Connections of talented juvenile Eternal Warrior will always wonder what might have been had he made it to the Golden Slipper this Saturday, but what we do know is that he has elite ability and that makes his half-sister a watch horse for Magic Millions Adelaide this week.
Consigned by Holbrook Thoroughbreds, Lot 194 is a lovely Russian Revolution filly from Devout Hero, whose first foal is Eternal Warrior, who made $80,000 at this sale last year and came out and won the Listed MRC Merson Cooper Stakes last spring.
In two luckless starts this year from wide gates he was a close third in the Group III MRC Blue Diamond Prelude and then sixth in the Group I MRC Blue Diamond beaten just two lengths by Streisand.
A three-quarter sister-in-blood to Group III placed Perfect Proposal, this filly comes from a strong female family with her stakes-placed grand-dam Perfect Persuasion a full sister to Champion 3YO Filly Alinghi.
Russian Revolution has sired 103 Australian winners this season headed by G1 winner Libertad and alas has undefeated G1 winning 2YO Filly Lara Antipova in New Zealand.
Holbrook will also offer three additional yearlings in Adelaide:
Lot 182 Colt Captivant x Corrosion, by Lonhro
Half-brother to a winner from an unraced half-sister to Group II winning $1.2million earner Viridine from the family of Group I winner Zapateo.
Lot 267 Colt Profiteer x Hazardous Joy, by Shalaa (IRE)
Second foal of a half-sister to SW Highjack Hussy from the family of Group I winners Masked Pary, Festal and Dracula.
Lot 406 Filly Written By x Press to Collect, by Press Statement
First foal of unraced half-sister to SW Ondina from the family of European Horse of the Year and now leading young sire Ghaiyyath (IRE).
