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I love to see offspring that look like their sires, and I thought this colt looked more like his sire than any other I'd seen. He's a crackerjack fast horse with a good mind.

Murray Smith

He's a big, strong homebred, and he looks like Giacomo, too. Same sire, same color.

David Hofmans

[The top filly went to John Oxley, who paid $675,000 for a Giants Causeway filly out of the unraced Mr. Prospector mare Prospect of Joy.] Shes a very nice filly; very correct and well balanced, ... I love her sire, and she just looks the part of a racehorse. I buy horses who I think can win Grade 1 races.

John Oxley

She may well also like a bit of cut in the ground. Her sire Medicean preferred it on the fast side, although he did win the Lockinge on soft.

Chris Richardson

We're also hoping to get involved with Boys and Girl's Country and SIRE (a local therapeutic riding program).

Valerie Cranford

Without a doubt, he's the most sought-after sire in the southern hemisphere.

Trevor Lobb

He looks a lot like A.P. Indy. It's a much more refined version of Seattle Slew (A.P. Indy's sire).

Bill Farish

Shes a very nice filly; very correct and well balanced. I love her sire, and she just looks the part of a racehorse. I buy horses who I think can win Grade 1 races.

John Oxley

They're an extremely talented band, great songwriters. They have ... an immense touring base here. And they've made decent inroads into America. They're with Sire Records right now, and they're dishing up in the 'Billboard' charts.

Allan Reid