12th January 2017
DAY 2 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale saw Blueblood Thoroughbreds purchase a colt by Artie Schiller, hand selected by Mick Price.
The colt hails from the Gooree Park family who keep producing stallions such as Northern Meteor, Don Eduardo, Smart Missile, Your Song, Swift Alliance, Snowland, Dreamscape and Gooree champion, Desert War.
He boasts a fantastic pedigree page and has been bought well under his expected fall of the hammer price.
Mick Pri
ce knows the Artie Schiller progeny well and has had huge success with the Artie Schiller progeny being the trainer of 3yo FLYING ARTIE, winner of the Gr.1 Coolmore Stud, 2nd Gr.1 Blue Diamond and 3rd Golden Slipper and earnings of $1,266,000.
Mick Price’s comments “He reminds me a little of Flying Artie who has more Group 1’s to win. He is a big strong yearling, good feet, good bone, good knees, big tough horse, very athletic. Great pedigree and type, we loved him”
This impeccably bred colt is the three-quarter brother to LASER HAWK, winner of the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas, 3rd Gr.1 AJC Australian Derby, 3rd Gr.1 George Main Stakes and 3rd Gr.1 Randwick Guineas which makes this colt a true Stallions Prospect.
This colt is also the half-brother to WAR JET an 8-time winner and the full brother to lightly raced WHIRLWIND ASCENT, winner of 2 races.
He is also closely related to DESERT WAR, winner of 12 races and $3,046,000 including the Gr.1 Epson Handicap twice, Gr.1 Mackinnon Stakes, Gr.1 Ranvet Stakes and Gr.1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes.
This colt is also closely related to ROMANTIC TOUCH who beat ZOUSTAR in the Gr.1 J.J. Atkins.
This Colt is Super Vobis Eligible.
65% has already been secured in less than 24 hours. He won’t last long.
Click on the links below to view footage of the horse parading and to hear Mick Price’s comments on the colt.