Point Barrow’s Group 1 Champions Sprint victory at Flemington on Saturday, 7 November, has added a significant result to her family’s breeding record ahead of the 2027 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained mare won the $3 million feature over 1200 metres, defeating Plaintiff and Skybird in a closely contested finish.

A daughter of Blue Point, Point Barrow was purchased for $400,000 at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Her younger half-brother by Hellbent is now scheduled to enter the same sale ring in January 2027.

The colt will be offered by Yarraman Park Stud as Lot 667, bringing a direct family connection to one of the final Group 1 winners of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Point Barrow Wins First Group 1 in Champions Sprint

Point Barrow recorded her first Group 1 victory in the VRC Champions Sprint at Flemington on 7 November.

Ridden by Mark Zahra, the four-year-old mare defeated Plaintiff by a neck, with Skybird finishing a short half-head behind the runner-up.

The result was her eighth victory from 13 career starts and extended her winning sequence to three races.

Her preparation had previously included consecutive Group 3 victories at Caulfield, establishing a successful lead-up to the Champions Sprint.

The Flemington result also added another major sprinting victory to the training record of Anthony and Sam Freedman.

For Zahra, it was his third Champions Sprint win and his second consecutive success in the event, following his victory on Giga Kick in 2025.

Champions Sprint 2026 official placings

The race was contested over Flemington’s straight 1200 metres and carried $3 million in prize money.

Point Barrow’s Blue Point Pedigree

Point Barrow is by Blue Point out of Take Pride, a daughter of Reward for Effort.

Blue Point, a son of Shamardal, won four Group 1 races during his career, including the King’s Stand Stakes and Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2019.

He has subsequently established a breeding career with Group 1 performers among his progeny.

Point Barrow’s Champions Sprint victory adds another Australian Group 1 success to his stallion record.

Her dam, Take Pride, was also a stakes-winning racehorse.

A daughter of Reward for Effort, Take Pride won the Group 3 Champagne Stakes at Moonee Valley and was placed twice in stakes races at Flemington.

Reward for Effort won the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes in 2009, introducing another established Australian sprinting influence into the family.

Point Barrow’s pedigree at a glance

The breeding information is recorded in Magic Millions’ official report following the Champions Sprint.

From $400,000 Yearling to Group 1 Winner

Point Barrow was offered through the Yarraman Park Stud draft at the 2024 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Freedman Racing purchased the filly for $400,000.

She subsequently began her racing career under Anthony and Sam Freedman, developing a record that included Group 3 success before Saturday’s Group 1 breakthrough.

Following the Champions Sprint, Magic Millions reported her career earnings at $2,652,420.

The $400,000 purchase price remains a documented part of her original yearling transaction. It does not account for the ongoing costs of ownership, training, transport, veterinary care or other racing expenses.

Her subsequent racing success is now part of the family’s commercial history.

For breeders and bloodstock buyers, that history can be relevant when reviewing related horses offered through future sales.

Point Barrow’s Half-Brother Entered for Magic Millions 2027

The immediate bloodstock development following Point Barrow’s Group 1 victory concerns her younger half-brother.

The colt is by Hellbent out of Take Pride and is scheduled to be offered at the 2027 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.

Yarraman Park Stud will present him as Lot 667.

As a maternal half-brother, the colt shares the same dam as Point Barrow but has a different sire.

Hellbent, a son of I Am Invincible, won the Group 1 William Reid Stakes and now stands at Yarraman Park Stud.

The proposed sale brings together two established Australian sprinting pedigrees, with Take Pride’s latest Group 1-producing record providing new information for prospective buyers.

Upcoming yearling sale details

Magic Millions identified the colt’s intended offering in its 7 November report.

The sale remains forthcoming, and no sale price or buyer has been established.

The catalogue and lot particulars should be checked again when the final sale information is released.

Group 1 Results and Their Place in Bloodstock Sales

Major racing results frequently become part of a thoroughbred family’s documented commercial record.

Stakes victories establish information about racing performance, while catalogue pedigrees record relationships between horses offered for sale and successful relatives.

In Point Barrow’s case, the Champions Sprint result gives the upcoming Hellbent colt a maternal half-sister with a Group 1 victory.

The colt’s own conformation, veterinary information, development and individual attributes will remain separate considerations for prospective buyers.

No sale valuation can be established from the Champions Sprint result alone.

The significance of the announcement is that the family now has a new top-level racing achievement before its next yearling offering.

The Ownership Story Behind Point Barrow

Point Barrow races for a partnership that includes the McClure family, Halo Racing Services and Ridgmont interests.

The connection between these owners and the Freedman stable has been part of the mare’s racing career.

Following the Champions Sprint, co-trainer Sam Freedman acknowledged the involvement of Janice McKenna and the families associated with the ownership group.

The result was particularly meaningful because the late Col McKenna had been involved with the mare’s ownership.

The victory therefore represents an important racing achievement for both the training operation and the ownership group.

Flemington Result Connects Racing and the 2027 Sales Season

Point Barrow’s Champions Sprint victory came on the final day of the 2026 Melbourne Cup Carnival.

The result added a Group 1 sprinting success to her racing record and brought new attention to the breeding achievements of Take Pride.

With her Hellbent half-brother scheduled for the 2027 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, the family will return to the commercial spotlight in January.

The colt’s offering provides another example of how results at major Australian racing carnivals become part of the information available to the bloodstock market.

The completed Champions Sprint result forms part of Jig Racing’s wider Spring Racing Carnival 2026 coverage.

Jig Racing also provides selected racing previews, form analysis and Blackbook content through its membership packages.

Official race results are available from the Victoria Racing Club, while the breeding and yearling sale details were reported by Magic Millions.