Warren on Selling Piping Hot at Magic Millions National

John Warren has spoken about the difficult decision to offer Piping Hot, dam of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained King's Stand Stakes (G1) favorite Coolangatta, at this month's Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale.

A wild card at the Gold Coast presented by Milburn Creek on behalf of Warren's Highclere Australia, the 9-year-old daughter of the late More Than Ready is out of Danehill's Moonee Valley Oaks (G2) winner Ribe and regally bred as a half sister to Blue Diamond Stakes (G1) winner Reaan.

Arguably the finest broodmare to be offered for sale in Australia in a decade, she is not only the young dam of a hugely talented dual group 1 winner with the potential for more to come on the global stage, she is in foal to Yarraman Park's Australian champion sire I Am Invincible on an early cover.

Warren and his son Jake found the mare at the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale for AU$320,000 (US$242,944) in 2015, before she won twice from four starts.

Recalling the story, Warren said: "It's mixed emotions, really, as it's been a remarkable journey for us. Jake and I went down to the yearling sales when we were helping Gai Waterhouse around eight years ago and we ended up really falling for Piping Hot.

"We didn't have any particular plans to sell her, but Magic Millions said she's got big potential to be an international broodmare, and with Coolangatta the current favorite for the King's Stand Stakes, she opens up interest for Europeans, Americans, or Japanese.

"Piping Hot's an unusual one to come on the market as it's a pedigree everyone all over the world knows, being by More Than Ready and out of a Danehill mare. She could be sent to any stallion in Europe, America, or Japan, she's got that broad appeal, with the fundamental interest of her being the dam of a horse who is a major prospect for the royal meeting."

Alongside the obvious credentials of the Arrowfield-bred mare, who sells May 23, are the possibility of more exciting updates in the future. A weanling full sister to Coolangatta is impressing the team, while Piping Hot's first foal called Snitzonfire is a multiple Sydney winner. Her 2-year-old daughter by Dundeel , named Paradise Point, is another showing significant promise in preparation for her career in the Lloyd Kennewell stable, having been bought for AU$300,000 at the 2022 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale.

Warren said: "The weanling has been regarded by everyone who has seen her as one of the best physicals you could ever wish to breed."

The countdown to Royal Ascot has also heightened anticipation for Warren and the Highclere team. There has been an enormous amount of pride at what the 3-year-old Coolangatta has achieved already in her career, starting with two group scores and victory in the AU$2 million Magic Millions Classic at 2.

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