Sales News

Sunlight’s daughter shatters Magic Millions record at $3.2 million

Coolmore Stud-consigned daughter of Home Affairs tops trade as the curtain comes down on Book 1 Sunlight (Zoustar) created a slice of history when she made $4.2 million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale in 2020 and on Friday evening her third foal delivered the mare, her first-season sire Home Affairs (I Am Invincible)... Read More

‘When you have a sale of this much depth and quality it provides a perfect storm for buyers’

Anticipation is high ahead of the Magic Millions yearling sale which gets underway on the Gold Coast on Tuesday and the auction houses’ managing director Barry Bowditch is confident the ‘deep’ catalogue will present buyers with a plethora of opportunity at every level of the market. A total of 1021 lots have been catalogued for... Read More

Alma Vale bidding to open new chapter at Magic Millions with quality draft

Esteemed industry veteran Verna Metcalfe begins a new chapter on Tuesday with the first exclusive draft of her Alma Vale Thoroughbreds going under the hammer at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. With more than four decades in the industry including time with the giant Woodlands and Widden operations, Metcalfe branched out to establish... Read More

‘You could eat your dinner off his arse’

We take a look at a selection of lots who have had pedigree updates since the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale catalogue went to press.   Lot 24 B c Trapeze Artist – Thrill by Flying Spur Vendor: Widden Stud This son of Trapeze Artist (Snitzel) was subject to a pedigree update courtesy of... Read More

Dual Pressure tops Inglis Digital December Sale at $220,000

Dual Pressure, a three time-winning son of Denman (Lonhro), was the headline act of the Inglis Digital December Sale after he was bought by Aaron Bain for $220,000.  Bain and Ned Taylor are the sole trainers at Angaston Park – formerly Lindsay Park – and are hoping to develop the former Mathew Ellerton-trained four-year-old into... Read More

Inglis release preview of Easter Yearling Sale catalogue

The catalogue for the 2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale is nearing completion, with Inglis releasing a ‘2025 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale – A Selection Of The Best’ catalogue for potential buyers to ponder. While it will not be officially finalised until mid-January, Inglis has unveiled the preview, which includes a selection of the best pedigrees,... Read More