Vinery

Vinery Stud has an enviable record with their Magic Millions Gold Coast graduates, and it is one that buyers should pay attention to in 2021. Since 2018, Vinery Stud has sold Gr.1 Golden Slipper winner and Champion 2yo Farnan, Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Exhilarates (who went on to be a Group winner and won…

ByRenee GeelenJanuary 4, 20210Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Millbrook Farm

Over 20 Million Reasons to buy off Millbrook Established in 2005, Millbrook on the Darling Downs has put together an impressive record of top quality horses produced. They hold the fascinating record for having sold the first stakes winner for a collection of first season sires, such as Better Than Ready’s The Odyssey, Not A…

ByRenee GeelenJanuary 4, 20210Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Lime Country

Buyers appreciate a vendor whose stock is definitely on the market and in the three years they’ve been taking horses to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Lime Country have sold every single yearling they’ve brought to the auction. Even better, Lime Country sell high class winners at this sale, including recent Listed MVRC…

ByRenee GeelenJanuary 2, 20210Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Kingstar

Matthew Sandblom’s Kingstar Farm continues to impress with its commitment to the breeding industry and will present its first Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale draft in 2021. Conor Phelan spoke to Bluebloods about this exciting next step for the Hunter Valley farm. Kingstar Farm has been in operation for four years now and this will…

ByRenee GeelenDecember 29, 20200Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Cressfield

The quality of pedigrees on offer in any Cressfield draft is always mouth watering, and this year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling draft ticks all those boxes once again and with recent graduates like group placed three year-olds Aquagirl and Euphoric Summer, buyers can inspect with confidence. Bluebloods spoke to Liesl Baumann about Cressfield’s draft and…

ByRenee GeelenDecember 29, 20200Comments

Bluebloods MMGC 2021

Attunga Stud

QAFILA (Not a Single Doubt - Zighy Bay) wins the Inglis Debutant Stakes. Ridden by Damien Oliver. Photo - Bronwen Healy. The Image is Everything. Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale Photography. Attunga Stud continues to thrive in its new location with homebred Parlophone winning the 2020 SAJC Lightning Stakes-Listed recently, while last year’s South Australia Derby…

ByRenee GeelenDecember 28, 20200Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

Sire Title Trends During Past 65 Years

Zabeel (NZ) (Sir Tristram (IRE)-Lady Giselle (FR) by Nureyev) Determined by a financial measure, the Champion Sire and Champion Broodmare Sire titles tend to favour horses who have plenty of progeny as their earnings accumulate faster than horses with smaller crop sizes. Critics of this measurement should, instead, think positively about this. Many stallions serve big books,…

ByRenee GeelenAugust 2, 20180Comments

Bluebloods Pedigree Analysis

When Is The Right Time to Judge a Stallion?

Caption: Choisir (Danehill Dancer (IRE)-Great Selection by Lunchtime (GB)) One of the main topics of conversation at Inglis Easter 2016 was about the second season sires. While vendors with yearlings to sell have a good reason for asking buyers to be cautious in their judgement, buyers want to see fast results for the big prices they…

ByRenee GeelenFebruary 13, 20180Comments

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