The run of Magic Millions graduates in feature juvenile races has stretched to South African with exciting youngster Ottimo a Group Two winner overnight.

A member of the Ivan Moore stable, Ottimo was awarded the Group Two Umkhomazi Stakes after a successful protest against the horse first past the post in a highly competitive contest.

The win is the second in three runs for the son of Danehill’s Irish bred son Oratorio but importantly his first at black type level.

The young colt, bred by Ross Warnock’s Flame Tree Stud, was purchased by Andy Williams’ World Wide Bloodstock for $65,000 at last year’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

The win was a timely pedigree boost for his half brother by Choisir who is catalogued as lot 1389 for next month’s Magic Millions National Yearling Sale.

The colt is being prepared by Ashleigh Thoroughbreds and will be a popular lot in the Southern Cross Breeders draft at the top performing auction.

Ottimo is one of two stakes winners for the 100 per cent winner producer Figure of Eight – a well related daughter of Octagonal.

As well as Ottimo, Figure of Eight is the dam of the South African Group Two winner Eight Street – a seven time winner from the Charles Laird stable.

Like Ottimo, Eight Street was plucked by his South African connections from the Gold Coast sale ring – this time for $40,000.

Figure of Eight, who raced just twice, is a half sister to the Japanese based Group Two winner Meisho Beluga.

Ottimo’s sire Oratorio, an Irish bred son of Danehill, is now the sire of 19 individual stakes winners including kiwi based Group One winner Banchee and Aussie stars Manawanui and Torio’s Quest.

Winner: Ottimo
Breeding: Oratorio IRE-Figure of Eight (Octagonal)
Race: Scottsville Umkhomazi Stakes G2 (1200m)
Sold for: $65,000
Sale: 2011 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale
Vendor: Robyn Wise (As Agent)
Buyer: World Wide Bloodstock
Earnings: R179,860
Owner(s): Mr ALA Crabbia
Trainer: Ivan Moore

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