$500,000 Filly for Nicconi – Sister to Scorched Earth

Widden Stud’s 20 year-old stallion Nicconi is best known as the sire of champion sprinter Nature Strip and while high end commercial breeders have largely moved on from the evergreen sire, he made his presence felt at the Magic Millions on Friday when his lone yearling sold for $500,000.

A well grown strong chestnut filly, she was purchased by Scott Waters/Jay McPhee/Clarke Bloodstock and is set to be an investment for the future.

Bred and offered for sale by the Kruger family of Lyndhurst Stud, the filly from Scorched is a full sister to multiple Group placed stakes-winner Scorched Earth, who was sold in the Lyndhurst draft at Magic Millions in 2020 for $90,000.

Scorched Earth was a natural runner that won four races and nearly $500,000 and when she was retired and offered as a broodmare prospect, she was purchased by Andrew Williams Bloodstock / Blandford Bloodstock for $500,000 at the 2023 Inglis Chairman’s Sale.

Now based at Yarraman Park, Scorched Earth has been married to I Am Invincible and her first foal, a lovely filly was offered at this sale in the Yarraman draft fetching $850,000 earlier today when bought by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds.

Another former talented Nicconi race filly was Lankan Star, who was second in a Group I MRC Blue Diamond Stakes and she too made an impact at this sale.

Her second foal, a filly by I Am Invincible, made $1million for Segenhoe Stud when bought by Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott/Kestrel Thoroughbreds.

Nicconi mares have made a great start at stud and he is already sire of the dam of seven stakes-winners including dual Group I winner Magic Time.

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