€1.4 Million Dubawi Colt Tops Goffs Orby Sale
The sire of Summerhill’s new stallion prospect, Gr1 winner Willow Magic, has made news at Goffs Orby Sale when a Dubawi bay colt sold for €1.4 Million off the Wildenstein Stables Ltd Dispersal as Lot 472.
John Ferguson purchased the Dubawi colt out of Group 1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches winner Beauty Parlour, by Japanese super sire Deep Impact in turn out of a Giant’s Causeway mare. New Zealand champion Might And Power can be found under the third dam. The French-bred colt is named Being There.
Gr1 SA Nursery winner Willow Magic (AUS), the only son of super sire Dubawi to stand at stud in South Africa stands his first season at Summerhill Stud. The imposing chestnut stallion is out of La Willow by Tierce.
Willow Magic was trained by Sean Tarry and had four career wins including the Gr2 Dingaans. Amongst his 10 places was a close second to Legislate in the Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge, second to Captain Of All in the Gr1 Gold Medallion over 1200m and third in the Gr2 Post Merchants to Daring Dave.
Dubawi is the sire of 24 Gr1 winners to date and the fastest to ever sire 50 Group winners then any other stallion at this stage of his career, with 11 alone in 2015. Amongst his list of Group winners is Mike De Kock’s overseas charge, Mubtaahij.
Willow Magic stands for R20 000 in his first season at stud.
– extract paulickreport.com
