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Sydney 2YO Wednesday - High Prices and 1st Season Sires

Breednet - Wednesday February 19

The two year-old race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday is an interesting, and seemingly open, one which sees the second highest priced Farnan yearling of 2024 entered, along with the third highest priced I Am Invincible along with several other first season sire debutants.

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King Of Pop by Farnan from Za Zi Ba, at $800,000 is the second highest priced Farnan yearling sold to date.

The second foal of a stakes placed half-sister to G1 Epsom winner Redeiner and Listed winner Rathlin.

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King Of Pop as a yearling

Rosie Rouge, a $1.7mil yearling by I am Invincible from multiple stakes winner Madam Rouge. She was the third highest priced I Am Invincible yearling in 2024.

And there two Wootton Bassett debutants in Napoleonic and Wootton Please while fellow first season sire Hanseatic has Sea Admiral on debut.

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