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The headline numbers won’t tell you what happened at Magic Millions this year, so we take a look at the quartiles to see how the market changed shape: a tighter catalogue pushed the lower quartile up, the average crept higher than 2025, and the top end eased back.

Crunching the Numbers: Core metrics remain consistent on the Gold Coast

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The opening sale of the year offered an early read on stallion strategy, with Yulong drawing on a roster-building model long associated with Arrowfield - backing depth around a dominant stallion or sireline. At Magic Millions, market support for Tagaloa and first-season sire Diatonic reflected Yulong’s decision to apply that approach through sons of Lord Kanaloa.

Arrowfield’s long view, reflected with respect in Yulong’s stallion strategy

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Click here to view Lot 276 at the 2026 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale

A treble for Francis Lui continued his amazing week, having reached 1000 wins in Hong Kong on Wednesday. The Classic Mile in two weeks is shaping up as a major contest with two more exciting 4-year-olds stating their credentials, while Zoustar has a Derby prospect in the works. 

Hong Kong Review: Lui’s amazing hat-trick

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