Mill Park Easter Highlights

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An invincible draft of four yearlings for Mill Park Stud this year in what will be a very different Inglis Easter experience for all involved.

All yearlings are currently located at Sledmere Stud under the care of Royston and Treen Murphy and are available for inspection.

Please contact Sledmere to arrange inspections:

Royston: 0428 418 926

Treen: 0409 369 965

Lot 83 - I Am Invincible x Molto Bene (filly)

This stunning bay filly by I Am Invincible is out of the G3 SAJC Sires’ Produce S. winner Molto Bene, a Royal Academy (USA) half-sister to G1 Underwood S. winner Mourinho (Oratorio) and the Listed Port Adelaide Guineas winner Classic Weiwei (Shamus Award).

Royal Academy as a broodmare sire has phenomenal results highlighted by over 400 stakes performers and led by 19 Group 1 winners, including Champion Sire Fastnet Rock. The successful Invincible Spirit (Ire) x Royal Academy pedigree cross has resulted in six winners from 11 runners, led by stakes winners Beach Pearl and Mayyadah who are both fillies.

Lot 111 - Capitalist x Noondie (colt)

This sensational colt from the first crop of Capitalist is out of winning Flying Spur mare Noondie, who sold last year in foal to Written Tycoon for $600,000. She is the dam of three foals to race highlighted by G1 Oakleigh Plate winner Booker (Written Tycoon) and her Listed-winning full-brother Banquo, both three-quarter relations to Lot 111 and graduates of Mill Park.

Flying Spur as a broodmare sire has produced over 160 stakes performers, led by 10 Group 1 winners including the above-mentioned Booker, as well as Sebring, Pierata and Preferment.

Lot 308 - I Am Invincible x Affable (colt)

A son of I Am Invincible, this colt is the third foal out of Listed-winning Husson (Arg) mare Affable who is a half-sister to multiple stakes performer Gracious Prospect (Tale Of The Cat {USA}). This colt descends from the family of Group 1 winner Turffontein, Group 2 winner Beauty Spirit (Duporth) and Group 3 winner Vergara (Snippetson).

From limited representation, Husson is the broodmare sire of stakes performers Flower Of War and Serious Liaison, while his sire Hussonet (USA) has produced 165 stakes performers highlighted by over 20 individual Group 1 winners, including Shoals, Soqrat, Extreme Choice, Lucky Bubbles and Manuel.

Lot 490 - I Am Invincible x Hussy By Choice (filly)

From the family of recent G1 Rosehill Guineas winner Castelvecchio (Dundeel {NZ}), Lot 490 is a stunning daughter of I Am Invincible, out of the Listed-winning Hussonet mare Hussy By Choice, already the dam of the promising Zac Attack, a full sister to this filly.

She is bred on the successful I Am Invincible x Hussonet pedigree cross that has produced six winners from seven runners, led by dual Group 2 winner Pure Elation.