Raheen Stud MM March Opportunities for QTIS Owners

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Friday March 21

Lucrative QTIS bonuses are a great incentive to race in Queensland and Raheen Stud will offer a draft of 24 for the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast next Monday and Tuesday with opportunity aplenty from a respected vendor that can produce a top class horse with the current star graduate being Stretan Angel.

Consigned to the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale by Raheen Stud as agent, Stretan Angel was bought for $64,000 by Phillip Stokes/Rick Connolly Bloodstock and will be chasing G1 success this Saturday in the Group I MVRC William Reid Stakes.

A Group II winner that has banked over $1million, the Phillip Stokes trained daughter of Harry Angel (IRE) has been Group I placed at her past two starts in the VRC Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap with another good showing on the cards in this 1200m WFA sprint.

Stretan Angel was a $64,000 MM National Yearling Sale purchase from Raheen Stud - image Grant Courtney

15 yearlings in the MM March draft are by the Raheen based sire Heroic Valour, a G1 winning son of Fastnet Rock that is proving a fine source of QTIS winners siring 28 winners in Australia this season as well as winners in Hong Kong, Malaysia and Philippines. He had five winners just last weekend!

Raheen Stud will present 24 yearlings at the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale next Monday and Tuesday including 15 by the farm’s own sire Heroic Valour, click to see the full draft with highlights below:

Lot 40 Colt Graff x Silver Rinse, by Better than Ready

From the second crop of Graff, who sired Grafterburners to win the $500,000 Aquis Jewel last weekend. First foal of an unraced half-sister to stakes-placed Grey Missile from the family of dual Group I winner Lovely Jubly, the dam of world champion sprinter and six time Group I winner Chautauqua.

Lot 192 Colt Heroic Valour x Elysian Hera (NZ), by Stravinsky (USA)

Half-brother to four winners from the family of Group I winners Ruthless Dame, Sea Siren and Warm Heart.

Lot 275 Filly Heroic Valour x Lady Emily, by Lonhro

Full sister to Fight to Win, now a winner in Malaysia from the family of Golden Slipper winner Catbird, Group II winner Danbird and SW’s Fitting and Centre Pivot.

Lot 285 Colt Heroic Valour x Lavender Hill, by I Am Invincible

Full brother to Salt Lake Betty, who won again at Ipswich last week and has won over $180,000 in prizemoney and Fodor, a seven time winner of over $166,000.

Lot 297 Filly Heroic Valour x Lucia, by Encosta de Lago

Full sister to Brave Intent, who has now won three races and over $70,000 in prizemoney. Dam is a half-sister to dual Group I winner Heavenly Glow and has had six foals to race for five winners!

Lot 328 Colt Heroic Valour x Miss Imagica, by Hidden Dragon

Fifth foal of Miss Imagica, who won the Listed Weetwood Handicap twice among her 10 wins with over $574,000 in prizemoney. She has had three foals to race and all are winners.

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