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mperatriz, Militarize, Manzoice and Forbidden Love. Bhima’s stunning graduate record at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale should have all buyers flocking to inspect this season’s offerings. Bhima are the only vendor to have sold a Gr1 winner at four successive sales; Militarize was sold in 2022, Manzoice in 2021, Imperatriz in 2020, and Forbidden Love in 2019. How would you sum up your 2024 draft? “Through the whole draft we have a good range of sires and given our record, I’m sure there’s going to be some exceptional racehorses come out of it,” said Bhima’s Mike Fleming. “Someone just has to be smart enough to pick the right ones. The three by Bivouac look very sharp forward horses. Everyone is always trying to get a line on the first season sires at Magic Millions and these three look like the right sort of horses to appeal to buyers looking for early types. Our Dundeel colts are standouts, especially with the year he’s had, led by our graduate Militarize.” Bhima’s Gr1 winning Magic Millions Gold Coast graduates are supported by Gr2 winner Four Moves Ahead, Gr3 winner, and Gr1 placed Prague, Gr3 winner Maximillius, Listed winner Rhapsody Rose, and Gr1
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placed Military Expert, and all of these horses were sold from 2018 to now. In 2024, Bhima will present 29 yearlings at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, and the stallions represented are Admire Mars, Bivouac, Blue Point, Capitalist, Deep Field, Dundeel, I Am Invincible, King’s Legacy, Lonhro, Russian Revolution, Shalaa, Snitzel, So You Think, Super Seth, Toronado and Wootton Bassett. Siblings to group winners include Lot 477, a Capitalist half-brother to super sprinter Imperatriz out of Gr2 placed Berimbau; Lot 66 a Capitalist half-brother to Gr1 winner Stratum Star and Gr3 winner and Gr1 placed Prague; Lot 926 an I Am Invincible half-brother to Gr2 Karrakatta Plate winner Valour Road; Lot 596 a Capitalist half-brother to Gr2 winner Four Moves Ahead and Gr3 winner Emeralds; Lot 371 a Bivouac half-brother to Gr2 winner Kemalpasa; and Lot 28 a Wootton Basset half-sister to Gr3 winner Naranco. What makes the Magic Millions sales and races special? “It’s the first sale of the year, where everyone heads to get the first bite of the money. Magic Millions do a great job of putting on a strong, diverse buying
