Magic Millions Day Three - As it Happened

Darryl Sherer - Friday January 12

The third session of the Magic Millions yearling sale at the Gold Coast is underway and Racenet is there to bring you the action as it happens.

Snitzel filly from FlidaisLot 733- The highest priced filly at the sale to date, Jon Kelly adds the Snitzel sister to Group I winner Sweet Idea at $1.8m.

"The best filly in the book, I'm just glad I can afford it," Kelly said, adding he will have John Messara as a partner in the filly.

Lot 724- Godolphin add a Snitzelfilly out of a half-sister to Group winners Gregers and Girl Guide for $600,000.

Lot 722- Spendthrift Australia get on the score sheet paying $650,000 for the Sebrin gfilly out of North American Listed winner Fastongrass.

Lot 716- The Zoustarhalf-sister to Group III winner Farasha sells to China Horse Club for $800,000.

Lot 705- The Snitze filly out of VRC St Leger winner Exceptionally sells to Yulong Investments for $500,000.

I Am Invincible colt from Electric DreamsLot 686- James Harron signs for the $1.9mI Am Invincible half-brother to Group III winner Broadband from the immediate family of Grand Armee.

Lot 675- Katsumi Yoshida the new owner of the $600,000 Olympic Glory colt out of a half-sister to South African Group I winner Whiskey Baron.

Lot 656- The Not A Single Doubt colt out of five-time Melbourne winner Dayita sells to Aquis Farms for $475,000.

Lot 647- James Harron goes to $1,050,000 for thePierrocolt out of a winning half-sister to Listed winner Kaepernick.

Lot 642- Tony McEvoy signs at $450,000 for the Fastnet Rock half-sister to Victoria Derby winner Fiveandahalfstar.

Lot 635- Darby Racing return to the source and buy the Time For War half-brother to Golden Slipper Stakes winnerShe Will Reignfor $325,000.

Lot 624- Damion Flower goes to $1,450,000 for the first foal of Group I winnerCommanding Jewel, herself a half-sister to champion Atlantic Jewel. The I Am Invincible filly will be trained by Brad Widdup.

"What can I say - she's got the pedigree and she's a beautiful filly," Flower said.

"The way Brad is training it gives you the confidence to really go after these sort of horses - his strike-rate is unbelievable."

Lot 597- Another buy forTony McEvoy, this time a Dissident colt at $400,000.

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Lot 591- TheRedoute's Choicecolt out of North American Grade II winner Cat By The Tale sells for $1m to a group of Australian and Hong Kong investors to be trained by Gary Moore.

"We were underbidder on the million dollar colt yesterday so it's good to get this guy," James Moore said.

"The plan is to buy a colt with stallion potential if he's good enough to win a good race and that's what we are trying to do."

Lot 578- TheI Am Invinciblecolt out of a half-sister to Group I winner Sizzling and Thursday's $1.6m Snitzel colt sells for $500,000 to trainerCiaron Maher.

Lot 576- Peter and Paul Snowden will train the $340,000Deep Fieldcolt from the family of Group I winner Atomic Force.

Lot 551- Guy Mulcaster signs for the first foal of Perth Listed winnerBippo No Bungus, a colt by I Am Invincible.

Lot 543- Brad Widdup will train the $400,000I Am Invinciblehalf-sister to Group II winner Military Rose.

Lot 521- ASnitzelfilly out of Group III winner Augusta Proud and a three-quarter sister to Flemington Group III winner Thyme For Roses sells to Emirates Park Stud for $850,000.

"There were two fillies we wanted and this was our number one pick," Bryan Carlson said.

"We had to go a bit more than we thought but she's the total package, by a great sire and she'll be a priceless asset to the stud when she's finished on the track."

Lot 516- A $800,000Redoute'sChoicecolt out of a sister to the unbeaten Group I winner Reset goes to James Harron.

"He's a classic looking sort, medium-sized which we like and by the best stallion in Australia by ratio of stakes winners to runners," Harron said.

"The cross has worked and Zabeel is such an outstanding broodmare sire."

Lot 515- David Hayes signs for a $600,000Fastnet Rockfilly, a sister to Group I winner Irish Lights, the dam of Group II winner Omei Sword.

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