Widden Stud will offer an outstanding consignment of 30 mares at the 2020 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and while their champion racemare Sunlight is in a class of her own, there is plenty of depth in the draft with a selection of mares in foal to the farm’s young guns sires Trapeze Artist and Written By.
It is anticipated all mares will be available for inspection at the Gold Coast by Friday subject to COVID protocols, however on farm inspections are being encouraged in case the situation changes and we have a comprehesive guide to all of the mares on our website.
It’s not the first time Widden have taken Sunlight to the Magic Millions sales complex as they sold her at the Gold Coast as a yearling back in 2017 for $300,000.
Since then she has taker her owners, who include Widden Stud’s Katie Thompson, on the ride of a lifetime winning over $6.5million in prizemoney.
A brilliant winner of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, Sunlight trained on as a three and four year-old under the care of Tony McEvoy to claim Group I victories in the VRC Newmarket Handicap, Coolmore Stud Stakes and MVRC William Reid Stakes.
Bred in partnership by Widden and raced by a large syndicate of owners, Sunlight (Lot 80) is the flagbearer for her sire Zoustar and while it’s going to be painful to say goodbye to a champion, the team at Widden will look forward to watching the next phase of her career unfolds.
Click here to see the full draft on the Magic Millions index with highlights below:
Lot 6 I Am – Winning three year-old half-sister by I Am Invincible to stakes-winner Cuba.
Beautiful filly that made $600,000 as an Inglis Easter yearling and comes from a superb female family, her dam Tabasco Kitten a half-sister to Group II winning blue hen Alizes, the dam of Group I winners Alizee and Astern. Her second and third dams are Group I winners La Baraka and Triscay.
Lot 17 Jazette – Two time metropolitan winning Fastnet Rock mare that is a full sister to Group II winner and sire Cluster.
Jazette is from stakes-winning Last Tycoon (IRE) mare Tarcoola Diamond, who has left six foals to race all winners with stakes-placed Miss Que and Inkling in addition to Cluster. Her third dam is Group I winning juvenile I Like Diamonds.
Lot 21 Kislina - Promising three year-old filly by Dissident, now a winner at her second start, scoring at Pakenham last month.
First winner from stakes-winner Sunset Rock, who is from handy producer M’Indigo, the dam of recent Grafton Guineas winner Reus. The family also includes group II winner Honour the Name.
Lot 37 Mistress Mouse – Lightly raced three year-old I Am Invincible filly with a Canterbury win as a two year-old from just five starts.
Was a $450,000 Magic Millions yearling and is a half-sister to Group II winner Quackajack from a solid Black Type family featuring stakes-winners Anatina, Pricked, Sugar Boom, Mizz Bux and Atomic with her third dam brilliantly fast Group III winner Mother Duck.
Lot 50 Pierrocity – Four time metropolitan winning five year-old mare by Pierro and is a half-sister to stakes-placed Switchblade and Star Ripper from champion mare and four time Group I winner Dane Ripper, the Cox Plate heroine of 1997.
Her grand-dam Red Express is also a Group I winner.
Lot 531 Amthaal – Four time winner by champion sire Lonhro in foal to Written By in her first season at stud.
One of four winners from good producing Group III placed Jalsah, a half-sister to Group II winner and $1.3million earner Faatinah.
Lot 571 Blueberry Hill - Quality racemare that won four races – three at two- including the Group II BRC Champagne Classic and Listed Ipswich Gai Waterhouse Classic.
Offered in foal to Trapeze Artist and has a yearling filly by Sebring and weanling filly by Zoustar.
