Mill Park Stud in South Australia is a thoroughbred nursery that consistently delivers results at the highest level right around Australia, from Derby contenders to Speed queens, and they always support their home town sale, the Magic Millions Adelaide Yearling Sale with a quality draft by a wide range of sires.
Owned and run by the Watson family, Mill Park Stud has an honour roll of stars that is ever changing with one of the current flagbearers being star sprinting mare Away Game, a Champion 2YO Filly that is still performing at the elite level as a four year-old.
A $425,000 Magic Millions purchase for Kerri Radcliffe Bloodstock, the daughter of Snitzel has been an outstanding investment for her all women ownership group winning $3.6million in prizemoney with a fine last start second beaten half a length in the Group I MRC Oakleigh Plate.
The only thing missing from Away Game’s resume is that elusive Group I win, which may well unfold before this season comes to an end.
Other current star performers raised / sold by Mill Park in 2021 / 2022 include Group I SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes winner Instant Celebrity, $3.1 million earner Dalasan, $2.2million earner Warning, $1million earning Group winner Peltzer (now retired to stud) and Group and Listed winners Zoushine, Seradess, Cerberus, Ecumenical and Senor Toba, who is now in Hong Kong being prepared for the 2022 Hong Kong Derby
Mill Park Stud will present a draft of 17 for Magic Millions Adelaide with highlights below:
Lot 32 Colt Impending x Augusta Belle, by Not a Single Doubt
From the second crop of Lonhro’s dual Group I winning son Impending, sire of exciting two year-old Sir Bailey.
Second foal of a winning daughter of leading sire Not a Single Doubt from a family that has delivered past success for Mill Park to produce Champion 2YO Filly Away Game, a multiple Group II winner of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with earnings of $3.6million.
Lot 178 Filly Nicconi x Inishmore, by More than Ready (USA)
Half-sister to Lady Dunmore and Harleymoven, who have both won races at Morphettville since the catalogue went to print. From an unraced half-sister to multiple Group II winning sprinter Catapulted from the family of Group I winner Ihtsahymn and this season’s Group III winner Bruckner, who was second to Home Affairs in G1 VRC Coolmore Stud Stakes.
Bred on successful Nicconi x More Than Ready cross that has produced 15 winners from 18 runners headed by Group III winner Hear the Chant.
Lot 253 Colt Capitalist x Moreau, by Snitzel
One of only two colts in this sale by Capitalist. From Group II placed Moreau, a full sister to the dam of exciting 3YO Pinstriped, three wins from four starts inc. Group III VRC CS Hayes Stakes and an unlucky fifth in Group I VRC Australian Guineas.
Bred on successful Capitalist x Snitzel cross that has produced Group III winner Marine One and stakes-winner Profiteer.
Lot 304 Colt Kermadec x Queen’s Kiss, by French Deputy (USA)
Only entry in the sale by proven Group I sire Kermadec, sire of Montefilia and Willowy. Half-brother to stakes-winner Royal Rumble, a winner of over $590,000, and four other winners.
Dam is a grand-daughter of Golden Slipper place-getter Loving Cup, from the family of smart stakes-winner Quantico, who runs in the Group I VRC Newmarket Handicap on Saturday.
Lot 371 Colt Rubick x Snow Surrender, by Sepoy
By the sire of Yes Yes Yes, Rubisaki and this season’s Blue Diamond place-getter Jacquinot Bay. Third foal of a half-sister to stakes-winner Adelong.
Third dam is blue hen Snowdrift, the dam of Group I winner Snowland, Group II winner Portillo (dam of G2 winner Ghisoni) and stakes-winning sire Snippetson.
Lot 408 Colt Shalaa (IRE) x The Special Two, by War Pass (USA)
By the sire of last week’s G2 Reisling Stakes winner Seven Veils and MM 2YO Classic winner Shaquero. Half-brother to two winners from a winning half-sister to Group II winner Champagne Harmony, dam of stakes-winner Grace and Harmony.
From top class Kiwi female family of G1 winners Champagne, St Reims, Charmont and New Zealand Horse of the Year Bonneval.
See the full draft at Barn 4 Row B.
