MM Gold Coast 2023 Discussion

Lot 69 by hot young sire Extreme Choice brings $310k. Not a single city winner let alone any black type whatsoever in the colt's first three removes!

But I really like this Super Seth in the ring at the moment.

Second Chance wrote:

Like the look of Lot 127 the filly by Pierata from Miss Exfactor, so she'll be my main focus of attention today. Along with Lot 144 which should sell for plenty and more, even if I wasn't didn't overly rapt with him on type.

So Lot 144 brings $700k. Bidders were clearly ok with his physical presence. Wink

Yes I should of been just following the yearlings out of mares I've picked from the sales.

Mossfun $1,650K

My True Love $550K

Modern Wonder $700K

Joyful Journey $440K

Moonlight Waltz $425K

Meadow $260

and New Wings $300K

Moss Trip was passed in but looked nice

Modern Wonder was out of Elusive Wonder which was the one I picked originally. Same with Joyful Journey's dam Joy of Flight

While Moonlight Waltz goes back to Kilmarie the original pick but it's been very prolific following her family

As I picked Pageantry out back from her 2014 crop of I am Invincible along with Houtzen and Invincible Star it will be interesting to see how her yearling goes.

We're in one! Lot 196, a filly by Magna Grecia from the stakes-placed Obsidian Dragon. She's a half to the Gp 2 winner Seradess and multiple stakes placed Rose Quartz. Passed in for just $70k before being later secured by private offer.

Bit of a story here. The moment she was passed in contacted MM and asked to be notified in the event she was later sold. Still haven't heard from them. Dead

But also was quick to call Chris Watson, General Manager at Mill Park which offered her. "Just sold her to Henry Dwyer. She's on the small side but no faults and had excellent scope and X-rays". Said the breeder was disappointed with the price but needed to meet the market.

So immediately on to Henry. "Wasn't on my list because I thought she might bring close to $200k, so at that price couldn't resist". And said I had first dibs for a share, costings to follow by email.

Another day, another mouth to feed. Smile

I like her too, beautiful balance & athletic & as I get on well with Kate, his foreman, can keeps tabs on her from time to time Tongue

if that's ok.
Small fillies is never a disadvantage imo, another won the 1st race at Sandown last week, Godolphin/Freedman.

It takes a wise man a lifetime to grow a tree and a fool five minutes to kill one.

I am baffled by the $1m plus I Am Invincible colts. Lot 417 bought by Coolmore for $1.6m is a case in point. Hinchinbrook, Dash for Cash & Brocco. Not broodmare sires of note. The colt has nose only his mother would love. Very much a Brocco snout. Short coupled. Might get 1100m at a stretch. Vinnie has yet to produce a G1 winning male 2yo from 1500 foals and 84 stakes winners. Can someone explain the chase for the elusive golden goose?

I have been surprisingly impressed by the Exceedance yearlings. Well put together, clean bone, good attitudes and easy on the eye. Other thoughts?

The Exceedances have sold both well and not so well, but haven't really looked at them from a type perspective.

How can an undischarged bankrupt keep purchasing horses?

goldey wrote:

I would love to know forum opinion on lot 1183 , love this lot , little long in pastern possibly but a nice type imho .

As I mentioned above Goldey, I am a fan of Magna Grecia. The one I picked out in Day 1's lots was bought by Gerald Ryan, so that says something.

Your one looks great to me (I'm no expert on type) --a little small but that does not mean anything, Hyperion and Northern Dancer were not big !!

$2.6m. The sister to Sunlight.

Today is Pumpkin Day. Four million dollar boyz and it's only lunchtime. I love days like this when money is not something talked about in polite society.

The stats do not loook kindly on million dollar colts.

been down at Mum's so I've missed all the fireworks!

7 by I Am Invincible, including 3 of the 4 over $2m

Time is a flat circle

Back in his first year I found Illustrious Lad for $40K and Voodoo Lad for $36K. You just can't get that price anymore - for anything at a major sale let alone a I am Invincible.

MM Gold Coast 2023 Discussion

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