Cover image courtesy of Magic Millions
It didn’t take long for the session to produce a seven-figure result, with Lot 59, a striking Frankel colt, selling to Coolmore for $2 million, as buyers including Ciaron Maher Bloodstock, Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott, Glentree Thoroughbreds, and Mark Player quickly made their presence felt.
Lot 59 – Frankel (GB) x Antibes (Lonhro), colt – $2,000,000
Coolmore, led by Tom Magnier, secured Lot 59 for $2 million, the first seven-figure lot of the 2026 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, after spirited bidding. The striking bay colt, bred and offered by Segenhoe Stud, is out of stakes-placed mare Antibes (Lonhro) and hails from a family littered with black-type performers.
Antibes is a half-sister to stakes winner As Time Goes By (Deep Impact {Jpn}), while her dam, multiple Group winner A Time For Julia (Redoute’s Choice), has produced a line of high-class performers. The pedigree also features champion South African sprinter Laisserfaire (Danehill) and stallions Time Thief, Foreplay, and Sejardan.
The colt is also from the same family as Ninja (2022, Farnan–Impulsive), who is currently odds-on favourite for the Magic Millions Guineas this Saturday.
Lot 59: Frankel (GB) x Antibes colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“He was one of the standouts. We’ve had a lot of luck with Segenhoe,” Tom Magnier said. “We’ve had more Frankels in the northern hemisphere than in Australia, so we know them well. All the team really liked him. He’s a lovely, fluid-moving horse and ticks all the boxes.
"He (Lot 59) was one of the standouts. We’ve had a lot of luck with Segenhoe." - Tom Magnier
“We bought him in a syndicate with Chris Waller, so he’ll go straight into his stable. Chris really liked him all week - when everybody agrees on a horse, it gives you confidence to go a little further. Fair play to Peter O’Brien and John Camilleri; they breed very good horses, and we’re delighted to be part of it.”
Magnier was excited for what was to come the rest of the week on the Gold Coast for Coolmore.
Tom Magnier and MV Magnier with Lot 59 | Image courtesy of Coolmore Australia
“Home Affairs has had two this morning and three of the top six in the betting for the Golden Slipper. After a tough year losing Wootton Bassett, this is probably the best bunch of horses we’ve brought to the Gold Coast.”
"After a tough year losing Wootton Bassett, this is probably the best bunch of horses we’ve brought to the Gold Coast." - Tom Magnier
Antibes unfortunately missed to Home Affairs last season but visited Harry Angel (Ire) this Spring.
Lot 201 – Extreme Choice x Dame Giselle (I Am Invincible), colt – $1,200,000
Rarity and pedigree combined to push the Extreme Choice colt out of former star I Am Invincible filly Dame Giselle to $1.2 million, making him the second seven-figure lot of the opening day at the 2026 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale. Waller Racing, in partnership with Mulcaster Bloodstock, secured the stunning bay after a competitive bidding duel, recognizing both the colt's exceptional athleticism and the scarcity of his sire’s stock.
“We’re pretty happy with that colt, he looked sharp and he’s got a beautiful family,” Guy Mulcaster said.
Lot: 201 Extreme Choice x Dame Giselle colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“We looked at him two days ago with Chris and he said they all run out of that family and that was good enough for me. I thought we’d be hard enough to beat and we didn’t let on too much what we were up to, so we probably got him at the right odds. He looks a beautiful horse and let’s hope he’s back here next year.”
The colt’s appeal was enhanced by Extreme Choice’s limited availability due to fertility issues.
“He doesn’t get many in-foal, does he?” Mulcaster said.
“The less there are, the harder they are to buy, so we’re pretty happy to have got him and we got one with one of the best pedigrees, so fingers crossed.”
Guy Mulcaster | Image courtesy of The Image Is Everything
The colt is the third foal of Dame Giselle, a four-time Group winner who earned over $1.3 million, including a Group I placing in the Coolmore Classic. Closely related to Group I winner Ulanova, she has a Snitzel colt at foot and was covered by Zoustar last spring. Her first two foals, fillies by Exceed and Excel and Snitzel, sold for $1 million and $725,000 respectively, though neither has yet raced or trialled.
Lot 75 – I Am Invincible x Avantage (Fastnet Rock), filly – $1,050,000
Demand for the progeny of Champion New Zealand racemare Avantage (Fastnet Rock) remained strong at Magic Millions, with her third foal, a filly by champion sire I Am Invincible, selling for $1.05 million to Glentree Thoroughbreds in partnership with Badgers Bloodstock. Consigned by Coolmore Stud, the filly continued an extraordinary run of success for the family in the sale ring.
A nine-time Group 1 winner for Te Akau Racing, Avantage was a champion on the track and later commanded NZ$4.1 million when purchased by Tom Magnier via Gavelhouse Online. Her offspring have since proven highly desirable, with her first foal, a filly by Wootton Bassett (GB) bringing $2.1 million at the 2024 Magic Millions, followed by a second filly by I Am Invincible selling for $1.6 million in 2025.
Lot 75: I Am Invincible x Avantage filly | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“She had everything we look for in a filly,” Luke Simpson, Stud Manager for Glentree Thoroughbreds, said. “She’s a really good physical, a beautiful mover, and she’s out of a multiple stakes winner and a phenomenal racehorse. She ticks a lot of boxes for our program going forward.
"She (Lot 75) had everything we look for in a filly." - Luke Simpson
“We’re looking to get a racing career out of her and hopefully she can step up to some of mum’s form and then join our broodmare band going forward. There were a couple of other fillies we had our eye on, but this was our main target, so we’re delighted to secure her.”
Avantage slipped to Zoustar last season, meaning there will be no yearling offered in 2027, but she visited Coolmore's City of Troy (USA) this spring.
Lot 35 – I Am Invincible x Alassio (Foxwedge), colt – $950,000
Ciaron Maher Bloodstock, in partnership with David Redvers Bloodstock, secured Lot 35 for $950,000, identifying the colt as a standout value buy early in the sale. The gorgeous bay, by champion sire I Am Invincible, is the second living foal of Group 2 and Group 3-winning mare Alassio (Foxwedge), bred and offered by Silverdale Farm.
Alassio was a multiple stakes winner and comes from a strong female line. She is a half-sister to the dam of stakes placegetters Dealmaker (Dundeel) and It’s a Knockout (Dundeel), while her dam Cinque (Red Ransom) was also a stakes winner.
Lot 35: I Am Invincible x Alassio colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“Just nice and early in the sale, I thought he was probably a bit of value because he’s early in the catalogue, compared to what the same horse tends to make halfway through Day 2,” Redvers said.
“We all loved him, and he’s a horse Sheikh Fahad particularly liked. We all know about the stallion, and the mare’s a Group 2 winner, so he fits what we’re looking for. We’ve got another very nice I Am Invincible with Ciaron called Invicto. Very happy to have him.”
Redvers also highlighted the colt’s key attributes.
"He’s (Lot 35) got a huge amount of presence and a very good mind. Totally unflappable out there, with a real standout action and athletic build." - David Redvers
“He’s incredibly athletic. He’s got a huge amount of presence and a very good mind. Totally unflappable out there, with a real standout action and athletic build. There was a very good underbidder as well…let’s hope we all weren’t wrong.”
David Redvers | Image courtesy of Goffs
Alassio missed last season but was again served by Yarraman’s champion sire I Am Invincible.
Lot 137 – I Am Invincible x Calaverite (Lonhro), colt – $875,000
A tense finish greeted the sale of Lot 137, with a late opposition bid arriving just as the hammer fell, before Mark Player emerged successful at $875,000. Offered by Emirates Park, the colt is a son of champion sire I Am Invincible and a half-brother to Group 1 Caulfield Guineas winner Golden Mile (Astern), from one of the deepest female families in the catalogue.
“We’ve certainly missed out on horses before bidding after the hammer; it fell our way today and it’s just relief, I suppose,” Player said.
Lot 137: I Am Invincible x Calaverite colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“Rob Roulston and I work very hard to identify the horses we like, and two days ago we independently wrote down our favourite horse in the catalogue - and it was the same horse.
“We pushed as far as we could to get him, we managed to, and we’re just delighted.”
Calaverite has proven herself a high-class producer, with seven foals to date, six of which have raced for four winners. The pedigree page is further strengthened by the presence of Champion New Zealand Two-Year-Old La Dorada (Super Seth) and ATC Derby winner Major Beel (Savabeel).
"He (Lot 137) looks like one of those rare ‘Vinnie’s’ that might run at two rather than being a 3-year-old." - Mark Player
“He’s by a great sire, a half to a Group 1 winner, and out of a mare who has produced and done it,” Player said. “She was a fast mare, and he’s got great presence. He looks like one of those rare ‘Vinnies’ that might run at two rather than being a 3-year-old. When you have that sort of hope, you tend to push that little bit harder.”
Mark Player | Image courtesy of Goffs
A trainer is yet to be decided, with Player noting the decision will be made alongside his partners.
“He’s the sort of horse I don’t think any trainer on our roster would want not to have in their stable. He’ll be very popular.”
Player will be hoping to replicate the success he enjoyed with dual Group 1 winner and champion sire Ole Kirk.
Calaverite was sold at the 2025 Inglis Chairman’s Sale for $900,000 to Yulong’s Growing Empire Syndicate. She has a colt at foot by Zoustar and was served by Alabama Express last spring.
Lot 158 – Zoustar x Centimental (Snitzel), colt – $825,000
Ciaron Maher Bloodstock made a strong statement on the opening day of the 2026 Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale, securing three of the top 10 highest-priced lots, including Lot 158, purchased for $825,000 on behalf of Sheikh Fahad Al Thani, Chairman of Qatar Racing.
Offered by Torryburn Stud, the handsome Zoustar colt is out of stakes-placed 2-year-old Centimental (Snitzel), a daughter of top New Zealand filly and multiple Group 2 winner Serena Miss (Iffraaj).
Lot 158: Zoustar x Centimental colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“Really happy. Very low hocks, looks like he’ll go quick and, more importantly, he was Sheikh Fahad’s favourite horse that he inspected here on the complex,” Will Bourne, Maher’s bloodstock manager, said.
"He (Lot 158) was Sheikh Fahad’s favourite horse that he inspected here on the complex." - Will Bourne
“We were very much happy to go with him and are pretty excited to get him to Ciaron.”
Bourne also noted Torryburn's recent success breeding and selling exciting stallion Home Affairs to Coolmore’s Tom Magnier at the 2020 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
“They’re good breeders and they’ve bred a stallion quite recently, so hopefully they can do so again,” he said.
Will Bourne | Image courtesy of Tattersalls
Bourne was comfortable with the purchase price, knowing it's what you have to pay for that level of quality.
“I thought he was about the right money. I wouldn’t have been surprised if he ticked over $1 million, but happy to get him for what we did.”
Centimental’s first foal by Zoustar sadly died after birth. She has a Home Affairs filly at foot and was served by Ole Kirk last spring, making this colt her first live foal.
Lot 183 – Snitzel x Complicit (USA) (Blame {USA}), colt – $825,000
After patiently waiting until the final hour of the session, James Harron Bloodstock secured Lot 183 for $825,000 . The exceptional colt is by champion sire Snitzel out of stakes-placed Blame (USA) mare Complicit, a half-sister to Marine Patrol (Tapit {USA}), and comes from a strong international family with black-type performers throughout.
Lot 183: Snitzel x Complicit (USA) colt | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“It can be a bit like that, the anticipation builds and he’s obviously a beautiful colt,” James Harron said.
“Snitzel needs no introduction, out of a Blame mare. He’s one of the world’s greatest broodmare sires, so we were really pleased to get him. Obviously he’s bred on the same cross as Switzerland but in his own right, he’s just a lovely colt. Great attitude off one of the greatest nurseries in the country in Segenhoe, who raised this horse. We’re very pleased to get him and it’s been a good day.”
"Obviously he’s (Lot 183) bred on the same cross as Switzerland but in his own right, he’s just a lovely colt." - James Harron
Harron also highlighted the incredible statistics when Snitzel is matched with American mares.
“Phenomenal and especially Blame, he’s running at nearly 10 percent stakes winners as a broodmare sire, which is huge, it’s massive,” Harron said.
“He’s one of the leading broodmare sires in the whole world. They’ve gone to a lot of effort to produce that horse and we’re excited to see what he can do on the track.”
James Harron | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
This is Complicit’s second foal; her first, Silent Uprising (Russian Revolution), sold for $280,000 at the 2024 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to Peachester Lodge Trust and is now with trainer Kristen Buchanan at Wyong. Complicit (USA) has a filly by Snitzel at foot and was served by Extreme Choice last spring.
Lot 96 – Justify (USA) x Bella Rosa (Snitzel), filly – $750,000
Off the back of their success with the progeny of Justify (USA), Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, in partnership with Kestrel Thoroughbreds, added Lot 96 to their team at Magic Millions, securing the filly for $750,000. Consigned by Silverdale Farm, she is out of Group 3 Ottawa Stakes winner Bella Rosa (Snitzel) and shapes as a filly with both commercial appeal and early racing potential.
Waterhouse and Bott have enjoyed notable success with Justify (USA), having trained Magic Millions 2YO Classic winner Storm Boy, who later started a short-priced favourite in the Golden Slipper before finishing third, as well as Exford Plate stakes winner Dawn Service (Justify {USA}).
Lot 96: Justify (USA) x Bella Rosa filly | Image courtesy of Magic Millions
“We’ve had a bit of luck with Justify,” Adrian Bott said. “We liked the filly, and the farm keeps producing good results. She looked like the type of filly that could be getting us back to the race next year.
"She (Lot 96) looked like the type of filly that could be getting us back to the (Magic Millions 2YO) race next year." - Adrian Bott
“We knew that she was going to fall into that top bracket of fillies within the sale, and that’s what you’ve got to be prepared to pay for the ones you want, with the pedigrees and the type.”
Adrian Bott | Image courtesy of Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Racing
Bella Rosa hails from a quality female family, with her dam Swiss Rose (Thorn Park) a Listed winner of the Mode Stakes. This filly is her third foal, following a Maurice (Jpn) colt that sold for $500,000 at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale before being exported to South Africa in June 2025. Bella Rosa has an I Am Invincible colt at foot and visited Ole Kirk last spring.
