In the build up to the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, we will pick out three yearlings each day who have had substantial pedigree updates in the past couple of months.
Today, we check out a Written Tycoon colt whose half-brother won a recent Caulfield stakes race, an Exceed And Excel colt with a pedigree boost from Hong Kong and a Pride Of Dubai yearling whose close relative is a leading chance in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Lot 126 - Written Tycoon x Bel Mer (Bel Esprit) - Offered by Rushton Park
Being out of a Group 1 winning mare was always a good recommendation for this colt, but he is now also a half-brother to a Listed winner.
Lot 126 - Written Tycoon x Bel Mer (colt)
All Too Royal (All Too Hard) won the recent Christmas S. at Caulfield to become the first stakes winner from G1 Robert Sangster S. winner Bel Mer, who has had six to the track, all of whom have been winners.
Burning the Clock (Akeed Mofeed {GB}), another half-brother to this colt, has picked up a couple of additional metropolitan placings since the catalogue was published.
Lot 226 - Exceed And Excel x De Groove (Dehere {USA}) - Offered by Bhima Thoroughbreds
This colt is out of De Groove, who already had a couple of stakes-placed horses in Top Me Up (Exceed And Excel) and General Groove (General Nediym), but now has Group 3 winner in Big Party (Exceed And Excel), who showed his talent in winning the recent G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy in Hong Kong.
Lot 226 - Exceed And Excel x De Groove (colt)
It was Big Party's second win in a week and he has now built a record which reads five wins from nine starts, with the likelihood he now elevates to Group 1 company. De Groove was unraced but is a full sister to Listed winner Super Groove and half-sister to Group 3 winner Taikun (Anabaa {USA}).
Lot 133 - Pride Of Dubai x Bint Snitzel (Snitzel) - Offered by Kitchwin Hills
This colt already had plenty of black type on his pedigree page, with his dam Bint Snitzel a half-sister to Group 1 winning filly Oohood (I Am Invincible), from a family that includes Arrowfield stallion Not A Single Doubt.
Lot 133 - Pride Of Dubai x Bint Snitzel (colt)
One of Bint Snitzel's other half-sisters, Breakfast In Bed (Hussonet {USA}), has a very promising colt of her own, in King's Legacy (Redoute's Choice), who gave this colt a timely update in winning the recent G3 BJ McLachlan S. at Eagle Farm.
King's Legacy is now one of the favourites for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic.