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Australia's finest breeding stock will go under the hammer at the upcoming Magic Millions National Sale at the Gold Coast.

Comprising an outstanding line up of weanlings, yearlings, fillies, broodmares, breeding stock and racehorses, the National Sale commences on May 28.

Over 600 quality lots have been catalogued for the 2012 National Broodmare Sale highlighted by more than 120 stakes performed mares and over 100 maiden mares straight off the track, including 22 already having achieved black type.

The black type mares catalogued include the Group One winners Diana Cazadora, France Soir, Ha Ha, Kirby's Song, Miss Keepsake, Penny Gem, Sacred Choice, Scarlett Lady, Sixty Seconds, Vitesse Dane, Zola; Group 2 winners Catnipped, Champagne Harmony, Conquistar, Eureka Jewel, Funtantes, Halibery, Lady Mulan, Vintedge; and Group 3 winners Bliss Street, Chenar, Clothilde, Graceful Anna, Karuta Queen, Patronyme, Pride of the Class, Princess Pulse, Triple Asset, Twilight Savings, Vietnam.

The big list of Listed winners includes Angel Smoke, Born to Rock, Cariad, Corporate Queen, Defiant Dame, Defrere's Venture, Deianira, Dirty, Dowager Queen, Fascinatin' Rhythm, Firenza, Follow the Till, Genuine Blonde, Goodbye Norma Jean, Got Clearance, Hot Riff, Huiskes, Impressive Eagle, Ivy League, Joey Jo Jo, Keystone Gulch, La Fantastique, Military Grace, Our Dancing Babe, Palidamah, Paris Return, Permissive, Presumed Innocent, Princess Emmy, Rare Diamond, Salisbury Street, Satin Robes, Shekinaar, Shovoff, Silvercup Baby, Spotless Mind, Status Symbol, Superfly.

Stakes placed mares include racing and breeding prospects Celebration Girl, Demanding Miss, Hollyweird, La Bella Luisa, Lady Mary, Schiffer and Snipzu.

The covering sires include Bel Esprit, Bernardini, Big Brown, Choisir, Encosta de Lago, Exceed and Excel, Fastnet Rock, Flying Spur, Hard Spun, High Chaparral, Lonhro, Manhattan Rain, Medaglia d'Oro, More Than Ready, New Approach, Northern Meteor, Not a Single Doubt, O'Reilly, Redoute's Choice, Rothesay, Sebring, Snitzel, Star Witness, Starspangledbanner, Stratum, Wanted, Zabeel etc.

A highlight of the National Broodmare Sale will be the sale of shares in highly regarded stallions Sebring, Star Witness and Stratum.

Meanwhile recent graduates including Australia's champion juvenile Pierro underline the quality of the National Weanling Sale.

The 2012 edition of the sale has attracted an outstanding catalogue with dozens of lots from black type mares and a great selection of youngsters closely related to star gallopers in Australia and overseas.

This year's line up includes half, three quarter or full relations to star stakes winners including Buffering, Charge Forward, Curved Ball, Grout, He's No Pie Eater, Ilovethiscity, Isopach, Jungle Rocket, Lim's Objective, Linton, Pelt, Pillar of Hercules, Red Dazzler, Ringa Ringa Rosie, Sichuan Success, Spark of Life, Stripper, Weekend Hussler etc.

First season sires set to attract plenty of interst include All American, Big Brown, Champions Gallery, Denman, Dreamscape, Duporth, I Am Invincible, Manhattan Rain, Medaglia d'Oro, Nicconi, Onemorenomore, Raheeb, Red Element, Time Thief.

Proven sires represented in the catalogue include Bel Esprit, Casino Prince, Charge Forward, Choisir, Commands, Danehill Dancer, Danzero, Domesday, Dylan Thomas, Encosta de Lago, Exceed and Excel, Falvelon, Fastnet Rock, Flying Spur, Haradasun, High Chaparral, Husson, Hussonet, Jet Spur, Lonhro, Magic Albert, More Than Ready, Not a Single Doubt, Shamardal, Show a Heart, Snitzel, Starcraft, Stratum, Street Cry, Tale of the Cat, Testa Rossa.