Lime Country Magic Yearlings

Sponsored Content - by Tara Madgwick - Monday January 11

Lime Country Thoroughbreds have a great draft of 15 for Magic Millions Book 1 that includes a very rare grey colt by Fastnet Rock that is turning heads at the Gold Coast this week.

Lot 29 - click to watch parade.

Lot 29 is the first foal of Alice Island, a winning half-sister to Group III winner Miss Steele, and owes his grey colouring to third dam Princess Phoenix, a daughter of renowned grey New Zealand based sire Three Legs (GB).

Click here to see the full Lime Country draft and inspect them at Stable V, below are highlights:

Lot 285 Colt Lonhro x Eyes of Love (NZ), by Tavistock

Lot 285 - click to watch parade.


Second foal of a winning daughter of Group II winner Lovetrista from the Tristalove branch of the legendary Eight Carat family.

Lot 292 Filly Sebring x Faith in Hand, by Fastnet Rock

 

Lot 292 - click to watch parade.

First foal of a winning full sister to Group I winner Amicus and half-sister to stakes-winner Cheer Leader from the family of champion sprinter and Group I sire Starspangledbanner.


Lot 443 Colt Caravaggio (USA) x Kimblewick, by Lonhro

Lot 443 - click to watch parade.

Second foal of a winning half-sister to Group III winner Table Bay from the family of dual Group I winning globe-trotting sprinter Cape of Good Hope.

Lot 526 Filly Written Tycoon x Matildare, by Rothesay

Lot 526 - click to watch parade.
First foal of a winning half-sister to the dam of champion sprinter and Group I sire Starspangledbanner and grand-dam of Group I winner Amicus.

Lot 828 Colt Fastnet Rock x Star of Sydney, by Starcraft

Lot 828 - click to watch parade.

This colt has a good pedigree update as he is now a half-brother to two time winner Dondeska, who has won twice since the catalogue went to print. He is the third foal of an unraced half-sister to Group I winner Invader and Group II winner Not Listenin’tome.

Lot 948 Colt Pierro x Wedding, by Commands

Lot 948 - click to watch parade.

Fourth foal of metro winner Wedding, a half-sister to stakes-winners Handfast and Rusambo from the family of Group I winner Love Dance.


 

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