Which Sires Will Make Magic?

Tara Madgwick - Monday May 20
The Magic Millions National Weanling Sale is a showcase for first season sire talent and a good performance here invariably shores up bookings for a young sire in his often sticky third season and can inspire new supporters to come on board.

The table below highlights the sires to watch this week with significant numbers sorted by 2019 Fee.


Stallion (Sire of sire)

Number Entries

Stud 2017 Fee

2019 Fee

American Pharoah (USA) Pioneeorof Thenile

13

Coolmore $66,000

$66,000

Capitalist (Written Tycoon)

32

Newgate $55,000

$55,000

Astern (Medaglia D'Oro (USA)

19

Darley $38,500

$33,000

Shalaa (IRE) (Invincible Spirit)

14

Arrowfield $33,000

$33,000

Flying Artie (Artie Schiller (USA)

34

Newgate $38,500

$27,500

Maurice (Jpn) (Screen Hero)

6

Arrowfield $33,000

$27,500

Divine Prophet (Choisir)

11

Aquis $22,000

$22,000

Extreme Choice (Not a Single Doubt)

15

Newgate $38,500

$22,000

Star Turn (Star Witness)

18

Vinery Stud $22,000

$22,000

Winning Rupert (Written Tycoon)

18

Newgate $22,000

$16,500

Sooboog (Snitzel)

13

Kitchwin Hills $13,200

$13,200

Kiss and Make Up (More Than Ready (USA)

8

Aquis $16,500

$11,000


Probably the most interesting thing about this group of sires is the lack of direct Danehill line sires with only three of these horses representing the all conquering sireline in Divine Prophet, Extreme Choice and Sooboog.

The two most expensive sires in the group are poles apart in terms of pedigree and profile with Golden Slipper winner Capitalist (pictured below) the quintessential Australian 2YO speed type, while American Pharoah was the best horse of his generation by a mile and won the US Triple Crown giving him legend status.



What the market makes of these two will be of great interest and while Capitalist ticks all the obvious boxes, it's worth noting the very best recent shuttlers to excel in Australia outside of More Than Ready (USA) and High Chaparral (IRE) are Street Cry (IRE) and Medaglia D'Oro (USA), two high class US dirt track performed horses over longer journeys.

American Profile (pictured below) certainly fits that profile of proven high class success in Australia.



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