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Magic Mares Sale Starts Today

Tara Madgwick - Tuesday May 26
Inspections are in full swing on the Gold Coast with the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale set to commence at 10am today (Wednesday) and the burning question asked by most people would be how much for Sweet Idea?.

Sweet IdeaAn outstanding selection of fillies and mares and stallion shares will go under the hammer with buyers across all levels of the market spoilt for choice.

Race videos of a number of top prospects in the auction are available for viewing from the Magic Millions online catalogue - giving prospective buyers a great tool in preparation for the auction.

Tomorrow's sale will commence with the race fillies and maiden mares before a select group of stallion shares are offered. Later in the afternoon the broodmare section begins - that part of the sale to continue through Thursday and Friday before a general session on Sunday.

Stakes winning fillies and mares catalogued to go under the hammer on Day One include: Hello (Lot 502), Moone's My Name (525), Queenstown (538), Rezoned (542), She Can Skate (550), Thiamandi (570), Tukiyo (572), Viadana (574), Villa Verde (575), Alpha Miss (585), Avaladyluck (589), Averau (590), Champagne Cath (605), Diademe (612), Jazz Song (1349), Ruud Awakening (1354), Silversands (1355), Sweet Idea (1356), Ygritte (1359), Arabian Gold (1360), Fitocracy (1364), Fix (1365), Cheetah (639), Gaudeamus (640), Lectrice (643), Oh Goodness Me (646), Rocha (648), Slapstick (650), Hi On Love (662), Hidden Jewel (663), Hidden Kisses (664), Hy Fuji (670), Joey Jo Jo (688), Kathern's Cat (697), Kirra Sand (702), Kneeling (705), La Fantastique (711), La Rumba (712) and Lady of the Desert (715).

What is she worth?There are some outstanding prospects in the list above, but none to rival Sweet Idea, a Group I winning $2.4 million earner for the Gai Waterhouse stable that was plucked from the MM yearling sale for $240,000 in 2012.

By red hot sire Snitzel from a stakes-placed daughter of Group I winning stayer Electronic, Sweet Idea has an intriguing pedigree mix of speed and stamina and proved herself on the track as a tough and consistent performer at the highest level from the day she walked into Tulloch Lodge. 

Consigned for this sale by Widden Stud on behalf of her owners, Sweet Idea will bow out of the public spotlight tomorrow in a blaze of commercial glory.

Whoever ends up with her will have bought something special.
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