MAGIC MILLIONS 2018 Widden Whinnies Off to the Magic Millions ... “A GOOD MATING AND A GOOD FARM, that’s where it starts!” says Widden Stud’s Antony Thompson in offering a valuable piece of advice to yearling buyers headed to the Gold Coast in January for the 2018 Magic Millions Yearling Sale (10–14 January). Widden Stud will present 41 yearlings CROWN WITNESS and OUR CROWN and for those buyers keen to heed MISTRESS. his advice, the search for a champion “We have five outstanding fillies starts at Stable C 14–18, D 8–26 including a cracker from imported and E 1–16. Group 3 place-getter PEAHEN (GB).” From the Widden Stud draft at this The first yearlings by Northern sale have come Australian Horse of Meteor’s champion son ZOUSTAR the Year DISSIDENT, bought in 2012 were a massive highlight at the 2017 for $210,000, and $2.4 million earner Magic Millions and already a filly we and dual Group 1 winner STRATUM sold last year from SOLAR CHARGED STAR, bought for $165,000 in 2013. for $300,000 has come out and Magic Millions 2YO Classic winners earned Black Type. DRIEFONTEIN and LE CHEF have also emerged from the Widden “SUNLIGHT provided Zoustar with a draft, the former snaffled by Star great start to his stud career when Thoroughbreds for $75,000 in 2011 she came out and ran a good third and the latter for $120,000 in 2014. in the Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial at Flemington in October,” said More recently top class colts STAR Thompson. TURN and SEABURGE were both sold by Widden at Magic Millions for “We’re offering her full sister this year $400,000 and $220,000 respectively. and she’s faultless, as is the SHAMUS – EMERGING SPRINTER STATE SOLICITOR LEADS HOME A NICCONI AWARD filly from stakes placed 1-2 IN THE GROUP 3 COLONEL REEVES STAKES OVER 1100M – Much of the success achieved by SEBRING mare AUSTRALIA DAY.” Widden Stud sales graduates in recent times reflects the strength of The Widden draft has terrific variety, the stallions we stand and half of the but most importantly it is a consistent Group Quinella for Nicconi Magic Millions draft for 2018 is sired group of horses that stretches deep by Widden based stallions. in quality and includes the progeny OUR QUIET ACHIEVER NICCONI was the Solicitor, who was a luckless eighth to Viddora of leading sires such as SNITZEL and busiest sire in Australia in 2016 covering in the Group 1 WATC Winterbottom Stakes. “Our draft features what I consider NOT A SINGLE DOUBT. some 227 mares. That popularity with are some the nicest SEBRING colts Runner-up CAIPIRINHA was a two time stakes- breeders is well founded and was highlighted we have ever taken to sale and that “We have a couple of Snitzel's that winner last season at three and has proven again in Perth at the start of the summer includes colts from mares such we're thrilled with including a filly a great investment for her owners Barry from brilliant Group winning Dubawi carnival. ANGELIC LIGHT, FASTONGRASS and Jan McRostie. (USA) and SWEET BUTTERFLY,” mare INTIMATE MOMENT and we're A homebred for Bob and Sandra Peters, 5YO said Antony Thompson. well represented with first season Nicconi gelding STATE SOLICITOR led home a The 4YO mare was purchased from the Magic sires BRAZEN BEAU, DISSIDENT, quinella for his sire when defeating Caipirinha Millions Yearling Sale for $47,500 and has “We're fortunate that our stallions DEEP FIELD, HALLOWED CROWN, to win the Group 3 WATC Colonel Reeves won over $340,000 in prizemoney. are performing so well and enjoy RUBICK and SHOOTING TO WIN.” Stakes over 1100 metres. considerable market appeal with State Solicitor and Caipirinha are among STAR WITNESS in particular enjoying ‘A good mating and a good farm’ ... It was his ninth win from just 13 starts and 14 stakes-winners sired by Nicconi, who has a hot streak right now with his now you have a good opportunity with prizemoney already topping $430,000, four entries for Magic Millions and 13 for fillies GLOBAL GLAMOUR, FUHRYK, to secure your next champion! the best is still likely to come for State Inglis Classic. – GOLD STANDARD WINNING THE GROUP 2 Sebring’s Fire Up Through Spring and Beyond STAN FOX STAKES BY OVER 2 LENGTHS – OUR FLAGSHIP SIRE SEBRING fired up through ULMANN and NOTONYOURLIFE, while classy the spring carnivals delivering five stakes-winners WA fillies ART SERIES and MIKIMOTO added headed by the exciting Gai Waterhouse and Adrian to the success. Bott trained three year-old colt GOLD STANDARD. Recent smart winners SEDANZER in Sydney and He broke his maiden at his second start on 9 August VINLAND in Melbourne promise to continue the run and two starts later showed serious talent when of success for Sebring and loom as potential stakes- scoring a resounding win in the Group 2 ATC Stan winners in 2018, while Kiwi trained 3YO EVER LOYAL Fox Stakes over 1500 metres before following with is heading towards the rich Karaka Million in January. a fourth in the Group 1 ATC Golden Rose. A stakes-winner in October and third in the Group 1 The last three winners of the Stan Fox – Impending, Press Statement and Shooting to Win – were all New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas from just five subsequently able to win at Group 1 level and starts, Ever Loyal is a star on the rise across connections will no doubt be hoping Gold Standard the Tasman. can follow suit in the autumn. Sebring has 34 entries for Magic Millions and Other spring stakes-winners for Sebring were 7 for Inglis Classic. Spring Stars Shine for Witness A QUARTET OF TALENTED fillies and mares put our Listed victory at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day Group 1 sire STAR WITNESS in the spotlight over the that is likely to be the first of more Black Type wins spring carnival with Melbourne stakes success for for this fleet footed grey. GLOBAL GLAMOUR, FUHRYK, OUR CROWN MISTRESS and CROWN WITNESS, who was the first new season The Hayes Dabernig partnership claimed a pair of stakes-winner for her sire when taking out the Group 3 Group 3 wins last season with speedy mare Fuhryk, MRC Quezette Stakes on 19 August. who hit top form at Caulfield in October with a Listed A dual Group 1 winner last spring of the ATC Flight victory that prompted connections to look across Stakes and MRC Thousand Guineas as a 3YO, $1.3 to Western Australia. million earner Global Glamour won the Group 2 MRC Sent to Perth for the $1 million Group 1 WATC Tristarc Stakes in October when resuming from a spell. Winterbottom Stakes over 1200 metres, Fuhryk ran The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable will no a bold race for second to Viddora confirming her doubt be considering options at the rich Magic Millions potential at the elite level. race day for Global Glamour, who finished a close second in the $2million 3YO MM Guineas in 2017. With his best son STAR TURN retired to stud at the end of last season, Star Witness has taken little Her stablemate Our Crown Mistress was one of the time to fill the void with a raft of new stakes horses finds of the spring carnival reeling off four successive – ANOTHER GLOBAL GLAMOUR FOR GAI? emerging to take his place. wins following a debut second at Bendigo on OUR CROWN MISTRESS WINS THE LISTED 1 September. Star Witness has 22 entries for Magic Millions LEXUS STAKES 1400M AT FLEMINGTON – Her rapid rise through the ranks culminated with a and 29 for Inglis Classic. First Runner a Stakes Horse for Zoustar – STRATUM STAR SETTLING BACK IN AT HIS BIRTHPLACE, WIDDEN STUD – BRILLIANT DUAL GROUP I winner ZOUSTAR made a good Bloodstock, Sunlight is a half-sister to Group 3 placed impression with his first runner SUNLIGHT finishing a close SHEIKHA from former speedy filly Solar Charged, winner third in the Listed VRC Maribyrnong Trial at Flemington of the Group 3 ATC Kindergarten Stakes at her second start. in October. Black Type for Sunlight has provided a timely boost for Trained by Tony McEvoy, Sunlight was favourite for the her yearling full sister that will be offered by Widden Stud at Magic Millions as Lot 330. 1000 metre scamper having won her only trial impressively at Cranbourne. Good looking Zoustar colt CHARGE will benefit greatly from his first outing at Rosehill on 9 December when he hit the Severley hampered at the start, Sunlight raced keenly line strongly for third to highly rated Godolphin filly Gongs. throughout and did a terrific job to finish third despite racing greenly. Trained by Chris Waller, who also prepared his sire, Charge was a $450,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Turangga "She's a high class filly with loads of speed. Whilst it didn't Farm draft and is also bred to be up and going early as his work out for her today, she'll be winning Group races dam Queen of the Falls is a half-sister by General Nediym to sooner rather than later." McEvoy said afterwards. Group 2 winner and Golden Slipper place-getter Elite Falls. A $300,000 Magic Millions purchase from the Widden Zoustar has 24 entries for Magic Millions and six for Stratum Legacy Stud draft for Aquis/McEvoy Mitchell Racing/Blue Sky Inglis Classic. Lives On – ZOUSTAR'S FIRST RUNNER IS A STAKES MUCH MISSED Golden Slipper winner STRATUM is HORSE.