There’s magic in Milburn Creek’s 2020 draft of 11 colts and 3 fillies. John Muir has been breeding quality thoroughbreds over a long period, but the excitement and challenges this endeavour presents still inspires him to rise to greater heights each year with Milburn Creek. He had the following thoughts on the upcoming 2020 Magic Millions.
The investment and level of competition provided by a wide range of participants over the past two decades means we can’t rest on our laurels. The best stallions in the world are all here for our breeding season, the sensational prizemoney available in Australia attracts serious investors and horseplayers from around the globe, so to be competitive we have to offer a quality product.
“I’m confident that from our magnificent property here at Wildes Meadow in the NSW Southern Highlands, with outstanding horseman Scott Holcombe and his team preparing the yearlings and with the constant upgrading of our broodmare band, that we an offer buyers the top quality yearlings they are seeking.”
“This Magic Millions draft is a shining example of what we can produce at Milburn Creek. The 14 youngsters we are taking to the Gold Coast are by leading commercial sires, out of young mares and with early foaling dates, they are ideal Magic Millions types.”
“Scott and I look forward to parading them for inspection and catching up with both our regular clients and hopefully some new ones too in January.”
The Milburn Creek yearlings are all registered for their relevant bonus schemes and will enter the ring in the following order.
LOT 95 bay colt by ASTERN out of ARABIAN NIGHT by Oasis Dream foaled 2nd August. This colt is from the first crop of sensational Golden Rose Gr1 and Silver Slipper Gr2 winner Astern, a son of leading sire Medaglia d’Oro. His first two dams are by the leading international pedigree greats Oasis Dream and Miswaki.
LOT 234 chestnut colt by CAPITALIST out of DELPHIC by Street Cry foaled 7th September.
This colt is from the eagerly awaited first crop of Golden Slipper and Magic Millions winner Capitalist one of the best 2YOs in recent memory. He is the second foal of a mare by the great Street Cry who is a ¾ sister to Gr3 winner of 286K Circular. His grandma is a sister to champion LONHRO and Gr1 winner NIELLO, this is a family replete with Gr1 winners.
LOT 255 bay colt by EXCEED AND EXCEL out of DREAM IN COLOUR by Frankel foaled 7th September. This colt is by Australia’s greatest influence for early 2YO speed out of a mare by unbeaten champion Frankel who is emerging as one of the world’s super elite sires. He is the first foal of a mare from one of Australia’s top 2YO and sprinting families which includes Magic Millions winner and leading sire Snippets and Magic Millions runnerup and leading sire Not A Single Doubt.
LOT 297 bay colt by NOT A SINGLE DOUBT out of FASCINATION STREET by Elusive City foaled 7th September.This colt is by one of Australia’s best, most consistent and versatile sires out of a stakes winning and multiple Group placed mare. He is the first foal of his talented dam who is a sister to another SW in Lamington Vegas. With a second dam by Magic Millions winner Snippets this colt is inbred to Easy Date, which is a winning pedigree formula, already having produced Gr1 winner Miracles O Life, multiple Gr1 performer Champagne Cuddles, Gr2 winner of 788K Derryn, Hard Landing etc.
LOT 444 chestnut colt by NOT A SINGLE DOUBT out of KISSED BY THE SUN by Encosta de Lago foaled 28th September. This colt is another by the great sire Not A Single Doubt whose recent Gr1 winners include Samadoubt, Kenedna and Scales Of Justice among his 11 Gr1 winners of over $105 million over all distances and at all ages, his 2YOs spearheading the way. This colt is the second foal of a multiple winning mare, by champion broodmare sire Encosta de Lago and to complete the package his dam is a half-sister to champion Eremein, 12 wins $4.2 million, 5 Gr1s including the Queen Elizabeth S, Rosehill Guineas and Gold Coast Guineas.
LOT 469 chestnut filly by AMERICAN PHAROAH out of LEAMINGTON by Pleasant Tap foaled 23rd August. This filly is by undefeated American triple crown winner and sensational young turf sire American Pharoah who is now an emerging champion sire. She is out of a multiple winning stakes winning and multiple winner producing mare whose previous foals include the talented performers Leami Astray 6 wins 198K in Sydney and Le Dejeuner 3 wins. Significantly this filly is inbred to the champion sire Storm Cat, a cross responsible for 14 Gr1 winners including the flying international 2YO filly Lady Aurelia.
LOT 594 chestnut filly by WRITTEN TYCOON out of OKAYLAH by Flying Spur foaled 24th September.
This filly is by one one of Australia’s top sires and leading sires of juveniles whose flying 2YOs include Magic Millions winner Capitalist, Blue Diamond winner Written By and the crack fillies Luna Rossa, Tycoon Tara and Booker. This filly’s dam is a Group placed multiple winner producer and most significantly the Written Tycoon/Flying Spur cross is responsible for Gr1 Oakleigh Plate winning filly Booker and current star Banquo.
LOT 639 by colt by SNITZEL out of PIPING HOT by More Than Ready foaled 23rd September. This colt is by triple champion Australian sire Snitzel whose 2YOs include 2019 Magic Millions winner Exhilarates a filly bred on this identical Snitzel/More Than Ready cross. Snitzel’s other crack sprinters and 2YOs include Trapeze Artist, Redzel, Estijaab, Russian Revolution, Summer Passage and Invader. This colt is the first foal of a Sydney metro winner (by the top broodmare sire More Than Ready) who is a half-sister to Gr1 Blue Diamond winner Reaan. This is the epitome of a Gr1 2YO and Magic Millions winning pedigree if ever there was one.
LOT 690 by MEDAGLIA d’ORO out of ROCK CANDY by Fastnet Rock foaled 19th August. This colt is by the leading international sire Medaglia d’Oro whose 2YOs include Golden Slipper winner Vancouver and Silver Slipper winner Astern. He is the second foal of a winning daughter of Gr1 winning 2YO Apercu (T J Smith Gr1) from the family of Hong Kong’s international champion Able Friend winner of 13 races, 6 in succession, 3 Gr1s.
LOT 740 brown colt by AMERICAN PHAROAH out of SEBRING SALLY by Sebring foaled 21st September. This is Milburn Creeks’ second yearling by the unbeaten USA triple crown winner and young sire sensation American Pharoah whose stock show a real liking for turf tracks. This colt’s dam is a listed winner and Gr2 placegetter by the outstanding sire Sebring and is the mare’s first foal. He is from a crack 2YO family which includes Golden Slipper winner and successful sire Catbird, Silver Slipper and successful sire Maizcay and ATC Gimcrack S winner Fitting. This is a real early running 2YO family.
LOT 763 by WRITTEN TYCOON out of SHE’S GOT POWER by Redoute’s Choice foaled 9th October. This colt is by the crack sire of 2YOs Written Tycoon whose brilliant juveniles include Magic Millions and Golden Slipper winner Capitalist and Blue Diamond S winner Written By. He is the second foal of a half sister to Gr1 2YO Invader (ATC Sires produce Gr1) and Hong Kong star Not Listenin’tome 8 wins, $3.2 million. It is important to note that this colt is inbred to Best In Show via Written Tycoon/Redoute’s Choice which has already produced Teleplay, Dusty Tycoon, Masthead, Stoker etc.
LOT 919 bay or brown filly by ASTERN out of LADY BLIGH by Redoute’s Choice foaled 10th August.This filly is by one of the world’s great sires of champion fillies whose daughters include Gr1 winners Songbird (9 Gr1s), Rachel Alexandra (5 Gr1s) and this year’s MRC Thousand Guineas winner Flit. She is the third foal of her winning dam whose first two to race are both multiple winners. This filly’s dam is by champion broodmare sire Redoute’s Choice and is a half-sister to Doomben Slipper LR winner Run For Levi from the family of multiple Gr1 winning champion sprinter Spark Of Life, 11 wins, $1.5 million including the ATC Galaxy Gr1 and MVRC Manikato S Gr1. A sensational Gr1 speed family.
LOT 1020 bay colt by RUBICK out of ZVEZDY by Starcraft foaled 6th October. This colt is by the sire of the moment Rubick whose 3YO colt Yes Yes Yes scored a scintillating win in The Everest against older horses virtually securing the second season sire title for Rubick, whose 2YOs continue to impress. This colt is the second foal of his dam who traces to the Aga Khan’s internationally successful “D” family of Gr1 winners DARSI, DARYABA and Australian stars Gentle Genius and Ironstein.
LOT 1091 by DIVINE PROPHET out of BOLD BEGINNING by Lookin at Lucky foaled 7th September. This colt is from the first crop of Choisir’s Caulfield Guineas winning son Divine Prophet out of a multiple winner. He is the first foal of his dam who comes from the sensation 2YO family of Bold Promise, 4th dam of this yearling and winner of the 2YO Magic Millions herself before producing Golden Slipper winner and outstanding producer Merlene. Bold Promise is also the grandam of Magic Millions and Golden Slipper winner Capitalist, so this colt comes from a family that has produced two Magic Millions 2YO winners and two Golden Slipper winners. What a way to round out the Milburn Creek draft this coming January.
