Magic Results and a Lifetime Commitment from Edinburgh Park – Part 2

Tara Madgwick - Wednesday January 1

The winners keep coming from Edinburgh Park, which is why Ian Smith’s boutique draft for Magic Millions is not to be missed featuring colts by champion sires Written Tycoon and Exceed and Excel that are seen as the pick of the draft.

Rubisaki is a rising star bred and sold by Edinburgh Park  - image Grant CourtneyWell known NSW breeder Ian Smith of Edinburgh Park was one of the first breeding industry participants to take a meaningful public stance on what happens to horses after racing, announcing on the ABC’s 7.30 program that all horses carrying his brand can always come home and that brand will be seen to advantage at the Gold Coast at the 2020 Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Edinburgh Park have a first class reputation for producing top quality racehorses including world champion sprinter Silent Witness, stakes-winners such as Bull Point, Amovatio, Sister Madly, Dances on Waves and this season’s two year-old stakes-winner Tanker, the first stakes-winner for first season sire Pride of Dubai.

Add to that list of past graduates current promising stakes horses such as exciting filly Rubisaki, War Memorial, Lady Naturaliste and progressive gelding Eleven Eleven, who has been stakes-placed at his last two starts behind boom three year-old Alligator Blood and heads to the $2million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Click here to see the full draft of 13 yearlings for MM 2020 and below are highlights from the final sessions.

Lot 530 Filly Brazen Beau x Military Operation, by All American



This filly is exceptional having the good looks of her sire Brazen Beau and the page to go with it. She is the first foal of Military Operation, who comes from the family of leading sire Not a Single Doubt, G1 winner Oohood and exciting Magic Millions 2YO Classic contender King’s Legacy. This filly is beautifully balanced and has thrived in her preparation, so is a must to inspect and will be well received.

Lot 542 Colt Written Tycoon x Miss Marx, by Anabaa (USA)



Inspection of this colt will tell you everything.........QUALITY!!!!!. He looks like a runner, has balance and purpose and is by champion sire Written Tycoon from stakes-winner Miss Marx. A beautiful moving colt, he is as good a colt by this sire as you will see.

Lot 784 Colt Exceed and Excel x Smokin’ Alice (USA), by Smoke Glacken



A three-quarter brother to stakes-placed Eleven Eleven and War Memorial This is an exceptional colt that is so well balanced, a beautiful mover with a temperament to match. By a champion sire in Exceed and Excel and is one of the picks of our draft so should be on everyone’s list.

Lot 814 Colt Sebring x Sticky Fingers, by Duke of Marmalade (IRE)



By versatile Golden Slipper winning sire Sebring, this colt stands over ground and looks like a late 2YO/3YO type. Dam is a half-sister to stakes-winner Moqueen from the family of $7million earner Criterion, who is by this colt’s sire Sebring. This horse has a pedigree and the looks to be a serious runner.

Lot 980 Colt Sizzling x Senro Kisaki, by Danehill Dancer (IRE)



A full brother to the very talented Zizzis and a half-brother to stakes placed 3yo and super exciting Rubisaki, this colt looks to be every bit as nice a horse as his siblings. This colt is all quality and will impress on inspection.

Lot 1005 Filly Scissor Kick x Total Discretion, by Northern Meteor



She looks to be an early running type and is a lovely filly from a proven black type fillies pedigree featuring G2 winner Vezalay. She is by exciting young Redoute’s Choice son Scissor Kick and looks to have a bright future ahead of her both on and off the racetrack.

See the draft at Stable I 14 – 20, J 8 – 13




 

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