Magic Millions has assembled a world-class catalog featuring seven group 1 winners and 111 black-type performers for its National Broodmare Sale May 26-27 at the Gold Coast.
Day 1 of the sale will feature race fillies and maiden mares, including 56 stakes horses, headlined by group 1 winners Captured By Love, Legarto, Quintessa, and Vibrant Sun, as well as other top liners including O' Ole, Stretan Ruler, Memo, Storyville, Super Smink, Sassy Boom, Snitzanova, Military Tycoon, Aviatress, Lilac, My Lips Are Sealed, Real Class, Icarian Dream, and Roll On High.
The broodmare section on Day 2 features another 55 black-type performers, as well as proven group producers and relations to present-day stars and members of some of the world's most influential families.
Among the mares cataloged on Day 2 are in-foal group winners such as Abbey Marie, Royal Merchant, Startantes, Amelita, Bonvicini, Fashion Shoot, Impendabelle, Jennifer Lynette, Limestone, Love You Lucy, Moonlight Maid, Pedrena, Seonee, Thalassophile, Turbo Miss, and Vagrant.
Three mares believed in foal to world-class strike-rate sire Extreme Choice will be well sought out, as well as others covered by the likes of Anamoe, City of Troy, Home Affairs, I Am Invincible, Ole Kirk, Stay Inside, The Autumn Sun, Too Darn Hot, and Zoustar.
"The quality in this year's National Broodmare Sale is incredible," Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch said.
"On Day 1, 40% of the cataloged lots are stakes winners or stakes placed—buyers are in for a treat.
"As well as so many stars coming straight off the track or destined for more big race success, there's a cracking line-up of broodmares with appealing pregnancies.
"It's the most important breeding stock sale in the Southern Hemisphere and has been the sale that started the stories of racetrack superstars including Winx, Golden Sixty, Aeliana, Autumn Glow, Sunshine In Paris, Pierro, Zoustar, Stay Inside, Imperatriz, and Nature Strip."
New Zealand mare Legarto is one of three group 1 winners entered from across the Tasman, and she is coming off victories at weight-for-age in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (G1) at Te Rapa and Bonecrusher Stakes (G1) at Ellerslie.
Legarto will be offered by Attunga Stud, agent. She was voted champion New Zealand 3-year-old filly in 2022-23 and champion NZ middle distance horse in 2023-24. Her 3-year-old title came after a one-off foray to Australia when Michael Dee booted her home to become the first New Zealand winner of the Australian Guineas (G1) at Flemington.
The Bonecrusher was her swansong in New Zealand, and she stormed home to farewell the home crowd and trainers Ken and Bev Kelso.
"I'm very proud of this mare as she is one out of the box and a horse you only get once in a lifetime," Ken Kelso said.
"Bev and I have been very fortunate to have had her, and it's quite emotional as it's probably the last time we will see her racing in New Zealand.
"We weren't going to retire until we got a group 1 in Australia. We've only ever bought group 1 horses over here, and we've run about three seconds. It's massive. I just can't believe it."
Legarto was bred and sold by Warwick Jeffries through Highline Thoroughbreds as a yearling and was purchased by part-owner Phillip Brown under his Ancroft Stud banner for NZ$90,000 at Book 2 of the Karaka Yearling Sale in 2021.
She is a daughter of champion NZ stallion Proisir from Trentham winner Geordie Girl.
To view the catalog for the National Broodmare Sale, click here.
Supplementary entries for the National Weanling and Broodmare Sales are now open, and the catalog for the National Yearling Sale will be released online next week.
