Magic Millions Nicks that Click

Tara Madgwick - Monday January 10

Breednet has a quick ready reckoner highlighting yearlings bred on some of those best ‘nicks that click’, read on for the full list and a selection of the best!

Below are some of the most familiar nicks sorted by number of stakes-winners they have produced.

Click to see the full list.

The Savabeel x O’Reilly nick is a beauty running at 14.2% SW to runners with star performers bred this way including Group I winners this season Mo’Unga, The Perfect Pink also G2 winning 3YO’s Blue Army and Forgot You.


Lot 356 Colt Savabeel x Pasadena, O’Reilly – Sledmere Stud is the only one in this sale.


The Fastnet Rock x Galileo nick has delivered international success all around the world running at 20.5 % SW to runners with star performers bred this way highlighted by nine G1 winners including 2021 Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile Fillies winner Pizza Bianca.


Lot 625 Colt Fastnet Rock x Tiberias (Fr), by Galileo – Bhima Thoroughbreds is the only one in the sale.


The Fastnet Rock x Zabeel nick has produced eight stakes-winners, but significantly two champion mares in Atlantic Jewel and Avantage, the nick running at 12% SW’s to runner.


Lot 120 Fastnet Rock x Hot Augusta (NZ), by Zabeel – Tyreel Stud is the only one in the sale and is from the family of 2021 G1 Railway Stakes winner Entriviere.


The Snitzel x Elusive Quality (USA) nick has produced 14 winners from 16 runners so nearly 90% winner to runner and an impressive five stakes-winners at 31% SW to runner with the best of them the brilliant $3.4million earner Away Game.


Lot 161 Colt Snitzel x Jennifer Lynette (Can), by Elusive Quality – Kia Ora Stud is the only one in the sale.


The I am Invincible x Choisir nick has produced 10 winners from 10 runners, so 100% success with two SW’s bred this way in G3 winner Eckstein and SW I Am Eloquent.


Lot 444 Filly I Am Invincible x Rose of Choice by Choisir – Yarraman Park is the only one in the sale.



 

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