Yarraman Bred and Sold Centrefire Wins Inaugural $1million MM Syndicate

Media Release - Thursday January 19

Centrefire was an upset winner at the Gold Coast on Thursday, but that was of little concern to the big group who race the Chris Munce-trained mare.

Centrefire wins the MM Syndicate - image Grant Courtney

The six-year-old daughter of Shooting To Win will go down in history as the inaugural winner of the Magic Millions The Syndicate, a $1 million weight-for-age event over 1200m open to horses owned by a minimum of 20 individual registered owners and/or syndicate members.

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Munce said it was a great concept for what is an increasingly popular way to be involved in racehorse ownership.

“It’s becoming the way of the future,” Munce said.

“So many owners, they can’t afford the big costs of being a one-out or two-out owner and these syndicates provide that opportunity for people to come racing and have a lot of fun and win million-dollar races like today.

“You’ve got a mare like this; a Stakes winner, a Stakes placegetter and she’s a very valuable broodmare as well.”

A $100,000 purchase by Munce out of the Yarraman Park Stud draft at the 2018 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Centrefire has now collected $955,625 in a 43-start career that has generated nine wins and seven placings.

Centrefire denied a Magic Millions legend in The Syndicate, digging deep to deny one-time 3YO Guineas winner and back-to-back Magic Millions Cup winner Eleven Eleven another success.

Centrefire made her owners happy - image Grant Courtney

A $26 chance, Centrefire, defeated Eleven Eleven ($3.30) by a half-neck with $2.40 favourite Scallopini two lengths away third.

Tim Clark was aboard for the Magic Millions success and was delighted to make a big group of owners happy.

That’s what it’s all about, getting into a horse for maybe not too much money,” Clark said.

“They can turn up and race for a million dollars. It’s fantastic.”

Already a stakes-winner, Centrefire was bred by Yarraman Park in partnership and is the best of six winners from as seven to race out of the three time winning Exceed And Excel mare Coco Kerringle, who was on-sold in 2019 and is a half-sister to Group I Vinery Stud Stakes winner Mirjulisa Lass.

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Race Result - $1m Magic Millions Syndicate 1200m

Gold Coast Track: Good(4) Time: 1:09.48
1
Centrefire
- 6m Shooting To Win (AUS) x Coco Kerringle (AUS) (Exceed And Excel (AUS))
Tnr: Chris Munce Rdr: Tim Clark 56.5
2
0.2
Eleven Eleven
- 6g Fastnet Rock (AUS) x Smokin' Alice (USA) (Smoke Glacken (USA))
Tnr: G D Hickman Rdr: J B Mc Donald 58.5
3
2.2
Scallopini
- 8g Snitzel (AUS) x Rose Of Mulan (AUS) (More Than Ready (USA))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: M Zahra 58.5
4
2.7
Hidden Wealth
- 3g Better Than Ready (AUS) x Miss Stash (AUS) (Bradbury's Luck (AUS))
Tnr: T J Gollan Rdr: Ms S Thornton 55
5
3.2
Amathuba
- 4m Pride Of Dubai (AUS) x Fursa (AUS) (Hard Spun (USA))
Tnr: Richard & Will Freedman Rdr: Jamie Kah 56.5
6
3.3
Rupertaar
- 4m Winning Rupert (AUS) x Great Dansaar (AUS) (Choisir (AUS))
Tnr: Bjorn Baker Rdr: Rachel King 56.5
7
3.6
Ranges
- 6g Shooting To Win (AUS) x I Believe (AUS) (Octagonal (NZ))
Tnr: P & P Snowden Rdr: Tommy Berry 58.5
8
4.6
Mobstar
- 4g Shalaa (IRE) x Alberton Waltz (AUS) (Testa Rossa (AUS))
Tnr: K A Lees Rdr: A Mallyon 58.5
9
4.7
Direct
- 4g Siyouni (FR) x Upfront (USA) (War Front (USA))
Tnr: Lloyd Kennewell Rdr: Zac Spain 58.5
10
4.9
Contemptuous
- 6h Rubick (AUS) x Contempt (AUS) (Commands (AUS))
Tnr: S O'Dea & M Hoysted Rdr: Craig Williams 58.5
11
10.7
Genzai The Wolf
- 6g Bullet Train (GB) x Faille (AUS) (Cape Cross (IRE))
Tnr: David Murphy Rdr: Justin Huxtable 58.5
12
13.0
Dovetail Diva
- 4m Headwater (AUS) x Moodlighting (AUS) (Mossman (AUS))
Tnr: J G Symons & S Laxon Rdr: Jaden Lloyd 56.5
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