The illustrious Gr1-producing farm, Mill Park, started out at the MM Adelaide Sale; and many of their greatest horses came through here. In 2017, they will bring 14 yearlings by 12 different stallions and there are bound to be plenty of athletes among them.
A beautifully bred colt, Lot 240, is by leading NZ sire Iffraaj from city winning mare Riesling, making him a half brother to group winner Valpolicella (dam of Vavasour and Vilanova).
The family of Gr1 winners Zip Zip Aray, Niconero and Nicconi has a couple of representatives in this draft. Lot 34 is a Stratum colt from a winning Starcraft mare, and is her second foal; while Lot 298 is a colt by proven international sire Choisir, and is the first foal of his unraced dam who is a half sister to Zip Zip Aray.
Foxwedge is kicking goals now his first crop are 3YOs, and his colt, Lot 273, is a half brother to stakes horses Miss With Attitude and Oui Si Attitude. Another sire with oldest crop 3YOs is Master of Design, and his filly, Lot 448, has plenty of residual value as a half sister to Storm Rolling In and stakes placed Champion 2YO Colt in Macau Trust Me Bet. Lot 176 is a Not A Single Doubt filly, whose full brother is stakes placed, and is from the famed Snippet’s Girl family that includes Heart Testa, Royal Babe, and Academy Dancer.
Mill Park bred dual Gr1 winner Rebel Raider, and they will offer two yearlings by him here. Lot 149 is a filly from a young winning mare whose first foal to race is a winning full brother to this yearling. The other Rebel Raider is Lot 92, a filly whose older full brother is a winner this season, and who comes from the family of Devon Duke.
Another Mill Park graduate is Divine Madonna, and a few lots are from her family. Lot 32 is a Sepoy colt out of a winning Catbird half sister to group winner Angel of Mercy (who in turn is out of a half sister to Divine Madonna). Lot 246 is a Helmet filly from another winning half sister to Angel of Mercy. Also by Helmet is Lot 126, a filly out of a stakes winner and 11 race victor, Just Sybil.
A pedigree that pushes the boundaries of linebreeding will interest some buyers. Lot 132 is by proven sire Al Maher out of a city winning Exceed and Excel mare, from the family of Undoubtedly, Regal Kiss and Toorak Thunder. This filly is bred 2x3 to Danehill; 3x4 to Don’t Say Halo and 4x4 to Nijinsky.
Lope de Vega has Lot 307, a filly from a winning Zabeel mare from the family of Regent Street; and a Mossman colt, Lot 198, is the first foal of group placed Snitzel mare Moreau. He is from an imported family that includes sires Arazi and Noverre.
Lot | Col | Sex | Sire | Dam | Vendor |
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32 | F | Sepoy (AUS) | Bowerbird (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
34 | C | Stratum (AUS) | Brightlands Star (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
92 | F | Rebel Raider (AUS) | Fartoo Flashy (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
126 | F | Helmet (AUS) | Just Sybil (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
132 | F | Al Maher (AUS) | Kissable (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
149 | F | Rebel Raider (AUS) | Languid (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
176 | F | Not a Single Doubt (AUS) | Melania (NZ) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
198 | C | Mossman (AUS) | Moreau (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
240 | C | Iffraaj (GB) | Riesling (NZ) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
246 | F | Helmet (AUS) | Rondanini (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
273 | C | Foxwedge (AUS) | Sizzie Em (IRE) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
298 | C | Choisir (AUS) | Tamarind Lane (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
307 | F | Lope de Vega (IRE) | Third Day (AUS) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA | |
448 | F | Master of Design (AUS) | Stormy Flyer (USA) | Mill Park Stud, Meningie, SA |