Thursday November 26, 2009
Edition 210
Edited by TARA MADGWICK   

Magic Millions 2010 –The Flip Side of EI

The 2010 Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast has special significance this year as it is the first yearling sale to showcase youngsters conceived in the dark days of 2007 when the EI outbreak crippled the industry leaving destruction and chaos in its wake.

For many breeders, EI threw a major spanner in the works as long held breeding plans for valued commercial mares were ditched in favour of what was do-able at the time.



Read on for the winners and losers from EI

 THE TOP FIVE

Here is this week’s summary of the five most read stories on Breednet for those who may have been away or missed out on what our audience deem the most popular stories in bloodstock since last Friday, November 20.

1/ Brother for Melbourne Cup Hero
See the first picture of the three-quarter brother to Melbourne Cup winner Shocking.

2/ Christmas Foal a Winner
He’s all grown up and is now the winner Spirited Eagle.

3/ Duporth Transferred – Red Ransom Sons in Demand
Duporth switched to Peter Moody.

4/ Hunter Valley Breeders Asked to Unite
What you can do to stop the Bickham mine.

5/ The Next Generation
Matching foals to stakes-winning siblings.
SALE MAIL, DAILY SIRE RUNNERS, RACE RESULTS
TOP PRICED 2&3YO SELLERS
PRICE VENUE HORSE
$1,000,000 ASCT. R7 RED HOT CHOICE
$460,000 NCLE. R7 LANCETTI
$350,000 E FM. R5 GOLDEN KID
$300,000 M V . R3 DORSODURO
$300,000 Y GL. R4 COEUR D'AMOUR
$240,000 M V . R3 MISS BELLEZZA
$230,000 E FM. R5 PRINCESS QUALO
$200,000 NCLE. R7 GLENARVY
$180,000 RAWT. R7 LATIN NEWS
$160,000 E FM. R5 FALLS CREEK
TOP SIRES BY WINS LAST 7 DAYS
Bianconi 8
Encosta De Lago 6
Sequalo 6
Testa Rossa 6
Choisir 5

TOP SIRES BY WINS LAST 30 DAYS
Encosta De Lago 23
Sequalo 21
Iglesia 20
Show A Heart 19
Commands 17

QUIZ
1/ Octagonal had a stakes-winner last week, can you name him?

2/ Who is the sire of HK sprint star Happy Zero?

3/ The Group One WATC Railway Stakes last weekend was the second Group One victory for Sniper’s Bullet, was what his first?

4/ Which champion racehorse whose oldest Australian progeny are foals this spring had the top lot at the Goffs November Foal Sale in Ireland last week?

5/ Who is the most represented sire at the 2010 Magic Millions Yearling Sale on the Gold Coast?

Answers are at the bottom of this page .
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