Raheen Stud will be kept busy at the Gold Coast next week presenting 25 QTIS eligible youngsters at the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale (March 11 and 12) with the majority of the draft by the farm’s prolific sire of winners Heroic Valour, who has a couple of nice horses running for him in Hong Kong.
Gallant Valour won at Happy Valley for Jamie Richards in December and has been placed in all three of his runs since then and the David Hayes trained Star Mac has been very competitive in the prestigious 4YO Classic Series finishing third to Helios Express in the Classic Mile and then fourth at his most recent run to the same horse in the Classic Cup.
A Group I winning son of Fastnet Rock, Heroic Valour has sired Queensland metro winners this season such as Heroic Miss, Too Hard to Refuse, Uncommon Valour, Conquistadores and Salt Lake Betty.
Click here to see the full Raheen Stud draft that are all QTIS eligible with highlights below:
Lot 2 Colt Heroic Valour x Magazine Miss, by Publishing
Third foal of seven time winner of more than $100,000 in prizemoney and is a full brother to debut two year-old winner Farwest, trained by Tony & Maddysen Sears. From the family of Group I winner Montoya’s Secret and Group winners Excited Angel, Typhoon and Text ‘n’ Hurley.
Lot 8 Colt North Pacific x Maputo Express, by Lonhro
From the first crop of speedy Group III winner North Pacific and is half-brother to a winner from a winning daughter of champion sire Lonhro tracing back to Group I Australian Oaks winner Savana City.
Lot 139 Filly Better Than Ready x Sweet Adaline, by Lonhro
Half-sister to a winner from metro winning Lonhro daughter of Group II winner Adaline tracing back to Group II winner Soleil Rouge from the family of Group I winning sprinter All Thrills Too.
Lot 183 Filly Written By x Widow’s Walk, by Not a Single Doubt
By the sire of Group II ATC Silver Slipper winner Straight Charge and is from a six time metro winning terrific producer than has had three foals to race all winners. Bred on the exact same Written By x Not a Single Doubt cross as dual stakes-winner and Group I placed sprinter Ripcord.
Lot 315 Filly Heroic Valour x Germayne Lass, by Stromberg Carlson
From stakes-placed Germayne Lass, a half-sister to stakes-winner Throssell. Dam has done a great job with three winners from four to race and her two year-old Froebel Star (Zousain) was second to Too Darn Lizzie in the Magic Millions Debut and then sixth in Listed ATC Lonhro Plate.
Lot 341 Colt Heroic Valour x House of Hingis (NZ), by Swiss Ace
Half-brother to a winner from a winning half-sister to stakes-winner Dolphin Skin from the family of Group III winner Ready to Rip.
