Geese That Lay Golden Eggs – What’s in the Future?

Tara Madgwick - Sunday January 14

The 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by 23 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was up by three on last year when 20 were in the millionaires club.

Avantage set an online world record when sold for $4.1million on Gavelhouse to Tom Magnier, this year's sale-topper might not be her last!

There was only one mare on last year’s list that appeared again this year and that was In Times of War, who had a Zoustar colt last year make $1million. He was named Espionage and came out and won the Group III ATC Breeders Plate on debut so his half-sister by Snitzel was very much in demand fetching $1.4million.

Australian bred mares dominated the list with the only mares born outside of Australia to feature being Euroboss (USA), Cercle D’Or (IRE) and Kiwi bred Palace Talk.

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Below we’ve tabled all the million dollar yearlings with the foal produced last year by their dam and subsequent covering.

Price

Sire

Dam/ YOB

2023 Foal

2023 Covering

$2.1million filly

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Avantage 2015

F I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible

$1.9million colt

Too Darn Hot (GB)

A Time for Julia 2009

F Pinatubo (IRE)

Too Darn Hot (GB)

$1.75million colt

Snitzel

Warranty 2014

C Snitzel

Too Darn Hot (GB)

$1.7million filly

I Am Invincible

Madam Rouge 2015

C Snitzel

Snitzel

$1.6million colt

Extreme Choice

Wanted Lady 2012

C Wild Ruler

Extreme Choice

$1.6million colt

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Fiera Vista 2015

C I Am Invincible

Dundeel

$1.45million colt

Extreme Choice

Euroboss (USA) 2012

C Stay Inside

Extreme Choice

$1.4million filly

Snitzel

In Times of War 2013

C Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.4million colt

Extreme Choice

Mischief Night 2011

No foal

Stay Inside

$1.3million colt

Justify (USA)

Invincible Star 2014

F So You Think

Justify (USA)

$1.3million colt

I Am Invincible

Palace Talk (NZ) 2011

No foal

I Am Invincible

$1.3million colt

Snitzel

Vaujany 2016

No Foal

Zoustar

$1.3million colt

Zoustar

Lady Cosmology 2015

F Russian Revolution

Not covered

$1.25million filly

Snitzel

Serena Bay 2014

No Foal

Exceed and Excel

$1.2million filly

I Am Invincible

Outback Barbie 2015

C I Am Invincible

Snitzel

$1.2million colt

Farnan

I Am Excited 2014

F Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.15million filly

I Am Invincible

Eloping 2011

F I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible

$1.1million colt

Zoustar

Ready to Soar 2017

No foal

Zoustar

$1million filly

Ole Kirk

Supara 2011

F Russian Revolution

Best of Bordeaux

$1million filly

I Am Invincible

Vezalay 2011 Deceased

$1million colt

Zoustar

Villami 2016

C Snitzel

Anamoe

$1million  colt

I Am Invincible

Arcadia Queen 2015

C I Am Invincible

Dundeel

$1million filly

Frankel

Cercle d’Or (IRE)

C Maurice (Jpn)

Justify (USA)

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