The only thoroughbred by Magnus offered at the sale, the son of Flying Spur has given his standing stud Eliza Park plenty to write about since his retirement to stud duties in 2008. In October, Magnus had first runner Imprimis (ex Tendency by Rory's Jester), a filly, in the Listed Maribyrnong Trial at Flemington over 1000m. Imprimis, tired the last bit of the race to get beaten by half-a-length in the black type event. Trained at the course Imprimis led for most of the journey, to be grabbed just shy of the post by Cambiaso, a colt, to be denied victory.

To date, Magnus has had just three runners, and another has managed to pick-up black type during the Flemington Melbourne Cup Carnival, while the third, Magnusificent has put in a couple of bold performances to collect more than $5,000 thus far.

After, Imprimis got the ball rolling with her thrilling runner-ups placing, a race in which Magnusificent (ex Discretionary by Hurricane Sky) ran on solidly. Magnusificent then finished just off the pace behind Real Stolle in the Group 3 Maribyrnong Plate on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival. While, the other in the event Magnus Reign (ex Vain Hill by Danehill) who led for most of the journey before racing greenly over the concluding stages, collected third prizemoney, thus taking Magnus' earnings past $43,800 and a 67% stakes horses to runners for the freshman sire.

Magnus, was built for speed and during his career on the track the bay won The Galaxy, a Group 1 event. A son of Flying Spur, he also possessed a tough as teak constitution campaigning on three continents during that career. Magnus, has a great pedigree, too being a half-brother to the dam of world champion, Black Caviar.

Ontrack Thoroughbreds principal Grant Morgan was extremely impressed with the way she presented at the sale and in her work saying "I was taken with her, she has a nice relaxed walk, well balanced, and I liked the way she was able to breeze up without being pushed."

"She's going to Victoria to take advantage of the Super VOBIS scheme and if she happens to win a couple of races she has plenty of residual with her pedigree. Encosta de Lago is shaping up as a nice broodmare sire, and, the female family is one of the hottest in the land, and, will continue to be hot in the decades to come," Morgan concluded.