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Brisbane - The largest breeding sale ever conducted in the Southern Hemisphere, the Magic Millions National Sale at the Gold Coast, has received another significant boost with the announcement from prominent Gold Coast businessman Paul Makin that he is to sell his entire draft of mares in Australia
in foal to his champion stallion Starcraft.
The sale will attract thousands to the Gold Coast through late May and June with over 2500 lots to be catalogued.
"The Gold Coast is the perfect place to offer my outstanding selection of mares for sale and I intend to buy quite a few new mares to go to Starcraft this year," Makin said.
"The idea behind the sale is to ensure that the Starcraft babies will be prepared by a number of new, influential people.
"I've seen videos of my beautiful Starcraft foals in England and I expect the Aussie foals to be just as nice.
"The best advertising for my stallion is place the foals in the hands of a wide band of people.
"I can always buy back as many yearlings as I like and I will."
As an added bonus, every mare will be sold with a free 2007 nomination to Starcraft.
The Starcraft promotion draft will be offered with no reserve.
Among the mares in foal to Starcraft to be sold are the group one winners Private Steer, Elevenses, Episode and Dowry, group two winners Pay My Bail, Sylvaner and Soap Opera, group three winner Classy Dane and listed winner Chickens.
Magic Millions managing director David Chester was delighted to hear of Makin's decision to sell his outstanding draft at the Gold Coast.
"This is a great boost for our company," Chester said.
The Starcraft draft:
* Bird Sanctuary (Grand Lodge-Biscay Bird): Placed. Half sister to Gr 1 winner Universal Prince and Gr 2 winner Universal Queen. From a winning Bluebird half sister to Blevic. Served by Starcraft.
* Born A Star (Canny Lad-Salimar): City winner. From a stakes performed mare by Marscay. Dam is a half sister to the dam of Gr 1 winner Defier. Served by Starcraft.
* Chickens (Danehill-C'yaontheotherside): Listed winner as a 2-year-old. Three quarter sister to Gr 1 winner Danestorm. From a daughter of Gr 1 winner Copperama. Served by Starcraft.
* Classy Dane (Danewin-Ranzest): Group 3 winner of four races and $316,300. From a triple stakes performed two-year-old by Rancher. Served by Starcraft.
* Dowry (Bahhare-Meant for Me): Gr 1 South Australian Oaks winner. Half sister to Gr 2 winner Fatal and LR winner Richfield Destiny. From a sister to Our Sophia. Served by Starcraft.
* Dreaming On (Marscay-Intertwined): Sydney winner and LR placed. Half sister to LR winning and Golden Slipper placed juvenile How Funny. Served by Starcraft.
* Ducks (Woodman-Elizabeth Drake): Winner in Sydney. Half sister to Gr 1 winner Northern Drake and SP Royal Zoff. From a LR winning Northfields mare. Served by Starcraft.
* Elevenses(Star Way-Celtic Joy): Multiple Gr 1 winner. Half sister to SW Destined and the dam of SW Westace. Served by Starcraft.
* Episode (Scenic-Apache Girl): Multiple Gr 1 winner. From a winning sister to Group winner Macquarie Prince and the dam of SW Harley. Served by Starcraft.
* Fair Ransom (Red Ransom-Nuryandra): Half sister to stakes winning juvenile Brocco Babe. From a SP Reference Point mare and half sister to Gr 1 winner Rebecca Sharp. Served by Starcraft.
* Femme D'Affaire (Woodman-Moivouloirtoi): Unraced. Half sister to SW Alyzea. From a SW Woodman half sister to Gr 1 winner Maximova (dam of 5 SWs). Served by Starcraft.
* Huntington Beach (Flying Spur-Twist My Heart): Winner. From a SP half sister to the dam of multiple Gr 1 winner Fashions Afield. From a daughter of Gr 1 winner Wrap Around. Served by Starcraft.
* Lorelei Brown (Primo Dominie-Martha Stevens): Unraced. Half sister to the dam of Gr 3 winner Dama De Noche. From a Group winning Super Concorde mare. Served by Starcraft.
* Pay My Bail (Justice Prevails-Ebony Jane): Gr 2 winner and five time SW mare. From a winning Three Legs half sister to Gr 1 winner Shifnal Prince. Served by Starcraft.
* Private Steer (Danehill Dancer-Lisheenowen): Triple Gr 1 winner. Australia's Champion Filly/Mare for 2004. Earned over $3.4 million with 12 wins - 10 at stakes level. Served by Starcraft.
* Soap Opera (Lord Waverley-Khaielly Princess): Gr 2 winner. Seven wins and over NZ$254,000 in prizemoney. Half sister to SPs Domdaniel and Escobar. Served by Starcraft.
* Sylvaner (Danasinga-Isla Bijou): Triple Gr 2 winner. Won six stakes races. Earner of over $600,000. Half sister to Gr 1 winner Centisle. From a Gr 3 winner. Served by Starcraft.
* Torrential Belle (Torrential-Elle Duccio): Half sister to Gr 1 winner Perfectly Ready. From a half sister to Gr 1 winner Belle Du Jour. Dam is from a four time stakes winner. Served by Starcraft.
* Triangular (Saithor-Triattica): Melbourne winner. Half sister to Gr 1 winner Demerger and SP Rash Promise. From a half sister to Gr 3 winner Majestically. Served by Starcraft.
* Two Under Par (Storm Bird-Polar Bird): Unraced. Half sister to Gr 2 winner Ocean Right and SW Fokine. From a Gr 3 winning mare by Thatching. Served by Starcraft.