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A filly and colt by Dynasty made top prices at the National 2yo sale where the average prices for colts and fillies were down, but median prices showed that the middle and lower end of the market recovered from last year’s drop.
NATIONAL 2YO SALE: If any reminder was needed about the significance of National 2yo Sale graduates, then The Apache provided a timely reminder last Sunday at Greyville. Sold in August 2009 for R80k, just under the overall sale average for colts, the son of Mogok stands every chance to collect Equus Champion 3yo Colt honours. That’s apart from the multiple Gr1 winner’s current earnings, which stand at a solid R1.6 million. And he’s not alone.
Jallad mare Blushing Summer, in foal to Cape stallion Trippi, topped the Natal broodmare sale
The World Cup-inspired move last year from KZN to Gauteng had quite an effect on sale average and numbers sold for the KZN yearling sale. This year the overall average recovered marginally, but the real crunch came in the median price.
Esteco sales topper was bought by Michel Nairac, while Safwan did not reach its reserver at the Super Sale hosted by Michael Holmes Bloodstock.
Back to its traditional date in Vodacom July week, the KZN yearling sale has a new home, the Suncoast Casino, on the Durban beach front. All you need is an eye for a Horse (with capital H) and a bit of Luck (the spin of the wheel), as the connections of the most recent eye-catchers Seal and Variometer will readily admit.
Breeders paid top dollar for mares in foal to US G1 producing sire Trippi, now at stud at Drakenstein in Franschoek.
Every broodmare sale has them. The ones that got away. Mares who subsequent to changing hands do the apparently unexpected, and produce a Big One.
The Cape Sale took many of the best yearlings away from the National Sale. To keep the numbers up, some 200 yearlings who normally wouldn’t have made the grade appeared in the National sale catalogue. No wonder the numbers at Nationals were down on previous years. Yet when put in proper context, the major sales of 2011 make it the best year South Africa has ever had. Ever!
After having cemented himself in Hong Kong, Lyle Hewitson now prepares to take up an Australian stint
The Hong Kong Jockey Club introduced the World Pool Moment of the Day in South Africa last year and the initiative rewards the Groom of the horse selected with a R100 000 prize
Longstanding owner Sabine Plattner celebrated victory in the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
The Barend Botes-trained Lance filly Quid Pro Quo overcame enormous odds to make it five in a row and galloped her way into the history books
