From ANZ Bloodstock: Chris Waller, Guy Mulcaster and owners Neville Morgan and David Devine will be hoping a pervious affinity with the Ascot Park brand can deliver more success with a son of Pierata (Pierro) after the champion trainer and agent went to $650,000 to secure a colt by the Aquis Farm first season stallion.
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From ANZ Bloodstock: Having sired yesterday’s $800,000 top lot among first season sires, the progeny of Pierata (Pierro) again impressed buyers yesterday, including Mornington-based trainer Matt Laurie, who in conjunction with Justin Bahen purchased a colt for $550,000.
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From ANZ Bloodstock: Aquis Farm flagbearer Pierata (Pierro) held court on an impressive day for first season sires during yesterday’s opening session at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, which ended with three freshmen stallions among the top ten in the overall aggregate sire standings.
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From TDN: From syndicators setting new highs and fillies topping the colts to a prolific Kiwi picking up half a dozen of the best, we run through seven key points of interest from the first day of the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
From ANZ Bloodstock: Tony and Maddysen Sears will bid for a breakthrough stakes winner when Yellow Brick (The Mission) lines up for the pair in Saturday’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.
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From Breednet: Pierro’s Group I winning $5.8million earning son Pierata covered some terrific mares in his first season at Aquis Stud, but none better than Loving Gaby and her first foal lit up the Gold Coast sale ring at Magic Millions on Tuesday.
From Breednet: Breednet’s popular First Season Sire Gallery pages are now created offering a fast and easy way to compare yearlings by the new wave of sires on type, so let’s take a look at Magic Millions pin up boy Pierata, the first son of Golden Slipper winning sire Pierro to retire to stud.
From TDN: The team at Aquis Farm is up and about, thanks to the deeds of their young stallions, who are churning out winners. Admittedly it’s very early in the season, but if you take a look at the First Season Sires’ Premiership, you will notice that four of the top 10 are residents of Aquis Farm in Canungra, Queensland.
From Breednet: A winner for Lean Mean Machine with his first runner and the exciting Brave Smash (JPN) two-year-old Brave Halo keeping his record at a perfect three for three made it a memorable day for Aquis Farm’s first-season stallions.
From TDN: Lean Mean Machine’s barnmate, Brave Smash (Jpn) looks to have a potential star among his first crop in the shape of Brave Halo, who retained his unbeaten record by bringing up the third win of his career with a third victory at Ascot.