Who Got Lucky?

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday June 26

Investing in thoroughbred yearlings is a compelling and addictive passion for many in the industry and from the time you sign that docket a lot can happen and the rising fortunes of any purchase you make don’t just rest with the talents of the horse itself.

While your horse is going through the breaking in process and a trainer is being selected, it has family are out there racing on and quite often there are close relations and siblings competing, winning and in some cases adding considerable gloss to the pedigree page you paid for.

Just through standing in a paddock and letting others do the work the following youngsters have already had their value enhanced by siblings that have come out and won stakes races since they were purchased and in some cases Group I races.

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Fillies

Horse

SW

Sale

Yearling Sire

Dam

Buyer

Price

Velocious

G1

K1

F Dundeel

Parmalove

Go Racing Ltd / Blandford Bloodstock

300000

Coco Sun

G1

IC

F So You Think

Miss Hufflepuff

First Light Racing / Tony & Calvin McEvoy / Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA)

240000

Stefi Magnetica

G1

MM

F Bivouac

Mid Summer Music

Scott Waters

100000

Invincible Sage

G1

IC

F Trapeze Artist

Thorsborne

Ryan & Alexiou Racing

20000

A Lot Of Good Men

G2

MM P

F Playing God

Cosmah Domination

Sheamus Mills Bloodstock (FBAA)

625000

Wymark

G2

K1

F Savabeel

Pasadena

Mr DC Ellis CNZM (BAFNZ)

80000

Immediacy

G2

K1

F Hello Youmzain

But Beautiful

Busuttin Young Racing

280000

C'est Magique

G2

IE

F Capitalist

Yau Chin

China Horse Club

380000

Tobeornottobe

G3

MM A

F Russian Camelot

Shakespearean Lass

Griffiths de Kock Racing/Peter Ford T'Breds (FBAA)/Yabby Dam Farm

180000

Althoff

G3

IC

F Maurice

Miss St Tropez

Ken Keys Racing

80000

Outovstock

G3

MM

F Deep Field

Orphea

Capri Racing & Syndication Pty Ltd

100000

Fall For Cindy

G3

K1

F Tivaci

Cindy Cee

Beamish Bloodstock / David Feek Racing

40000

Megastar Heart

LR

IC

F Anders

Commonwealth

B Nelson

30000

Epee Beel

LR

K1

F Almanzor

Pipi Beel

Darby Racing / William Johnson Bloodstock / Annabel Neasham Racing

70000

Infancy

LR

IC

F Graff

Childhood

McEvoy Mitchell Racing / Belmont Bloodstock Agency (FBAA)

60000

Ostraka

LR

IE

F Snitzel

Madame Andree

Galletta Constructions Co. Pty Ltd

400000

Lord Vampi

LR

MM P

F Maschino

Vampi Lass

Pearce Racing

150000

Ahuriri

LR

K1

F Almanzor

Mackenzie Kate

Phill Cataldo Bloodstock (BAFNZ)

80000

Poifect

LR

IE

F So You Think

Without Exception

Amanda Turner Racing

120000

Chinny Boom

LR

MM M

F Spirit of Boom

Imanoremiss

Clinton Taylor Racing

230000

Bella Waters

LR

K1

F Hello Youmzain

But Beautiful

Busuttin Young Racing

280000

Unraced when the catalogue went to print, Velocious won the Karaka Million sale eve and G1 Sistema at her next start.

Coco Sun was a Listed 2YO winner and now a G1 SA Derby winner.

Stefi Magnetica was a winner with no Black Type and now a G1 Stradbroke winner.

Invincible Sage was stakes-placed in Australia as Thron Bone and now a G1 winner in Hong Kong.

Colts

Horse

SW

Sale

Yearling Sire

Dam

Buyer

Price

Orchestral

G1

K1

C Savabeel

Symphonic

The Hong Kong Jockey Club

310000

Benedetta

G1

IP

C King's Legacy

Whatalovelyday

Bjorn Baker Racing / Clarke Bloodstock (FBAA)

160000

Captured By Love

G2

MM

C Too Darn Hot

Moldover

Rosemont Stud/Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA)/Moody Racing Pty Ltd/Spicer Thoroughbreds

500000

Eneeza

G2

IE

C I Am Invincible

Sweet Sherry

China Horse Club / Newgate / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy

775000

Kintyre

G2

IE

C Pierata

Mull Over

Laurel Oak Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)

460000

Prost

G3

MM

C Toronado

Samarmeteors

TFI

325000

Flyer

G3

MM

C Exceed and Excel

Miss Toorak Flyer

Suman Hedge Bloodstock (FBAA)/Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott/Kestrel thoroughbreds

650000

Linebacker

G3

MM

C Super Seth

Garden of Swans

John O'Shea Racing/James Bester Bloodstock

80000

Queen Of Dragons

G3

MM

C Graff

Entancing

Australian Bloodstock/Bahen Bloodstock/Kris Lees Racing

200000

Konasana

G3

IC

C Yes Yes Yes

Posing

CP Stud

35000

Vagrant

G3

MM

C Peltzer

My Obsession

Champion Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd

80000

Snazzytavi

G3

K2

C Ace High

Ritzy Lady

GMac Investments

50000

Karman Line

G3

IE

C Per Incanto

World Away

Legends Bloodstock

200000

Castanya

LR

MM

C Russian Revolution

Ganda

Annabel Neasham Racing Pty Ltd

150000

Clean Energy

LR

IE

C Zoustar

Solar Charged

China Horse Club / Newgate / Go Bloodstock / Trilogy

850000

Nucleozor

LR

K1

C Hello Youmzain

Nucelonic

KPW Bloodstock

60000

No Rain Ever

LR

MM

C Yes Yes Yes

November Rain

Mailbag Bloodstock

80000

Panic

LR

IE

C Ardrossan

Daniela's Magic

KPW Bloodstock

260000

Gold Wolf

LR

K1

C Savabeel

Gold Spice

Annabel Neasham Racing Pty Ltd / Blandford Bloodstock

130000

Pericles

LR

K1

C Ole Kirk

Empyrean

Go Racing Ltd / Blandford Bloodstock

200000

Brudenell

LR

IC

C Flying Artie

Knit 'n Purl

Lees Racing / Bahen Bloodstock

160000

Wild Belle

LR

MM

C Time to Reign

Hi Belle

Curran Bloodstock

230000

First Immortal

LR

MM

C Written By

Storm Siren

Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds

220000

Willinga Beast

LR

MM

C The Autumn Sun

Time Check

Paul O'Brien

280000

Steady Ready

LR

MM

C Better Than Ready

Our First Lady

Jack Bruce Racing/Clarke Bloodstock Pty Ltd (FBAA)/High Calibre Racing

120000

Saint Alice

LR

K1

C Almanzor

Rare Delight

Kiltannon Stables

80000

Orchestral won the Karaka Million 3YO Mile on sale eve and then two G1's after - NZ Derby and Vinery Stud Stakes.

Benedetta was a G3 winner at the sale and now G1 Goodwood Handicap winner.

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