Geese That Lay Golden Eggs – What’s in the Future?

Tara Madgwick - Sunday January 14

The 2024 Magic Millions Yearling Sale was highlighted by 23 yearlings that sold for $1million or more which was up by three on last year when 20 were in the millionaires club.

Avantage set an online world record when sold for $4.1million on Gavelhouse to Tom Magnier, this year's sale-topper might not be her last!

There was only one mare on last year’s list that appeared again this year and that was In Times of War, who had a Zoustar colt last year make $1million. He was named Espionage and came out and won the Group III ATC Breeders Plate on debut so his half-sister by Snitzel was very much in demand fetching $1.4million.

Australian bred mares dominated the list with the only mares born outside of Australia to feature being Euroboss (USA), Cercle D’Or (IRE) and Kiwi bred Palace Talk.

Below we’ve tabled all the million dollar yearlings with the foal produced last year by their dam and subsequent covering.

 

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Price

Sire

Dam/ YOB

2023 Foal

2023 Covering

$2.1million filly

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Avantage 2015

F I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible

$1.9million colt

Too Darn Hot (GB)

A Time for Julia 2009

F Pinatubo (IRE)

Too Darn Hot (GB)

$1.75million colt

Snitzel

Warranty 2014

C Snitzel

Too Darn Hot (GB)

$1.7million filly

I Am Invincible

Madam Rouge 2015

C Snitzel

Snitzel

$1.6million colt

Extreme Choice

Wanted Lady 2012

C Wild Ruler

Extreme Choice

$1.6million colt

Wootton Bassett (GB)

Fiera Vista 2015

C I Am Invincible

Dundeel

$1.45million colt

Extreme Choice

Euroboss (USA) 2012

C Stay Inside

Extreme Choice

$1.4million filly

Snitzel

In Times of War 2013

C Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.4million colt

Extreme Choice

Mischief Night 2011

No foal

Stay Inside

$1.3million colt

Justify (USA)

Invincible Star 2014

F So You Think

Justify (USA)

$1.3million colt

I Am Invincible

Palace Talk (NZ) 2011

No foal

I Am Invincible

$1.3million colt

Snitzel

Vaujany 2016

No Foal

Zoustar

$1.3million colt

Zoustar

Lady Cosmology 2015

F Russian Revolution

Not covered

$1.25million filly

Snitzel

Serena Bay 2014

No Foal

Exceed and Excel

$1.2million filly

I Am Invincible

Outback Barbie 2015

C I Am Invincible

Snitzel

$1.2million colt

Farnan

I Am Excited 2014

F Zoustar

Zoustar

$1.15million filly

I Am Invincible

Eloping 2011

F I Am Invincible

I Am Invincible

$1.1million colt

Zoustar

Ready to Soar 2017

No foal

Zoustar

$1million filly

Ole Kirk

Supara 2011

F Russian Revolution

Best of Bordeaux

$1million filly

I Am Invincible

Vezalay 2011 Deceased

 

 

$1million colt

Zoustar

Villami 2016

C Snitzel

Anamoe

$1million  colt

I Am Invincible

Arcadia Queen 2015

C I Am Invincible

Dundeel

$1million filly

Frankel

Cercle d’Or (IRE)

C Maurice (Jpn)

Justify (USA)

 

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