PRAYING FOR MAGIC IN TIME OF FIRES & LOCKDOWN

Auctioneer Steve Davis getting to know some of the guests seeking shelter at the Magic Millions Perth complex.   There is no such thing as a straight forward thoroughbred sale: certainly not in the last 12 months. However, the 2021 Perth Magic Millions Yearling Sale - scheduled for Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th February - has been struck by a double whammy due to Western Australia’s COVID lockdown and devastating bushfires. With the government enforced lockdown affecting the most populous areas of the state and remaining in place until at least Friday, Western Australia has also been faced with massive bushfires which broke out on Monday in the Swan Valley Shire and surrounding districts. By Wednesday, over 70 homes had been destroyed, along with many properties across an 80 kilometre fire front. Although busily preparing… 阅读更多