Newcastle, July 3 – Sheikh Mohammed’s winning run with the progeny of Encosta de Lago continued at the metropolitan meeting at Newcastle on Thursday with Margham, a $700,000 purchase from the draft of Yarraman Park at the 2007 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.
Second on debut at Canterbury to promising filly Olonana on June 18, Margham benefited from race experience this time around, finding the line strongly to take the 1200 metre maiden by a length and a half.
Bred by Mike O’Donnell of Fairhill Farm, Margham was consigned by Yarraman on his behalf and is the fourth foal of stakes-placed Desert End (USA), a half-sister to stakes-winner Royal Med (USA), the dam of classy Kiwi Group Two winner Millennium.
Margham is the eighth two year-old winner for Encosta de Lago this season, Yarraman also having sold another of his juvenile winners in Infatuation (from Mad Desire) for $250,000 at Magic Millions.
Other smart juvenile winners sold by Yarraman Park this season include Group STC Two Silver Slipper winner Amelia’s Dream (Magic Millions $250,000) and Listed winner Viennese (Magic Millions $1.4 million), both fillies by Redoute’s Choice.
