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MM National Yearling Sale 2024

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The MM National Yearling Sale has been a good source of value for money thoroughbreds. The 2024 Sale should be no exception. However, they could be harder to find. The Sales are dominated by new sires. Also,Danehill and Danehill sons’ duplication add to the complexity. From the MM National Yearling Sales 2024 I have selected three colts with pedigrees that should make good racehorses.

Lot 1316 b c       Dundeel – Grito

Dundeel is a well-established sire of good horses. He has 30 SW; six have won at the G1 level. His colts have out-performed fillies 4:1. SW/r is 5.22%; G1/r is1.39%. On the dam’s side the female line 6GFI is 4.58%. Written Tycoon is part of this line. The cross Dundeel – Redoute’s Choice has been most productive. It has produced five SW, all males. Celestial Legend is the best horse with 2 xG1 wins as a three-year-old. The Randwick Guineas and Doncaster Handicap. A PRI score of 95.0. What’s next for him?

Lot 1399 b c       All Too Hard – Perfect Stranger

All Too Hard has 23 SW to date: SW/r 3.26%. His best horse is undoubtedly Alligator Blood whose record is 6xG1, 3xG2, 2xl. Best win was probably the Futurity Stakes.

Alligator Blood

The dam has a female line with a 6GFI of 6.10%. The best horse in the female line is a toss up between the 3xG1 winners Westminster (ManiIkato Stakes) and Veloso (MacKinnon Stakes and Sydney Cup). The cross between All Too Hard and Red Ransom has produced two SW. Alligator Blood has already been referred to and the other is Tarka, winner of the G2 Stan Fox Stakes of 1500m. Lot 1399 has a very high PRI score of 95.4.

Lot 1522 b c       Snitzel – Zastava

Snitzel: Champion Sire with 199 SW

Snitzel has proved a worthy replacement for Redoute’s Choice at Arrowfield. He has never sired an out and out champion (at least by my definition) but scores of excellent horses. His tally of 199 SW, SW/r of 4.94% testifies to that. The dam’s side if the pedigree is very interesting. She has a stellar 6GFI of 11.9%. The female line includes:

  • Stony Bay 2xG1, winner Tancred and Ranvet Stakes
  • Ethereal 4xG1, winner Caulfield and Melbourne Cups
  • Darci Brahma 5xG1 winner of T J Smith (1600m)

It is rare to see such diverse talent spread in a pedigree. The cross between Snitzel and Encosta de Lago has produced 13 SW; SW/r is 5.07%. There have been five G1winners. The most recent is Communist, winner of the Randwick Guineas of 1610n. Lot 1522 has a PRI score of 98.8.

If you are able to attend the MM National Yearling Sale you will enjoy your day.

 

MM National Weanling Sale 2924

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The popular MM Weanling Sale for 2024 is about to commence. The purchase of a weanling is riskier than buying a yearling. The pro is that you might get a weanling at a bargain price. Perhaps a close relative will win an important race and their value will rocket up. However, there are plenty of cons. Like your own children they must be educated, fed the best food, have the best veterinary attention, kept safe from accidents, and have appropriate housing. And of course, as the weanling matures some conformational faults which were not apparent at the beginning become apparent.

I sometimes believe owners get over impatient and start their weanlings before they are fully matured. In my own experience I sold a Dubleo weaning that raced as an early 3yo. At his third start he won and clocked 55.83 for 1000m. The 1000m record for Warwick Farm is 56.16 and Randwick 55.50. At the Dubleo’s next start he bowed a tendon and never raced again. There are some nice horses at MM National Weanling Sale. I have selected three fillies. The choice of fillies is because they will make excellent broodmares.

Lot 85 bl or br f                 Street Boss – Excelsior Island

Street Boss is becoming one of our best sires. He has 74 SW, 9xG1, SW/r 5.20%. His best horse is undoubtedly Anamoe with 9xG1.  Excelsior Island comes from a strong female line; 6GFI is 8.85%. Good horses in the female line are Mastercraftsman (4xG1 including St James Palace Stakes), and Broad Brush (3xG1 including the Wood Memorial). The cross Street Boss-Exceed and Excel has already produced five SW; SW/r 10.0%. The best horse is Elite Street, winner of Winterbottom Stakes 1208m, and 4xG3. The PRI score for Lot 85 is 99.2.

Lot 264 b f          Wootton Bassett – Sacred Valley

Wootton Bassett has 58 SW and produces stayers of quality. His best horse Almanzor won both the G1 French Derby and the Irish Champion Stakes. He has a high score of SW/r of 7.02% and G1/r of 1.33%. Sacred Valley comes from a productive female line; 6GFI 10.5%, albeit with only 38 descendants. The cross Wootton Bassett – Fastnet Rock has produced one SW. Unanimous Consent scored in the United Nations Stakes 1710m. PRI score for Lot 264 is 98.3

Lot 267 b f          Toronado – Salamati

Toronado has produced 36 SW, SW/r 4.77. His best horse is Tribhuvan 2xG1; winner of the United National Stakes over 2213m in the USA. The dam Salamati comes from a prolific line of mares with a 6GFI of 21.3% from 108 descendants. Foremost among these is the American Champion Wise Dan. A super star with 9xG1, 6xG2, 2xG3 to his credit,

Wise Dan: American Horse of the year 2012 and 2013

the Breeders Cup Mile twice and crowned American Horse of the Year 2012,2013.  The cross Toronado – Dubawi has produced one SW: SW/r 10.0%. Tactical won the G2 July Stakes in the UK. Lot 267 has a PRI score of 97.7.

Those who can attend the experience of MM National Yearling Sale will enjoy the day.