The stallion Fastnet Rock dominated the first session of the Magic Millions Gold Coast yearling sale, siring the three highest-priced horses to help fuel across-the-board gains during Wednesday's session at the Magic Millions Sales Complex in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In all, 135 horses were sold at Wednesday's opening session for total receipts of $17,372,500 in Australian currency, or about $18,294,028, an increase of 18 percent compared with the totals at last year's opening session. The average price, $135,515, rose 8 percent, while the median was up 5 percent to $110,572. Two yearlings by Fastnet Rock shared the session's top price, as Gai Waterhouse and James Harron Bloodstock went to $526,543 ($500,000 Australian) each for a filly and a colt, both consigned by Coolmore Stud as agent. The filly, out of the Group 3-winning Snippets mare Legally Bay, is a full sister to Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Jolie Bay. "She is the best-bred filly out of a top-class mare," Waterhouse said. "How can you go wrong? She has a gorgeous demeanor." The colt is out of the stakes-winning Royal Academy mare Liberty Rose. He is a half-brother to stakes winner Grand Jardin and to Group 2-placed winner Pontiana. Waterhouse and Harron Bloodstock also went to $473,889 ($460,000 Australian) for a Fastnet Rock colt out of the stakes-winning Arena mare My Lady's Chamber, consigned by Lomar Park Stud. Waterhouse and Harron Bloodstock finished as the session's top buyer, purchasing eight horses for a total of $2,662,824. In all, five yearlings by Fastnet Rock were among the sale's top 10 prices. The six-session sale continues through Tuesday, Jan. 15, with a dark day on Monday. For hip-by-hip results, click here.