The 2010 Magic Millions National Weanling Sale commenced at the Gold Coast today.

The statistics and top sellers for the first session are as follows:

SESSION ONE STATISTICS
(2009 corresponding session in brackets)

Lots Sold: 209 (163)
Sale Aggregate: $7,743,500 ($4,012,000)
Average Price: $37,050  ($24,613)
Top Price: $300,000 ($200,000)
Lots Withdrawn: 26 (45)
Lots Passed In: 27 (42)
Lots Catalogued: 264 (250)
Sold %: 89 (80)

SESSION ONE TOP SELLERS

$300,000 – Encosta de Lago-Sharp colt
Vendor: Bylong Park Thoroughbreds / Buyer: Magic Millions as agent (NSW)

$200,000 – Encosta de Lago-Coast to the Post colt
Bylong Park Thoroughbreds / Colm Santry Bloodstock (NSW)

$170,000 – Fastnet Rock-Tivoli Dancer colt
Stratheden Stud / Curraghmore Stud (NZ)

$150,000 – Lonhro-Assertive Sound filly
Stratheden Stud / Paul Willetts (NZ)

$150,000 – More Than Ready-Galway Lass filly
Stratheden Stud / Graeme Gathercole (Vic)

$150,000 – Encosta de Lago-Big Step colt
Bylong Park Thoroughbreds / Acelands Stud (NSW)

$150,000 – Testa Rossa-Capto colt
Bylong Park Thoroughbreds / Balmoral Farm (NSW)

$135,000 – Encosta de Lago-Traffic Watch colt
Coolmore Stud / Paul Willetts (NZ)

$130,000 – Encosta de Lago-Ocean Pearl colt
Coolmore Stud / New Zealand Bloodstock (NZ)

$125,000 – Stratum-Angel Girl colt
Bellagio Lodge / Alan Tait (NZ)

$120,000 – More Than Ready-Sally’s World colt
Edinburgh Park / Blue Sky Thoroughbreds (Qld)

$115,000 – Lonhro-Miss Right Note colt
Darley / David Kobritz (Vic)

$105,000 – Flying Spur-Loving New colt
Bellagio Lodge / Colin & Shona Clark (Qld)

$105,000 – California Dane-Aspirant filly
Baerarmi Thoroughbreds / Vin Cox Bloodstock (NSW)

$100,000 – Encosta de Lago-Miss Helga filly
Coolmore Stud / Australian Thoroughbreds Pty Ltd (Vic)

$100,000 – Street Sense-Romancing colt
Caithness Breeding / J & I Bloodstock Ltd (NZ)

$100,000 – Haradasun-Classy Dane filly
Fig Tree Thoroughbreds / John Smith (NSW)

$100,000 – Commands-Hymns filly
Darley / Belmont Bloodstock Agency (Vic)