The catalogue for the Cape Racing Mixed Winter Sale, scheduled for 16 June at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, has been published online.
The Sale incorporates the Mare & Weanling Sale (originally planned for 12 June) and the Cape Winter Yearling Sale into a varietal, prioritised one-day auction.
Stakes winner Alula’s Star is on the sale (Pic – JC Photos)
A number of high-profile stud farms are represented at the Winter Sale, including the National Top 6 Drakenstein Stud, Wilgerbosdrift, Klawervlei, Ridgemont Highlands, Maine Chance and Varsfontein, and most will present lots at both the yearling and broodmare auctions.
It follows that selected progeny of South Africa’s six leading sires will come under the hammer on the yearling side – the names of Gimmethegreenlight (2 lots), What A Winter (7), Vercingetorix (2), Master Of My Fate (6), Querari and Trippi (1 apiece) all appear in the catalogue, alongside the leading freshmen Fire Away (4) and Lancaster Bomber (1), new stallion One World (7) and the established Rafeef (2), Flower Alley (4) and William Longsword (8).
On the broodmare sale, there are daughters of the current log-leaders Captain Al (4), Jet Master (3), Silvano (3), Western Winter and Trippi (5 apiece) and VAR (2).
All were covered during the latter part of 2022 and will pass through the ring, alongside a number of beautifully-bred others, including Louvre (Doowaley), the dam of recent Gr1 Horse Chestnut And Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Trip To Fortune, and covered by What A Winter.
A notable among recently raced fillies and mares is the speedy Alula’s Star (Red Ray), a Gr3 winner, not yet covered.
The sale will commence at 11h00 am and is comprised of 175 lots to be sold in the following order: yearlings, followed by mares, and then weanlings.
Justin Vermaak, Cape Racing’s Racing Operations and Bloodstock Executive, commented: “Combining the sales dates into a one-day auction makes more sense than dragging it all out over the week. We will auction off the yearlings first, allowing breeders to evaluate their sales, before going into the breeding stock section of the auction. We have entries of particularly high standard and representation from some of the country’s top breeders.”
Go to www.caperacingsales.co.za/sale/2023-mws/ to view the catalogue.
For sale related queries, please contact:
Justin Vermaak ([email protected])
or Robyn Collyer ([email protected]
- Media release by Cape Racing Sales on Monday 8 May 2023
