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

Tara Madgwick - Saturday January 11

The 2025 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by just 13 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was 10 less than last year when 23 were in the millionaires club following on from 20 in 2023.

$3.2million Home Affairs filly from Sunlight - image Magic Millions

Coolmore’s star producer Sunlight was on top of the list with her third foal, a filly by Home Affairs topping the sale at $3.2million. Sunlight was bought in 2020 at MM National by Tom Magnier as a broodmare prospect for a then record of $4.2million and her first three foals have all sold for upwards of a million with the trio netting $6million all up.

The dam of the $1million Stay Inside colt from Bleu Zebra was covered by Don Corleone..

The mares below have all been covered by high profile sires last year with the exception of Bleu Zebra, who went to Extreme Choice’s Group I placed son Don Corleone, who stood his first season at Eureka Stud last spring at a fee of $13,200 and covered 133 mares.

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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

2024 Foal

2024 Covering

$3.2million filly

Home Affairs

Sunlight 2015

F Justify

Snitzel

$2.8million colt

Snitzel

Humma Humma 2015

C I Am Invincible

Zoustar

$2.3million filly

I Am Invincible

Eloping 2011

C I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible

$1.8million filly

Written Tycoon

Away Game 2017

C Written Tycoon

Pierata

$1.8million colt

Written Tycoon

In Her Time 2012

F Diatonic (Jpn)

Pierata

$1.7million colt

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Battleofwinterfell (USA) 2017

Mare deceased

$1.7million colt

Snitzel

Fashion Faux Pas (USA) 2016

F Extreme Choice

Snitzel

$1.6million filly

I Am Invincible

Avantage 2015

F I Am Invincible

Zoustar

$1.6million filly

Snitzel

Sweet Sherry

F I Am Invincible

Snitzel

$1.15million colt

I Am Invincible

Fiera Vista 2015

Missed sent to UK

Too Darn Hot – SH Time

$1.05 million filly

Home Affairs

Champagne Cuddles 2014

Slipped sent to USA

Justify – SH Time

$1million colt

Stay Inside

Bleu Zebra 2017

F Pinatubo (IRE)

Don Corleone

$1million colt

Snitzel

Dream Date 2010

C Dundeel

Maurice (Jpn)

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