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What:  CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale

When:  20 – 21 January 2018

Where:  Cape Town Convention Centre

Plenty has been said and written about what 2018 has in store on the dramatically changing face of the South African horseracing landscape.

A watershed year was 2017. Come to think about it, so was every year before that. One thing we can’t change is history. Love it or leave it, we are all entitled to an opinion and the reality is that life goes on.

But the indisputable facts are there for all to see. Over 130 stakes winners from just six renewals of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale suggest that this really is one sale that stacks the odds in favour of finding a serious racehorse, that could change your life forever.

Don’t they just make us all sound so clever.

Nobody really knows who created the three types of lies axiom – you know the one – ‘lies, damn lies, and statistics’. But how do we argue the Cape Premier Yearling Sale stats, patterns and history when they are patently consistent and verifiable? With difficulty! The cold numbers already tell us that there are 27 Gr1 winners and counting from the six Cape Premier Yearling Sales to date.

The class of 2016 has already produced 6 stakes winners – even though these runners are still just 3yo’s with bright futures ahead of them.

The 2012 CPYS produced 38 stakes winners so far, including sire prospect Red Ray, Normanz, Athina, Gulf Storm, Whistle Stop, Graduation Day and Lanner Falcon.

The high quality 2013 sale has produced 23 stakes winners to date, including sire prospect Act Of War, Brutal Force, Pine Princess and Real Princess. In 2014, stakes winners like Liege, Banner Hill and Jo’s Bond passed through the ring.

Cloth Of Cloud, Lady Of The House, Singapore Sling and Smiling Blue Eyes are just four of 22 stakes winners from the 2015 renewal, while Friday’s Gr2 Sceptre Stakes runaway sensation Magical Wonderland and Gr1 winner Sand And Sea are among the early stakes successes from CPYS 2016.

Overall, a formidable 85,9% of all lots catalogued since 2012 have made it to the racetrack, while 61,7% of all lots catalogued have won at least one race.

This weekend’s book is a terrifically balanced catalogue too with 70 lots by South Africa’s top four sires Captain Al, Dynasty, Silvano and Trippi and 18 lots by international sires, including the worldbeating Frankel and Camelot. There are eight lots produced from Gr1 winning mares and 14 siblings to Gr1 winners. That’s quality! Read on and make up your own mind – the future’s brighter than you may think!

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CAMELOT

One of four English Derby winners sired by Montjeu (the other three having all sired Gr1 winners), this four time Gr1 winner (a direct descendant of the legendary Kincsem) made a bright start with his first 2yos last season including French Gr2 winner Fighting Irish and group performers King of Camelot and Wait Forever

Lot 25 – this filly is out of a half-sister to Derby runner Cavaleiro and is from the same family as Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and sire Val Royal

Lot 68 – this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Gimcrack winner Blaine, with her other notable relatives including champion sprinter and Breeders’ Cup winner Lit De Justice

Lot 69 – closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells (as is champion Enable), this filly is out of a Fastnet Rock half-sister to a Gr2 2yo, and is from the family of Sadler’s Wells’ Irish classic winning siblings Barathea and Gossamer

Lot 128 – this colt’s second dam is a full-sister to unbeaten 2000 Guineas winner and sire of over 50 stakes winners Footstepsinthesand, himself a half-brother to Gr1 winning 2yo Pedro The Great, one of the leading first crop sires in France in 2017

CAPETOWN NOIR

A son of champion sire Western Winter (sire of leading first crop sire What A Winter), he is a triple Gr1 winning Equus Champion and was produced by Equus Broodmare Of The Year Akinfeet, a daughter of multiple champion sire/broodmare sire Fort Wood

Lot 97 – this colt is a half-brother to 8 winners, including Gr1 SA Classic hero Love Struck

Lot 125 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners, including Gr3 winner Royal Pleasure, who, like the colt on sale is by a Gone West line sire, the family of Solo Traveller, Purple Diamond and Flying Ice.

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook CAPETOWN NOIR

A R1m yearling in 2011, Capetown Noir won 8 races from 1200m to 2000m, notably Gr1 Cape Guineas and Gr1 Cape Derby as a 3yo, and Gr1 Queen’s Plate at 4. He was voted Equus Champion Miler at 3. Rated MR 116. Capetown Noir started his stud career at Summerhill, his 2015 fee R20.000.

Breeders Handbook considers Capetown Noir’s significant female line ancestor to be the mare Spits, who is closely kinbred. Her main elements are descendants of the mare Agnes Court (Polly Agnes). Spits was mated to Noble Chieftain, a descendant of the Agnes Court female line, resulting in Martha, the 5th dam of Capetown Noir. Martha’s daughter Donna Anna was mated to Jungle Cove, whose female line has the same remote ancestry (Fam 16), resulting in Jungle Janna. The latter got Guineas winner Dance Every Dance from a mating to Northern Guest, whose significant female line ancestry brought more of Fam 16. Another Western Winter’s son Winter Solstice, Horse of the Year, is from Fam 16 female line. His 5th dam Brandy Ball and Capetown Noir’s 5th dam Martha are very close kin.

Breeders Handbook suggests that suitable lines for Capetown Noir could include multiples of Fam 16 female line carriers, remote or otherwise.

There are two Capetown Noir yearling colts on offer, and both strike a chord.

#97 half brother to Gr1 SA Classic winner Love Struck and to stakes winner Fakazi; their stakes placed five-time winning dam Particular Passion is by Rambo Dancer out of a mare by Prontisimo – the latter is a son of Liloy, who is half brother to Fair Arabella, the dam of Rambo Dancer; the dam of Liloy and Fair Arabella is the mare Locust Time, a Fam. 16 descendant; the sire of Fair Arabella is Chateaugay, also a Fam 16 descendant (Summerhill)

#125 half brother to Gr3 winner Royal Pleasure, their dam half sister to the dam of Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Solo Traveller and his Gr2 winning full sister Strawberry Ice (dam of Gr2 Flying Ice), both by Capetown Noir’s sire Western Winter; the next dam Taineberry carries three lines of Stardust (two through Star Kingdom’s son Todman) who is Fam 16; Taineberry’s highclass daughter Jalberry is by Jallad whose dam is by a son of Todman (Summerhill) (find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/capetown-noir-2/ )

CAPTAIN AL

Now deceased, champion sire and eight times champion sire of 2yos, sire of champions Carry On Alice, Cloth Of Cloud, All Is Secret, Always In Charge, Captain Of All, and Captain’s Lover, as well as Gr1 winners Tap O’ Noth, Snowdance, Captain America, Captain’s Gal, Emerald Cove, Pine Princess, Hill Fifty Four, and William Longsword

Lot 8 – bred on the same cross as the sire’s Sergeant Hardy, this filly, a half-sister to 2 winners, is out of a mare who won three, and second dam is a half-sister to champion Bold Tropic

Lot 18 – a brother to the smart Pillar Of Hercules, this colt is out of the Rock Of Gibraltar sired Guineas winner Gibraltar Blue, herself a ¾ sister to Irish Gr3 winner Scream Blue Murder, remarkably his first four dams are all stakes winners

Lot 35 – this colt, closely inbred to the great sire Roberto, is a half-brother to US Gr1 winning filly Antonoe, and her Nureyev sired dam is a half-sister to the stakes winning dam of Gr1 winner Mutual Trust, family of champion Twice Over, new National Stud sire Time Test and legendary racehorse Damascus

Lot 58 – this regally bred filly out of a six time winning half-sister (by world leading broodmare sire Spectrum) to 3 Gr1 winners including champion Succesful Bidder, 2nd dam was Broodmare Of The Year

Lot 73 – this filly, a half-sister to 3 winners, is out of a half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Hibaayeb, dam of 2017 Breeders’ Cup winner Wuheida, the same family as Zarak, Oh So Sharp, Nasrullah, Golden Horn and Shergar – to name a few!

Lot 75 – a half-brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of A P Indy half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, from the family of Roberto (grandsire of Captain Al) line stars Memories Of Silver, Brian’s Time, Dynaformer and Sunshine Forever

Lot 99 – this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners including Gr3 winner and Golden Horseshoe runner up One Fine Day and his dam is a full-sister to four time Gr1 winning sire Campanologist, the family of international champions Singspiel, Glorious Song, Saint Ballado, Devil’s Bag and leading sire Rahy

Lot 102 – this regally bred colt is a three parts brother to multiple Gr1 winning champion Princess Victoria and full brother to Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Princess Royal and debut winner Penny Royal, family of recently deceased champion sire Jallad

Lot 107 – a half-sister to a Gr3 filly in France, this filly is out of a Giant’s Causeway daughter of US Gr1 2yo winner Marylebone – herself a daughter of outstanding sire and broodmare sire Unbridled’s Song, family of multiple Gr1 winner Came Home and impressive US graded stakes winner Analyze It

Lot 131 – this filly is out of a ¾ sister to Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, and her second dam is a Gr1 placed half-sister to multiple Gr1 winner Tiago

Lot 132 – this colt, closely inbred to Lassie Dear, is out of an A P Indy half-sister to the dam of champion and successful sire Duke Of Marmalade and Investec Derby winner Ruler Of The World, from the family of A P Indy, Summer Squall, and Al Mufti – sire of Captain Al

Lot 133 – a brother in blood to recent Cape Fillies Guineas winner Snowdance, this colt is a full-brother to champion All Is Secret, Gr1 winner The Secret Is Out and R5.25 million buy Best Kept Secret, her dam was a Gr2 winning half-sister to champions Bela – Bela and Rabiya

Lot 139 – a sister to the useful Aileo, this filly is out of Galileo’s Fillies Mile winning daughter Sidera from the family of dual King’s Stand Stakes winning sire Elbio, bred on the same cross as Gr1 performer Like A Panther

Lot 141 – this colt is out of a Gr1 Qui Danzig half-sister to useful performer Power Grid and second dam is a sister in blood to the dam of champion and Gr1 winner Kochka

Lot 158 – this colt is out of a Jet Master ½ sister to Gr1 sprinter African Ruler and second dam is Gr2 winner Chant De Nuit – whose sire Caesour is broodmare sire of Captain Al’s top class performers Doosra and Emerald Cove

Lot 182 – this colt is out of a Galileo’s ¾ sister to the dam of Oaks/King George winner Taghrooda and his dam is also very closely related to classic winning Sadler’s Wells mare Ebadiyla and last season’s top class filly Eziyra

Lot 199 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a stakes placed sister to champion and LQP winner Mother Russia, dam of Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Nother Russia

Lot 210 – this colt is a half-brother to six winners including champion and multiple Gr1 winner Via Africa

Lot 213 – this blue blooded colt is out of a Galileo sister to a Gr3 winner and his Gr1 placed second dam is a full sister to champion and highly successful sire Holy Roman Emperor, this is the family of top class sires Night Shift, Flying Spur and Encosta De Lago

Lot 230 – this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of US champion Lawyer Ron and second dam is an A P Indy half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, family of top sires Dynaformer and Brian’s Time (both of whom are by Roberto – grandsire of Captain Al)

Lot 231 – this filly is out of a daughter of champion sire Fastnet Rock and a Gr1 placed daughter of legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, second dam is a ¾ sister to Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Imperial Monarch, Epsom Derby second The Great Gatsby and French Derby second Oscar (dam is bred on hugely successful Fastnet Rock/Sadler’s Wells cross)

Lot 237 – this filly, a full-sister to the Gr1 performer Like A Panther, is out of a Galileo half-sister to top stayer and millionaire Blake, from the family of champion sprinter Laisserfaire and champion sire Centaine

Lot 240 – a half-sister to a stakes placed winner in the US, this filly is out of a winning Storm Cat own sister to multiple stakes winning sire Seeking The Dia and second dam is a Gr1 winning daughter of top sire and broodmare sire Seeking The Gold, the family of breed shaping champion sire Lyphard

Lot 245 – a half brother to the Oaks placed Estimation, this colt is out of an own sister to Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla (and ¾ sister to the dam of Epsom Oaks winner Taghroda), and ½ to Gr1 winners Estimate, Enzeli and Edabiya, bred on a similar cross to Gr1 winners Captain America and William Longsword

Lot 247 – this filly is out of a half-sister to champion Mother Russia – dam of Gr1 winner Nother Russia, family of top class Captain Al sired sprinter Cap Alright

Lot 248 – a full or half brother to 3 winners, this colt (bred on same cross as Gr1 winner Exhilaration) is out of a Gr3 placed daughter of top broodmare sire Elliodor and second dam was runner up in the Gr1 Oaks

Lot 250 – this filly is a sister in blood to Gr3 winner Captain In Command and Ladies Mile winner Canadian Sunset

CAPTAIN OF ALL

Champion sprinter by champion sire Captain Al, he thrashed champions Carry On Alice and Legislate in the Gr1 Mercury Sprint, and also won the Gr1 Golden Horse Casino Sprint (under top weight) and Gr1 Gold Medallion

Lot 7 – this filly is out of an Oaks runner up and three parts sister to exported Gr1 Champions Cup winner Master Plan, from the family of champion filly Along Came Polly

Lot 21 – this filly is out of a Gr2 placed own sister to Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Countless Times and second dam is a half-sister to champion and Breeders’ Cup runner up Spook Express, the family of Elliodor and Busted

Lot 63 – from the family of dual Gr1 winning sprinter Bull Valley, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners, including Gr1 Majorca Stakes runner up Star Express

Lot 66 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt (bred on similar lines to Gr1 winner Snowdance) is out of a winning half-sister to dual Horse Of The Year and Champions Mile winner Variety Club

Lot 117 – a half-sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to the dam of sprint star Trip Tease from the family of Gr1 winning speedsters Legally Blonde and Nobely Born

Lot 120 – this colt, whose dam is a Redoute’s Choice half-sister to an Australian Gr3 winner, is out of a daughter of Oaks winner Zagalia (by champion sire/broodmare sire Zabeel), family of international Gr1 winners Sarah Lynx, Dilshaan, Le Moss and Levmoss

Lot 127 – this filly is a half-sister to 2 stakes horses, including Gr3 winner Rikitikitana and Gr1 filly Rockin Russian, and her four time winning dam is a sister to Thewkini Stakes winner Royal Emblem

Lot 137 – this colt’s dam is a half-sister to 2 Oaks winning sisters, as well as to the dam of US Gr1 Matriarch Stakes winner Gypsy’s Warning and graded winners Surabi and Romany Prince

Lot 181 – this colt, whose four time winning dam is a half-sister to a Derby winner, is a half-brother to 2 winners, including Gold Bowl winner J’s Outsider, the family of international Gr1 winners The Last Lion, Snowland and Al Hareb

Lot 229 – out of a stakes placed multiple winner, this colt is from the same family as French Oaks winner Caerlina and 2017 Gr1 winning miler and new French sire Al Wukair

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

CAPTAIN OF ALL

A Klawervlei farm-sale graduate, Captain Of All won 7 races from 1000 to 1200m. A Gr1 placed Gr1 Gold Medallion winner at 2, he won Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint and Gr1 Mercury Sprint as a 4yo, the year in which he was voted Equus Champion Sprinter. With his MR 126 he is the highest rated offspring of his sire Captain Al. Captain Of All started his stud career at Klawervlei, his 2015 fee published as ‘on application’ (it was R10.000 in 2017).

As possibly significant pedigree elements, Breeders Handbook pinpoints what can loosely be termed Lady Juror kin-links (as in Court Martial, Tudor Minstrel, etc), as well as Buckpasser elements (as in Northern Guest, National Assembly, Seattle Slew/Argosy, Dancing Champ, etc), and Hyperion carriers from the best offspring of Captain Of All’s sire Captain Al (notably dam of Fort Wood, grandam of Badger Land). There are ten yearlings on offer, with five apparent Breeders Handbook highlights.

#7 colt bred to stamina extremes, out of SA Oaks runner-up First Power, from the female line of stayer Young Polly; damsire Jet Master supplies a line of Drum Beat, while Young Polly’s damsire Rock Council is a son of Court Martial (Klawervlei)

#21 colt, first foal of Gr2 winning mare Glorious Moment who is full sister to Gr2 winner Countless Times, the pair closely kin-bred through Fair Trial carriers in their bottom lines; grandam Luisa is by El Gran Senor (full brother to Northern Guest and a Buckpasser carrier); this is the female line of Elliodor (a noted Court Martial carrier) (Klawervlei)

#63 filly, half sister to two stakes placed winners; grandam Top Times is by Elliodor and is 3-part sister to Model Man; Top Times is grandam of Gr1 sprinter Bull Valley (whose pedigree boasts 11 lines of Lady Juror) (Ian Heyns)

#127 filly; 4-time winning dam is full sister to Gr2 winner Royal Emblem; their sire National Emblem provides the kin-links here (Hemel ‘n Aarde)

#137 colt, second foal of his dam who is half sister to SA Oaks winners Royal Prophecy & Noble Destiny and to the dam of Gr1 Gypsy’s Warning (among others); there’s multiple Court Martial/Fair Trial/Lady Juror in the female family (Winterbach Stud)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/captain-of-all/ )

COUNT DUBOIS

Gr1 winner and Equus Outstanding Stallion, whose best include Equus Champions Asylum Seeker, Edict Of Nantes and French Navy, as well as Gr1 winners Zaitoon and Zeeno

Lot 37 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning daughter of eight time stakes winner Blushing Fairy and is from the same family as Count Dubois’ flying filly and Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Fairyinthewoods

Lot 198 – this colt is a brother in blood to the Count Dubois sired champion and dual Gr1 winner French Navy and second dam is a stakes placed Elliodor half-sister to top sprinter Disco Queen

DELAGO DELUXE

Champion 2yo and multiple Gr1 winner in South Africa, the son of champion Australian sire Encosta De Lago is now standing at stud in Australia where he has been represented by numerous winners,

Lot 218 – this colt, closely inbred to the great sire Danehill, is out of a half-sister to champion and multiple Australian Gr1 winner Grand Armee, from the family of top sprinter Absolute Champion and South African multiple Gr1 winner and young sire Wylie Hall, as well as 2yo champion Dance Hero

DUKE OF MARMALADE

Cartier Champion and five time Gr1 winner from the family of A P Indy is a proven sire whose best include such international Gr1 winners as Big Orange, Simple Verse, Star Of Seville, Nutan and Sound Of Freedom, as well as top class filly Venus De Milo – runner up in both the Gr1 Irish and Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks

Lot 26 – this filly is out of a winning sister to a multiple Singapore winner and half-sister to Golden Horseshoe hero Purple Diamond, and her Gr3 winning second dam is a full-sister to the dam of Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Solo Traveller

Lot 47 – this filly is out of a four time winning half-sister to stakes winner Admiral’s Daughter and her second dam is a half-sister to the international Gr1 winning sisters Irridescence and Perfect Promise (dam of smart Gr3 performer Hard Promise and KZN sire Redoute’s Promise)

Lot 51 – a half-brother to 3 winners, one of whom won six, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to July dead – heater and champion Dancer’s Daughter, the family of champion Waya and multiple Gr1 winner Westerner (by Danehill – sire of Duke Of Marmalade)

Lot 88 – a half-sister to a four time winner, this filly is out of Gr1 Garden Province Stakes winner Outcome

Lot 96 – this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners including Mauritian star Night In Seattle and her winning In The Wings dam is out of a half-sister to French 1000 Guineas winner Baiser Vole

Lot 109 – this colt, closely inbred to Danzig, is out of a daughter of Fillies Guineas/Oaks winner Joshua Princess Lot

145 – this colt is out of Kahal’s Gr1 SA Fillies Classic dead – heater Spiced Gold

Lot 153 – this colt is a half-brother to multiple Gr3 winner Sunsational, dam of Gr1 winner and SA Oaks vixen Juxtapose, and to stakes performers Mod Barley and C Major, his four time winning second dam (also granddam of Gr2 winning sprinter Dollar Dazzler) is a half-sister to Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge winner Eldoriza

Lot 162 – this colt is out of a stakes placed sister to Winter Derby winner, and Dubai scorer, Liquid Mercury and half-sister to Derby placed filly Captain Gambler, from the family of champions Mark Of Esteem and Mashaallah, also family of high class filly Wonder Gadot

Lot 188 – this colt is out of a sister in blood to Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess, and his Gr1 placed second dam (by Duke Of Marmalade’s close relative Al Mufti) is a sister to Dubai star and Gr1 sire Victory Moon

Lot 190 – a half-brother to 2 international winners, one of whom won seven, this colt (inbred to Danzig and Mr Prospector) is out of a daughter of Green Desert and 1000 Guineas winner Harayir, the same Horama family as Epsom Derby winners Sir Percy and Teenoso

Lot 200 – this filly (bred on similar lines to Simple Verse and Venus De Milo) is out of an SA Oaks placed ¾ sister to Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes winner Safe Harbour

Lot 202 – this colt is out of a five time winning half-sister to five time Gr1 winner Inara and to the Canadian Gr3 winning dam of sire and triple Canadian International winner Joshua Tree, family of international Gr1 winners Kitwood, Dawn Approach, Magic Of Life and Miss Oceana

Lot 226 – this colt is half-brother to seven winners, two stakes winners, including Matchem Stakes hero Changingoftheguard and his winning Elliodor dam is an own sister to US Gr1 winner Crimson Palace

Lot 232 – this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of eight (by Silvano) who is a ¾ sister to Gr2 winner Arion, the family of Gr1 winners Bold Thatch, Fort Defiance, Vega and Villandry

Lot 252 – this colt is a half – sprinter to Gr2 sprinter Eddie Sweat and the smart Billy Silver, and his stakes winning dam, by successful sire Kahal, was second in the Gr2 SA Nursery, family of talented sophomore Undercover Agent

DYNASTY

Horse Of The Year and a leading sire of champions Futura, Irish Flame, Legislate, Lady In Black, Beach Beauty, Bela – Bela, Just Sensual as well as Gr1 winners Ancestral Fore, Lady Of The House, Eyes Wide Open, It’s My Turn, Liege and Jackson

Lot 23 – this colt is out of Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winner and Greyville star Happy Archer, herself a half-sister to Australian stakes winner Femina Fashion

Lot 42 – a full brother to 2 smart winners, this colt is a half-brother to graded stakes winning 2yos Olympic Owen and Speedy Suzy and is out of a Gr2 placed daughter of great sire/broodmare sire Kingmambo, the family of champion US sire Exclusive Native, and Gr1 winners Charismatic, General Assembly, Poet’s Voice and Versailles Treaty

Lot 86 – this colt (inbred, like champion Enable, to Sadler’s Wells) is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of champion sire Trippi (damsire of Breeders’ Cup winner Liam’s Ma) from the family of champions Soaring Softly, Glorious Song, Saint Ballado, Devil’s Bag and successful sires Rakeen and Rahy

Lot 110 – this classically bred filly is out of Var’s Oaks winning daughter Princess Of Light – herself a half-sister to SA Oaks winners Arcola and Ash Cloud, third dam, Arcole, won the Natal Oaks

Lot 112 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Lady Of The House, this colt is a full brother to Gr3 speedster Swift Sarah and is out of a four time winning daughter of top class sire/broodmare sire Arch, family of Kentucky Oaks winner White Star Line, Epsom Oaks winner Light Shift and new British sire, and champion, Ulysses

Lot 118 – this filly is out of a nine time stakes winning Silvano half-sister to 3 stakes horses, including Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Captain In Command and second dam won the Gr3 Tibouchina Stakes

Lot 148 – this colt, whose close relative made R4.5 million at the 2017 Premier Sale, is a half-brother to 3 winners including exported Gr2 Gold Bracelet winner Flying Ice, and his Fillies Guineas runner up dam is an own sister to dual Guineas winner Solo Traveller

Lot 160 – this filly is out of a stakes placed sister to 2 stakes horses including Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic, dam of Lanzerac Ready To Run Stakes winner Miss Katalin, bred on the same cross as Dynasty’s champion Lady In Black

Lot 187 – a ¾ sister to Equus Champion and multiple Gr1 winner Bela – Bela, this filly is out of Captain Al’s champion daughter All Is Secret, herself a sister to Gr1 winner The Secret Is Out and ¾ sister to Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Snowdance

Lot 193 – a half or full sister to winners, this filly is out of a Gr3 placed daughter of champion sire Danehill Dancer and champion racemare Arabian Lass, the family of international champions Minding and Vaguely Noble

Lot 224 – a half-brother to winners, this colt is out of a three time winning Western Winter ½ sister to a stakes winning daughter of Fort Wood (sire of Dynasty), and second dam was a stakes winner of seven, third dam is by Cozzene – damsire of Dynasty’s top performers Jackson and African Night Sky

Lot 253 – this grey colt is out of Ladies Mile winner Even Money (by top broodmare sire Rich Man’s Gold) from the family of record breaking filly Wainui and Gr1 winners Pointing North, Rodoille and Sand And Sea

ELUSIVE FORT

Triple Gr1 winning champion, by the same sire as Dynasty, and sire of Gr1 performers Siren’s Call, Lauderdale, Safe Harbour and Fort Ember

Lot 4 – a half-sister to the talented Last Winter, this filly is out of Silvano’s Cape Fillies Guineas winner Field Flower, the family of US legend and eight times champion sire Bold Ruler

Lot 5 – this colt is a half-brother to seven winners including Dingaans winner and Cape Guineas second Silver Flyer, out of a five time winning half-sister to Majorca dead – heater Love Is In The Air

Lot 54 – this filly is a ¾ sister to Langerman runner up Big Pleasure, out of a three time winning daughter of Captain Al, the family of Fillies Guineas winner American Connection

Lot 56 – bred on the same cross as Ernie, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al

Lot 57 – this colt is a full brother to Gr1 performer and Gr3 Cape Classic second Elevated out of a stakes placed winner of six, whose ¾ brother is Gr1 Computaform Sprint runner up Intellectual

Lot 70 – this colt is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to Gr2 winning sprinter Greek Warrior, from the family of Cape Guineas winner Little Ballerina and Majorca winner Trojan Belle

Lot 169 – this filly (bred on the same cross as Safe Harbour) is a half-sister to five winners and a ¾ sister to Winter Oaks winner Francia, and is out of a winning half-sister to champion sprinter Hinterland, family of champion sire Foveros

Lot 204 – this colt is a full-brother to Listed Sophomore Sprint winner Ernie from the family of July winner Gondolier

EQUAL STRIPES

Gr2 winner, from the famed E family, whose offspring include the Gr1 winners Bambina Stripes, Cooptado, Paulinho and Gamuza Fina

Lot 61 – this colt is out of Gr2 winner Liz For Sale, who was runner up in the Argentinian Breeders’ Cup, the colt is a ¾ brother to Equal Stripes’ Gr3 winner Tenaz Igual

EXCHANGE RATE

Deceased Gr2 winning son of Danzig, from the family of Caesour, Ajdal and Noverre, he is a proven sire of Gr1 winners Reckless Abandon, Ermine, Swap Fliparoo, Ball Dancing and Sunset Glow

Lot 115 – closely inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of a ½ sister to Argentinian Gr1 winner Quirico, from the same family as once beaten champion and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Invasor

Lot 164 – a half or full brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Smart Strike half-sister to the dam of Kentucky Derby winning sire Orb, the family of legendary filly Ruffian, multiple Gr1 winner Coronado’s Quest, successful sire Icecapade, and Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus

FLOWER ALLEY

Travers Stakes winner who earned over $2 000 000 and well established sire of Gr1 winners I’ll Have Another, Lilacs And Lace, Lukes Alley and record breaking 2017 Canadian International Stakes winner Bullards Alley, damsire of Japanese champion Lucky Lilac and he is the only sire at stud in South Africa with a Kentucky Derby winner to his name

Lot 29 – out of a mare by champion sire and exceptional broodmare sire Giant’s Causeway, this filly is out of a six time stakes winner and is from the same family as charismatic Gr1 Prix Du Cadran hero Sergeant Cecil

Lot 39 – inbred to Danzig, this filly is a half-sister to 4 winners including Gr3 filly Princess Julietta, the great branch of La Troienne responsible for such as Buckpasser, Sky Mesa, Outstandingly, Lumiere and Bernstein

Lot 121 – a half-sister to two graded performers, this filly (inbred to Lyphard and his dam Goofed) is out of Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes winner Red Dor, herself by top class broodmare sire Elliodor

Lot 154 – this filly is out of a half-sister to 4 stakes horses including Derby winner St Tropez and Cape Derby second Tan Can, family of champion filly Ethereal Lady

Lot 183 – this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners including Gr2 The Debutante winner A Womens Way and she is out of eight time Gr3 winner A Daughters Legacy

Lot 238 – inbred to legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, this filly (a half-sister to a winner) is out of a Fort Wood half-sister to Gr3 Acacia Handicap winner Amur Affair, and second dam is a sister to Gr1 winner Fair Maiden

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

FLOWER ALLEY

A $165.000 Keeneland yearling in 2004, Flower Alley won five races from a mile to 2000m on dirt in USA. He won the G1 Travers S. and ran second in the G1 Breeder’s Cup Classic. He was the second highest rated 3yo in USA, with Timeform 127. At stud he sired G1 Kentucky Derby winner and US Champion 3yo colt I’ll Have Another in his second crop, as well as champion filly My Wandy’s Girl (subsequently sold as broodmare prospect for $700.000).

Flower Alley, a son of US Champion Sire and sire-of-sires Distorted Humor, started his South African studcareer at Wilgerbosdrift. His 2015 fee was R80.000 (with a published ‘book full’).

Breeders Handbook makes the observation that the dam of Flower Alley, Princess Olivia, is by Lycius whose dam is a daughter of Lyphard. Flower Alley’s fourth dam is a daughter of Goofed, the dam of Lyphard. This gives Princess Olivia a 4×4 double of Goofed, and a possible source of breeding excellence. She is dam of stakes winners in Japan, rated TFR 120/123, who are by Deep Impact, whose dam Wind In Her Hair is a daughter of Alzao, by Lyphard. The pedigree of Wind In Her Hair makes her very close kin to Lyphard’s son Elliodor, whose dam is full sister to Busted, the damsire of Wind In Her Hair. Deep Impact is from the same female line as Right Approach, who has several daughters out of Elliodor mares. The grandam of Distorted Humor, Sweetest Chant, is very close kin to Bold Reason and Never Bend. A large proportion of Distorted Humor’s G1 winners have Sadler’s Wells (as sire of dam, grandam, or damsire). Sadler’s Wells’ line of Bold Reason appears significant in his best offspring. Lalun, the dam of Bold Reason and Never Bend, is a noted La Troienne carrier, and La Troienne is invariably present in multiples in Distorted Humor’s best offspring. This apparent affinity for La Troienne (in Flower Alley present through Sadler’s Wells’ damsire Bold Reason) is emphasised in I’ll Have Another whose dam has a double of Bold Reason’s half brother Never Bend and whose damsire Pleasant Tap is from the La Troienne female line. The close resemblance of performance at stud of Distorted Humor and Trippi makes the latter’s daughters interesting options for Flower Alley. There are six yearlings on offer, several with notable pedigrees.

#29 filly out of stakes winning Giant’s Causeway mare, whose third dam Rahika Rose is by Unfuwain whose dam is close kin to Deep Impact; the dam of Rahika Rose is by Wassl, a son of Mill Reef (Never Bend) (Maine Chance)

#121 filly out of Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Red Dor, who is by Elliodor; the mare has produced five winners from five runners, including Gr2 Red Fort (by Fort Wood, son of Sadler’s Wells) and Gr3 placed Lizzie Arden (by Right Approach) – both these have multiple winning full siblings to boot; all the right stuff (Favour Stud)

#183 filly, half sister to Gr2 winner A Womens Way and Gr1/Gr2 placed Ancestry, their dam multiple Gr3 winner A Daughters Legacy; the grandam is by Elliodor (Avontuur)

#238 filly, half sister to a multiple winner out of a winning dam by Fort Wood (Sadler’s Wells) (Rosedene)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/flower-alley/ )

FRANKEL

Highest rated horse in Timeform history, the great son of Galileo went unbeaten in 14 outings, with his wins including 10 at Gr1 level, a full brother to triple Gr1 winner Noble Mission he made the perfect start to his stud career with no fewer than 13 Group winners emerging from his first crop including Gr1 winners Cracksman and Soul Stirring

Lot 74 – a half-sister to five winners, including Gr3 performer, this filly is out of a stakes winning half-sister to triple Gr1 winner, European champion and champion sire in Italy Oratorio, the family of champion sires Alydar and Plum Bold

Lot 94 – bred on the same Frankel/Kingmambo cross as group winners Eminent and Last Kingdom, this colt (also inbred to Danehill) has a second dam who is a full-sister to Japanese champion Fine Motion and ¾ sister to globetrotting champion Pilsudski – whose wins included the Japan Cup and Breeders’ Cup Turf

Lot 172 – another inbred to champion sires Danehill and Sadler’s Wells, this filly’s Montjeu sired second dam is a half-sister to Arc winner Sagamix and French Gr1 winner and sire Sagacity, the family of Epsom Oaks second Secret Gesture – who shares her sire, Galileo, with Frankel

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT

The LQP winner has made an outstanding start to his stud career, with his first crop yielded such graded winners as Gunner, Gimme Six, Hack Green and Green Pepper, and his second the likes of SA Fillies Nursery winner Green Plains and promising stakes winner Surcharge

Lot 2 – this colt is out of brilliant Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Fairyinthewoods, from the family of graded stakes winners Tarn Fairy and Mr Winsome

Lot 12 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning 2yo Gunner, this filly, a half-sister to 2 useful winners, is out of a Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes winning own sister to Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Captain’s Flame, the family of champion Historic Lady

Lot 53 – bred on potent More Than Ready/Danehill cross, this colt is out of a high class stakes winner who ran second to champion Igugu in the Gr1 SA Fillies Classic

Lot 65 – this filly is out of a winning Dynasty half-sister to millionaire and Gr3 winner Masai Warrior and second dam is a Jallad half-sister to yet another millionaire – Gr2 Colorado King Stakes winner Natural Selection

Lot 77 – another bred like high class filly Green Plains, this colt is an own brother to smart filly La Bella Mia and is out of a multiple winning daughter of champion sire Jet Master, second dam is a daughter of champion Vesta

Lot 119 – this colt is a half-brother to speedy stakes winner Red Flyer (by Martinelli), whose wins included the Listed Umngeni Handicap and his dam is a sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Shoe Express

Lot 130 – this colt is out of a winning sister to Gr2 sprinter Escobar, and half-sister to 2 graded stakes winners, including the speedy Viva, dam of graded stakes winning stars Cold As Ice and Live Life

Lot 142 – this colt is out of a Jet Master winning half-sister to the Gimmethegreenlight sired Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six, from the family of champions Bela – Bela and Rabiya, as well as current star Snowdance

Lot 161 – this filly is out of a Trippi half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Thunder Dance (dam of smart filly Love Supreme) and her dual Gr1 winning second dam is a Fort Wood half-sister to champion sire Captain Al (damsire of Gimme’s Gr1 winner Gunner)

Lot 189 – this colt is out of Dubawi’s Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap winning daughter Amber Orchid, from one of the strongest families in the stud book

Lot 223 – bred on the same cross as Green Plains, this filly is out of a quick stakes winning half-sister to Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Fairyinthewoods and second dam is a stakes placed Al Mufti half-sister to Gr2 winner Tarn Fairy

Lot 228 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a three time stakes winning granddaughter of A P Indy

Lot 234 – this filly is out of Captain Al’s Gr2 Merchants winning daughter Dance With Al, from the family of champion filly Lady In Black and Singapore champion Lizarre

Lot 241 – this colt is out of a half-sister to Winter Guineas winner State Crown, from the family of Gr1 winning siblings Counter Action, Divine Fashion and Perfect Order

GREGORIAN

High class performer, who won from 1400 – 1700, whose wins included the Gr2 Hungerford Stakes and Gr3 Diomed Stakes

Lot 174 – this filly, closely inbred to Danehill, is a half-sister to 3 winners, including stakes placed Ma Petite Etoile and her dam is a half-sister to six stakes horses including ten time Australian Gr2 winner Newquay, family of US champion Lady’s Secret

GREYS INN

Globetrotting Equus Champion and July winner, whose best includes dual Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle (who recently won the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate for a third year running) and G1 winners Royal Bencher and King Of Pain

Lot 80 – this filly, whose winning siblings include Gr3 Langerman third Lastbutnotleast, is out of a daughter of great sire/broodmare sire Giant’s Causeway and second dam is a ½ sister to French Gr1 winning filly Mary Linoa

JACKSON

Triple Gr1 winning son of Dynasty who beat champion Variety Club in the Gr1 Investec Cape Derby, his first yearlings made up to R2 000 000 and he is from the same family as champion sire Smart Strike

Lot 11 – this colt is out of a stakes placed half-sister to an Italian 1000 Guineas winner, from the same family as sire Count Dubois, Irish 2000 Guineas hero Indian Haven and champions Kris and Diesis

Lot 13 – this colt is a half-brother to winners and is out of a winning ½ sister to 4 stakes winners, including Cape Guineas winner Elusive Gold and his own sister Seattle Gold – both of whom were sired by Jackson’s close relative Sail From Seattle (another relative of Jackson sired Elusive Gold’s Gr3 winning sibling Rich Strike)

Lot 81 – this colt is out of a Trippi half-sister to 3 winners including champion 2yo Carnadore

Lot 103 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners, including Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Promises To Keep and is a ¾ brother to Selangor Cup third Speed Rocket, his 3 time winning dam is a ½ sister to stakes winner Knockout

Lot 177 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including Gr3 Godolphin Barb winner Woljayrine, the family of Cape Fillies Guineas winner Field Flower (dam of Last Winter), St Leger hero Touching Wood and the great Bold Ruler

JAY PEG

Equus Champion and globetrotting multiple Gr1 winner, he is sire of graded winners Exit Here, Hot Affair, Olympic Owen, Peggy Jay and recent Merchants winner Silicone Valley

Lot 124 – this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners and ¾ sister to Gr1 SA Classic winner English Garden (by Jay Peg’s sire Camden Park), the family of champions Colonial Girl and Edict Of Nantes as well as Jay Peg’s smart Gr3 winner Peggy Jay

JUDPOT

Kingmambo’s half-brother has proved very successful as sire of champion Along Came Polly, Gr1 winners Forest Indigo and Juxtapose, and graded winners Final Judgement, Deputy Jud, Colour Of Courage, Polyphonic and Coral Fever

Lot 44 – this colt is out of a winning own sister to short lived Gr2 winner Buran and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes second Ice Belle, and his second dam is Majorca winning half-sister to Cape Guineas winner Little Ballerina

KINGSBARNS

Like leading sires Vaguely Noble, High Chaparral and Green Dancer, Kingsbarns won the prestigious Gr1 Racing Post Trophy, and he is a son of the world’s greatest sire Galileo – responsible for top class sires Frankel, Teofilo, New Approach and the exciting Nathaniel, Kingsbarns is from the family of Halling and Volksraad

Lot 28 – this colt is out of a winning half-sister to 2 stakes horses, the family of recent Merchants hero Silicone Valley, and champions In The Fast Lane, Trademark, Just Sensual and Let’s Rock ‘N Roll

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

KINGSBARNS

Unbeaten in 2 starts as a 2yo having won the Gr1 Racing Post Trophy, Kingsbarns was quoted at 8/1 for the next year’s 2000 Guineas and Derby, rated Timeform 120p. Things didn’t work out, as he raced only twice at 3 (with a Gr1 3rd and Timeform rating 121p). Kingsbarns entered stud at Coolmore in Ireland in 2015, having fertility issues. He was sent to South Africa later that year, where the problem persisted. The female line focus, according to Breeders Handbook, is on 5th dam Agar’s Plough (Irish Oaks, TFR 122) and 4th dam Mesopotamia (Champion Irish 2yo, TFR 126). Both are closely kinbred, both carry elements making them close kin to notable others. Agar’s Plough is close kin to the mares Special, Darrica and Bride Elect.

One yearling on offer.

#28 grey colt, second foal of his dam who hails from the Party Time family and is a daughter of Imperial Stride – the latter’s dam is by Sadler’s Wells (grandson of Special) and sire Indian Ridge is from the Ahonoora male line (Lorenzaccio, whose dam is half sister to Darrica); the Gr1 placed 2nd dam Time Of My Life is by Royal Messenger, son of Royal Prerogative (Bride Elect). All of this kin-links to Agar’s Plough. (Hemel ‘n Aarde)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/kingsbarns/ )

MANHATTAN RAIN

Gr1 winning half-brother to champion sire Redoute’s Choice, he is best known as the sire of Sun Met winner Whisky Baron and Golden Slipper winning filly She Will Reign

Lot 215 – this filly (closely inbred to Canny Lad and the great mare Dancing Show), family of Australian classic winners Larrocha and successful sire Blackfriars

MASTER OF MY FATE

Winner of six of his eight outings including the G2 Premier Trophy, he is a son of seven times champion sire Jet Master and champion Promisefrommyheart, and is from the hugely prolific Soho Secret family, off the mark with impressive debut winner Twist Of Fate and Lucky Dancer second time out at short odds.

Lot 10 – this colt is a half-brother to nine winners including Gr1 Gold Cup hero Ancestral Fore

Lot 211 – this colt is a half-brother to seven winners including exported Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner August Rush and Gr3 winner Miss October, he is also closely related to the Jet Master sired Gr2 winner She’s On Fire

NOBLE TUNE

Multiple graded stakes winner and runner up in the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, he is a son of outstanding sire Unbridled’s Song out of a stakes winning daughter of Storm Cat, from the family of US legend Serena’s Song, already has had 3 first crop runners finish in the money

Lot 197 – this filly is out of a Gr3 winning half-sister to 3 stakes winners including exported Cape Guineas winner Elusive Gold (a winner in Hong Kong), and current high class filly Seattle Gold

ORATORIO

Triple G1 winning European champion and sire of more than 40 stakes winners the world over, his first local crop includes the likes of Ancestry, Sequined, Mrs O and Opera Royal, his 2yos firing on all cylinders this season

Lot 33 – this colt is a half-brother to stakes winning millionaire Attenborough, out of a four time winning half-sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Give Me Five, the family of champion Consensual, dam of fellow champion Just Sensual

Lot 45 – a half-brother to 3 winners, this colt (closely inbred to Danzig) is out of a full sister to a stakes placed winner of eight, from the same Party Time family as champions Let’s Rock N Roll, In The Fast Lane and Trademark

Lot 64 – a half-brother to 2 winners, one of whom won six, this colt (bred on the same cross as the sire’s champion Beethoven) is out of a full-sister to Oaks winner and Gr3 City Of Gold star Front Of House

Lot 82 – this colt is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to 2 stakes winners including Gr1 Mercury Sprint second Night Trip, the outstanding family of the great champions Peintre Celebre and Pawneese, as well as Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist

Lot 122 – this colt is out of Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Reflective Image, herself a sister to the dam of Gr3 filly Gold Image

Lot 156 – this colt is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Graham Beck winner Doosra and second dam won the now Gr1 SA Fillies Classic

Lot 170 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 stakes horses including multiple Gr2 winner Cold As Ice (a winner in Britain) and Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Live Life (who has earned overR4 million), he is out of flying Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Viva, who is by the increasingly successful broodmare sire National Assembly

Lot 171 – this filly is a half-sister to 2 winners including Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge winner and millionaire King Of Pain and her dam is a half-sister to champion Lady Of The Turf

Lot 195 – this colt is a half-brother to 4 winners, including Gr3 winner Nocturnal Affair – a winner in four different countries, the family of recent Gr2 Selangor Cup winner Rocket Countdown

Lot 208 – this colt is out of a Trippi half-sister to Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner State Blue (who like the colt on offer is by a Danzig line sire), the family of Malibu Moon, Secretariat and Alleged

Lot 236 – this colt is out of a stakes winning half-sister to Gr3 Graham Beck Stakes winner Astro News, who earned over R1 million in prize money

PATHFORK

Irish Champion and Gr1 winning 2yo, from the family of El Gran Senor and Redoute’s Choice, he has sired numerous winners headed by high class stakes winners My Friend Lee, Red Chesnut Road and Precious Pansy

Lot 179 – this filly is a half-sister to 5 winners including high class sprinter Doing It For Dan and she is from the same family as champion sprinter and Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Eillo

POMODORO

The versatile July winner, and son of champions Jet Master and Golden Apple, caught the eye when his very first runner, Royal Italian, ran second on debut over 900 metres, his first three runners have all finished in the money and include debut winner Lethal Weapon

Lot 3 – this colt, out of Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship runner up Fairy Queen, has a granddam who is a full-sister to dual Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Forest Ivory

Lot 19 – this colt, a half-brother to 2 winners, is out of a four time winning own sister to a pair of Gr2 winners in Brazil and both his second and third dams won Gr1 races in Brazil

Lot 123 – a half-brother to Listed Swallow Stakes winner Sting Operation, he is out of Western Winter’s Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Roxanne, from the family of Horse Of The Year and sire Legislate

Lot 134 – this colt is a half-brother to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes/KZN Yearling Sale Million hero Al Mariachi and is out of a Captain Al half-sister to Gr3 winner London Guest, family of champion sprinter Senor Santa (sired by Northern Guest, the damsire of Pomodoro)

Lot 175 – this colt is a half-brother to a number of winners headed by Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge hero Wonderwall and his winning Silvano sired dam is a half-sister to six time stakes winner West Coast Gold, family of Arc winner Suave Dancer and outstanding broodmare sires Habitat and Northfields

POUR MOI

One of four Epsom Derby winners for the late, great Montjeu, Pour Moi left his mark as the sire of 2017 Investec Derby winner Wings Of Eagles and fellow Gr1 winner Sacred Elixir

Lot 79 – this colt, out of a winning granddaughter of Pivotal, is out of a granddaughter of 10 time stakes winner Sweetness Herself, family of French Oaks winner Resless Kara and globetrotting champion Falbrav

QUERARI

Gr1 winning half brother to 2 group/graded winners, the son of Oasis Dream is one of South Africa’s best young sires, and his recent high class runners include Dingaans winner Monks Hood and Spring Challenge hero Wonderwall

Lot 1 – bred like Gr1 filly Melliflora, this filly is out of an own sister to stakes winner, and R2 000 000 yearling buy, Roman Wall, the family of star fillies Monyela and Sport’s Chestnut, as well as legendary racehorse Horse Chestnut

Lot 40 – intriguingly inbred to the wonderful sire Green Desert, this colt is out of a five time winning Kahal half-sister to KZN Fillies Guineas third Secret Babe, second dam is a Gr3 winner of six

Lot 52 – a half brother to a stakes horse, and full brother to smart performer Romi’s Boy, this colt is out of a winning daughter of the great Montjeu and second dam is an own sister to 2 Australian Gr1 winners

Lot 100 – bred on the same cross as Querari stakes winners Wonderwall, Joking and Cosmic Light, this colt is out of a three time winning Silvano ½ sister to Gr3 filly Petty Officer, the family of William Longsword and Imperious Sue

Lot 106 – this colt is out of a four time winning own sister to a Gr3 performer and ½ sister to Cape Nursery winner Depardieu (who beat dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club) family of current Gr1 star Nother Russia (whose champion dam is by Windrush – sire of the dam of lot 106)

Lot 126 – this filly is out of an Oaks winning daughter of champion sire Jet Master and her Majorca winning third dam is a half-sister to champion filly and multiple Gr1 winner Vesta

Lot 136 – this filly, out of a stakes placed winner of six, is from the same family as champion and multiple Gr1 winning filly Kiss Of Peace

Lot 138 – this filly’s nine winning siblings include Gr3 King’s Cup winner Pirate’s Gold and her four time winning dam is a half-sister to the stakes placed dam of multiple Gr1 winner Captain America, the great Queen Of Light family

Lot 168 – this colt is out of a winning Var half-sister to the dam of a stakes winner, and second dam is a winning Caesour half-sister to Merchants winner Thunder Cat

Lot 173 – a half-sister to six time stakes winner West Coast Gold, this filly is a sister in blood to Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge winner Wonderwall (by Querari) and from the family of top class sires Habitat and Northfields

Lot 203 – a half-brother to 2 winners, one of whom won four, this colt is out of a 3 time stakes winner, from the family of dual Gr1 winner Duchess Daba (like the colt on offer sired by a Danzig line horse)

Lot 214 – this colt, a half brother to 2 winners, is out of a daughter of Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Key Change (by outstanding broodmare sire Darshaan), the family of dual Derby winner Kahyasi and Leger hero Milan

Lot 217 – this filly is a half-sister to stakes winning fillies The Black Rose and Chiquita and is out of a three time winning Fairy King half sister to a Leger winner

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR

Horse Of The Year and sire of more than 100 stakes winners, his progeny have enjoyed plenty of success in South Africa, with his Alboran Sea, Europa Point and Seventh Rock all landing Gr1 contests in this country

Lot 16 – this filly is out of a Galileo half sister to the dam of an Oaks winner, and second dam is a half-sister to the dam of 1000 Guineas winner Virginia Waters, the family of top sires Dubawi and In The Wings, as well as Melbourne Cup hero Prince Of Penzance

Lot 191 – a half sister to winners overseas, this filly (massively inbred to Danzig) is a three parts sister to Rock Of Gibraltar’s Irish 1000 Guineas winner Samitar, second dam is a Green Desert half-sister to Gr1 winner Golden Opinion

Lot 194 – this colt is a half brother to overseas winners, notably French Gr3 2yo winner Stefer and second dam is a Gr3 winner of six, the great Peace family, responsible for such Gr1 winners as Wandesta, Byword, Proviso, Quiet Fling, Continent and Zambezi Sun

SCAT DADDY

Short lived Florida Derby who has had a huge impact on world breeding, a multiple champion sire in Chile and responsible for 2017 Northern Hemisphere G1 winners Sioux Nation, Dacita, Lady Aurelia, Daddys Lil Darling and Breeders’ Cup hero Mendelssohn

Lot 140 – this filly is bred to be precious, with her Myboycharlie dam being a half sister to Gr3 Molecomb Stakes winner Misty Eyed, descended directly from the great mare Gondolette

SILVANO

Multiple champion sire, whose offspring include four July winners, as well as the Gr1 winners Nightingale, Orchid Island, Field Flower, Martial Eagle, Flirtation, Kings Gambit, Seal, Do You Remember and champion and young sire Vercingetorix

Lot 6 – this filly is out of a Fastnet Rock ½ sister to 2 group winners including short lived sire Bankable and second dam is a Gr1 placed daughter of legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, family of Preakness Stakes winner Aloma’s Ruler

Lot 24 – this colt is a full brother to Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner Happy Valentine (also a winner in France) and half brother to Gr2 winner Happy Forever, and is also a ¾ brother to Oaks winner Happy Spirit

Lot 32 – this colt, bred on the same cross as Gr1 winners Al Sahem, Bold Silvano and Kings Gambit, is out of an Al Mufti ½ sister to a stakes winner and ¾ sister to Cape Guineas winning champion sire Captain Al

Lot 36 – bred on the same cross as Black Arthur, Wind Chill and Strathdon, this colt is out of a Gr3 half-sister to Dubai based Premier Trophy winner Icy Trail, and second dam is champion Icy Air – by Jallad, whose daughters have done well when mated to Silvano

Lot 43 – this colt is out of dual Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winner Kinematic Countess and second dam is lighting fast stakes winner National Navigator

Lot 50 – this filly is a half-sister to winners headed by Gr1 winning sprinter Normanz and is from the same family as champion Pan Tostado

Lot 59 – this filly is out of a Fastnet Rock half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo and sire Requinto, and second dam is champion and Gr1 Phoenix Stakes winner Damson, the family of Met winner Whisky Baron

Lot 89 – this colt is a brother to winners overseas, including a stakes performer by Sabiango (Silvano’s half brother), out of a stakes placed performer, the colt is from the family of successful SA sire Caesour and champions Arazi, Ajdal and Noverre

Lot 101 – bred on the same cross as champion Marinaresco and Gr1 winner Nightingale, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to the game stakes performer Jabulani Jive, and second dam was runner up in the SA Fillies Nursery

Lot 104 – another bred like Martial Eagle, this colt is out of a winning sister to a Gr3 2yo and half-sister to champion and Guineas winner Pointing North, and his dam is a very close relative of the dam of Gr1 Gold Medallion winner Sand And Sea

Lot 105 – this filly is out of a Gr1 Captain Al half-sister to Gr1 winner Contador, second dam is by Fort Wood, whose daughters have produced the likes of Marinaresco and Nightingale to the cover of Silvano

Lot 114 – this colt, out of a sister to a stakes performer, is a three parts brother to Silvano’s Cape Derby winner Bravura and hails from the same family as champions Winter Solstice and Mother Russia (dam of Nother Russia)

Lot 146 – out of a mare by champion sire Fastnet Rock (already a Gr1 broodmare sire), this colt’s second dam is a stakes winning Sadler’s Wells half-sister to unbeaten Yorkshire Oaks winner Catchascatchcan, dam of Breeders’ Cup Mile runner up and sire Antonius Pius

Lot 147 – bred on the same cross as Derby winner Silvano’s Jet, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of Jet Master – damsire of recent champions Edict Of Nantes and Lady In Black

Lot 196 – a half/full brother to 4 winners, this colt is out of a winning half sister to 2 international stakes winners and his UAE Oaks winning second dam is a half-sister to Horse Of The Year Never Retreat, the family of champion sire Distorted Humor

Lot 207 – this filly, bred on the same cross as Met winner Martial Eagle, is a full-sister to Gr2 Colorado King second Cagiva and half sister to smart filly Bondiblu, she is out of a stakes placed five time winning daughter of champion sire Jallad

Lot 209 – this filly, inbred to the great Nijinsky II, is out of a Shamardal half-sister to 2 stakes performer, including 2yo feature race winner Sky Link and second dam is a Nijinsky II stakes placed half sprinter to top sprinter Dancing Dissident

Lot 219 – this filly is out of a winning Captain Al half-sister to champion and multiple Gr1 winner Aslan (by Silvano) – making lot 219 a sister in blood to Aslan

Lot 225 – bred on the same cross as Guineas winner Tellina, this filly is out of a half-sister to 4 stakes winners, including champion Highland Night and dual Gr1 winning sire Warm White Night

Lot 233 – this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of the world’s greatest sire Galileo – who is damsire of classic winners Galileo Gold, Night Of Thunder, La Cressonniere and Qualify

SOFT FALLING RAIN

One of 16 Gr1 winners for Danzig horse National Assembly, he was an unbeaten champion at two, who went onto win the Gr2 Godolphin Mile, Gr2 Joel Stakes and UAE 2000 Guineas overseas, a half-brother to stakes winner Let It Rain he is out of a daughter of outstanding sire and broodmare sire Giant’s Causeway

Lot 14 – this filly is out of Var’s stakes placed six time winning daughter Garibondy, from the family of champions Kochka and Jay Peg (as well as top sprinter National Title, who was also sired by National Assembly)

Lot 31 – this filly is out of an own sister to Gold Bracelet winner Razzle Dazzle Rose from the family of champion Rising Empire Lot 46 – out of a mare whose runners have all won, this colt’s winning dam is a Fort Wood half-sister to the National Assembly sired Gr1 winner and champion Historic Lady

Lot 67 – a half sister to an Oaks placed filly, this filly is out of a winning Var half sister to graded winners Cartel and Viva (the latter dam of top class fillies Live Life and Cold As Ice), (Viva being a daughter of National Assembly)

Lot 157 – this colt’s winning siblings include Gr2 winning 2yo My Sanctuary (also by a Danzig line sire) and stakes performer The Royal Rumba and his Pulpit sired dam is a half-sister to a 13 time stakes winner

Lot 167 – this colt is out of Var’s Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Valdivia from the same female line as champion sire Tapit Lot 180 – this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Horse Of The Year National Colour (who shares her sire with Soft Falling Rain), subsequently dam of champion Mustaaqeem and Gr1 winning sire Rafeef

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

SOFT FALLING RAIN

A R350.000 yearling in 2011, Soft Falling Rain won 7 races from 1000m to 1600m in South Africa, UK, and Dubai. He was unbeaten in 4 starts as a 2yo and voted Champion 2yo colt. He was Timeform’s sixth highest rated older horse on 2013, rated 129. Soft Falling Rain started his stud career at Wilgerbosdrift, his 2015 fee R40.000.

Soft Falling Rain is from the US female line of multiple US Champion sire Smart Strike, prompting Breeders Handbook to suggest that kin-breeding to members of that female line might be beneficial. The family is represented in South Africa through Gr1 producing sires Strike Smartly (full brother to Smart Strike, by Mr Prospector), Sail From Seattle (Gone West) and Gr1 winner and sire Jackson. The latter is by Fort Wood’s son Dynasty, while Strike Smartly has stakes winners from mares by Fort Wood. Soft Falling Rain’s sire National Assembly is out of a mare by Buckpasser, a noted influence also in Danehill (who is close kin to National Assembly), Al Mufti, Northern Guest, and Soft Falling Rain’s 2nd damsire Seattle Slew.

There are seven yearlings on offer, of several show relevant kin-links.

#14 filly, first foal of stakes placed Var-mare, from the talented Let Kiss family. The dam of Let Kiss is Leucothea, who is very close kin to National Assembly’s dam Renounce and grandam Bold Princess. National Assembly has sired stakes performers from this female line. (Klawervlei)

#46 colt out of a Fort Wood half sister to champion 2yo Historic Lady – a daughter of National Assembly. (Maine Chance)

#157 colt, half brother to six winners out of a US-bred mare by Pulpit. The latter is close kin to Soft Falling Rain’s grandam Highbury. Pulpit comes with significant lines of Seattle Slew and Nijinsky. Pulpit is also close kin to National Assembly’s dam Renounce. (Highlands)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/soft-falling-rain/ )

TIME THIEF

Caulfield Guineas runner up, by multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice, his best includes Australian Gr2 and millionaire In Her Time and multiple stakes winner Volkoff

Lot 166 – this filly is out of Fillies Mile runner up Uptothemoon and second dam is five time stakes winner Seize Em Up

Lot 239 – this colt’s winning siblings include Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six and he is out of a winning own sister to Gr2 Mill Reef Stakes runner up Irony, the family of champions Bela – Bela, Rabiya and All Is Secret, as well as current star Snowdance

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

TIME THIEF

Gr1 placed over 1200m and 1600m as a 3yo, Time Thief added two Gr3 places over 1200m and 1400m at the same age, in Australia. Timeform rated him 120. Time Thief started his stud career in Australia, where he sired two Gr1 horses in his second crop. He started his South African stud career at Hemel ‘n Aarde, at a fee of R25.000.

Time Thief, a son of champion sire Redoute’s Choice, is full brother to a Gr3 winner and half brother to three stakes winners including twice South African champion sprinter Laisserfaire (by Danehill). Their grandam is a full sister to Australian champion sire & broodmare sire Centaine. The full siblings are by Century, whose damsire Rego is, according to Breeders Handbook, a major feature in the pedigree. Rego is a son of Nasrullah and an impressive proportion of Century’s major offspring duplicate Rego and/or Nasrullah. Century is a grandson on My Babu, whose dam Perfume is close kin to Nasrullah and Turn To.

Two yearlings on offer.

#166 filly, second foal of Gr1 placed Uptothemoon, who is closely kinbred herself, a notable feature in dams of top horses. The yearling filly doubles Nijinsky, in the pedigrees of Redoute’s Choice and Dancing Champ (Victory Moon’s damsire), and My Babu (in Victory Moon’s sire Al Mufti) (Nadeson Park)

#239 colt, half brother to Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Gimmesix, out of Irish-bred District Six whose grandam is half sister to Mystic Spring who has established a Gr1 Dynasty in South Africa. District Six is inbred to Bold Ruler (Nasrullah). The next dam Cidara also has a Bold Ruler double (and three lines of Nasrullah altogether). (Nadeson Park)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/time-thief-aus/ )

TRIPPI

Champion sire, whose yearlings have made up to R6 000 000, of more than 60 stakes winners, his best includes Gr1 winners Deo Juvente, Inara, Afrikaburn, Real Princess, R Heat Lightning and For The Lads, as well as champion Hammie’s Hooker and recent Cape Guineas runner up White River

Lot 27 – this filly, an own sister to 2 useful winners, is out of Street Cry’s Fillies Mile winning daughter Hollywoodboulevard

Lot 38 – this colt is a half-brother to dual Gr1 winner Rabada and Gr1 performer Glider Pilot from the family of stakes winners Blue Voyager and Gun Drift

Lot 49 – this colt’s winning siblings include short lived Listed Java Handicap winner Fulcrum and 2 other stakes horses, the family of Gr1 winning siblings Captain’s Lover and Ebony Flyer (with the latter having produced the talented Cot Campbell to the cover of Trippi)

Lot 72 – this filly is out of a speedy Gr3 winning own sister to exported Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner August Rush

Lot 83 – this colt is out of a Gr3 placed Western Winter half-sister to Guineas Trial winner Sir David Baird and his dam is a sister in blood to champion and multiple Gr1 winner Argonaut, second dam is a stakes winner and Gr1 placed daughter of top broodmare sire Elliodor

Lot 92 – this colt is a half-brother to a feature race contender, and he is out of a Gr2 placed Dynasty half-sister to three graded stakes winners, the family of current smart Australian galloper Viridine

Lot 129 – this colt is out of a Gr1 own sister to smart Dubai winner Mastermind and his second dam is a winning Jallad half-sister to graded winners Mentor and Royal I Q

Lot 159 – this colt, closely related to Trippi’s high class daughter Miss Katalin, is out of Captain Al sired Gr1 Fillies Guineas runner up Tick Tock – an own sister to stakes winning 2yo Red Disa, the family of champion Tara’s Touch and smart 3yo Harlan County

Lot 184 – this filly, who is from the great Queen Of Light family, is out of stakes placed ¾ sister to multiple Gr1 winner Captain America and second dam is six time stakes winner Dacha

Lot 185 – out of a winning daughter of hugely successful broodmare sire Horse Chestnut, this colt’s second dam is a half-sister to champions Kelly and Victory Moon, and he is a ¾ brother to Trippi Gr1 winner Real Princess

Lot 201 – this regally bred colt is the first foal of Dynasty sired champion and five time Gr1 winner Beach Beauty, who earned more than R5.3 million in prize money

TWICE OVER

Four time G1 winner and European champion from the same family as Damascus, whose first runners include G1 winner Sand And Sea, classic contender Do It Again, G3 Politician Stakes winner Doublemint and stakes performer Draugluin, his yearlings made up to R2.1 million at this sale 12 months ago

Lot 30 – a half-brother to 2 black type performers, this colt is out of a stakes placed half-sister to UAE Oaks winner Imperial Ice and to Gr3 winner Imperial Triumph and is from the same Party Time family as current high class performer Silicone Valley

Lot 60 – a half-brother to Drum Star Handicap second Arctica, this colt is out of an Indian Ridge half-sister to 3 stakes horses and to the dam of top miler Aljamaaheer, third dam won the Irish 1000 Guineas, and this is the family of champion Ardross, and Gr1 winners Cerulean Sky, Moonstone, and Robertico

Lot 93 – this filly is a half-sister to a number of winners, one of whom won six, and she is out of a half-sister to 3 stakes winners notably Gr1 July winner Dunford and Christmas Handicap hero King Of Torts, closely inbred to both Roberto and Nijinsky II

Lot 143 – closely inbred to Mr Prospector, this colt is out of a half-sister to November Handicap winner Likeithot

Lot 151 – this colt, whose half sisters are stakes winner Pegwell Bay and Fillies Nursery second Sublime Lady, is out of a winning Fort Wood half-sister to graded stakes winners Straight Set and Unparalleled

Lot 176 – this colt, whose half siblings include a six time winner, is from the same Lily family as Gr1 winners Bold Thatch, Ravishing, Vega, Villandry and Fort Defiance

Lot 192 – another inbred to Roberto, this filly is a half-sister to Oaks winner Fortissimus and is out of an Al Mufti half-sister to Gr2 filly Crystal Glamour, family of champions Colonial Girl and Edict Of Nantes

Lot 216 – this filly is out of a five time stakes winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al and her second dam is a stakes winner of six, three of her four first dams are black type winners

Lot 220 – a half brother to a smart 2yo winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of top class sire Tale Of The Cat, directly descended from the great mare Selene, his immediate relatives include legendary champion Might And Power, French classic winner Beauty Parlour and multiple Gr1 winner Mosheen

Lot 221 – closely inbred to Roberto, this filly is out of a Captain Al three parts sister to champion sprinter and multiple Gr1 winner and sire Cataloochee, the family of Different League – one of Europe’s top 2yo’s in 2017

Lot 227 – this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Angelina, and this is the family of Horse Of The Year and Drakenstein Stud sire Futura

Lot 254 – this filly is out of a three time winning half-sister to Oaks winner Rush For John and her second dam is a four time winning Elliodor half-sister to Selangor Cup hero Roman Charger

VAR

Gr1 winning sprinter who was South Africa’s Champion Sire of 2YOs last season, his best includes champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa, and last season’s high class 2yos Purple Diamond and Varallo, also an emerging broodmare sire

Lot 9 – bred like Gr3 winner Rivarine, this colt is out of a stakes placed own sister to the dam of Gr1 winning champion Lady In Black and ½ sister to Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes winner Talahatchie, dam is also a ¾ sister to Singapore champion Lizarre

Lot 20 – this filly is a full-sister to Wolf Power Handicap winner Sabadell and half sister to Gr3 Yellowwood Handicap winner Girl From Grenada, second dam is Golden Thatch’s brilliant 2yo Lady Of Cadiz – a full sister to Southern Cross winner Barcelona Baby

Lot 22 – this colt is out of a six time stakes winning Western Winter half-sister to an Oaks winner and this is the same family as champions Indian Skimmer and Dark Mirage

Lot 76 – bred on the same Var/Western Winter cross as Gr1 2yo Varallo, this colt is out of a Gr1 placed stakes winning half-sister to graded winners Royal I Q and Mentor, and he is also a ¾ brother to Gr1 filly Schiffer

Lot 85 – this filly is out of a half-sister to 2 Guineas winners, including champion sire Captain Al and the dam of multiple Gr1 winner Thunder Dance, second dam was Broodmare Of The Year

Lot 87 – this colt is out of Gr3 Acacia/Gr3 Jacaranda Hcp winner Orator’s Daughter

Lot 95 – bred on the same cross as the sire’s Gr3 winner Rivarine, this colt is out of a six time stakes winning daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master, family of SA Oaks winner Wind Chill

Lot 135 – this filly, bred like Gr1 winner Contador, is a half sister to multiple Gr1 winner Thunder Dance (dam of smart filly Love Supreme) and stakes performer Shadow Ofhis Smile, her multiple Gr1 winning dam being a half-sister to 2 graded winners including Cape Guineas winning champion sire Captain Al

Lot 144 – this colt is a three parts brother to Var’s Gr1 winning sprinter Contador, the family of champions Roland’s Song and National Emblem

Lot 155 – this colt is out of Gr2 Debutante/Gr3 Fillies Mile winner Supper Club from the family of champion Festive Occasion (dam of exported Gr1 winner Do You Remember) and Derby runner up Pagoda

Lot 186 – this colt, a half-brother to a useful winner, is out of an own sister to Singapore champion Lizarre, and ¾ sister to the dam of Equus Champion Lady In Black, the family of Gr1 winning 2yo Talahatchie

Lot 243 – a full brother to a colt who made R4 million, this colt is a half-brother to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Cat And The Moon, from the family of champions Jay Peg and Kochka

Lot 244 – this colt is out of Kahal’s Camellia Stakes winner Eastern Greeting – an own sister to Gr3 winner Kwinta

VERCINGETORIX

One of the very best sons of multiple champion sire Silvano, he was an unbeaten champion and Gr1 winner in South Africa, sent to Dubai he captured the Gr1 Jebel Hatta and beat some world class runners (including Breeders’ Cup winner Dank) when runner up in the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free

Lot 17 – this colt, out of a winning daughter of champion US sire and leading broodmare sire Giant’s Causeway, is from one of the world’s top families, with his relatives including leading international sires Invincible Spirit and Kodiac, high class Australian 2yo and dual Gr1 winner Pride Of Dubai and French Oaks winner Rafha

Lot 78 – this classically bred colt is out of a Danehill Dancer sister to 2 smart stakes horses and second dam is a sister to French Gr1 winner (at two) Alberto Giacometti, family of Epsom Derby winner Crepello and 1000 Gns winner Honeylight

Lot 84 – this filly is out of a four time stakes winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al – the sire of Vercingetorix’s Gr3 winning half-sister Trinity House

Lot 111 – this colt, from the same family as deceased champion sire Jallad, is out of a winning Kahal half-sister to multiple Gr1 winning champion Princess Victoria and to Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Penny Royal

Lot 152 – this colt, bred on similar lines to Gr1 winners Bold Silvano, Al Sahem and Kings Gambit, is a ¾ brother to stakes filly Sylvanite and is out of a winning half-sister to top class fillies Starlit and Sweet Theresa

Lot 163 – this filly, a half-sister to three above average winners, is out of a winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Pivotal and El Gran Senor sired champion Kundalini, family of 2000 Guineas winner and Gr1 sire Roland Gardens

Lot 178 – bred on a similar cross to Gr1 winners Marinaresco and Nightingale, this filly (whose half – siblings include a five time winner) is out of a winning sister to stakes winner and Gr1 Gold Cup runner up Noblewood

Lot 222 – a half-brother to stakes filly Champery, this colt is out of a half-sister to US Gr1 winner Eden’s Moon and his Giant’s Causeway sired second dam is a half-sister to 3 Gr1 winners, including champion Paradise Creek and champion sire Wild Event, family of Breeders’ Cup winner and outstanding sire Theatrical

Lot 246 – this filly is a half-sister to 2 stakes winners including Fillies Guineas winner Go Indigo and is out of a winning half-sister to stakes winning sprinter Stirling Bridge, family of Gr1 winning sprinter On Stage

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

VERCINGETORIX

A R1.4m yearling in 2011, Vercingetorix raced in SA, Dubai and Hong Kong, winning seven times from a mile to 2000m. Undefeated in South Africa, he was voted Equus Champion 3yo Colt. Timeform rated him 124 in 2015, the year a sesamoidal ligament injury ended his racing career in Dubai. He remains Silvano’s highest rated son. Vercingetorix started his stud career at Maine Chance, his 2015 fee R40.000.

As possibly significant pedigree elements, Breeders Handbook pinpoints lines which kin-link to Vercingetorix’ 3rd dam Scarteen (by Sweet Song) and 4th dam Noble Vixen (by Royal Pardon). This loosely translates as Lady Juror-clan elements. A second possible angle highlighted is the one of Buckpasser-links. There are nine yearlings on offer, with three apparent Breeders Handbook highlights.

#84 filly out of stakes winning Captain Al mare Ocean’s Swift, her second foal; Captain A has highclass Captain Courageous from the same female line; notable female line elements include Captain Al, Roland Gardens, Preamble, Sister Sublime (Klawervlei)

#163 filly out of English-bred Pivotal mare Tumbelini, a daughter of SA champion 3yo Kundalini (by El Gran Senor, full brother to Northern Guest, out of a mare by Buckpasser); the female line is also the one of Roland Gardens (Maine Chance)

#246 filly, half sister to Gr2 winning filly Go Indigo and stakes winner Tar Heel; the grandam is 3-part sister to highclass sprinter On Stage, both sired by Comedy Star, whose pedigree makes him close kin to Buckpasser; the female line has Court Martial and related lines (Oldlands Stud)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/vercingetorix/ )

VISIONAIRE

This Gr1 winning half-brother to US Gr1 winner Tara’s Tango has already made his mark in South Africa, with the former leading first crop sire responsible for such graded stakes winners as Heaps Of Fun, The Thinker, Royal Pleasure and Africa Rising

Lot 116 – this colt, a half-brother to 3 winners, is out of Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes runner up Real Red, from the family of SA legend Politician and European champion Ragusa

Lot 205 – this filly is out of a five time winning daughter of champion and world leading broodmare sire Singspiel and her dam is a half-sister to Dubai Gr1 winner Special Fighter, second dam is a champion daughter of breed shaping sire/sire of sires/broodmare sire Machiavellian

Lot 206 – a three – parts brother to Visionaire sired Gr3 winner Royal Pleasure, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr3 winner and top class broodmare Jalberry as well as to the dam of dual Guineas winner Solo Traveller (who like the colt on sale is by a Gone West line sire)

Lot 242 – a half brother to useful winner Fish River Canyon, this colt is out of a half-sister to two Australian group winners and second dam is a half-sister to Australian Oaks winner Danendri

WHAT A WINTER

Triple Equus Champion and leading first crop sire, from the family of Sir Tristram and Hyperion, first crop includes such high class performers as Dutch Philip, Magical Wonderland, Fort Winter and Warrior’s Rest, and his second crop already includes promising 2yos Clouds Unfold and Vertical Descent

Lot 15 – this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 SA Classic winner English Garden, family of champions Colonial Girl and Edict Of Nantes

Lot 34 – this filly is out of an Oaks winning own sister to Horse Of The Year and multiple Gr1 winning sire Irish Flame, from the family of high class graded winners Meadow Magic and Vertical Takeoff

Lot 41 – this filly is out of a daughter of champion and Gr1 winner Kundalini, from the same family as European classic winners Kooyonga and Roland Gardens

Lot 48 – this colt is a half-brother to current Gr3 performer I Travel Light and is out of a full sister to short lived champion and Gr1 winner Historic Lady, and ½ sister to Gr2 winner Badge Of Honour

Lot 62 – a half-brother to 2 multiple winners, this colt is out of a speedy Gr3 placed winner of four, from the same family as major international winners Hernando, Palace Music (sire of Cigar) and Johann Quatz

Lot 90 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Gr3 winning half-sister to Gold Bowl winner Pacific Warrior and front running Gr3 Algoa Cup winner Stonehenge, family of high class Australian winners notably Gr1 Flight Stakes winner Dashing Eagle

Lot 91 – this colt (whose damsire Qui Danzig is sire of What A Winter’s high class ½ brother What A Question) is out of a three time winning half-sister to 5 stakes horses, including graded winners Stonehenge and Pacific Warrior

Lot 98 – this colt is out of a three time winning Jay Peg mare, from the same Party Time family as Merchants winner Silicone Valley (by Jay Peg), his dam is out of a full sister to champion and Gr1 winner Let’s Rock ‘N Roll

Lot 150 – this filly is out of a three time winning half-sister to graded winners Santa and Sugar Daddy, from the family of Gr1 winning sprinter and sire Speak No Evil

Lot 165 – this colt is a full brother to Gr3 Cape Nursery winner Dutch Philip – who won four of five starts at two , and he is out of a five time winner from the same family as Gr1 winning sprinter Captain’s Gal

Lot 212 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to NZ Gr3 winner Moozoon from the family of 20 time stakes winner Ciento

WYLIE HALL

First past the post in the 2014 Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, he is a multiple Gr1 winning son of champion sire Redoute’s Choice (sire of champion sire Snitzel) and half-brother to top class sprinter Absolute Champion from an outstanding family

Lot 55 – this colt, whose dam is closely related to Dubai champion Victory Moon, is out of a half-sister to Gr1 winner Imperious Star and second dam is Met winning champion Imperious Sue (by champion sire/broodmare sire Northern Guest who is from the same family as Wylie Hall’s own sire)

Lot 71 – this filly is out of a nine time winning own sister to Matchem winner Majestic Sun and seven time stakes winner Sun City, from the same family as champion sprinter Senor Santa and current smart performer Al Mariachi

Lot 108 – this colt is out of a winning Fort Wood half-sister to seven time stakes winner Charming Lady, first three dams are by Fort Wood, Northern Guest and Jungle Cove – all champion sires

Lot 113 – closely inbred to Danehill, this filly is out of Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Queen’s Command, whose own dam is by newly crowned US champion sire Unbridled’s Song

Lot 235 – this colt is out of a four time winning ¾ sister to Gr1 WATC Derby hero Cats Fun and second dam is a winning daughter of Zabeel – whose daughters have done well when mated to Redoute’s Choice

Lot 251 – this filly is out of a winning Encosta De Lago half-sister to Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Bel Esprit – the sire of unbeaten Australian champion Black Caviar.

Pick Of The Bunch from the 2015 Breeders Handbook

WYLIE HALL

An A$205.000 yearling, Wylie Hall won six races from 1400m to 2450m, at three to five. His wins included the Gr1 SA Derby and Gr1 Champion’s Challenge. He was first past the post in the Gr1 Vodacom July, only to be placed second following an objection. He rated MR 119. Wylie Hall started his stud career at Cheveley Stud, his 2015 fee set at R20.000.

Breeders Handbook suggests that suitable lines for Wylie Hall could include kin-links to the kin-breeding from his sire Redoute’s Choice. This leads to Buckpasser (notably Northern Guest, National Assembly, Lassie Dear), Nijinsky (notably Dancing Champ), Danehill (Caesour, Requiem). Given Wylie Hall’s Australian female line, elements from Marauding combined with the female line could be interesting, leading to Jallad and more generally multiple Hyperion (notably Flower Bowl), Alycidon, Aureole, Donatello. Danzig might count, in the context of National Assembly, Maroof. There are six yearlings on offer. Three of them catch the eye given Breeders Handbook’s views.

#55 colt, out of an Al Mufti mare whose Gr1 winning dam Imperious Sue (voted Equus champion older female) is by Northern Guest (same female line as Redoute’s Choice), giving a Buckpasser double. (Normandy)

#108 colt, whose dam Princess Aura is a winning Fort Wood mare with a strong Hyperion background. The next two damsires are Northern Guest and Jungle Cove, both relevant in general terms. (Normandy).

#113 colt, second foal of Gr3 winner Queen’s Command who was bred in Australia. The mare is by a son of Danehill (giving 3×3 Danehill with Wylie Hall, and thus providing double Buckpasser), while her grandam has lines of Nijinsky, Sir Ivor and bottom female-line ancestor Manila. Compare this to Redoute’s Choice, who has Nijinsky, Sir Ivor and Bletchingly (three-parts brother to the mare Manila). (Normandy)

(find all the stallion’s detail on the Sporting Post website – https://www.sportingpost.co.za/sire/wylie-hall/ )

Foreign Sires Musings

Three Frankels and a Scat Daddy – with such fare there’s likely to be solid interest from abroad at the sale.

There are eighteen ‘foreign’ yearlings in all, sired by stallions standing in Europe, Australia and Argentina. You might want to brush up on some of the things worth knowing about them.

CAMELOT (Montjeu)

Champion at 2 and at 3, winning Racing Post Trophy, 2000 Guineas, English & Irish Derby. He rated Timeform 128. Retired to stud at Coolmore, covered 194 mares in 2014, 202 in 2015, 208 in 2016 and 179 in 2017. Camelot’s fee for 2018 is €30.000, his 2017 yearling average was £90.000.

The stallion’s first crop raced as 2yo’s in Europe in 2017, giving 18 winners from 74 runners. They included French Gr2 winner Fighting Irish (rated 106), German stakes winner Alounak (100), two Gr3 placed 2yo’s (one in Italy, one in Germany), and a French Listed 2nd.

Four yearlings on offer:

#25 filly, first foal of Mastercraftsman mare;

#68 filly, first foal of Myboycharlie mare;

#69 filly, first foal of Fastnet Rock mare; #128 colt, first foal of Nayef mare

FRANKEL (Galileo)

Highest ever rated racehorse, with Timeform 147. His studfee for 2018 is £175.000.

With two crops racing, he has two Gr1 winners – in Europe Cracksman, Timeform’s joint-highest rated 3yo with 136; in Japan the filly Soul Stirring, who won the Japanse Oaks. Following on from those two Gr1 winners, to date Frankel has 4 Gr2 winners in France, UK and Ireland, and 10 Gr3 winners (one in Japan).

Three yearlings on offer:

#74 half sister to 5 winners, their stakes winning dam half sister to Avontuur’s Gr1 stallion Oratorio;

#94 half brother to winners in UK & France, out of a mare by Kingmambo;

#172 filly, first foal of Fastnet Rock mare

ROCK OF GIBRALTAR (Danehill)

Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes, and sire of champions. Has been Champion US sire three times, as well as US Champion sire of 2yo’s. Three yearlings on offer

#16 filly, first foal of Galileo mare; #191 half sister to 2 winners in UK, out of Mull Of Kintyre mare who is half sister to dam of multiple Gr1 winner Samitar (Rock Of Gibraltar);

#194 half brother to 4 winners (incl French Gr3 winner), out of El Prado mare

DELAGO DELUXE (Encosta de Lago)

South African champion 2yo and subsequent Gr1 sprinter, at stud in Australia.

One on offer:

#218 colt, second foal of Duke Of Marmalade mare who is half sister to Australian champion Grand Armee

SCAT DADDY (Johannesburg)

Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes in Europe & USA, of all ages, over all distances. Notable Gr1 winners include sprinters Lady Aurelia and Caraveggio. Died age 11 in December 2015, so the yearling on offer here is from his last crop.

#140 filly, first foal of Myboycharlie mare, whose dam Misty Eyed ran her best career race when second to Cassandra Go in the King’s Stand Stakes.

POUR MOI (Montjeu)

Investec Derby winner in 2011, sired 2017 Investec Derby winner Wings Of Eagles in his second crop. Fee for 2018: €5000.

One yearling on offer:

#79 colt, first foal of winning Excellent Art mare, whose dam is by Mark Of Esteem (son of Darshaan, also damsire of Pour Moi)

GREGORIAN (Clodovil)

Highclass sprinter/miler, four times Gr1 placed from 1200m to a mile. Entered stud at National Stud in UK in 2016. Fee for 2018: £4500.

One yearling on offer:

#174 half sister to 3 winners out of a Rock Of Gibraltar mare whose grandam is half sister to grandam of US champion & Horse of the Year Lady’s Secret; inbred 3×3 Danehill

EQUAL STRIPES (Candy Stripes)

Gr2 winner in Argentina, his dam half sister to Empress Club, Ecurie, Epoque (grandam of Elusive Fort). Gr1 producing sire in Argentina.

One on offer:

#61 colt, second foal of Gr1 placed multiple Gr2 winner Liz For Sale (by Not For Sale).

EXCHANGE RATE (Danzig)

Gr2 winner in USA. Gr1 producing sire in Argentina.

Two yearlings offered:

#115 colt, first foal of half sister to 4 winners in Argentina, incl Gr1 winner Quirico; the next dam is half sister to champion Invasor.

#164 3rd foal; half brother to 2 winners out of Smart Strike mare who is half sister to the dam of Kentucky Derby winner & sire Orb.

MANHATTAN RAIN (Encosta de Lago)

Australian Gr1 winner, half brother to champion sire Redoute’s Choice. Sire Sun Met winner Whisky Baron and Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign.

One on offer:

#215 filly, first foal of Al Maher mare who is full sister to a stakes placed winner