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

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday April 9

The 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale was highlighted by 25 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was seven more than last year when 18 were in the millionaires club following on from 26 in 2023.

Elite mares such as those in the table below invariably go to the best commercial stallions, so the covering sires generally reflect those elite stallions at the top of the market, but there are a few left of centre sires on that list chosen by some astute breeders.

Gilgai Farm’s Rick Jamieson breeds for the pedigree, not the marketplace, but in saying that has been well rewarded for his Extreme Choice colt from Ocean Jewel that sold for $1.15million. Ocean Jewel stayed in Victoria for her 2024 cover and visited Yulong’s Japanese bred Saudi Cup winner Panthalassa (Jpn), who stood at a fee of $16,500 and covered 112 mares.

Panthalassa (Jpn) was chosen to cover Ocean Jewel.

By Lord Kanaloa from a Montjeu mare, Panthalassa did not win a stakes race until he was four and hit career best form at five and six winning the Group I Dubai Turf (1800m), the race in which Romantic Warrior ran second in last Sunday and then the Saudi Cup on the dirt.

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Nearly his entire book of mares are Yulong owned and they include last year’s Group I ATC Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel.

Mo'Unga had the privilege of covering English last spring.

Newhaven Park got a $1million result with their Snitzel filly from their homebred Champion 2YO and 3YO Filly English and while she has a Dundeel colt to follow, they decided to keep her at home last spring. She was covered by Savabeel’s dual Group I winning son Mo’Unga, who stands at Newhaven Park and covered 88 mares in his first season at a fee of $27,500.

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

$3m colt

Home Affairs

Shout the Bar 2016

No foal

Justify (USA)

$2.7m colt

Snitzel

Ms Bad Behavior (Can) 2015

C Snitzel

Snitzel

$2.6m filly

Zoustar

The Actuary 2017

C Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.8m colt

I Am Invincible

Covent Garden 2107

C Too Darn Hot (GB)

Not covered

$1.7m colt

Snitzel

La Mexicana 2017

F Snitzel

Snitzel

$1.7m colt

Extreme Choice

Shadow 2016

No foal

Pierro

$1.7m colt

Zoustar

Belluci Babe (NZ) 2016  

C Russian Revolution

Proisir

$1.5m colt

Snitzel

Subella (IRE) 2017

F Snitzel

Snitzel

$1.5m colt

Snitzel

Festival Miss 2015

C Pierro

Wootton Bassett (GB)

$1.4m filly

I Am Invincible

Pippie 2015

C I Am Invincible

deceased

$1.4m filly

Maurice (Jpn)

Shoals 2014

F I Am Invincible

Zoustar

$1.4m colt

Zoustar

Summer Sham 2014

F Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.4m colt

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Upfront (USA) 2014

F Starspangledbanner

Wootton Bassett (GB)

$1.25m colt

Written Tycoon

Hungry Heart 2017

C Written Tycoon

deceased

$1.2m filly

I Am Invincible

Missile Mantra 2016

C I Am Invincible

Missed

$1.2m filly

Snitzel

Super Cash 2012

C Dundeel

Dundeel

$1.2m colt

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Egyptian Missile 2016

F So You Think

Home Affairs

$1.15m filly

So You Think

Personal 2017

F I Am Invincible

Missed

$1.15m colt

Extreme Choice

Ocean Jewel 2014

No foal

Panthalassa (Jpn)

$1.15m colt

Zoustar

Lady Lupino2016

C Farnan

Anamoe

$1.1m colt

Pierro

Celebrity Queen 2016

C Justify (USA)

Wootton Bassett (GB)

$1.05m filly

Extreme Choice

Ganda 2007

No foal

Stay Inside

$1m filly

Snitzel

English 2012

C Dundeel

Mo’Unga

$1m filly

Too Darn Hot (GB)

Florabella 2008

F Harry Angel (IRE)

Harry Angel (IRE)

$1m colt

Snitzel

Harlow Gold (NZ) 2013

No foal

Missed

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