One of the best value for money thoroughbred auctions in South Africa, the KZN Yearling Sale has proved a constant source of top-class thoroughbreds, with the sale unleashing high-class gallopers each and every year.
The pre-Hollywoodbets Durban July sale will be held at the Suncoast Casino at 11h00 on Thursday.
Among the numerous high-class graduates of the KZN Sale are such Gr1 winners as Louis The King, Same Jurisdiction, Seal, and Wild One, while in recent times, notable alumni of the KZN Yearling Sale include Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Vernichey, Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Pearl Of Asia, last season’s Gr3 WSB Pocket Power Stakes hero Crimson King, and this season’s Gr1 World Sports Betting Presents The Gauteng Summer Cup winner Flying Carpet.
Many of South Africa’s top stallions are represented at the KZN Sale this year, with such high-class sires as Act Of War, Captain Of All, Duke Of Marmalade, Elusive Fort, Flower Alley, Gimmethegreenlight, Ideal World, Master Of My Fate, Oratorio, Pathfork, Pomodoro, Querari, Rafeef, Silvano, Trippi, Twice Over, Var, Vercingetorix, Visionaire, and What A Winter.
Canford Cliffs, who currently heads South Africa’s Leading First Season Sires list for 2021-2022, has five lots on offer, while sires with members of their first crops on offer include Danon Platina, Fire Away, Hat Puntano, Heavenly Blue, Horizon, Lancaster Bomber, and New Predator.
Here is our lot-by-lot snapshot:
ACT OF WAR
Cape Guineas winning son of Dynasty whose stellar first crop was headed by champion War Of Athena and G1 winning sprinter, and KZN Sale graduate, Battle Force
Lot 8-out of G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner La Pucelle, this filly’s granddam was a stakes winner of six
Lot 120-closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of Ruffian Stakes queen Daring Diva
Lot 149-this colt is out of BSA August Million winner Fullfillyourdream from the great “E” family
ADMIRAL KITTEN
Winner of the G1 Secretariat Stakes, the son of Kitten’s Joy and relative of Fort Wood and Cozzene has sired numerous winners from limited opportunities
Lot 81-this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners, including a multiple classic winner in Kenya -sired, like the colt on sale, by a Sadler’s Wells line stallion
Lot 135-out of a mare who won five, this colt hails from the same “E” family as such champions as Ecurie, Empress Club and Elusive Fort (sired, like the colt on sale, by a Sadler’s Wells line horse)
Lot 152-a 1/2 to a winner, this colt’s dam won five times from 1200m to 1400m
ALADO
Danzig’s blue blooded son (who hails from the same female line as hot young sire Cracksman among others) is the sire of G2 Selangor Cup winner Rocket Countdown and high-class Zimbabwe galloper Coachella among others
Lot 36-this colt is a full-brother to four winners including the stakes placed pair of Adorada and Ineffable, dam a 3/4 sister to the stakes winners Master Mascus and Exelero
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
Sire of such as Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Dancing In Silks, SA Oaks winner Ash Cloud, champion Kochka and Triple Crown/Summer Cup hero Louis The King -a former KZN Sale graduate
Lot 150-closely inbred to the great mare Terlingua, this 1/2 brother to 4 winners, including the stakes placed Gee I Jane, is out of G1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner Geepee S
BRAVE TIN SOLDIER
A G3 winning son of legendary sire Storm Cat, he is the sire of dual G1 winner, and sire, Rabada, G1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship queen Brave Mary and dual G2 Gold Bracelet winner Running Brave among others
Lot 108-out of a mare who won three, this filly’s third dam is G1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Key Change
Lot 115-closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt (whose granddam is a 1/2 to Oaks winning champion Candy Critic) hails from the wonderful “E” family
CANFORD CLIFFS
Five time G1 winner has made a sterling start with his first locally bred and born 2yos this season headed by Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes/Listed East Cape Nursery winner Cliff Top
Lot 10-out of a mare who won four and was second in the G3 Strelitzia Stakes, this colt hails from the same family as champions National Currency, Laverna, and Harry’s Charm
Lot 13-this filly is out of a winning Gimmethegreenlight daughter of Laisserfaire Stakes winner Comet Chaser, family of current smart performer Cleaver Greene
Lot 18-this colt is out of a Var daughter of G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner She’s A Winner
Lot 52-a 1/2 to four winners, including current smart galloper Xavion, this filly is out of G3 Three Troikas Stakes winnner Sharp Mistress, family of champion filly Lady Windermere
Lot 67-this colt is out of a winning half-sister to the seven time winning dam of G3 Cape Nursery winner Captain Chaos, family of G1 winners Nania, Red Ray and Rudra
CAPETOWN NOIR
Triple G1 winning son of multiple champion sire Western Winter, he is the sire of G1 winners Bohica and Under Your Spell
Lot 127-a full-sister to the useful Enjoy The View, this filly is from the same female line as such graded stakes winning fillies Rootin’ Tootin’, Running Brave, Love Is In The Air and Sylvan On Fire
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Champion sprinter, and Leading First Season Sire of his year, his progeny include dual G1 winner Linebacker and triple graded stakes winner Shango
Lot 31-a 1/2 to 3 winners, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood own sister to the dam of G3 winner Tippuana Moon and three-parts sister to the Fort Wood sired stakes winners Hundred Acre Wood, Noblewood and Syon
Lot 54-this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner She’s A Winner, third dam is a half-sister to brilliant sprinter Tommy Hotspur
Lot 98-out of a daughter of four time G1 winner All Too Hard, this filly’s granddam is a G3 winning daughter Redoute’s Choice -broodmare sire of Captain Of All’s top-class son Linebacker
Lot 100-this colt is out of a five time winning Brave Tin Soldier half-sister to the G1 placed dam of G1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic winner Takingthepeace, this is the family of the Brave Tin Soldier sired G1 winner Brave Mary
Lot 129-this colt is out of a Trippi daughter of a stakes placed full-sister to G1 winner Little Miss Magic -the dam of the Trippi sired millionaire Miss Katalin
Lot 147-a full-sister to the very smart Sullenberger, this filly hails from the same family as G1 winning fillies Rosdhu Queen and Spark Of Life
Lot 169-bred on the same cross as multiple graded stakes winner Shango, this half-brother to 3 winners is out of a winning own sister to the dam of dual G3 winner Madame Dubois
COUP DE GRACE
Dual graded stakes winning son of multiple champion sire Tapit is the sire of this season’s Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery/Lady’s Slipper Stakes winner Chere For Me among others
Lot 168-out of G3 Acacia Handicap winner Jet Danza, this colt is a half-brother to 8 winners including Jacaranda Handicap winner Al Danza and the stakes placed Due And Payable
DANON PLATINA
A champion, and G1 winning, son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact, members of his first crop made up to R700 000 at this year’s National Yearling Sale
Lot 38-this filly is out of a half-sister to dual G1 winner, and Equus Champion, Here To Win -dam of a G2 winner in Japan who was sired by Danon Platina’s own sire Deep Impact
Lot 65-this filly is out of a 3 time winning daughter of top class sire and broodmare sire Dixieland Band, third dam is a G1 placed half-sister to G1 Hopeful Stakes winner and successful sire Salt Lake
Lot 87-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Var half-sister to the stakes placed dam of Met/July winning star Kommetdieding, granddam won the Prix du Cap (now G3) twice
Lot 89-this filly is out of a twice winning half-sister to G1 Majorca Stakes winner Nightingale, G2 SA Oaks runner up Oriental Oak and R9 000 000 yearling buy Masaki
Lot 91-this colt is out of a winning Captain Al half-sister to the G3 placed dam of speedy performer Miss Varlicious
Lot 146-this filly is out of a stakes winner of ten whose half-sister is dual G3 winner Katy’s Lane
DUKE OF MARMALADE
Deceased champion and five time G1 winner whose flagbearers this season include Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara winner Rain In Holland and G3 Cape Racing Cape Of Good Hope Nursery winner We’re Jamming
Lot 23-this filly is out of a 3 time winning full-sister to the G2 winning dam of champion All Is Secret and fellow G1 winner The Secret Is Out
Lot 39-a 1/2 to a winner, this colt (closely inbred to Roberto) is out of a three time winning half-sister to G1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner, and sire, Reaan, granddam a G2 winning daughter of Danehill
Lot 74-out of a winning daughter of Gimmethegreenlight, this filly’s third dam is a speedy, stakes placed daughter of Western Winter
Lot 104-out of a daughter of Dynasty, this colt hails from the immediate family of Duke Of Marmalade himself and is as such closely inbred to Duke Of Marmalade’s granddam Lassie’s Lady
Lot 123-a half or full-brother to 4 winners, including G3 Jubilee Hcp runner up Marshall Foch, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of G1 winning champion League Title
Lot 160-a half-brother to the useful Eskimo Kisses, this colt’s granddam is a full-sister to multiple champion sire Western Winter
ELUSIVE FORT
Consistently successful, the former Equus Champion’s current stars include this season’s G1 WSB Cape Town Met winner Kommetdieding and graded stakes winners Big Burn and Sprinkles
Lot 9-out of a winning daughter of Var, this colt is a half-brother to a pair of useful winners notably Chattertons Keeper (by Traffic Guard)
ERUPT
The dual G1 winning son of outstanding sire Dubawi made a smart start with his first 2yos including G3 Protea Stakes/Listed Storm Bird Stakes winner Karangetang
Lot 3-out of a winning daughter of Dynasty, this filly hails from the same female line as New Zealand champion Bonneval -sired, like the filly on sale, by a son of Dubawi
Lot 41-out of a winning daughter of Trippi, this filly hails from the same family as Trippi’s top-class daughter Sound Of Warning and such champions as National Currency and Enchantress
Lot 53-this filly is out of a thrice winning own sister to G1 winning champion Link Man
Lot 79-out of a winning own sister to G1 Gold Cup second Noblewood, this filly is a half-sister to 6 winners notably G2 Tibouchina Stakes runner up Wisteria Walk
Lot 93-bred on a similar cross to G1 winning champion Too Darn Hot, this half-brother to the useful Goethe is out of a five time winning Singspiel 1/2 to Dubai G1 winner Special Fighter
Lot 113-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a twice winning Invincible Spirit half-sister to G1 SA Oaks third place getter Patchit Up Baby
Lot 140-a 1/2 to 3 multiple winners, including the smart Tribal Fusion, this filly is out of the G1 winning Equus Champion Far De Vie
FIRE AWAY
The G3 winning son of top class sire War Front made his mark at this year’s National Sale where members of his first crop made up to R1 600 000
Lot 14-this filly is out of a winning daughter of Trippi who is from the immediate family of Trippi’s G1 winning daughter Real Princess
Lot 88-a 1/2 to a five time winner, this colt is out of a half-sister to millionaire and Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Arcectri Pink, the dam of Milkwood Stakes queen Iris, granddam was sired by Galileo -whose daughters excel when mated to Fire Away’s sire War Front
Lot 159-a half-sister to the useful Pretty Ballerina, this filly, closely inbred to Danzig, is out of a half-sister to dual G3 winning filly Hollywoodboulevard
FLOWER ALLEY
The Travers Stakes winner has had a fine season in 2021-2022 with his flagbearers including G1 winner Princess Calla and fellow graded stakes winners Bold Fortune, Firealley and Maharanee
Lot 5-a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a Silvano half-sister to 3 black type horses including Somerset 1200 winner Northern Frontier
FLYING THE FLAG
The Galileo G3 winning own brother to multiple G1 winners Magical and Rhododendron has sired numerous decent winners and came up with an eye catching debut winner recently in the form of Ledell’s Echo
Lot 22-this colt is a half-brother to seven winners including G2 Emerald Cup winner Meadow Magic, the family of former Horse Of The Year Irish Flame -sired, like Flying The Flag, by a Sadler’s Wells line horse
Lot 63-a 1/2 to 3 winners, this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning sister to champion Young Rake
Lot 96-a 1/2 to 2 winners, notably the smart Irish Wonder Girl, this colt’s stakes placed, 7 time winning dam is a granddaughter of Danehill -whose broodmare daughters have excelled when sent to Flying The Flag’s legendary sire Galileo
Lot 114-out of a Street Cry daughter of dual G1 winner Crimson Palace, this colt is a half-brother to four winners including Syringa Handicap victress Way Of The World
Lot 143-a 1/2 to the smart Changing Seasons, this colt is out of Banyana Handicap winner Flowers Of Spring -a daughter of very successful broodmare sire Qui Danzig
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
South Africa’s reigning champion sire has had another fine season in 2021-2022 with his flagbearers including such graded stakes winners as Second Base, Universal, Gimme Dat, and Cosmic Highway, he is also damsire of this season’s unbeaten G1 winner Sweet Pepper
Lot 11-this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of multiple New Zealand champion sire O’Reilly
Lot 130-this filly is out of a winning Galileo own sister to the stakes winning Ballet Shoes and she is from the same female line as Galileo’s legendary sire Sadler’s Wells among others
Lot 131-bred on the same cross as graded Green Pepper, Hack Green and Second Base among others, this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including Lady’s Slipper Stakes winner Herrin
Lot 148-bred on the same cross as G2 winner Gimme Dat and Zimbabwe champion Simona, this filly is out of G2 SA Fillies Nursery runner up Frosted Honey
Global View
GLOBAL VIEW
Bred on the same cross as exciting young sires Churchill and Gleneagles, this dual graded stakes winner is already the sire of East Cape star Global Drummer and East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Sound Check
Lot 43-this colt is out of a 4 time winning 1/2 to Milkwood Stakes winner Racine
Lot 50-this filly is out of a winning own sister to the stakes placed dam of G2 4Racing SA Nursery winner Sheela -whose sire, like Global View, is a son of Galileo
Lot 61-closely inbred to the great mare Fairy Bridge, this filly is a half-sister to 4 winners including G3 Pretty Polly Stakes runner up Celestina
Lot 105-this filly is a 1/2 to 5 winners notably speedy G3 placed performer Captain’s Girl
Lot 137-this filly is out of a 7 time winning 1/2 sister to triple graded stakes winner Barahin
Lot 154-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a 3 time winning Silvano half-sister to Protea Stakes third Coastal Trade, granddam won the G2 Post Golden Slipper
Lot 155-this colt is out of a 3 time winning 1/2 to British stakes placed galloper Sunley Peace
Lot 165-closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this 1/2 sister to 5 winners sports Breeders’ Cup Mile winning champion Royal Heroine as her third dam
GOLD STANDARD
Selangor Cup winning son of champion sire Trippi whose first runners this season include the victorious Star Coin
Lot 103-this colt is out of a winning half-sister to G1 Cape Derby runner up Sachdev
Lot 106-out of a twice winning daughter of Captain Al, this colt is from the same female line as the Captain Al sired Cape Guineas winner William Longsword
HAT PUNTANO
A G1 winning grandson of Sunday Silence, he downed a top-class field when victorious in the 2017 G2 Charity Mile
Lot 21-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a stakes winning millionaire -whose three-parts sister is the dam of top-class sprinters Bohica and Bartholdi
Lot 142-a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a 3 time winning own sister to G1 winner Floatyourboat
HEAVENLY BLUE
The G1 SA Classic winning son of multiple champion Australian sire Snitzel had first-crop yearlings make up to R525 000 at the 2022 Premier Sale
Lot 7-a 1/2 to 2 winners, one of whom won seven, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of three and is from the same female line as 2022 G1 Cazoo Oaks winner Tuesday
HORIZON
Winner of the G3 Politician Stakes, the son of proven sire of sires Dynasty is out of a full-sister to five times South African Champion Sire Silvano
Lot 25-this colt is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to the dam (sired by Dynasty’s sire Fort Wood) of G3 winner Fantastic Mr Fox and the stakes winning Fort Winter
Lot 92-out of a winning daughter of More Than Ready, this colt’s granddam is a G3 winning daughter of champion sire Exceed And Excel
Lot 97-closely inbred to Fort Wood, this filly is out of a twice winning sister to the stakes placed Elusivenchantment and 1/2 sister to champion Via Africa -the dam of Australian G1 winner In The Congo
Lot 153-a 1/2 to a multiple winner, this filly is out of a half-sister to G1 winner Geepee S
Ideal World (Kingmambo – Banks Hill)
IDEAL WORLD
Sire of champions Rainbow Bridge, Hermoso Mundo and Smart Call, his current flagbearers include Cat Daddy, Donald McDonald and Ululate
Lot 68-a 1/2 to four winners, this colt is out of a smart full-sister to Crimson Palace -a G1 winner in both South Africa and the USA
Lot 136-closely inbred to Danehill this colt is a three-parts brother to Listed Kenilworth Fillies Nursery/Irridescence Stakes winner Coral Bay
Lot 144-out of a mare who won seven, this colt’s third dam won the G3 Champagne Stakes
Lot 157-out of a mare by outstanding sire Dynasty, this colt is from the family of Triple Crown winner Malmoos, Breeders’ Cup winner Pluck and inform sire Master Of My Fate
JACKSON
Dynasty’s triple G1 winner has sired a number of high-class performers including Pretty Young Thing, Eva Eileen, Freed From Desire and Kailene
Lot 109 -this colt is out of a Trippi daughter of the stakes winning Pirate Lady
JAY PEG
Deceased globetrotting champion and sire of graded stakes winners Silicone Valley, Exit Here, Woljayrine, Peggy Jay, Olympic Owen, Hot Affair and Flash Drive
Lot 28-bred on the same cross as graded winners Flash Drive and Hot Affair, and closely inbred to Al Mufti, this colt hails from the same female line as champion US sire Elusive Quality
JUST AS WELL
High class son of A P Indy and sire of G3 winner Just Cruised In, millionaire Chili Con Carne and Racing Association Stakes queen Just Chaos
Lot 90-a full-brother to talented stayer Aranjuez, this colt is out of a 3 time winning own sister to G2 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge winner Lazer Star
Lot 102-a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a 3 time winning 1/2 to G2 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Silver Age, the family of top-class fillies Alexis, Clear Creek and Hawaiian Wahoo
Lot 124-out of a 3/4 sister to former Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm, this colt is a full-brother to Racing Association Stakes winner Just Chaos
Lot 161-a full-sister to the stakes placed Just As I Said, this filly is from the same family as this season’s G1 Computaform Sprint winner Master Archie
Lot 166-this colt, a full-brother to the smart Georgina Rose, is out of a Trippi daughter of G2 SA Oaks winner Bedloe’s Island, herself a half-sister to 2 G1 winners
LANCASTER BOMBER
A son of outstanding sire War Front, the ill-fated bay was a top-class rachorse whose wins included a triumph in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup
Lot 57-this colt is out of a full-brother to G3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery third Stuck On You
Lot 133-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Kahal sired stakes placed winner of seven
Lot 134-a 1/2 to the record breaking Cruise Control, this colt is out of a full-sister to G1 Cape Flying Championship winner Gulf Storm and G3 Sycamore Sprint winner Seattle Singer
LOUIS THE KING
The Triple Crown/Summer Cup winner, and former KZN sale graduate, is the sire of Derby Trial winner Pamushana’s Pride and the stakes placed Matthew The King and Waymaker
Lot 75-this filly is a 1/2 to 2 winners including the very smart The Second Wave
Lot 158-this colt is out of a 3 time winning 1/2 to G2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Hidden Beauty
MAMBO IN SEATTLE
The former Travers Stakes runner up has sired numerous smart performers -headed by dual G1 winner, and KZN Yearling Sale graduate, Same Jurisdiction
Lot 80-closely inbred to the great mare Weekend Surprise, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Storm Bird Stakes winner Midnight Serenade -sired, like the filly on sale, by a son of Kingmambo
Lot 141-another closely inbred to Weekend Surprise, this filly is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to 3 graded stakes winners notably G2 winners Fort Vogue and Prince Of Kahal
MASTER OF MY FATE
Already sire of such G1 winners as Sentbydestiny, Zarina and champion Tempting Fate, he is also responsible for this season’s high-class graded stakes winning 3yos Gem King and Zapatillas
Lot 35-bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Basadi Faith and Pretty Betty, this 1/2 sister to Zimbabwe Derby winner Only Him is out of a stakes winning three-parts sister to G1 Gold Challenge winner Undercover Agent
Lot 49-closely inbred to Rakeen, this filly is from the same family as champion filly Historic Lady
Lot 62-out of a 3 time winning daughter of 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach, this filly’s granddam is a G3 placed Oasis Dream half-sister to G1 Dubai Duty Free winner Al Shemali
NEW PREDATOR
By one of Galileo’s very best sire sons, he won both the G2 Charity Mile and G2 Drill Hall Stakes
Lot 30-closely inbred to multiple champion sire Fastnet Rock, this colt’s dam won five up to 1400m
Lot 48-a 1/2 to four winners, this colt, closely inbred to legendary sire Danehill, is out of a twice winning Danehill Dancer daughter of G1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Igreja
Lot 51-out of a 4 time winning daughter of top-class broodmare sire Spectrum, this filly is from the same family as group/graded stakes winning fillies Crown Witness, Honour And Glory and Noble Heir
Lot 78-a half-sister to 3 winners, notably KZN Yearling Sale Million runner up Dandolo, this filly is out of a three-parts sister to G1 winning champion Fearless
Lot 82-this colt is out of a winning Silvano daughter of G1 winner Ziconeum
Lot 84-closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of a Dynasty mare who won four, granddam is a National Assembly 1/2 sister to G1 winner On Her Toes
Lot 86-this filly is a 1/2 to 3 stakes horses including stakes winning millionaire Formation
Lot 138-this filly is out of a 1/2 to G1 Garden Province/G1 Thekwini Stakes winner Happy Archer
Lot 151-a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a winning 3/4 sister to short-lived G1 SA Classic runner up Mister Cricket
Lot 156-this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners including very promising filly Miss Daisy
NOBLE TUNE
Son of top US sire Unbridled’s Song who left behind Gold Cup winner Paths Of Victory and G1 Horse Chestnut Stakes runner up Copper Mountain
Lot 33-a half-brother to 2 winners including Listed Spook Express Handicap winner She’s A Cracker, this colt is out of a half-sister to G2 winner Princess Sassi, and the stakes winning dam of G2 winner Bunker Hunt and Kenilworth Cup winner Salvator Mundi
ORATORIO
A dual leading sire in Italy, he has sired eight G1 winners worldwide include Hong Kong champion Military Attack, dual SA G1 winner Van Halen, and Dewhurst Stakes winning champion Beethoven
Lot 26-this colt is out of a winning daughter of G2 Gold Bracelet winner Dance Along
Lot 60-closely inbred to Danzig, this 1/2 sister to 2 winners is out of a Silvano daughter of G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner She’s A Winner
Lot 71-a full-brother to a nine time winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of emerging broodmare sire Var, granddam is a half-sister to top sprinter Thunder Cat
Lot 128-out of a half-sister to 2 black type horses, and closely inbred to Natalma, this colt’s granddam is a full-sister to G1 Met winner Angus
PATHFORK
The former Irish champion has sired the likes of G1 winners Mighty High and Pearl Of Asia, G2 Allied Steelrode-Onamissionmile winner Bingwa, and this seaosn’s WSB East Cape Derby winner Chollima
Lot 6-a 1/2 to 2 winners, including the stakes placed Balalaika, this filly is a direct descendant of important South African broodmare Sun Lass
Lot 126-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a mare who won five and she is from the same family as July winner Yataghan among many others
POMODORO
Former July winner, and Leading First Season Sire of his year, his best includes champion Return Flight, Cape Guineas winner Russian Rock and the likes of Cirillo, Epsom Girl and Golden Belle
Lot 2-this filly is out of a five time winning 1/2 sister to Fillies Guineas third Frosty Friday, her granddam is a G3 winning half-sister to G2 winner and successful sire Kahal -the broodmare sire of the Pomodoro sired stakes winner Caralluma
Lot 32-this colt, a half-brother to the useful Lady Catherine, sports a half-sister to Australian five time G1 winner Boban as his granddam, his third dam won the G1 Australian Oaks
Lot 34-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of Ladies Mile winner Ocean Of Time from a top-class international family
POTALA PALACE
From the same female line as Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev and Fairy King, the G1 winner has sired G1 winner Singforafa and high-class Singapore based G3 winner Katak
Lot 17-inbred to Country House (fifth dam of Potala Palace), this 1/2 brother to 2 winners is out of a mare who won seven times up to 1800m
Lot 20-this filly is out of a stakes placed half-sister to legendary stayer Stradivarius, from the family of Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist, Arc hero Peintre Celebre and local champion Jet Dark
Lot 55-bred on the same cross as Katak, this filly is out of a twice winning half-sister to G3 Politician Stakes winner Sheltered (like the filly on sale, by a Sadler’s Wells line horse)
Lot 59-a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a twice winning half-sister to five black type horses notably dual G1 winner Snowdance, granddam a G3 winning half-sister to champions Bela-Bela and Rabiya
Lot 162-this filly is out of a 3 time winning Querari 1/2 sister to G2 winner Polar Moon
Lot 163-this colt is a half-brother to the very talented, July entry Naval Guard and his dam won four times from 1200m to 1800m
Querari (Oasis Dream – Quetena) has had a great start to the season
(Pic- Maine Chance Farms)
QUERARI
One of South Africa’s leading active sires, his current flagbearers include the graded stakes winners Galla Vanting, Prophet and Supreme Quest
Lot 16-this full-brother to a winner is out of a winning half-sister to Singapore champion Lizarre and he is bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho and Kampala Campari -also the family of the Querari sired debut winner Franz Lehar
Lot 58-bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Cosmic Light and Wonderwall, this filly is out of a winning Silvano half-sister to G1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Sommerlied
Lot 70-a full-brother to the useful Thomas Henry, this colt is a half-brother to former G3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery winner Dutch Philip, his dam won five times up to 1600m
Lot 72-this colt is a half-brother to four smart winners including this season’s promising two-year-old, and Listed TAB Perfect Promise Sprint runner up, Distinction
RABADA
Winner of both the G1 Daily News 2000 and G1 Premiers Champion Stakes, his first crop has already yielded the winner Mysterious Girl
Lot 83-this filly is out of a seven time winner who ran third in the G1 Thekwini Stakes and who is a half-sister to G1 Summer Cup runner up Shogunnar
Lot 122-this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners including Ruffian Stakes winner Daring Diva
RAFEEF
Made a sensational start with his first crop headed by G1 winners Aragosta and Master Archie and his second crop by G1 Gold Medallion winner Thunderstruck
Lot 15-this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning daughter of multiple champion sire Giant’s Causeway, the family of champions Ajdal and Arazi
Lot 40-this colt’s granddam is a three time winning own sister to the G2 winning dam of champion All Is Secret and fellow G1 winner The Secret Is Out, family of 2000 Guineas winner Mystiko
Lot 94-bred on the same cross as G1 winners Master Archie and Thunderstruck, this filly is out of a winning three-parts sister to Equus Champion and multiple G1 winner Val De Ra
Lot 117-this colt’s dam won three and finished third in the G3 Champagne Stakes
Lot 119-closely inbred to Spring Adieu, this half-sister to two winners is out of a full-sister to triple graded stakes winner Queen’s Bay and the dam of G1 SA Derby winner Bouquet-Garni-the family of top-class galloper Ace High, whose dam, like Rafeef, was sired by Redoute’s Choice
SEVENTH ROCK
A G1 winning son of two champions, he is the sire of champion Seventh Plain and fellow G1 winner Guiness
Lot 46-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to G2 J&B Stayers winner River Crossing and she is from the same female line as legendary sire Danehill -grandsire of Seventh Rock
SILVANO
Deceased multiple champion sire, he has had another wonderful season this year thanks to his G1 winning three-year-olds Safe Passage and Silver Darling as well as his star sire son Vercingetorix
Lot 29-out of a stakes placed daughter of top broodmare sire Cape Cross, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to 1000 Guineas winner Sky Lantern, the dam of G1 Falmouth Stakes queen Snow Lantern
The United States – Pic supplied by Moutonshoek – reference Bennie vd Merwe om 11/11/2021
THE UNITED STATES
G1 winning son of Galileo from the family of champion sire Last Tycoon, his first crop was headed by speedy G2 4Racing SA Nursery winner Sheela
Lot 12-a 1/2 to 2 multiple winners, this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning daughter of successful broodmare sire Sportsworld and this is the family of champions London News and Promisefrommyheart as well as Triple Crown winner Malmoos
Lot 45-this filly’s dam won four including the Listed Queen Of The Sand
Lot 66-this colt is out of a four time winning half-sister to dual G3 winner Tribal Dance and his third dam is a half-sister to legendary champion Dancing Brave
Lot 99-this filly is out of a 3 time winning Western Winter 1/2 sister to G2 Cask -sired, like this filly on offer, by a Sadler’s Wells line horse
Lot 125-from the family of outstanding champions Dalakhani and Daylami, this half-sister to 5 winners is out of a mare by Anabaa and is thus bred on similar cross to G1 winner Capri and Lush Lashes
Lot 132-from the famed Party Time family, this colt’s third dam won the G2 SA Oaks
TIME THIEF
Stakes winning son of Redoute’s Choice and sire of dual Australian G1 winner In Her Time, he came up with a smart 2yo winner recently in the form of Time Fo Orchids
Lot 76-this colt is a half-brother to six winners including G2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Perovskia
Lot 107-this colt’s dam won five and was runner up in the G3 Diana Stakes -and she is very closely related to both triple G1 winner Captain America and the dam of July/Met winner Kommetdieding
TRIPPI
Evergreen champion whose star performers this season include repeat G1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Jet Dark, exciting two-year-olds Sweet Pepper and Charles Dickens and graded stakes winning three-year-olds Amanzimtoti and Trip Of Fortune
Lot 139-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly’s dam won six of seven starts including the G2 Southern Cross Stakes
Lot 167-a direct descendant of outstanding racemare and producer Denise’s Joy, this colt is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to Australian G3 place getter Toffee Nose
TWICE OVER
Four time G1 winner whose many flagbearers in 2021-2022 include G1 Cape Guineas winner Double Superlative, evergreen G2 WSB 1900 winner Do It Again, WSB Sweet Chestnut Stakes winner Young Love and the G1 placed Senor Santa Stakes victor Smorgasbord
Lot 24-this colt is out of a half-sister to the G2 winning millionaire Welwitschia -herself dam of impressive G2 Golden Slipper winner Desert Miracle and G1 Summer Cup third Tree Tumbo
Lot 27-fromt the same female line as Twice Over himself, this half-brother to the talented Picture Perfect is out of a mare who won the Listed Devon Air Stakes and ran second in the G1 SA Oaks
Lot 101-a direct descendant of Drohsky, this half-sister to a winner is out of Banyana Hcp runner up Brigtnumberfour- a full-sister to the G1 winning dam of Australian G3 winner Crown Witness
VAR
Twice Leading Sire of 2yos, he is the sire of champions Variety Club, Vardy, Via Africa, Val De Ra and Anything Goes
Lot 112- this colt’s granddam is a G3 placed daughter of outstanding sire and top-class broodmare sire Red Ransom, family of Dubai G1 winning sprinter Sterling City
VERCINGETORIX
South Africa’s Champion Sire elect for 2021-2022, his flagbearers this season include the G1 winners Alesian Chief, Astrix, Chansonette and Pomp And Power
Lot 4- out of a mare who won three, this filly hails from the same female line as Australian G1 winner Kementari
Lot 37-bred on the same Vercingetorix/Jet Master cross as the likes of African Warrior and Padre Pio, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners including dual G1 winning champion Edict Of Nantes
Lot 73-bred on the same cross as G1 winning sprinter Alesian Chief, this colt is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to a G2 Derby winner sired by Silvano –also the sire of Vercingetorix, the family of Vercingetorix’s smart son Bereave
Lot 77-this filly is out of a stakes placed half-sister to R800 000 plus earner S’il Vous Plait –sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano, this is the famed Queen Of Light family
Lot 85-this filly is out of a winning own sister to Zimbabwean Horse Of The Year Mathematician
Lot 95-this filly is out of a winning Dynasty own sister to four time graded stakes winner African Night Sky, granddam a stakes winning daughter of US champion sire Cozzene
VISIONAIRE
King’s Bishop Stakes winner and sire of champion Good Traveller and fellow G1 winner Takingthepeace
Lot 1-this filly is a half-sister to 2 smart winners including G3 Strelitzia Stakes runner up Captain’s Run, dam is a five time winning Kahal daughter of Umzimkhulu Hcp winner Kefaah’s Secret
Lot 42-this colt is out of a dual winning Silvano ½ sister to G3 Prix du Cap runner up Red Flame
Lot 69-this filly, closely inbred to Gone West, is out of a half-sister to four black type horses including Settlers Trophy winner Arezzo and Jacaranda Hcp queen Insignis
Lot 111-this filly’s dam won 3, and granddam is a G3 winning own sister to G1 winner Legality
Lot 121-this filly is out of a twice winning daughter of G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Fine Feather
WHAT A WINTER
A consistently successful sire, this four time G1 winner’s current flagbearers include such graded stakes winners as Miss Cool and Winter Smoke as well as the likes of Glacier Gold and Isivunguvungu
Lot 56-this colt is a ½ to 6 winners notably G3 Politician Stakes third Steel Rose and the useful Silver Salver, granddam is champion Scented Royal
Lot 64-a ½ to 2 winners, including the useful Victor Lazlo, this filly’s dam is a half-sister to the G2 winning dam (sired, like What A Winter, by Western Winter) of five time G1 winner and dual Equus Champion Carry On Alice
Lot 118-closely inbred to Ahonoora, this colt is out of a twice winning daughter of top broodmare sire Cape Cross, granddam a stakes placed half-sister to Australian G1 winner Magic Hurricane
William Longsword: Captain Al x Pagan Princess (Fort Wood) (Pic- Jeremy Nelson)
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
Captain Al’s Cape Guineas winning son is already responsible for G2 Epol Umkhomazi Stakes winner Dyce and fellow stakes winners Bon Vivant and Hasta Manana
Lot 44-this colt is out of a stakes placed, 5 time winning half-sister to champion, and dual G1 winner, French Navy, granddam a stakes placed daughter of prominent local broodmare sire Elliodor
Lot 47-this filly is out of a twice winning half-sister to four black type horses including the G3 winning dam of current smart filly Kailene and dual G2 Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger
Lot 116-inbred to champion sire Al Mufti, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to four stakes winners notably globetrotting champion Jay Peg
WILLOW MAGIC
By the same sire as this year’s English and French 2000 Guineas winner, his first crop was headed by this season’s G1 Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner MK’s Pride
Lot 19-a ½ to a useful winner, this filly traces back directly in female line to Fragrant View, also ancestress of dual Guineas winner Tirol
Lot 110-this colt is out of a 6 time winning ½ sister to this season’s Southeaster Sprint winner Bereave
Lot 145-a ½ to 2 winners, this colt is out of a 4 time winning daughter of prominent broodmare sire Trippi, his dam is a half-sister to 2 stakes winners in Mauritius
Lot 164-a ½ to four winners, this filly is out of a Mogok ½ sister to G1 winning sprinter Scarena
