Phil Cunningham, an English insurance magnate, made an immediate impact on the Gold Coast on Thursday.
English insurance magnate Phil Cunningham needed just 10 minutes to break the Magic Millions sales record on Thursday when he made a $2.8 million splash on a Snitzel colt on the Gold Coast.
“I knew a colt of that quality, bred on a good farm, he was a standout for us, and those top-line colts, you always know you’ve got to bid up for them,” Maher told Sky Racing. “We’ve got one filly for that we were hoping to have back here this year ... but this fella, he looks fairly precocious.“This is his first trip down to Australia, and he only just arrived here to the sales 10 minutes ago, and he’s bought the sales topper, so he’s having a good time. Hopefully, this colt will be back here next year.”
“Paying a million for Humma Humma at the time was a lot of money, but we loved her and we love her even more now.
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