A Kind of Magic Your Ultimate Guide from Our Team of Experts

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MILLION-DOLLAR I AM INVINCIBLE COLT BRINGS A CLOSE TO REMARKABLE BOOK 1 AT MAGIC MILLIONS

Lot 330 Russian Revolution x French Fern filly Bred by China Horse Club Sold for $425,000

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(02) 8913 1640 hqinsurance.com.au TODAY'SEXCLUSIVE GUARANTEED SALES RENEWAL DATA TABLES - PAGE 6 SALES RESULTS BY SIRE - PAGE 18 Million-dollar I Am Invincible Read Tomorrow's Issue For: colt brings a close to remarkable The Week Ahead What's on Race meetings: Cowra (NSW), Lismore Book 1 at Magic Millions (NSW), Wangaratta (VIC), Sunshine Coast Stunning results leaves an emotional Bowditch to (QLD), Mount Barker (WA), Pioneer Park praise vendors, buyers and colleagues (NT) Barrier trials / Jump-outs: Lismore (NSW), Mount Barker (WA) International meetings: Sha Tin (HK), Nakayama (JPN), Chukyo (JPN), Kokura (JPN), Scottsville (SAF), Southwell (UK) International Group races: Chukyo (JPN) - Nikkei Shinshun Hai (Gr 2, 2200m). Nakayama (JPN) - Keisei Hai (Gr 3, 2000m) Sales: Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale

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by compiling a bigger catalogue this year and BY TIM ROWE | @ANZ_NEWS while conventional wisdom suggests that the CONTACT TIM AT THE SALES @ROWE_TIM average and median should go down as a result THE ARCHER ENDS agic Millions was last night of the increased numbers, that was not the case. TAN'S IMPOSSIBLY LONG WAIT FOR 500TH WIN toasting the setting of a new As the Book 1 aggregate closes in on the $200 - PAGE 15 benchmark set of figures for million mark - it was at $197,240,000 late last its major auction of the year, night - at an average of $253,000 with 761 horses SHAQUERO SLIPPER- BOUND AS WALLER theM Gold Coast Yearling Sale, after a $1 million I sold, Magic Millions’ managing director Barry CLAIMS FIRST 2YO Am Invincible (Invincible Spirit) colt brought to Bowditch was emotional when he reflected CLASSIC - PAGE 12 an end a massive five-session Book 1 offering. on the events which had unfolded over the The company had gambled in November previous five days. Continued on page 2>> DAILY PINHOOKING RESULTS - PAGE 34

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<< Continued from page 1 "It’s overwhelming. It's special what we’ve achieved. To work as we’ve done in the last six months to put this catalogue together, and then to have the restrictions and the roadblocks put in place over the last month, has put this team under immense pressure,” Bowditch revealed last night. “To pull this off to the level we have is something we didn't expect. It was very special. This has been crazy, so to do it and to almost gross $200 million, we aimed to do that for Book 1 and Book 2, and to get there in Book 1 is amazing. “To average a quarter of a million when we have increased our numbers and to clear the same number.” Bowditch praised the vendors who had backed Magic Millions to deliver a competitive January sale when many were questioning whether the demand would be there this year given the pandemic has been causing havoc for nearly 12 months. “The vendors have sent their very best yearlings that are ready for this Magic Millions Inspections MAGIC MILLIONS sale. The buyers have recognised how we've selected the catalogue,” he said. of legwork in on-farm inspections, but she and a few other Sydney-based “We’ve had quality horses from Lot 1 to Lot 962. These buyers have buyers were granted government exemptions to be on the Gold Coast got a lot to race for, prize-money is great, the race series is a fantastic fillip. with strict protocols in place. They really got behind these horses and it really boosted the prices. “I saw him twice on the farm at Kia Ora and I loved him the first “This was the injection to the industry to give the confidence that the time and when I went back for my second look, I loved him even more,” market is in a great place. I'm proud that we have been able to provide a Neasham said. benchmark for the rest of the yearling sales series.” “Look, I didn’t think I was going to get up here (to the Gold Coast), so I had worked pretty hard on trying to get a couple of people together to try Neasham jumps over hoops to ensure and secure him, so it is a bonus to get up here and when I saw him again I she lands her Vinnie colt loved him even more. Last night’s post-Magic Millions race day session of 192 lots culminated “It has been a long week waiting for him to come through on the final in I Am Invincible’s first million-dollar lot sold for the week, bringing the night, so I am delighted to get him, especially being from a great farm in total number of seven-figure yearlings to 12, after rookie trainer Annabel Kia Ora. Neasham and her racing manager Brian McGuire signed for the stunning “(Kia Ora’s) Ananda Krishnan has a couple of horses with me and has grey son of Group really supported me, so it is great to get a really exciting colt and hopefully THIS WAS THE INJECTION TO 2-winning, Group we can come back here next year with him.” THE INDUSTRY TO GIVE THE 1-placed mare Villa Catalogued as Lot 934 and the second seven-figure lot sold by Kia Ora CONFIDENCE THAT THE MARKET Verde (Not A Single Stud this week, the colt is the fourth foal for Villa Verde, a three-quarter IS IN A GREAT PLACE. I'M PROUD Doubt). sister to this season’s Group 2-winning three-year-old Doubtland and THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO Warwick Farm- Listed winner Pretty Fast. based Neasham did “This colt was top-class, we loved him from the day he came in and he PROVIDE A BENCHMARK FOR not expect to be able has just been perfect ever since. He's really gone down well at the sales. THE REST OF THE YEARLING to attend the Magic He's behaved himself immaculately, and the very best to Annabel and the SALES SERIES. Millions sale in team going forward,” Kia Ora Stud’s Shane Wright said. - BARRY BOWDITCH person, so performed “Annabel has started off amazingly, and it’s only going to continue if a significant amount she buys quality like that.” Continued on page 4>>

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<< Continued from page 2 Neasham has become the primary sold six lots, including two lots trainer for Tony Fung and Phoenix Thoroughbreds, the leading buyer at for $1.8 million and $1.2 million, I SAW HIM TWICE ON the sale by aggregate with 19 lots for a total spend of $11,645,000. for an average of $596,667. THE FARM AT KIA ORA Among the Fung-Phoenix haul was the last yearling by Redoute’s “It’s a huge list of AND I LOVED HIM THE Choice (Danehill) to be offered through a Magic Millions’ January auction. buyers, when you look at the FIRST TIME AND WHEN The Baramul Stud-consigned colt, who was catalogued as Lot 880 and syndicators, you've got the I WENT BACK FOR MY made $370,000, was perhaps fittingly sold by Gerry Harvey, who has bred individual owners, you've got a SECOND LOOK, I LOVED 12 of the late champion stallion’s 177 stakes winners, headed by Group 1 big, big group of trainers, and HIM EVEN MORE winners Lotteria and Royal Descent. you've got the (colts) funds and Neasham said the support she had received since leaving Ciaron farms getting in behind these - ANNABEL NEASHAM Maher and David Eustace to go out on her own was “pretty surreal”. horses,” Bowditch said. “This is the first sale that I have been at as a trainer in my own right “It's a big deep list and everyone has played their part. I'm speechless.” and to be given that support, I am just so grateful to the Fung family and to The leading sire by aggregate was I Am Invincible (44 lots sold Phoenix as well, and I can’t wait to get some of those nice big colts into the for an average of $544,545) over champion stallion Snitzel (Redoute’s stable,” said Neasham who has bought ten horses under her own name Choice), who had a colt top the auction at $1.9 million on Tuesday, in Book 1. while the leading sire by average (three or more lots sold) was Not Reflecting on any added pressure she may now be under having A Single Doubt who had 17 yearlings change hands at an average of completed a host of big purchases, Neasham said: “There’s a little bit, but $597,647. we can try and cope with that. We’ve got a good team, we’ve started off The leading first season sire by aggregate was Yarraman Park Stud’s well, so we will try to continue that.” Group 1-winning sprinter Hellbent (I Am Invincible) and by average was Cambridge Stud shuttler Almanzor (Wootton Bassett) who had three Spread of buyers leads to strong market yearlings sell for an average price of $506,667. Maher and Eustace, meanwhile, were also a significant part of the Magic Millions will conduct a two-day Book 2 sale starting at 2pm buying bench in Book 1, spending $11.27 million on 37 yearlings. today before the final day begins at 10am tomorrow. The vendoring honours went to Arrowfield Stud which sold 45 yearlings at an average of $325,889 for $14,665 million while Emirates Park

SALES STATISTICS - BOOK 1 2021 2020 Catalogued: 962 888 Offered: 884 811 Sold: 777 (88%) 709 (87%) Aggregate: $197,240,000 $177,400.000 Average: $253,888 $250,221 Median: $180,000 $180,000 Top Lot: $1.9 million $1.9 million

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MAGIC MILLIONS GOLD COAST YEARLING SALE SALE STATS - DAY FIVE

LEADING VENDORS BY AGGREGATE VENDOR LOTS AVERAGE ($) AGGREGATE ($) Arrowfield Stud 45 325,889 14,665,000 Widden Stud 38 328,947 12,500,000 Coolmore Stud 41 278,902 11,435,000 Baramul Stud 32 328,438 10,510,000 Newgate Farm 37 241,757 8,945,000 Segenhoe Stud 23 386,739 8,895,000 Yarraman Park Stud 28 316,786 8,870,000 Bhima Tbreds 20 323,000 6,460,000 Sledmere Stud 24 263,125 6,315,000 Vinery Stud 17 290,588 4,940,000

LEADING VENDORS BY AVERAGE (3 OR MORE LOTS SOLD) VENDOR LOTS AVERAGE ($) AGGREGATE ($) Emirates Park Pty Ltd 6 3,580,000 596,667 Silverdale Farm 5 2,675,000 535,000 Strawberry Hill Stud 8 3,475,000 434,375 Kia Ora Stud 11 4,620,000 420,000 Woodside Park Stud 4 1,580,000 395,000 Segenhoe Stud 23 8,895,000 386,739 Three Bridges Thoroughbreds 7 2,655,000 379,286 Tyreel Stud 10 3,790,000 379,000 Widden Stud 38