Three Western Australian studs received winning updates for the Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale when Apache Pass opened his Hong Kong account at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Apache Pass began his career with Lindsey Smith before transferring off-shore following a black-type placing in the LR Lex Piper Stakes (1600m) at Ascot.  He’s a son of Yarradale Stud champion War Chant (USA) and carries the MV brand of Capel-based nursery Misty Valley Thoroughbreds.

Amelia Park also has some skin in the win with a Toronado (Ire) three-quarter sister to the dam of Apache Pass catalogued as Lot 125 for the Perth Magic Millions on February 14 and 15.

“He was trained left-handed in Australia and has really struggled to go right-handed here,” trainer Paul O’Sullivan said after the Tai Hang Tung Hcp (1655m).  “He has taken a while to build full fitness but I thought he would be competitive if he ran up to his Conghua trial from a good draw.”

War Chant (Danzig), who first arrived from Kentucky’s Three Chimneys Farm a decade ago, has 17 yearlings entered for the Perth Magic Millions with Yarradale prepping two colts and two fillies for the Swan Valley Sale.

His colt from Platinum Star (Lot 10) descends from Born Priceless (Pricelessly) who carried Yarradale’s colours to a Group 2 victory in the 2001 Karrakatta Plate.

Leading owner-breeder Tony Patrizi has 15 yearlings bound for the Magic Millions from Misty Valley Thoroughbreds.  He bred Apache Pass in partnership with Yarradale owner Ron Sayers and they have his half-brother by Puissance De Lune (Ire) on the ground at Capel.

The south-west property was originally named Greenfields Lodge and is the oldest commercial stud operating in WA going back to the 1920s when legendary horseman Rowley Roberts began prepping yearlings for the Perth Sale conducted on St George’s Terrace.

Magic Millions has catalogued 338 lots for the Swan Valley Sale across two sessions on Monday, February 14 and Tuesday, February 15.

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