Hot Lots Day 1 – Magic Millions

Tara Madgwick - Monday January 6

Magic Millions gets underway on Tuesday with Lots 1 – 240 to be offered and here's the Day One highlight horses with the key sire break up.

Written Tycoon looks set for a strong Day One at Magic Millions

Sire Number
Home Affairs 15
Too Darn Hot (GB) 8
Stay Inside 8
Wootton Bassett (GB) 7
Snitzel 7
Written Tycoon 7
I Am Invincible 6
Zoustar 3
Extreme Choice 3
Savabeel 1
Siyouni 1
Frankel 1

Lot 11 Colt Extreme Choice x Tempt Me Not - Newgate Farm

By Extreme Choice out of a Group winning grand-daughter of dual Group One winner Tempest Morn.

Lot 17 Filly Home Affairs x The Natural - Yarraman Park Stud

From the first crop of Home Affairs. Out of a Fastnet Rock sister to dual Group One winner Fiveandahalfstar and half-sister to the dam of this season’s Group One Spring Champion Stakes winner El Castello.

Lot 40 Colt Exceed and Excel x Tomorrow's Dream - Musk Creek Farm

From the second last crop of champion sire Exceed And Excel out of a stakes placed daughter of Oasis Dream.

Lot 101 Filly Home Affairs x Witherspoon - Silverdale Farm

From the first crop of Home Affairs and is second foal of Group III placed Exceed and Excel mare Witherspoon, a half-sister to Group I winner Manuel.

Lot 107 Colt Written Tycoon x You Hadme at Hello - Sledmere Stud

The second foal of the mare and full-sister to this season’s 2YO Debutante Stakes (LR) placed Winmar, from the family of Group One winner Lighthouse

Lot 122 Colt Written Tycoon x A Little Jewel - Yulong

The second foal of a half-sister to Champion 3YO Stayer in Europe and GB Rule Of Law.

Lot 138 Filly Snitzel x All That Jazz - Arrowfield Stud

The first foal of an unraced daughter of Champion South African sprinter Val De Ra.

Lot 141 Filly Wootton Bassett x Allinthistogether - Attunga Stud

By Wootton Bassett from the first foal of a winning half-sister to Group One winner Wyndspelle.

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Lot 144 Colt Written Tycoon x Always Inthe Munny - Segenhoe Stud

The first foal of US stakes winner Always In The Munny, a half-sister to stakes winners Star Of The North and Marie Mackay.

Lot 182 Filly I Am Invincible x Avantage - Coolmore Stud

Second foal of nine time G1 winner Avantage and her first foal, a filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) topped the sale in 2024 when bought by David Ellis for $2.1million and has been named Avantaggia.

Lot 184 Colt Too Darn Hot x Awake the Stars - Yulong

By red hot Too Darn Hot and third foal of a Redoute’s Choice mare who’s had the stakes placed Stardealt.

Lot 185 Filly Written Tycoon x Away Game - Yulong

First foal of Champion 2YO Filly and multiple Group winner Away Game, who was bought by Yulong for $4million at the 2022 MM National Broodmare Sale. Bred on the Written Tycoon x Snitzel cross that has produced G1 winners Private Life, Captured by Love and Velocious.

Lot 196 Colt Wootton Bassett x Battleofwinterfell - Milburn Creek

Second foal of a stakes placed US bred mare from the family of Group One winner Storm Trooper.

Lot 216 Colt Stay Inside x Bleu Zebra - Eureka Stud

From the first crop of Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside, from an I Am Invincible grand-daughter of Champion NZ sprinter Pay My Bail.

Lot 224 Colt Zoustar x Bonaria - Widden Stud

Closely related to G1 winner Joliestar and is a full brother to Group placed Miss Aria from Group I VRC Myer Classic winner Bonaria from the family of G1 winners Merchant Navy and Paulele.

Lot 234 Colt Siyouni x Bumbasina - Segenhoe Stud

Only colt in the sale by champion French sire Siyouni and is a full brother to Group I winner and $3.8million earner Amelia’s Jewel.

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