The stallions, buyers and sellers at the top of the first day of Magic Millions were familiar as 2026 yearling season kicked off with a $2 million high and an average pressing $285,000.
John Camilleri’s Frankel colt out of Lonhro mare Antibes, sold by Segenhoe Stud, was the high point, finding a new home with Coolmore, on a day where Extreme Choice and I Am Invincible broke the $1 million mark with a colt and filly, respectively.
Coolmore also sold an I Am Invincible filly out of nine-time Group 1 winner Avantage for $1.05 million to emerging player Glentree Thoroughbreds.
“She did everything we look for in a filly. She’s a really good, physical, beautiful mover and out of a multiple Stakes winner – a phenomenal racehorse,” Glentree’s Luke Simpson said.
“She ticks a lot of boxes for our program going forward.”
“We’re looking to get a racing career out of her and hopefully she can step up to some of mum’s form and to join our broodmare band going forward.”
Magic Millions general manager Barry Bowditch said day one, which was interrupted for about 30 minutes by an internet failure, was something to build on.
“I was talking to the auctioneers through the day, and they were commenting on the number of horses that were reaching reserve that they were going on and making reserve plus prices,” Bowditch said.
“That’s always a great sign that there’s genuine competition out there. The statistics themselves, to be sitting at 78% on day one, a median of $200,000, an average of $285,000, are all numbers that were within my expectations.”
“I feel as if the lists out there from the market are longer over the next couple of days and I think the market found its feet today.”
“There’s good confidence out there.”
The day closed with the Extreme Choice-Dame Giselle colt bringing spirited competition before Chris Waller. Bloodstock man Guy Mulcaster had the hammer drop in his favour at $1.2 million after playing a cagey game in recent days.
“We looked at him two days ago with Chris and he said they all run out of that family and that was good enough for me,” Mulcaster said.
“I thought we’d be hard enough to beat, and we didn’t let on too much what we were up to, so we probably got him at the right odds.”
“He looks a beautiful horse and let’s hope he’s back here next year.”
