Yarraman Park sold 30 yearlings at Magic Millions in Book 1 for $10.1million and the highlight of the draft came on Friday when the I Am Invincible filly from Scorched Earth sold for $850,000, while Yarraman sires Hellbent and Brave Smash (Jpn) both achieved a new sales benchmark at the Gold Coast in 2026.
Scorched Earth was a natural runner that won four races and nearly $500,000 and when the Nicconi mare was retired and offered as a broodmare prospect, she was purchased by Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Blandford Bloodstock for $500,000 at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Now based at Yarraman Park, Scorched Earth has been married to I Am Invincible and her first foal, a lovely filly was bought by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds.
“I thought she was one of the top three fillies in the sale. She was sitting around that 600k mark so we asked whether we should back ourselves to buy her, and that’s what we’ve done,” said Bruce Slade of Kestrel Thoroughbreds.
“She has so much power, a huge girth, great forearms. She moved like the good Vinnies do and her dam was an absolute flying machine. Nicconi, Exceed and Excel, Strategic – one of the fast families.”
Scorched Earth returned to I Am Invincible last spring after missing the previous year.
Yarraman also sold I Am Invincible fillies from Never Talk and Stellar Pauline for $600,000, while the first Yarraman bred yearlings by Brave Smash were also well received.
Brave Smash posted his best ever result when the Yarraman consigned colt from Group II placed I Am Invincible mare Tetsuko sold for $380,000 to George Moore Bloodstock.
Brave Smash has had a couple of smart winners in Hong Kong and this colt is a half-brother to stakes horses in Kuroyanagi and Zousuko.
Hellbent also set a new personal best for himself when Widden Stud’s filly from La Tigeresa sold for $600,000 to Michael Freedman Racing/Andrew Williams Bloodstock.
