Noticed in this morning's Breeding & Racing Daily News:

Magic Millions Announces Tasmania Sale

"Tasmania's breeding industry embarks on a new era in 2005 with Magic Millions joining forces with Thoroughbred Breeders Tasmania to produce the Magic Millions Tasmania Select Yearling Sale catalogue (boasting 108 yearlings by Desert Prince, Genuine, General Nediym, Dangerous, King Charlemagne, Portland Pirate, With Class & Distant Music, plus local stallions West Quest, Savoire Vivre, Weasel Clause, Grand Royale & 1st-season sire Steel Heart) at Launceston's Inveresk complex on March 4. And products of the Tasmanian sale will be eligible to nominate for both a Tasmanian Magic Millions 2YO race in 2006 carrying $100,000 prize-money & for the $3.5 million Magic Millions race series held annually on Queensland's Gold Coast & in Perth & Adelaide. Thoroughbred Breeders' Tasmania president Phillip Swinton commented: "We have struck a 5-year contract with Magic Millions, but I'm sure our partnership will extend well beyond that term."