Impulsive Dream brings A$550,000 at Magic Millions

The three-year-old filly IMPULSIVE DREAM (Encosta de Lago) brought a final

bid of A$550,000 to top the Magic Millions August Sale on the Gold Coast Sunday.

Consigned by Racetree with no reserve, the bay was purchased by trainer Bill

Mitchell, who was bidding on behalf of businessman Sean Buckley's Ultra

Thoroughbreds. Buckley, executive chairman of the car service franchise Ultra

Tune, campaigned 2007 Australian Horse of the Year Miss Andretti (Ihtiram).

Impulsive Dream, carrying the colors of K.J. Dixon, was second in the

Schweppes Sires S. (Aus-G2) and third in the Champagne Classic (Aus-G2). Out of

Fayfa (Slip Anchor), a stakes-placed half-sister to the dam of highweight and

top sire Invincible Spirit, Impulsive Dream is a half to stakes victress Hillfa

(Danehill) and Group 2-placed Love Jeddah (Danehill).

Mitchell was not surprised with the spirited bidding on the filly.

"A filly like this was always going to make a high prices," he said. "She

looks a great buy. We know she can gallop -- she's already group performed as a

two-year-old -- and she should only get better as she matures."

It has not yet been decided where the filly will run next.

"She's been in work up here for a month and she was entered for all of the

big races in Melbourne, so she would be aimed at races like the (October 14) Thousand Guineas

(Aus-G1) and (November 5 VRC) Oaks (Aus-G1)," Mitchell said.

Magic Millions officials were more than pleased with the sales results.

"It's been a great sale," Managing Director David Chester said. "There was

great interest, a good crowd and, considering the economy, I would declare the

sale as one of the strongest we've conducted in 2009."

Figures were down, however. With 29 percent more horses cataloged, the

aggregate was off 34 percent, and the average dropped 45 percent. For complete

results, go to www.magicmillions.com.au.