Coolmore Sell $1.5million Snitzel Colt

Team Coolmore finished the Magic Millions Book 1 Yearling Sale on a high producing the top selling colt and filly of the final session ending a great week in which we sold all of the 38 yearlings we offered for $13.7million.

Tom Magnier has invested heavily in elite racemares in recent years to add to the Coolmore broodmare band and one of them was Group II winner Vangelic, whose first foal topped the Friday session.

The handsome bay colt has a pedigree that features champion New Zealand sires Pins and Zabeel through his female line, but the thing that jumps out of the page is his neat double cross of both Danehill and Snippets, suggesting early speed.

The colt was knocked down to Waller Racing/Mulcaster Bloodstock for $1.5million and Guy Mulcaster could certainly see that speed coming through.

“He looked really sharp and he did really well through the prep. He looks an early runner and he moves beautifully,” he said.

“I think what we paid for him is pretty well on the mark. It is a hell of a lot of money but that’s what they seem to cost and when you get a good colt that can go to stud, they look cheap.”

Waller Racing have a great record with Snitzel colts having produced G1 Golden Slipper winner Shinzo and G1 Coolmore Stud Stakes winner Switzerland, who are both now on the Coolmore roster.

By Golden Slipper winner Vancouver, Vangelic won nearly $1.5million with G1 placings to go with her victory in the Group II ATC Golden Pendant.

She was bought by Tom Magnier for $1.5million from the 2023 Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale and was sent to Kentucky last year for a covering to Justify after missing in 2024.

Coolmore also sold the highest priced filly on Friday with the daughter of I Am Invincible and Group I winner Qafila fetching $1.25million, again to the bid of Waller Racing/ Mulcaster Bloodstock.