Zougotcha Sells For AUD $5.25m At Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale

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Triple Group 1 winner Zougotcha became the most expensive horse sold at auction in the Southern Hemisphere this year when she realised $5.25 million at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

The daughter of Zoustar was offered by Chris Waller Racing and became the second-highest priced horse ever sold at the National Sale following Imperatriz's virtual sale at $6.6 million 12 months ago.

Coolmore's Tom Magnier secured Zougotcha, and said, “Well done to Chris Waller and all his team. She was a beautiful mare and everybody was on her this week.”

He added, “Olly Tait and his team were underbidders. They are very good judges. She will go to Wootton Bassett. Having Wootton Bassett back this year, it gave us the confidence to find these mares and what he is doing both in Australia and Europe, we are very fortunate to be in this position and to get this mare.

“We are very close to Sophie Baker and the Waller team. When you look at these top ones that they keep putting through the sale, they're blue chip mares for everyone. Hopefully they might be buying the offspring in years to come.”

Another triple Group 1 winner from the Chris Waller Racing draft offered was the Go Racing syndicated star Atishu. The daughter of Savabeel was purchased by the powerful Yulong Investments (Australia) team for $2.7 million.

“Mr Zhang was very impressed when he saw her,” Yulong's Sam Fairgray said. “She's a beautiful type so it is great to have her in the broodmare band.”

He added, “She doesn't need to take on Via Sistina [on the track] so she's going straight to the breeding barn. She will probably go to Alabama Express. I think it is a really nice cross. She's a beautiful mare so it is exciting to have her.”

All told, there were 14 lots that sold for $1 million or more on the day. The sale grossed $47,574,500 while the average was $363,164 [up from $309,731 in  2024] while the median settled at $160,000 [up from $120,000 last year]. The clearance rate was 81%.

“I thought it was an unbelievable day,” Magic Millions Managing Director Barry Bowditch said. “I thought there was great confidence and electricity in the ring from the very start.”

He added, “I think buyers got involved accordingly. It was great to see a huge cross section of buyers and not any one buyer dominating the market today.”

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