Queensland based Yarramalong Park has ridden the wave of success with Better Than Ready and their Magic Millions drafts have produced five stakes-winners for the star Queensland sire including his Group I WATC Railway Stakes winner Port Lockroy and their 2024 consignment promises to deliver more of the same.
Snapped up for $300,000 from the Yarramalong Park draft in 2022 by Annabel Neasham/Brian McGuire, Port Lockroy has won over $1.1million with the promise of more to come for this likeable four year-old stallion.
Another million-dollar earner is his full brother Alpine Edge, a Group III winner that was second in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic and was purchased from Yarramalong Park for $160,000 in 2018.
Stakes-winners The Vowels, Steady Ready and Better Reflection are also stakes-winners from Yarramalong Park with combined earnings of $1.4million.
Yarramalong Park will offer 22 yearlings at Magic Millions and 17 are by Better Than Ready, click to see them all and highlights are below:
Lot 59 Colt Home Affairs x Unofficial, by Fastnet Rock
By boom first season sire Home Affairs and is the first foal of an unraced sister to Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes winner Catchy from Group II winner Cats Whisker.
Lot 120 Colt Better Than Ready x Zunaida, by Deep Field
Third foal of an unraced half-sister to multiple Group I winning South African Horse of the Year Igugu, Group III winner Honorius, stakes-winner Ngaga, Group III placed Sweet Fire and the dam of Group II winner Tarka.
Lot 158 Colt Farnan x Angharad, by Exceed and Excel
From the second crop of Golden Slipper winner Farnan, already the sire of high class juvenile North England. This colt received a massive pedigree update on Saturday when his half-brother In Good Order won the Group II WATC Van Heemst Stakes at Ascot, read about him here.
This lovely colt is the fifth foal from a winning half-sister to Group I placed Group III winners Sweynesse and Rimraam.
Lot 526 Filly Better Than Ready x Istiraaha, by Redoute’s Choice
Third foal of an unraced half-sister to Group I winner Rewaaya and to the dam of Group I winner Sense of Occasion and is from the Nasmah/ Asawir branch of the famed Easy Date family.
Lot 718 Colt Better Than Ready x New Wings, by Choisir
Full brother to Group II winner and $1million earner Chrysaor from a winning sister to multiple stakes-winner Religify from the family of world champion sprinter Silent Witness.
Lot 898 Filly Better Than Ready x Secret Indulgence (NZ), by Fastnet Rock
Half-sister to multiple Group III winner Amangiri and three-quarter sister to Group I placed More Secrets. Dam is a half-sister to Group I VRC Victoria Derby winner Amalfi and has the perfect record of six foals to race all winners!
