Nick 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.