Eureka Stud is home to Queensland’s favourite son Spirit of Boom, so we expect to see a fine selection of his stock in their draft for any yearling sale and Magic Millions Gold Coast March is no different, but they also have something unique to offer later this week.
Eureka Stud will present a draft of 36 after withdrawals and a late entry that will be offered as Lot 495, but selling after Lot 250 on Thursday, is the Toronado (IRE) colt from Desert Team (IRE).
He is the only yearling in this sale by champion Victorian sire Toronado, who has sired 120 winners this season including Grinzinger Heart, who won last Saturday’s Group II VRC sires Produce Stakes.
The number one active sire in Australia for Hong Kong buyers, Toronado is the sire of current star HK 4YO’s Stormy Grove and Little Paradise, who have one the first two legs of the prestigious Hong Kong 4YO Series.
A powerhouse chestnut, the Toronado colt from Desert Team is the first foal of well related Invincible Spirit mare Desert Team, a three time winner in sprint races, whose next two dams are Group III winner Kilmah and stakes-winner Perfect Star.
Click here to see the full draft with additional highlights below:
Lot 4 Filly Spirit of Boom x Weekend Saga, by Real Saga
Half-sister to a winner and is fourth foal of a winning half-sister to G3 winner Dan Baroness and SW Jagged Edge from the family of Group I winner Pride of Rancho.
Lot 87 Colt Artorius x Campari (NZ), by O’Reilly
From the first crop of dual G1 winner Artorius and is third foal of stakes-placed Campari, whose current season 2YO is smart filly Tigroni, who has had three placings from four starts and collected the ladies bonus in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic to give her prizemoney of $420,034.
Lot 150 Filly Spirit of Boom x Express Air by Piccolo (GB)
Full sister to SW Simply Fly a winner of over $850,000 and is from Group II BRC Queensland Guineas winner Express Air, who has left seven winners, the most recent Esperanza (2f Spirit of Boom), a winner at Doomben.
Lot 348 Colt Spirit of Boom x Pryce, by Sebring
First foal of a winning half-sister to G1 WATC Winterbottom Stakes winner Takedown, who banked over $1.6million. Traces back along his tail female line to legendary matriarch Best in Show.
Lot 504 Filly Stay Inside x Taya, by Al Maher
From the second crop of Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, sire of G3 winner Incognito and SW Lassified. Half-sister to a winner and is from a winning full sister to G1 ATC Epsom Gandicap winner Fat Al from G2 winner Fatoon.
