The next generation of racetrack superstars will kick away 2027 in style with a spectacular catalogue today unveiled for January's Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
The cream of the Australasian yearling crop will be offered across five action packed days of selling at Australia's holiday playground from January 12 to 17.
The sales source of current day stars including Warwoven, Autumn Boy, Saintly Dancer, The Next Episode, Skyhook, Point Barrow and Guest House will be ready to deliver again with a 1280 lot line-up revealed.
"Thanks to the unwavering support of our vendors and breeders across Australasia we have assembled an outstanding catalogue of yearlings to kick away the new year in style," Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said.
"Our team has inspected a massive number of youngsters and we have brought together an incredibly strong group to fly the Magic Millions flag in January and in the seasons to come on the track."
"The Gold Coast Yearling Sale is unquestionably the best producing yearling sale in Australasia - producing so many more Group One winners and stakes winners across a number of seasons than other auctions it's compared to."
"This success isn't just happening now - it's something that continues season after season. The results on the track are the reason why buyers from across the world love sourcing their next stars on the Gold Coast. It's the Number One sale by a mile!"
"With outstanding quality and choice at all levels of the market, over the past year the Gold Coast Yearling Sale has been the source of winners of the Golden Slipper, ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes, Australasian Oaks, Rosehill Guineas, ATC Coolmore Classic, Golden Rose, Caulfield Guineas, Thousand Guineas, Coolmore Stud Stakes, Golden Eagle and VRC Champions Sprint."
"The beauty of the Gold Coast Yearling Sale is that quality yearlings cover so many levels of the market - no matter whether you're looking for a specific sire or a certain price-point you will be spoilt for choice," Bowditch added.
The 997 Book One and 283 Book Two yearlings will impress buyers both on type and pedigree. The catalogue itself makes impressive reading.
The dams of the yearlings catalogued read like a who's who of the Australasian racing scene - among them Group One winners Aristia, Belle en Rouge, Bonaria, Booker, Chain of Lightning, Daysee Doom, Diamond Drille, Estijaab, First Seal, Foxplay, Global Glamour, In Her Time, Instant Celebrity, Invest, Invincibella, Krone, Lickety Split, Loving Gaby, Maven Belle, Melody Belle, Missisippi Burning, Mrs Onassis, Odeum, Pignan, Princess Jenni, Royal Descent, Santa Monica, She's Extreme, Shout the Bar, Silent Sedition, Tiggy Wiggy and Under Your Spell.
Among the well related offerings Gold Coast bound are half, three quarter or full relations to Group One stars including Alligator Blood, Angel Capital, Another Prophet, Autumn Boy, Charm Stone, Farnan, Forbidden Love, Imperatriz, Lara Antipova, Light Infantry Man, Linebacker, Magic Time, My Gladiola, Ozzmosis, Panova, Point Barrow and Spicy Martini.
Also catalogued are (at least half) relations to recent carnival group winners Amelia's Affair, Blue Door, Central Europe, Changing Colours, Gerringong, King Snitz, Savvy Hallie and Shraddha.
An impressive 120 individual sires are represented in the 2027 Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalogue - including 22 with members from their first crop.
Home Affairs, the sire of Golden Slipper winner Guest House, is the most represented sire with 68 lots. Others with strong representation include Ozzmosis (47), I Am Invincible (45), Zoustar (43) and Shinzo (39).
To view the online catalogue for the 2027 Gold Coast Yearling Sale click here. The catalogue is also available to be downloaded for free via the new Inspect by Ardex sales catalogue app for iPad/tablet and mobile, as well as via the Equineline Catalog app for iPad.
TAB GOLD COAST MAGIC MILLIONS CARNIVAL SCHEDULE
Wed 6 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Inspections commence, Magic Millions Sales Complex
Sat 9 Jan – Magic Millions Gold Twilight Meeting, Gold Coast Turf Club – 10 races featuring the $2.5m TAB Magic Millions Sunlight, $1m Racing Queensland Magic Millions QTIS & $1m Magic Millions The Syndicate
Sun 10 Jan – Pacific Fair Magic Millions Polo & Showjumping, Doug Jennings Park from 8am
Tue 12 Jan – TAB Magic Millions Barrier Draw, Surfers Paradise from 6am
Tue 12 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Day 1 from 10am (Lot 1-250)
Wed 13 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Day 2 from 10am (Lot 251-500)
Thu 14 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Day 3 from 10am (Lots 501-700)
Fri 15 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Day 4 from 10am (Lots 701-997)
Sat 16 Jan – TAB Magic Millions Raceday, Gold Coast Turf Club – 10 races featuring the $3m TAB Magic Millions 2YO Classic & $3m Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas
Sun 17 Jan – Magic Millions Yearling Sale, Day 5 (Book 2) from 11am (Lots 998-1280)
