The next two days and 462 lots at the National Yearling Sale are likely to set the mood trend for the next six months for South African racing, as 2021 gets into full stride.
BSA CEO Michael Holmes is positive. (Pic- Candiese Lenferna)
Between the stuttering SA economy, loadshedding, the pandemic still very much a reality, and the sport of kings generally one-paced with many issues still to be resolved, we are certainly racing on a testing track!
But where there are good people and great horses, hope will always spring eternal.
“We are hopeful that the recent Inglis Australia results will lead the way for the same sort of confidence among buyers this week, for there is no question we have an exceptionally strong catalogue,” Michael Holmes, CEO of Bloodstock SA, told Business Day this week.
“Since last Thursday there has been plenty of interest at the sales ground and trainers from the Cape and KZN have arrived in force. These are exciting times,” Holmes added.
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Tools Of The Trade
Have you read the Sporting Post’s lot-by-lot preview of the National Yearling Sale?
Raceform’s Buyer’s Guide is a detailed summary of the dam and siblings of the National Yearling Sale lots on offer.
The guide gives insight to what to expect of the youngsters in terms of class, stamina, sale price.
They are both essential reading for the prospective buyer.
Also click on the cover below to read the latest Sprint
