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Magic Millions graduates dominated the first three stakes races of the Brisbane carnival at Doomben on Saturday.

The three races were won by two Gold Coast Yearling Sale buys and a graduate of the Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

Classy three-year-old Whypeeo couldn't have been more impressive in his demolition of his rivals in the listed Mick Dittman Plate (1050m) at Doomben, cruising to the line to win by four lengths.

The son of I Am Invincible was purchased by Blue Sky Thoroughbreds from Yarraman Park Stud for $200,000 at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Over the summer Whypeeo won the Listed Gold Edition Plate before running fourth in the $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.

Whypeeo is one of two stakes winners produced by the Fasliyev mare Sunset Boulevard - a 100 per cent winner producer. Her other is the G2 Angus Armanasco Stakes winner Meliora.

In His Stride gave connections plenty to cheer about when he scored an easy win in today's Listed Ascot Handicap at Doomben.

Prepared by Rex Lipp and with James Orman in the saddle, In His Stride proved much too good, beating home the early leader Hi I'm Back by a length and a quarter.

A graduate of the Eureka Stud draft at the 2016 Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale, In His Stride is a son of Queensland Guineas winner Rothesay and from In Her Shoes, a twice raced daughter of Sequalo.

He is the second stakes winner by Rothesay (Fastnet Rock). His dam In Her Shoes is a three quarter sister to the Group One QTC Sires' Produce Stakes winner Star Shiraz.

The consistent Toowoomba trained gelding is now the winner of five races and with a string of excellent efforts in feature races he's earned his connections over $620,000.

Talented mare With A Promise notched an eighth career win and second stakes success a short time later when she proved too strong in the Listed Tails Stakes at Doomben.

A daughter of super sire I Am Invincible, With A Promise went to the line under the urgings of Bobby El-Issa to beat Mr Epic by a head.

A $26,000 buy for Boomer Bloodstock from Corumbene Stud at the 2015 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, With A Promise has now won almost $300,000.

With A Promise is from the Sydney winning Hurricane Sky mare Danrese, a half sister to Adelaide stakes winner Vignor and the group placed Domielle.

Other Magic Milions winners around Australia on Saturday included:

DESPATCH: This quality three-year-old emerged as one to follow at the Adelaide carnival when he scored a brilliant win in the Listed Redelva Stakes at Morphettville.

Prepared by Tony McEvoy the former Magic Millions Ballarat 2YO Clockwise Classic winner was able to notch his maiden black type success at just his fifth time of asking.

The son of Written Tycoon was purchased by McEvoy Mitchell Racing for $195,000 at the 2016 Adelaide Yearling Sale from the draft of Baramul Stud.

Despatch (Written Tycoon x Zoccoletta by Fasliyev) was a successful pin hook for Baramul's Paul and Amanda Thompson who paid $40,000 for him at the 2015 National Weanling Sale from the Woodside Park Stud draft.

Despatch is the 24th individual stakes winner for leading Victorian sire Written Tycoon from a Sydney winning daughter of Fasliyev. His third dam is the G1 winner in Argentina.

DAINTY TESS: The classy Perth mare will be a leading player in the G1 Robert Sangster Stakes after her sweeping win in the G3 RN Irwin Stakes at Morphettville.

A Queenslea Park Thoroughbreds graduate from the 2015 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale, the Dan Morton-trained Dainty Tess was already a G3 winner in Perth.

The War Chant mare Beat the G1 winners Viddora and Secret Agenda for her 12th career win. Her earnings have passed $900,000.

Dainty Tess is one of three winners produced by the Perth two-year-old winner Classic Smile, a Bletchley Park half-sister to stakes performer Claise Brook.

MIZLECKI: Progressive filly Mizlecki made it back to back stakes wins when she led home a Fred Kersley stable quinella in the Listed Sheila Gwynne Classic at Ascot.

Mizlecki finished full of running to beat stablemate Necklet. She is by Lope de Vega and was purchased from the 2016 Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale by Kersley and his wife Judith.

Mizlecki is from an Al Maher half sister to the stakes placed Purrpurrlena, the dam of G1 winner Entisaar. The family includes last week's Karrakatta Plate runner-up Lady Cosmology.

RUBIRA; Another Lope de Vega filly Rubira scored an impressive win in the Listed Champagne Stakes at Pukekohe in New Zealand.

Rubira was purchased by Andrew Forsman for $36,000 at last year's Magic Millions National Yearling Sale from the draft of Attunga Stud. Forsman co-trains Rubira with legendary New Zealand horseman Murray Baker.

A stakes winner from just three starts, Rubira is from the Sydney placed Ad Valorem mare Duty Bound and hails from the family of international G1 winners Noordhoek Flyer, Cherokee Rose and Kirklees.

Rubira is the 38th stakes winner by former shuttler Lope De Vega, the classic winning son of Shamardal who now stands at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland.