The catalogue for the 2024 BSA Cape Yearling Sale catalogue is online and can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za.
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Long regarded as one of the best value-for-money thoroughbred auctions in South Africa, the Cape Yearling Sale has been the launch pad for many outstanding thoroughbreds, with the lengthy list of stars sold off this auction in past years including the likes of Pocket Power, Mother Russia, Sparkling Gem, Zarina, and Astrix.
BSA Cape Yearling Sale graduate Astrix (Pic – JC Photos)
The latter, winner of the 2022 GR1 TAB The Premier’s Champions Challenge, was a R60 000 buy from the 2018 Cape Sale, while Sprinkles, who earned more than R750 000 in stakes, cost just R50 000 when sold off the 2020 Cape Yearling Sale.
The 2022 Gr2 East Coast Radio Tibouchina Stakes winner, Homely Girl, is another wonderful example of the value to be found at this auction, with the Querari daughter knocked down for just R40 000 in 2020.
Successful young sire Gold Standard was a R725 000 purchase from the 2015 Cape Sale, while subsequent Australian Gr1 winner and sire Surcharge was offered for sale at the 2016 auction.
Last year’s sale saw Palancar, a Wilgerbosdrift consigned colt by The United States, make R850 000 to top the sale, with six lots making R500 000 or morr. Palancar has a Buffalo Bill Cody half-brother on offer at this year’s sale in the form of Cavalry Scout.
Many of the top farms in the Cape are offering yearlings at the one day sale, with such high-class sires as Flower Alley, Futura, Ideal World, Legislate, Master Of My Fate, Pathfork, Querari, Rafeef, The United States, Vercingetorix and What A Winter all represented here.
Stallions with their first yearlings on offer here include Declarationofpeace, Erik The Red, and Hawwaam, while One World and Talk Of The Town, who have both made such promising starts to their stud careers, are also well represented at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale.
Potential standout lots on offer include:
- Lot 2 -a Talk Of The Town half-brother to dual Gr3 winner Sunshine Silk
- Lot 17 -a Rafeef filly out of a five time winning half-sister to G1 Summer Cup winner Flying Carpet
- Lot 32 -a Vercingetorix filly whose granddam is a half-sister to a Kentucky Derby winner
- Lot 35 -a Soqrat half-brother to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes runner up Desolate Road
- Lot 39 -a Master Of My Fate filly out of Gr3 Magnolia Handicap runner up Dolomiti
- Lot 60 -an Erik The Red half-sister to Listed Champion Juvenile Cup winner Questor
- Lot 61- a Buffalo Bill Cody filly out of a half-sister to former Horse Of The Year Igugu
- Lot 66 -an Erik The Red colt out of a five time winning own sister to Green Keeper
- Lot 67 -a full-sister to this season’s Listed Sophomore Sprint runner up Captain Arrow
- Lot 70 -a half-brother, by The United States, to Listed Ibhayi Stakes runner up Blackberry Malt
- Lot 77 -a Master Of My Fate filly out of a daughter of dual Gr1 winner Europa Point
- Lot 80 -a One World colt out of a half-sister to G1 winning sprinter Sergeant Hardy
- Lot 81 -a Pathfork half-sister to Langerman runner-up Big Pleasure
- Lot 83 -a Potala Palace half-sister to graded stakes winners Capoeira and Folk Dance
- Lot 97 -a Buffalo Bill Cody half-brother to Listed Swallow Stakes winner Freed From Desire
- Lot 110 -an Erik The Red half-brother to debut winner Whistle The Tune
- Lot 112 -a Twice Over half-sister to smart fillies Just Be Lekker and Fort J’Adore
- Lot 113- a One World colt out of a six time winning daughter of Master Of My Fate
- Lot 117 -a Master Of My Fate colt out of a Milkwood Stakes winner
- Lot 130 -an Erik The Red colt out of a stakes placed own sister to the dam of Gr1 winner She’s A Keeper
- Lot 131 -a Danon Platina filly out of a multiple stakes winning daughter of Var
- Lot 135 -a Master Of My Fate filly out of a half-sister to Gr2 winner Dash For Gretna
- Lot 138 -a Futura half-sister to BSA Sales Cup winner Certainly
- Lot 141 -a Querari filly from the family of champion Al Shemali
- Lot 143 -a Talk Of The Town half-sister to useful performers Lady Sanza and Lady Mistico
- Lot 145 -an Erik The Red filly out of a Gr1 placed daughter of Trippi
- Lot 149 -a Rafeef colt out of a daughter of Gr1 winner Gluwein
The 2024 Cape Sale is scheduled at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday 25 February and gets underway at 12h30 sharp.
