Day one of the Magic Millions sales resulted in some big buys for Rockhampton.
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A huge influx of yearlings is Rockhampton bound after an estimated 22 were purchased with that intent at the Gold Coast on Monday.
This represents a record in that arena from the first session on Monday’s Magic Millions March QTIS Yearling Sale.
Some $691,500 was outplayed for them when 160 yearlings sold for a gross of $7.45 million.
This brought about a grand first days result with a record average of $47,175.
In a bold expression of his confidence in Rockhampton racing, Gracemere’s Colin Bell topped the CQ brigade with a $105,000 buy.
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Some of regionâs best-known horses headed for Rocky The Tom Button-trained Miss Lot Won will run in the $32.5K QTIS Jewel 3YO Plate Qualifier at Callaghan Park on Saturday. Photo: Caught in the Act Photography CQ
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There will be interest aplenty at the Rockhampton Jockey Clubâs Callaghan Park races on Saturday with the likely appearance of some of the regionâs best-known horses.
Sunshine Coast trainer, the former Rockhampton leading mentor Tom Button has entered six horses including well-performed Miss Lot Won, Rollinwiththeflow and The Silver Lad.
That trio has been entered for the $32.5K QTIS Jewel 3YO Plate Qualifier (1100m), which has 13 entries including Iolite (Natalie McCall) and Sip It Slow (Stuart Kendrick).
$490k prizemoney on offer at racing carnival Miss Lot Won- winner of the 2020 DLV Finance Capricornia Yearling Sale 2yo Classic – Trained by Tom Button – Jockey Mark Barnham.
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Subscriber only Autumn is soon approaching which for Rockhampton racing industry stakeholders and followers heralds the Capricornia Racing Carnival and Yearling Sales. The carnival centres around two days of first class racing at Callaghan Park on Friday, April 9, and culminating with the rich Capricornia Yearling Sales feature race on Saturday, April 10. The crowning jewel is the $125K Capricornia Yearling Sale Classic QTIS 2YO Plate (1200m) which carries prizemoney of $143K for fillies and $137K for colts and geldings.