Magic Millions Day Two - As it Happened

Darryl Sherer - Thursday January 11

The second day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale is underway and Racenet will bring you news of the significant sales as they happen.

Lot 494- Justin Bahen signs for the I Am Invincible half-brother to Listed placed Pageantry, granddam South African champion Mythical Play.

Lot 491- James Harron adds anotherNot A Single Doubtcolt, this one a $475,000 three-quarter brother to Group III winner Karuta Queen.

Lot 488- Yulong Investments go to $650,000 for theMore Than Readyfilly out of Group I winner Allez Wonder.

Lot 480- Ciaron Maher will train the $1.6 million Snitzel brother to Group I winner Sizzling that sells to a partnership of Aquis Farm, Yulong Investments, Phoenix Thoroughbreds and the trainer himself.

"He just has it all, great pedigree, great type, great attitude and these are the sort of colts you look to make into stallions," Maher said.

Lot 479-Paul Perrywill train the Lord Kanaloa filly descended from Grade III winer Devil's Bride after Steve Gillard paid $800,000.

Lot 435- Waterhouse and Bott in again forI Am Invincible, paying $700,000 for the half-brother to Champion Sepoy.

Lot 420- Godolphin supportingDawn Approach, paying $450,000 for the fifth foal of Flemington Listed winner Very Discreet.

Lot 418- Alan & Jennifer Acton will race the $450,000Snitzelfilly out of the 2YO Randwick Listed winner Urban Groove.

Lot 394- George Moore pays $575,000 for theSavabeelcolt out of Group III Mannerism Stakes winner Tootsie.

Lot 392- James Harrongoes to $500,000 for theSpirit Of Boomhalf-brother to Brisbane Listed winner Tiyatrolani.

session topper on day twoLot 373 - $2 millionfor the I Am Invincible colt out of Adelaide Listed winner Tai Tai Tess, a granddaughter of Group I winner Arborea. The partnership of Reg Inglis, Jon Kelly and Paul Frampton, likely to be trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott.

"He was the colt of the sale," Waterhouse said. "Reg identified him early, I first saw him at the stud three months ago and we have tracked him ever since."

Lot 352- Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will train the $500,000 Pierro filly out of the four-time Group I winnerStreama.

Lot 342- Henry Plumptre goes to $425,000 for aSavabeelfilly, a granddaughter of Group I winner Legs, on behalf of Brendan and Jo Lindsay.

Lot 337- John O'Shea will train theSavabeelthree-quarter brother to Group I winner Diademe after signing at $450,000.

Lot 333- The Huddy's go to $450,000 for aLonhrofilly, a three-quarter sister to champion Pierro.

Lot 330- Tony McEvoy goes to $600,000 to secure the sister to Sunlight.

"She's got the same fast twitch muscles at Sunlight - lets hope this filly is a sister to the Magic Millions winner come Saturday night."

Lot 318- Tony McEvoy keeps buying, this time a $700,000Fastnet Rockcolt out of Karaka Million winner Siter Havana.

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Lot 315- New Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay purchase aMore Than Readyfilly out of the 2YO Listed winner Single Style for $500,000.

Lot 305 & 306- Michael Wallace signs for consecutive lots, aDeep Field(305) colt out of 2YO Listed winner Shoboard for $650,000then aWritten Tycooncolt (306) for $625,000 out of the Brisbane winner Show Affection.

Lot 294- TheNot A Single Doubtgrandson of Group II winner She Will Be Loved will be trained by Peter and Paul Snowden after selling for $700,000 to China Horse Club/Newgate/WinStar partnership.

"He's a colt they we really liked and wanted," agent Michael Wallace said.

"He's got everything you look for and we're buying types rather than pedigree - if they run they make the pedigree anyway."

Lot 282-Ciaron Maherwill train theI Am Invinciblefilly out of the Group I-placed Sensibility after signing at $450,000.

Lot 276- Louis Le Metayer of Astute Bloodstcok signs for a $600,000 filly byNot A Single Doubtout of the Listed placed Scenes.

"These types of fillies are hard buy and we missed out on a couple yesterday," Le Metayer said.

"Not A Single Doubt is a proven stallion, this is a good fillies family and that is what you have to pay for the good ones.

"She is for existing clients and will return to New South Wales before we work out a trainer."

Lot 274- The $525,000Zoustarfilly out of New Zealand Group II winner Satinka will head to Cranbourne to be trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young.

Lot 269-James Cummingswill train the second foal of Group ISamaready- a filly by Snitzel - after she was purchased by Godolphin for $600,000.

"She's a lovely filly, out of a top-class filly. We're here to source top-class racing prospects and we thought she was one of them.," Racing Manager Jason Walsh said.

"We're very excited about her joining our stable and ultimately our broodmare band. It's hard to buy the horses you like but we're delighted to be back in the market."

Lot 260- Tony McEvoy combines with David Redversacting for Sheikh Fahad al Thani to secure a Zoustar colt out of the Melbourne 2YO Listed winner Roulettes for $525,000.

"The market is very strong for these types of colts and look what the stallion has done already - he's got us the favourite in the big race on Saturday," McEvoy said.

"If there's a colt by the stallion that can do the same then I think it's this one - he's a strong, balanced horse and just had the right look for me..

"It's a strong sale for the right type of horse and there's plenty of them - sadly they are hard to buy."

Lot 254- Justin Bahen goes to $450,000 on behalf of Orbis Bloodstock to secure aHinchinbrookcolt out of Perth Listed winner Rose Of Choice.

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