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Yarraman Magic Yearling Images Online

Tara Madgwick - Monday December 19

It’s the week before Christmas and the Yarraman Park team can rest easy before the holidays with images for their cracking Magic Millions 2023 consignment now online.

The draft of 27 includes 18 by the stud’s champion sire I Am Invincible and his exciting sire son Hellbent.

I Am Invincible recently sired his 100th winner this season and has already sired 12 stakes-winners worldwide since August 1, while Hellbent has sired the winners of over $1.2million including a new stakes-winner Magic Time and a leading Magic Millions 3YO Guineas contender in Hell I Am.

$1.1million MM purchase from the Yarraman Park draft, Godather is on track for MM 2YO Classic - image Magic Millions / Michael McInally Photos

The top seller for Yarraman Park at the Gold Coast in 2022 was an I Am Invincible colt from Meliora that was purchased by James Harron Bloodstock for $1.1million. Named Godfather and given to Peter and Paul Snowden to train, the talented colt earned his chance at the $2million Magic Millions 2YO Classic with an impressive debut victory in the Listed BRC Phelan Ready Stakes, read about him here.

Click to see this year’s draft with some pedigree highlights below:

Lot 308 Colt I Am Invincible x Rose of Choice, by Choisir

From stakes-winner Rose of Choice, a grand-daughter of G1 placed stakes-winner Rose of Dane. His full sister sold for $525,000 at this sale in 2022 and he is bred on the very successful I am Invincible x Choisir nick that has produced 12 winners from 12 runners including three stakes-winners headed by exceptional Group I VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes winner In Secret.

Lot 332 Colt I Am Invincible x Sassy ‘n’ Smart, by Smart Missile

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Third living foal of stakes-winning half-sister to Group III winner Mallory and his full sister sold for $800,000 at Inglis Easter in 2022.

Lot 464 Colt I Am Invincible x Taste of Heaven, by Encosta de Lago

Half-sister to US Group III winner Heavenly Curlin and comes from Australia’s royal family with her dam Taste of Heaven a sibling to Group I winners Redoute’s Choice, Manhattan Rain and Platinum Scissors. Taste of Heaven started her stud career in the USA and this is her first foal born back in Australia.

Lot 767 Colt I Am Invincible x Danish Spy, by Dane Shadow

Full brother to Group II winner and promising young sire Strasbourg. His full brother sold for $650,000 at Inglis Easter in 2022.

Lot 873 Filly I Am Invincible x Flippant, by Hinchinbrook

Filly with a huge pedigree! Second foal of Group III winner Flippant, a half-sister to Group I winning sprinter I am Excited from the family of Group I winners Atlantic Jewel, Commanding Jewel and Russian Emperor.

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