Craig Rounsefell from Boomer Bloodstock with the colt worth $450,000. Source: Glenn Hampson / News Limited
FORMER top Queensland filly Ringa Ringa Rosie was responsible for the equal top seller at today's Magic Millions opener, where Queensland buyers were active at the top end of a hot market.
The Queensland charge was led by Craig Rounsefell's Gold Coast-based Boomer Bloodstock, which gave $450,000 for a More Than Ready colt from Group 1 placed Ringa Ringa Rosie.
The $450,000 price tag was matched by Lot 186, a Fastnet Rock filly which will go to Chris Waller's stable.
Rounsefell said the More Than Ready colt would be trained in Sydney and a trainer was yet to be chosen. The new partnership of Peter and Paul Snowden, which secured four yearlings yesterday, are believed to be the front-runners.
Danny Bougoure's recent acquisition of fillies from Group 1 winning mares for Steve and Louise Gillard continued when he bid $250,000 for a Casino Prince filly from the Thousand Guineas winner Serious Speed.
Eagle Farm trainer Kelly Schweida opened the shoulders on Day 1, paying $200,000 and $170,000 for fillies by Encosta De Lago and Commands, respectively.
Prominent Gold Coast owners David and Luke Henderson bid $180,000 for a Northern Meteor filly from the aptly-named Sherrin, with former AFL star Campbell Brown set to be among the ownership team.
Numerous top trainers - local and interstate - spoke of how strong competition was on their selections, with many lots dwarfing their reserves.
Magic Millions Managing Director Vin Cox said "not in my wildest dreams" did he think the market would be this strong, with sales surging towards the $20 million mark on Wednesday night.
"They are a beautiful set of numbers," Cox said, in reference to the average rising from $128,685 to $141,606 and a $25,000 rise in the median price.
"There seems to be a good, strong appetite for horses and the notable trend on Day 1 was the strength of the syndicators," Cox said.
Obviously they are happy with where things are at."
An example came late in the day when a filly by emerging young sire I Am Invincible sold for $440,000 off a service fee of $11,000.
Cox said he was hoping figures would match 2013, so he was overwhelmed by the opening day, especially when the general consensus has been that the sale will get stronger later in the week.
"It seems everyone wants a piece of Magic Millions," he said.
"We had unprecedented traffic online, we are nearly out of catalogues and tonight we had to ring 14 restaurants to get one of our top buyers a table."
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