WAYNE BEDGGOOD - THE AUSTRALIAN BREEDING INDUSTRY’S QUIET ACHIEVER JO MCKINNON | PAGE 19 Thursday, May 27, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE SET TO CLOSE WITH A BANG - PAGE 1 WAYNE BEDGGOOD - THE AUSTRALIAN BREEDING INDUSTRY’S QUIET ACHIEVER JO MCKINNON | PAGE 19 Thursday, May 27, 2021 | Dedicated to the Australasian bloodstock industry - subscribe for free: Click here IT'S IN THE BLOOD | ZAAKI - PAGE 24 HONG KONG NEWS - PAGE 26 Magic Millions National Read Tomorrow's Issue For Maiden of the Week Broodmare Sale set to What's on Race meetings: Gosford (NSW), Sale (VIC), Bundaberg (QLD), Townsville (QLD), close with a bang Northam (WA), Pukekohe (NZ) Strong day two trade as Quilista heads to Cressfield with $1 Barrier Trials/Jump-outs: million price tag Burrumbeet (VIC) International Group races: Sandown (UK) - Henry II Stakes (Gr 3, 2m), Brigadier Gerard Stakes (Gr 3, 1m2f) International meetings: Ripon (UK), Haydock (UK), Carlisle (UK), Sandown (UK) Sales: Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale Lot 978: Quilista MAGIC MILLIONS day of trade but there was more even BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS competition between buyer and vendor on arry Bowditch is predicting a day two. big finish to the Magic Millions After 18 million-dollar lots on day one, National Broodmare Sale after a Quilista (Scandal Keeper) was the sole mare to hit relative calm came over the Gold the mark yesterday and there promises to be more BCoast auction ring yesterday in a strong but with the likes of Group 1 winner Volpe Veloce steady session in which one mare hit seven (Foxwedge), who is in foal to I Am Invincible figures, the 19th of the sale. (Invincible Spirit), Tsaritsa (Dane Shadow), Hell INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS The race fillies and mares session on Or Highwater (Not A Single Doubt), Serenade Tuesday, bolstered by the unreserved (Star Witness), Taste Of Heaven (Encosta De CELEBRATED AT GSSSA dispersal of the Shadwell Stud Australia Lago) and Oregon’s Day (Domesday) also set to CEREMONY draft, helped create an unprecedented be sold today. Continued on page 2>> PAGE 21 TUE 25TH - THU 27TH MAY 2021 MAGIC MILLIONS NATIONAL BROODMARE SALE SALE LIVE CLICK HERE Follow us @anz_news | 1 | Brought to you by Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale set to close with a bang | 2 | Thursday, May 27, 2021 << Continued from page 1 As expected, the average dropped last lot,” said Bowditch, Magic from a record of $328,038 to $250,190, which is still up 78 per cent on last Millions’ managing director. WE SET A HUGE year, after the second day, while the $100 million barrier will be broken “To hold a $250,000 average BENCHMARK (ON early today after 394 mares have so far changed hands for $98.575 million. and a clearance rate of an TUESDAY), BUT TODAY The median of $120,000 was almost double last year’s figure of $65,000, exceptional 88 per cent and IT WAS JUST GOOD, a massive rise even accounting for the impact of Covid-19. a gross ticking towards $100 SOLID TRADE WITH After day two of the 2019 sale the average was $158,646 and the million is sensational. I couldn’t GOOD MOMENTUM median was $70,000. be happier.” THROUGHOUT THE DAY “We set a huge benchmark (on Tuesday), but today it was just good, solid The spread of buyers, in WHICH FLOWED RIGHT trade with good momentum throughout the day which flowed right to the numbers and locations, has been TO THE LAST LOT a key feature of this year’s breeding - BARRY BOWDITCH stock market with most participants reinvesting their profits from the 2021 yearling sales or other players stepping up their involvement. “As I said last night, I thought everyone will get a turn from here on in and that was evident today,” Bowditch said. “There was value to be found if people kept their lists long and did their work. Most vendors would walk away happy with how their horses sold today and we’re delighted with how the sale’s travelling with one really strong day to go tomorrow.” Bowditch added: “There’s some real stars (today) from really early in the day through to the supplementaries, so I am sure there will be people Lot 978: Quilista MAGIC MILLIONS going home tonight and growing their lists.” Continued on page 4>> Follow us @anz_news | 2 | Brought to you by Cape Breton (2YO), bred by Fergus & Delia Doyle and foaled and raised at Willow Park, looked a “He’s going to be a beautiful 3YO Guineas smart prospect when winning on his debut. colt and we’re hoping a type of horse.” Chris Waller’s stable representative Charlie Duckworth Chris Waller, trainer of both Cape Breton and Canadian Spice The Stakes-placed Canadian Spice, foaled and raised at Coolmore for Woppitt Bloodstock/ Hermitage T’breds, made all for a comfortable victory. Golden Slipper winner and already sire from his first crop of: MOUNT PLEASANT - dual Gr.2 winner in South Africa YALETOWN - won the Tulloch S.-Gr.2 on 3rd April NIGHT RAID - dual Stakes winner VANGELIC - 2nd ATC Surround Stakes-Gr.1, 3rd Flight Stakes-Gr.1 Fee: $22,000 (inc GST) Colm Santry, John Kennedy, Paddy Oman, Tom Moore, Rob Archibald or Emma Pugsley Tel: 02 6576 4200. New Zealand: Gordon Calder Tel:+64 218 41612. www.coolmore.com Neill adds high-class Quilista to Cressfield’s quality broodmare band | 4 | Thursday, May 27, 2021 Neill adds high-class Quilista to Cressfield’s quality broodmare band Yesterday, Bruce Neill’s quest for quality over quantity was again on show yesterday with the Cressfield Stud principal buying his second seven-figure sprinting mare of the sales series at the Gold Coast. With New Zealand agent Bruce Perry bidding on Neill’s behalf from a table to the right of the auctioneers’ box, the prominent breeder went to $1 million for Group 2-winning sprinter Quilista (Scandal Keeper) who was sold in foal to Pierata (Pierro). Sold by Segenhoe Stud on behalf of Aquis Farm as Lot 978, Quilista was the only mare in foal to hit the seven-figure mark yesterday. She was a $950,000 purchase by Tony Fung at the 2019 National Sale and sent to I Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit). That weanling, a filly, sold for $340,000 last week on the Gold Coast. Lot 926: Moss Trip MAGIC MILLIONS “She was the pick of the ones I wanted at the sale,” Neill said. “I was interested in her weanling, and she was a good type, but she breeders coming to the fore in a market normally dominated by the big had some x-ray issues, and that's why she probably only made $340,000. Hunter Valley players. “She was a very fast mare and my strategy is to buy fast mares, clear of Largely driven by the Written Tycoon Syndicate, which has bought 36 Danehill, and she fits the bill perfectly.” mares for $15.215 million, and the dramatic upscaling of investment by Neill employed the same strategy at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale where Rosemont Stud, which has spent $10.655 million, Victorian buyers have he bought dual Group 1-winning sprinter Pippie (Written Tycoon) for $1.8 bought 136 mares sold so far, accounting for almost $45 million of the total million. aggregate. Pippie will visit Exceed And Excel (Danehill) this year while Quilista This year’s spend is not a complete shock as Victorian-owned mares is likely to be mated to Arrowfield’s champion stallion Snitzel (Redoute’s accounted for 23 per cent of Australia’s broodmares in 2016, 24 per cent in Choice). 2017 and 2018 and 27 per cent in the past two breeding seasons. Neill said: “I only have to top up my broodmare band, I've got nearly Given Yulong’s and Rosemont Stud’s propensity to increase their 25 mares and probably 20 of them are Easter or Magic Millions quality, so numbers, along with the emergence of Leneva Park and others, that I just need to top them up and keep it fresh.” percentage could rise again in 2021 and was one of the reasons for the The overall level of investment across the board at the Australian increased competition on the buying bench in the past few weeks. bloodstock sales so far this year has been remarkable with Victoria’s Tasmanian Neill said of the market: “There is a lot of new investment and a lot of it is coming from Victoria, which is quite amazing, but it's good to see them punching above their weight. “There's a lot of reinvestment going on around the world with asset classes. Obviously, we are in that category with the horse industry and it’s very encouraging.” Separately, Bowditch welcomed buyers from outside the power states of NSW and Victoria choosing to reinvest in the industry. “We obviously hold significant sales in Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania and there’s great representation from all of those states,” Bowditch said. “They’re getting in off the back of strong yearling sales in those regions this year and reinvesting their money that they’ve reaped reward from at Barry Bowditch with the Triple Crown owners of Moss Trip MAGIC MILLIONS the recent yearling sales.” Continued on page 6>> STEVE MORAN DON’T MISS STEVE MORAN’S LATEST COLUMN - VIEWS, ANALYSES AND TIPS FROM ONE OF THE INDUSTRY’S LEADING VOICES. EVERY WEDNESDAY Follow us @anz_news | 4 | Brought to you by Kia Ora get behind Slipper winner Farnan | 6 | Thursday, May 27, 2021 Kia Ora get behind Slipper winner Farnan Kia Ora Stud yesterday also demonstrated its commitment to first season sire Farnan (Not A Single Doubt) by adding two high-priced mares in quick succession to its broodmare band to be covered by the Golden Slipper Stakes- (Gr 1, 1200m) winning stallion later this year.