Yarramalong Park Ready for Even Better

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Tuesday Dec 24

Queensland based Yarramalong Park has ridden the wave of success with Better Than Ready and their Magic Millions drafts have produced five stakes-winners for the star Queensland sire including his Group I WATC Railway Stakes winner Port Lockroy and their 2024 consignment promises to deliver more of the same.

Bred and sold by Yarramalong Park, Port Lockroy wins the G1 WATC Railway Stakes - image Western Racepix

Snapped up for $300,000 from the Yarramalong Park draft in 2022 by Annabel Neasham/Brian McGuire, Port Lockroy has won over $1.1million with the promise of more to come for this likeable four year-old stallion.

Another million-dollar earner is his full brother Alpine Edge, a Group III winner that was second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and was purchased from Yarramalong Park for $160,000 in 2018.

Stakes-winners The Vowels, Steady Ready and Better Reflection are also stakes-winners from Yarramalong Park with combined earnings of $1.4million.

Yarramalong Park will offer 22 yearlings at Magic Millions and 17 are by Better Than Ready, click to see them all and highlights are below:

Lot 59 Colt Home Affairs x Unofficial, by Fastnet Rock

By boom first season sire Home Affairs and is the first foal of an unraced sister to Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy from Group II winner Cats Whisker.

Lot 120 Colt Better Than Ready x Zunaida, by Deep Field

Third foal of an unraced half-sister to multiple Group I winning South African Horse of the Year Igugu, Group III winner Honorius, stakes-winner Ngaga, Group III placed Sweet Fire and the dam of Group II winner Tarka.

Lot 158 Colt Farnan x Angharad, by Exceed and Excel

From the second crop of Golden Slipper winner Farnan, already the sire of high class juvenile North England. This colt received a massive pedigree update on Saturday when his half-brother In Good Order won the Group II WATC Van Heemst Stakes at Ascot, read about him here.

This lovely colt is the fifth foal from a winning half-sister to Group I placed Group III winners Sweynesse and Rimraam.

Lot 526 Filly Better Than Ready x Istiraaha, by Redoute’s Choice

Third foal of an unraced half-sister to Group I winner Rewaaya and to the dam of Group I winner Sense of Occasion and is from the Nasmah/ Asawir branch of the famed Easy Date family.

Lot 718 Colt Better Than Ready x New Wings, by Choisir

Full brother to Group II winner and $1million earner Chrysaor from a winning sister to multiple stakes-winner Religify from the family of world champion sprinter Silent Witness.

Lot 898 Filly Better Than Ready x Secret Indulgence (NZ), by Fastnet Rock

Half-sister to multiple Group III winner Amangiri and three-quarter sister to Group I placed More Secrets. Dam is a half-sister to Group I VRC Victoria Derby winner Amalfi and has the perfect record of six foals to race all winners!

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