CRESSFIELD Cressfield are giving buyers a chance to access their best families with their 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale draft loaded with twelve fillies, and five colts. The farm has long built a reputation on their wonderful broodmare band, so this represents a huge opportunity for breeders. How would you sum up your 2024 draft? “Filly dominant. But with a nice spread of sires and types represented,” said Operations Manager Liesl Wickson. Incredibly tough group winner Quilista won nine times and placed another nine times in 32 starts. Her third foal, a Snitzel filly, will be offered as Lot 75, and Quilista is a half-sister to group winner, Red Can Man, who is showing similar durability having won nine races in Perth and over $1.3million and is still racing. “A big powerhouse filly, plenty of substance, with great depth across her hindquarters.” Gr1 winner Mid Summer Music has proven herself as a broodmare with Gr3 winner Hellfest (Fastnet Rock) and stakes placed two year-old winner Euphoric Summer (Not a Single Doubt). Her current yearling filly, Lot 935, is by exciting Gr1 winner Bivouac. “A neat, racey shaped balanced filly.”
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What has been your most satisfying result at the Magic Millions? “There have been many great moments and some great prices for horses, but honestly given how much effort goes into producing and prepping these yearlings, a sale with a 100% clearance is without doubt the most satisfying.” Gr2 Ian McEwen Stakes winner Wild Rain won eight races and two of her first three foals are winners. Her yearling filly, Lot 362, is by four-time Champion Sire Snitzel, and is from the family of Northerly and Overpass. “A well-developed forward type with a good shoulder, girth and hip length.” Proven Gr1 sire Wootton Bassett is an exciting addition to the Australian scene, and Cressfield will offer his filly out of Misstook (Fastnet Rock) as Lot 966. This filly’s dam is a full sister to brilliant Gr2 winning sprinter Passive Aggressive and Gr3 winner Missrock, from the family of Gr1 winner Mrs Onassis. “Thrown to her grandsire in Fastnet Rock, a big powerful filly with a lovely loose walk and great overstep.” Regally bred filly, Lot 640, is by Gr1 winning two year-old King’s Legacy out of Epitomise (More Than Ready), a winning half-sister to Gr1 VRC Oaks winner
