January in June

Tara Madgwick - Thursday May 31
The Magic Millions National Sale rolls into next week with the National Yearling Sale (June 5- 7) and this draft from leading Hunter Valley nursery Riversdale Farm will have buyers think it's January instead of June.

Irukandji was co-bred and sold by Nick and Jasmine Hodges of Riversdale FarmNick and Jasmine Hodges of Riversdale Farm have had a great run with two year-olds this year having bred and sold not one, but two Group winning juveniles with Meryl becoming the first stakes-winner for Epaulette when taking out the Group III BRC BJ McLachlan Stakes and Irukandji the first stakes-winner for Dundeel when winning the Group III ATC The Schweppes Stakes.

Meryl was sold by Riversdale at the Magic Millions Yearling Sale for $150,000, while Irukandji was sold at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale for $240,000 before going on to make $500,000 at Magic Millions for renowned pinhookers Musk Creek.

They arrive at the Gold Coast with 18 lovely youngsters by a variety of popular and proven sires including Champion Australian First Season Sire Zoustar and Champion US Sire Tapit.

Click here to see the draft and highlights are below:

Lot 1760 Colt All Too Hard x Buenos Aires (IRE), by Rainbow Quest



Half-brother to SW Buenos Dias from the family of Australian HOTY Might and Power.

Lot 1800 Colt All Too Hard x Dirty, by Hussonet (USA)



Half-brother to Group II placed Cabeza de Vac from SW Dirty.

Lot 1802 Filly Tapit x Dixie Smile (USA), by Dixie Union



Second foal of a half-sister to SW's Procreate and Perilous Night, the dam of Group II winner Delaunay.

Lot 1867 Filly So You Think x I'm a Showoff, by Thunder Gulch (USA)



Half-sister to stakes-placed Black Jag and Longeron.

Lot 1920 Colt Zoustar x Mayan Prophecy, by Snitzel



First foal of a half-sister to SW Ancient Hill from US Group II winner Aztec Hill.

Lot 1944 Filly Shooting to Win x Mrs Kipling, by Exceed and Excel



Half-sister to Group III placed See Me Exceed f rom SW Mrs Kipling and closely related to dual Group I winner Cosmic Endeavour, who is by Shooting to Win's sire Northern Meteor.

Lot 1988
Filly Reward for Effort x Queen of Castille, by Iglesia



From a half-sister to SW Slinky Planet and to the dam of SW Minnaloushka.

Lot 2015 Filly Rubick x Royal Emerger, by Flying Spur



Half-sister to SW Royal Rada from a half-sister to Group I winner Demerger.

See the draft at Stable E 14 – 23, F 4- 13.




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