The 2023 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by 20 yearlings that sold for $1million or more, but the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale has well and truly eclipsed that figure with 26 sailing into seven figures, so let’s take a look at the mares producing the stars at Riverside Stables this week.
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Breeding a Group I winner and selling a million dollar yearling are the big dreams of most commercial breeders and some of the mares below have managed to do both of those things in their stud and or racing careers.
Group I winners in the list below are : Via Africa (SthAFr), English, Response, Heavens Above, Prompt Response, Carry on Alice (SthAfr), Gust of Wind (NZ) and Shoals.
Group I producers are as follows: Via Africa (SthAfr) (dam of In The Congo), Ballet D’amour (USA) (dam of Russian Revolution), Response (dam of Estijaab), Listen Here (dam of Shooting to win) , Different To (NZ) (dam of Media Sensation) and Noondie (dam of Booker).
Price |
Sire Yearling |
Dam/ YOB |
2022 Foal |
2022 Covering |
$1.8million |
The Autumn Sun filly |
Via Africa (SthAfr) 2009 |
Snitzel born deceased |
Snitzel |
$1.75 million |
Pierro Filly |
Ennis Hill 2015 |
F I Am Invincible |
Snitzel |
$1.6million |
Snitzel colt |
Ultimate Fever 2000 |
Retired |
|
$1.55million |
I Am Invincible Colt |
English 2012 |
C Snitzel |
Snitzel |
$1.5million |
Snitzel Colt |
Ms Bad Behavior (Can) 2015 |
C Snitzel |
Snitzel |
$1.4million |
Snitzel Colt |
Ballet D’amour (USA) 2005 |
Not served |
I Am Invincible |
$1.4million |
Snitzel Colt |
Response 2006 |
C The Autumn Sun |
Snitzel |
$1.4million |
Written Tycoon Colt |
Meryl 2015 |
C Capitalist |
Pierata |
$1.35 million |
I Am Invincible Filly |
Heavens Above 2011 |
F I Am Invincible |
I Am Invincible |
$1.3million |
Snitzel Colt |
Acquired (NZ) 2004 |
C Snitzel (deceased) |
Exceed and Excel |
$1.3million |
I Am Invincible Colt |
Bonny O’Reilly (NZ) 2012 |
C Snitzel |
I Am Invincible |
$1.3million |
Zoustar Colt |
Lady Jivago 2012 |
C Zoustar (deceased) |
Zoustar |
$1.3million |
I Am Invincible Filly |
Listen Here 2004 |
Missed Zoustar |
Zoustar |
$1.3million |
I Am Invincible Filly |
Prompt Response 2013 |
Filly Zoustar |
Zoustar |
$1.3million |
I Am Invincible Colt |
Octavia 2009 |
Colt I am Invincible (deceased) |
I Am Invincible |
$1.2million |
The Autumn Sun Filly |
Grisi 2012 |
C The Autumn Sun |
Not served |
$1.2million |
I Am Invincible Colt |
Overstep 2013 |
CI Am Invincible |
I Am Invincible |
$1.1million |
Snitzel Colt
|
Carry on Alice (SthAfr) 2011 |
F Snitzel |
The Autumn Sun |
$1.1million |
Fastnet Rock Filly |
Different To (NZ) 2009 |
C I Am Invincible |
Too Darn Hot (GB) |
$1.1million |
I Am Invincible Filly |
Gust of Wind (NZ) 2011 |
Not served |
Stay Inside |
$1.1million |
Russian Revolution colt |
Our Libretto (NZ) 2013 |
F Pariah |
Russian Revolution |
$1.05million |
Deep Field Colt |
Granny Red Shoes 2015 |
C Zoustar |
Capitalist |
$1million |
I Am Invincible filly |
Noondie 2008 |
F I Am Invincible |
I Am Invincible |
$1million |
Zoustar filly |
Sexy Eyes 2013 |
F Farnan |
Snitzel |
$1million |
Written Tycoon colt |
Shoals 2014 |
F I Am Invincible |
Maurice (Jpn) |
$1million |
Snitzel colt |
Tavarnelle 2008 |
C Farnan |
Capitalist |
For some of the mares on the list these yearlings are their first foals – English, Miss Bad Behavior (Can), Meryl and for one Ultimate Fever, her Snitzel colt is the last, born when she was 20.
Arrowfield Stud’s star producer Response has an amazing record in the sale ring.
Response (Charge Forward) has proven a very profitable mare as well as being a very successful mare with her six yearlings offered at public auction selling for a whopping $7,325,000 with Golden Slipper winner Estijaab purchased from Inglis Easter in 2017 for $1.7million and her best result coming last year with a Snitzel colt selling for $2.25 million to Tom Magnier.
Named Congregation, he is in work with Chris Waller.
Widden Stud’s Bonny O’Reilly (NZ) is showing all the signs of following in the footsteps of Response as a saleyard darling with her first three foals all sold as yearlings for a total $3,630,000 with the first of them to race being Group placed Basquiat.
Also for Widden Stud, Lady Jivago (Beneteau) has had two foals, the first Zoustar colt sold for $1.25 million and the second for $1.3million!
Another young mare that has had two foals and both have made seven figures as yearlings is Sexy Eyes (Written Tycoon). Her Zoustar colt last year made $1.25million and her filly by the same this sire year $1million.