The Newgate Consignment presented one of the three million dollar mares sold on Wednesday at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. The gorgeous grey mare Giza Goddess (USA) sold for $1.15million and had the added appeal of a positive test to I Am Invincible.

A Group placed juvenile stakes-winner that was also fourth in Group I Santa Anita American Oaks, Giza Goddess comes from a proven Black Type US family and is in foal in her first season at stud.

Her striking grey almost roan colouring comes through her sire Cairo Prince, whose dam is by the great grey champion Holy Bull, the US Champion 3YO Colt and Horse of the Year in 1994.

She was bought by Clarke Bloodstock for $1.15million.

“She’s a gorgeous mare, physically she was just beautiful,” Clarke said.

“It’s obviously a lovely cover to our champion stallion and these American mares have proven themselves of being very good producers here in Australian, so we’re delighted with her.

“She had a different profile, there’s a small number of those elite mares in-foal to that horse at the sale.

“We’ve seen yearlings out of these really sharp American mares sell really well the past few years but not only sell well, but race really well.

“The beautiful thing about her and her pedigree is we’ve got unlimited options as to what she will go to this coming season. But it’ll certainly be one of the best stallions in the country, that’s for sure.”

Newgate also sold blueblood stakes-placed Snitzel mare Café Royal for $800,000 to Musk Creek Farm/Boomer Bloodstock.

From the Monsoon Wedding branch of the revered Shantha’s Choice family, she was offered in foal to Capitalist in her first season at stud.

“She is one I identified in the catalogue a while ago as a yearling, so I knew the type was bang on and it is a family that is hard to get into, said Craig Rounsefell of Boomer Bloodstock.

“Musk Creek Farm, they’re in the program of getting a small band of quality mares together and she was our target at the sale.

“In-foal and early cover, tough race mare but a magnificent type from a really deep family that we can hang onto and hopefully get some fillies out of and develop.

“We’ll set her up with a proven stallion. We’ll sit down and decide that.”