The Magic Millions Gold Coast 2024 Yearling Sale heralds the commencement of the list of Australian thoroughbred yearling sales. Twelve months ago, in this MM Sale, I posted my choice of three fillies that I considered had the pedigree to do well. Now named, Joy of the World, Starzzaborn, and Toque, only Torque has stated in a race. A third at Wyong, following wins in barrier trials at Randwick and Warwick Farm, is a promising start. One observation I have made from the catalogue of 1468 yearlings is the number of Danehill and Danehill sons crosses breeders continue to make. Consider the mares put to that excellent sire Extreme Choice (11 SW and SW/r 13.35%). Of the 19 yearlings in the sale,12 (63%) are inbred to Danehill. The owners are obviously no fans of my blogs.
The yearlings I suggest my readers should look at are all fillies:
Lot 28 br f Wootton Bassett – Patsy Boyne
Wootton Bassett is already the sire of 50 SW with a percentage of SW/r of 6.76. The cross to Galileo has produced 3 SW. G1 winners are Zellie (2yo winner Prix Marcel Boussac over 1610m) and Al Riffa (2yo winner Vincent O’brien over 1409m). Chindit was a prolific winner, 2xG2,2xG3,4x L. The PRI score of 93.8 bodes well for her future.
Lot 59 br f Maurice – Princess Charlotte
Maurice is an established sire with 23 SW and a 3.79 percentage of SW/r. His best horse to date is Hitotsu. Winning three of Australia’s most important G1 3yo races. AJC, VRC Derbies and Australian Guineas aren’t a bad package. Overall, the cross to Redoute’s Choice produced five SW. The SW/r of this cross is 9.09%. When considered with a PRI score of 100. Lot 59 is certainly worth a look.
Lot 327 br f Savabeel – Urban
Savabeel
Savabeel is an outstanding sire. He has sired 128 SW. His SW/r score of 10.39% is remarkable. Kawi, his best horse, was a seven times G1winner in NZ. The cross to O’Reilly has produced an astonishing 36 SW. This figure is 28% of his total number of SW. The score for SW/r is 12.16%. The best horse is Probabeel winner of the Futurity Stakes. With a PRI of 98.3, Lot 327 could add to the list.
Lot 417 b f Russian Revolution – Altairs Glow
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution is a relative newcomer. Although he has only 8 SW he shows plenty of promise. His figures for SW/r are 3.88%. The cross to Australia’s leading broodmare sire Encosta de Lago has produced a G1 winner. Communist won the Randwick Guineas over 1610m. A PRI score 95.0 suggests a very good racehorse.
I hope you can get to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale of 2024. You will enjoy the experience.