With a target of buying a nicely bred Filly at the Magic Millions Gold Coast sale and with a good selection/buying strategy in place,
John, in conjunction with
David Ellis, purchased lot 170 – the Russian Revolution – Artistic Lass Filly for
A$100,000 in the afternoon session of Day One of what was a very strong sale day.
Pedigree – by the proven Stallion Russian Revolution – the leading first season stallion in the 2020/21 season and the Sire of 175 winner, including 11 Stakes winners and out of the five time winning racemare Artistic Lass, who is a half sister to the Group Two and Group 3 winners, Sistine Angel and Sistine Demon and who has left two winners in Australia already – this is a strong pedigree page
John says “I love it when we can buy the progeny of proven Australian Stallions within our budget. Russian Revolution was an exceptional racehorse, winning seven times on the track and has already left a number of very good race horses including the Group One Randwick Guineas winner, Communist”
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Yearling Filly by Russian Revolution out of Artistic Lass
Mark Walker says “John, Lot 170 from the Magic Millions sale is a beautiful Russian Revolution Filly out of the five time winning Myboycharlie racemare, Artistic Lass – she is a lovely walking Filly, very athletic. I think this Filly will be an early runner and make a really nice two-year-old with the scope to train on to be a good three-year-old – there is some really good two-year-old form in the family – I thought she was particularly good buying at A$100,000 Australian and we are excited to have her joining our stable”
David Ellis says “John, this Russian Revolution Filly caught our attention during inspections, she is an early foal (8th September) of good medium size, very strong, has a lovely free flowing walk, vetted perfectly and is exceptional value at A$100k – once again you have managed to secure a quality Filly within your budget range”
She is now registered for the Magic Millions Race Series – this is a Series now worth over A$15m – here are the races she will be eligible to be nominated for at the Magic Million’s Race Days
- January 2026 – the A$3m Magic Millions Classic for 2yo’s 1200m
- May 2026 – the A$1m National 2yo Classic 1000m
- January 2027 – the A$3m Magic Millions Guineas
- January 2027 – the A$3m 1100m 3yo Sprint
- Subsequent years she will be eligible for any of the A$1m races for older horses on the Magic Millions Carnival Day
Note that only horses that have been acquired at a MM Sale and have been enrolled for the Race Series are eligible to be nominated for these races
Of course, given the prizemoney on offer, all of these races are well sought after and all runners that wish to accept are graded by ratings points
I have done the numbers and here is how they work out –
Initial Capital includes Purchase Price, NZ GST on entry to NZ, Promoters Fees, Insurance to 31 Jan 2026, Magic Millions Race Series Fee, Airfreight to NZ and working capital of over $13k
10% share $18,600, 5% share $9,300, 2.5% share $4,650, 1% share $1,860 with ongoing costs from 1 April 2024 @$50 per month per each 1% share
Paperwork will be finalised over the next few days but we are taking expressions of interest and now is your chance to “express interest” in this filly and if you do, you will be guaranteed a share – simply register interest by responding to this update via the link HERE advising the percentage that you would like to put your hand up for – or simply email me direct or call/text 021 921 460
This Filly will travel back to New Zealand in the coming week and enjoy 8 weeks or so in the paddock ahead of being broken in
