The 2011 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale has attracted an outstanding catalogue with 740 quality lots.
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Over 90 fillies and mares catalogued for the auction are black type mares - having won or placed in stakes company either in Australia or overseas.
Among the highlight entries are Group One winners Arapaho Miss, Belle Bizarre, Mythical Play, Once Were Wild and Ruby Clipper.
Other group winners including Almazyoon, Astrodame, Chakvedatze, Dances On Waves, Deer Valley, Fairy Oak, La Rieuse, La Zoffany, Le Plunge, Lolita Star, Military Rose, Moralee, Pride of the Class, Princess Pulse, Saint Minerva, Senorita Dane, Set for Fame, Sister Madly and Soap Opera.
Adding further quality to the sale are the listed race winners including Creative Plan, Dollops, Ebony Magic, Hello Pamela, Hidden Wonder, Hooness, Irongail, Karakorum Katie, Kryptelon, Lady Natasha, Love to Tell, Mohegan Sky, Ringa Ringa Rosie, Rock the Moment, Russian Caravan, Starmon, Swiss Rose, Tantra, Vintedge and many more.
The catalogue includes an outstanding balance of race fillies straight off the track - to proven producers served by some of the hottest sires in the world.
Covering sires and their number of representatives include Big Brown (8), Casino Prince (9), Choisir (11), Commands (4), Dane Shadow (11), Denman (7), Domesday (4), Duporth (9), Dylan Thomas (4), Encosta de Lago (2), Fastnet Rock (2), Flying Spur (6), Haradasun (8), Henrythenavigator (4), High Chaparral (8), Lonhro (5), More Than Ready (2), Nadeem (3), Nicconi (12), Northern Meteor (4), Not a Single Doubt (6), Real Saga (7), Redoute's Choice (1), Reset (7), Sebring (4), Snitzel (2), Stratum (4), Street Cry (2), Street Sense (7), Tale of the Cat (8), Wanted (5) and Zizou (3).
"The sale is the best of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere," Magic Millions Acting Managing Director David Chester said.
"Again there is an outstanding line up of exciting race fillies and mares - some of which still have a great racing future - right through to proven group race producers in foal to top commercial sires."
"As is the case with all Magic Millions auctions, there is something in the catalogue for everybody," Chester added.
The 2011 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale will be held from May 29 to 31 and will follow a quality packed 603 lot National Weanling Sale from May 25 to 27.
The National Yearling Sale will be held from June 5-7 before the National Racehorse Sale on June 8.
