-sister to the dam of Group II winner Hellova Street and SW Streetwise Savoire.

Lot 404 Filly Trapeze Artist x Puzzle, by Shamardal (USA)

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From the first crop of Champion 3YO Trapeze Artist and is from winning half-sister to Champion 2YO and 3YO Filly English from Group II winner Court.

Lot 583 Filly Written Tycoon x Supara, by Domesday

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Third foal of Group II placed Supara, a half-sister to stakes-placed Zac Kasa and Win for Layla from stakes-placed Unabated with the family also featuring Group III winner Permaiscuous. Bred on similar Written Tycoon x Red Ransom (USA) cross to Newhaven bred and sold Group I Thousand Guineas winner Odeum.

Lot 862  Colt Merchant Navy x Classic Charlotte (USA), by In Summation

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Second foal of winning half-sister to US Group II winner Chapel Royal from a US family that has produced Australian Group winners Gypsy Diamond, Finance Tycoon, Toorak Affair with third dam Silk Lilly a half-sister to legendary matriarch Fanfreluche.

See the draft at Stable G3 – 11, 18 – 25.


 

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