There were tears of joy at Avontuur on Monday evening as the team got behind one of their favourite daughters, Cold As Ice, who made her second start in the UK a winning one under Cape based heavyweight, Bernard Fayd’herbe.
Star performer Cold As Ice – good UK win
The outstanding daughter of Western Winter was a leading light in the Cape 3yo ranks last season, winning 5 of 7 starts, including two Gr2’s.
She was having her second start for trainer William Haggas and won a cracker over 1400m at Chelmsford.
Regular pilot Bernard Fayd’herbe said that she was a lot fitter and felt like the ‘Ferrari’ he had ridden back home in Cape Town.
Cold As Ice was purchased on the Cape Premier Yearling Sale Book 1 for R875 000 and races in a partnership of Kathy Finch and Belinda Kieswetter.
The star filly was bred by Avontuur and is by Western Winter out of the lightning fast seven time winning National Assembly mare, Viva (National Assembly x Hot Grass)
Lot 25 Seraphic (Oratorio x Menorah) is closely related to Cold As Ice
General Manager Pippa Mickleburgh was over the moon: “The major excitement as we approach next month’s CPYS Book 1 is that Cold As Ice has a close relative on offer in the strong Avontuur draft.”
Seraphic (#25) will come up early on day one and is a daughter of the top farm’s sensational new man Oratorio, who has produced 7 international Gr1 winners to date and is high on the European leading sire lists. He looks to be a classic producing sire if we have ever seen one.
Seraphic is out of Menorah (Var x Hot Grass)
Interested buyers are welcome to make an appointment with Pippa at Avontuur Estate for a private yearling viewing from 5 January to 15 January, or from the 19th at Avontuur’s Stud Lounge at the CTICC.
Visit the Stud pages on www.avontuurestate.co.za for the full list of yearlings.
