If the median price is takes as the benchmark, then the Cape Premier Sale is the most successful sale ever held in South Africa.
The highest median achieved prior to 2011 was at the 2008 National Sale, where colts had a R275k median, fillies R250k, and the overall median R260k. This time, at the Cape Convention centre, both sexes hit the R300k mark, as did the overall median.
Interestingly, when taken by average price (which tends to be skewed by extreme prices, both high and low), there wasn’t much between the 2011 Cape sale and Nationals 2008: colts were higher at R435k vs. R424, fillies lower at R365k vs R369k, and overall the Cape’s R410k beat Nationals’ R398k.
Jay Peg's half brother
Highest price at the new Cape Sale was for a pair of Jet Masters, who went for R2.5m each. The half brother to champion Jay Peg, consigned by Klawervlei, went to Ebrahim Khan. Singapore visitor Pat Shaw got a half brother to Gr1 performers Alexandra Rose and Pavlovich from Varsfontein. Shaw bought three of the five top priced lots.
Jet Master half brother to Alexandra Rose & Pavlovich
In all, eighteen yearlings broke the Million mark (see list), five of them fillies.
Given the what buyers, sellers and others had to say about the venue, there can be little doubt that much was achieved with this first Premier sale in the Cape. Much to look forward to in 2012.
Top priced lots and their buyers:
2500k Jet Master c Alexandra Bi #269 Shaw PB
2500k Jet Master c Laptop Lady #102 Khan E
2000k Captain Al c Leading Dame #106 Shaw PB
1800k Trippi c Stratos #220 Mont Venteux
1800k Jet Master c Little Indian #113 Shaw PB
1700k Western Winter c Angelina #274 Mayfair Speculators
1700k Captain Al c Sunshine Lover #223 Mike Bass Racing
1700k Silvano c Lady Windsor #101 Shadwell - SA
1500k Trippi c Niyabah #144 Khan E
1500k Tiger Ridge c London Niece #114 Form Bloodstock
1400k Jet Master f Star Wars #212 Rainbow Beach
1400k Windrush f Russian Muse #184 Form Bloodstock
1400k Captain Al c Polar Charge #164 Form Bloodstock
1200k Western Winter f Savannah Breeze #188 Shadwell - SA
1050k Trippi c Mountains Of Mist #136 Mike Bass Racing
1050k Western Winter c Classique Story # 14 Mike Bass Racing
1000k Count Dubois f Aquilonia #276 JT Freeman
1000k Jet Master f Dame Kiri # 22 Team Valor Int.
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