The 2026 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale got underway on Tuesday with a stellar offering of race fillies and mares and it was not long until the first million dollar mare was sold with top class Kiwi bred mare Legarto (NZ) selling for $2.8million to Yulong.
Offered by Attunga Stud on behalf of her Kiwi owners, Legarto was knocked down to the Devil Night Syndicate so there is no guessing as to who will be covering the champion daughter of Proisir this spring.
"She’s the mare of the whole sale and we love her, we fell in love with her when we first saw her," said Yulong's Jun Zhang.
“We’re going to put her to Segenhoe. We purchased Segenhoe and we need some very elite mares to support our stallions, Devil Night or Private Harry.
“Every mare is very special, so we can’t put any price tag on them. I think she was the one and we had to get her.”
Trained throughout her career by Ken and Bev Kelso, Legarto was bred by Warwick Jeffries and was offered by Highline Thoroughbreds during Book 2 of Karaka 2021, where part-owner Phillip Brown purchased her under his Ancroft Stud banner for $90,000.
During her 24-start career, Legarto recorded 12 wins and five placings with five of those wins at Group I level including the 2023 VRC Australian Guineas.
Legarto is the best offspring to date for champion sire Proisir.
