Champion Racemare Legarto to be Offered at Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale

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The four-time Group 1 winner Legarto (Proisir) will be offered as part of the Attunga Stud draft at May's Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

Trained in New Zealand by Ken and Bev Kelso, Legarto registered her latest top-level success in the Herbie Dyke Stakes at Te Rapa on Saturday, regaining the title she'd previously won in 2024. An 11-time winner from 23 career starts, the now-six-year-old also ran out a determined winner of the Australian Guineas at Flemington back in 2023.

Legarto is set to make at least one more appearance on a racecourse before heading to auction, with next month's G1 New Zealand Stakes at Ellerslie confirmed as an intended target, before a potential tilt at the G1 Australian Cup at Flemington later in March.

“We've already arranged for her to go to Brian Nutt at Attunga Stud to be prepared for the sale,” said part owner Philip Brown. “Being a partnership, public auction is the proper way to realise her true worth. As a multiple Group 1 winner, including one in Australia, she's obviously a valuable mare, so it's going to be an interesting exercise.”

Magic Millions managing director Barry Bowditch added, “Legarto ranks as one of the finest racemares to have graced the turf in New Zealand in recent seasons. We look forward to enjoying the final conclusion to her racing career before she heads to the Gold Coast where she will be a most sought after breeding prospect for any farm – no matter where they are located around the world.”

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