Our focus has been on securing supreme quality at this Magic Millions Gold Coast Sale and our first purchase, this colt by THE dominant 2nd Season, is a prime example.
With half of him already sold, don’t miss out on your chance to race a son of Too Darn Hot, out of a Gr.1 winner with Australia’s leading trainer.
This colt is a racy type, powerful, short coupled which generally means sharp sprinter but his Dam was a Gr1 Qld Oaks winner so it might just be the perfect blend of speed and stamina.
Ciaron Maher loved him so much he not only requested to train him, he took 25% which is as good a guide as you need to hear. As he says in the video below “I can’t wait to get a saddle on him!“
Sire
Too Darn Hot needs very little introduction. Rarely a Saturday goes by without hearing his name as the sire of a winner with his best being triple Gr.1 winner, Broadsiding. He has also produced 2 Gr.1 winners in Europe during his fledgling career and many Group 2, 3 and Listed winners.
Too Darn Hot has headed back to serve in Europe and it’s uncertain whether he will return to Australia to stand. So this may be one of the last chances to secure one of his SH bred colts.
Dam
Tinto was a very versatile racehorse with immense talent. She won as a 2yo over 1200m then trained on to win the Gr.1 Qld Oaks as well as two Stakes races. She’s produced 2 to race so far, a Stakes placed filly, Teranga and also Colours the dam of one of ours, Black Canvas, due to make her debut shortly.
Trainer
Ciaron Maher took his first tentative steps in racing as a teenager, working with a trainer after school each day. He was an apprentice jockey with Peter Hayes in Adelaide and Melbourne before becoming an accomplished jumps jockey, competing in Australia versus Ireland jockey challenges and riding in England, Ireland and Dubai.
In 2005 he established himself as a trainer in Warrnambool, home of jumps racing. His first winner was Spectacular Storm in a hurdle race at Terang, followed up smartly by another win at Sandown. The stage was set for a successful career not only in jumps racing, but also on the flat as the stable grew. Ciaron Maher has since moved to Caulfield, where he has expansive stables on the course. He has retained facilities in Warrnambool, which suit horses in need of a country setting, and has secured new premises at Randwick. At his property in Pakenham, on the edge of Melbourne’s suburbs, he has agistment and pre-training facilities.
A young trainer with an eye for picking winning prospects at yearling sales, he has built a stable of loyal owners as well as successful horses. He welcomes first-time owners as well as experienced racing hands. He is regarded as hard-working, thoughtful and, above all, patient. His promise is that every horse will be given every chance to develop its full potential.
Ciaron Maher discovered the thrill of Group 1 success in 2007 with TEARS I CRY winning the VRC Emirates stakes at Flemington. Black type races have flowed since then, SRIKANDI winning the Group 1 AAMI Stradbroke Handicap and the Group 1 Sky Racing Tatts Club Tiara, SET SQUARE winning the Group 1 Crown Oaks, and the following year, JAMEKA winning the Group 1 Crown Oaks including the Group 1 BMW Stakes and the Group 1 Caulfield Cup not forgetting LOVING GABY (by I Am Invincible) winning the Group 1 William Reid Stakes in 2020.
Nominations
Eligible for the lucrative BOBS Silver and Extra bonus schemes, $5 million Golden Slipper, $1 million Golden Rose, $2 million Blue Diamond, $200,000 Blue Sapphire and the Magic Millions Race Series.
Costings
Share Price Includes – Purchase Price, Nominations and Bonus Schemes, Agistment, Breaking In, X-Rays & Clinical Examination, Scoping and Mortality Insurance is covered up to the 31st January 2026.
Ongoing Expenses and MMF: The Ongoing Expenses consist of a $77 flat Monthly Management Fee (MMF) per owner, regardless of share percentage. The remainder of the fees are the Ongoing Expenses for the horse billed monthly, in arrears, which are split between the owners based on their percentage held. The following are estimated total monthly costs based on averages, as the Ongoing Expenses for the horse do vary depending on the current whereabouts of the horse i.e. training, spelling etc. The following amounts include both the $77 MMF and the average Ongoing Expenses combined:
2.5% – $162 estimated total monthly cost
5% – $247 estimated total monthly cost
10% – $417 estimated total monthly cost
The first monthly ongoing expense will be due on the 1st March 2025.
