Cover image courtesy of First Light Racing
Lot 162 - Russian Revolution x Tomiko (Duporth), colt, $55,000
Buyer: Shaun Dwyer Jnr Racing
Vendor: Oaklands Stud (as agent)
Shaun Dwyer Junior looks to have shopped wisely during the opening session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.
Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch commented on Monday night that buyers should be taking a close look at the results because of the number of great value buys available.
Dwyer seems to have been ahead of the curve on that front after having to go to just $55,000 for a son of Russian Revolution.
Shaun Dwyer Jnr | Image courtesy of Shaun Dwyer Jnr Racing
The colt is one of 93 lots in the catalogue by BOBS eligible stallions, but he’s also eligible for the rich QTIS bonuses as well.
This colt is by the Duporth mare Tomiko, who was a winner at 1300 metres. She in turn is from the Fusaichi Pegasus (USA) mare Geisha, whose five winners were headlined by the stakes-placed Mineko (Fastnet Rock) and the multiple stakes winner (two x Group 3, one x Listed) Taikomochi (Snitzel).
Tomiko’s first three foals were all by Sooboog and they include the two-time winner Aspired.
Aspired was a $75,000 Magic Millions purchase in January of 2020 from the Kitchwin Hills draft.
Lot 162 - Russian Revolution x Tomiko (colt) | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
After four visits to Sooboog, Tomiko visited Russian Revolution in the spring of 2021 to produce this colt in October 2022.
Russian Revolution stood for a fee of $88,000 (inc GST) last year and covered 185 mares off that mark.
He is the sire of 133 individual winners of more than $15 million from his first two crops of racing age, headlined by five stakes winners in each crop.
Tomiko went to Pierata in 2022, but she died before producing that foal, meaning this colt is the last foal from the mare.
