The BSA Cape Yearling Sale to be held in Constantia from 12h30 on Sunday 23 February has unleashed a flood of high-class performers in recent years.
Among the stakes winning graduates of the sale in the past decade are the likes of Alula’s Star, Chollima, Gem King, Golden Sickle, Homely Girl, Main Defender, Pistol Pete, One Fell Swoop, Rascova, Questor, Sprinkles and Whistle The Tune.
Flashback – Main Defender (Craig Zackey) wins the BSA Sales Cup for colts and geldings in 2023 (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
This year, the storied auction is set to be held at a new venue, being the SARDA Centre in Constantia. The venue reflects the new partnership between BSA, SARDA and the Constantia Valley Riding Club.
The latter is based at the SARDA Centre in Brommersvlei Road, Constantia Heights, approximately six kilometres from the old site.
Many of South Africa’s top breeders will be offering drafts, while top stallions Gimmethegreenlight, Master Of My Fate, One World, Querari, Rafeef, Vercingetorix and What A Winter are all represented here.
The online catalogue for the Cape Sale can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za.
Enjoy our lot-by-lot snapshot in sire alpha order, here:
BUFFALO BILL CODY
Son of Redoute’s Choice made a fine start with his small first crop including Listed HKJC World Pool Event April 6 Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete, Gr3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes runner up Wolf Mountain and the classy Artist’s Model
Buffalo Bill Cody
Lot 6 – closely inbred to Danehill, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to Equus Champion Jeppe’s Reef and dual Algoa Cup winner Disco Al, as well as to the dam of dual graded stakes winner Future Swing
Lot 9 – inbred to Danehill, this colt, with three lines of Danzig close up in his pedigree, is out of a winning half-sister to useful performers Prince Of Fire and Mr Bond, granddam is Listed Betting World Laisserfaire Stakes queen Joshua’s Mistress
Lot 13 – closely inbred to Danehill (and from the immediate family of Danehill’s classic winning granddaughter Miss France), this filly is a half-sister to the smart Belle Of Belize as well as 2023 Cape Sale topper Palancar
Lot 35 – inbred to Storm Bird, this half-sister to useful performers Marshmallow and Hong Kong is out of a daughter of Var and the Fort Wood sired Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Sweetie Pie
Lot 56 – closely inbred to Danzig, this full-brother to Model Man Mile winner Artist’s Model and half-brother to the smart Tamarisk Trees is out of the Belong To Me sired Gr3 Acacia Handicap winner Milk And Honey
Lot 57 – inbred to Storm Bird, this colt is out of Var’s Gr2 Pospack SA Fillies Nursery runner up Miracle Flight – whose dam is a full-sister to multiple Gr1 winning champion Mythical Flight
Lot 95 – out of a winning daughter of High Chaparral, this colt hails from the family of international champions Committed and the very successful sire English Channel
Lot 98 – a direct descendant of La Troienne, this half-brother to five winners is out of a twice winning Jet Master half-sister to multiple graded stakes winner Kavanagh
CANFORD CLIFFS
Five-time Gr1 winner has made his mark in South Africa as the sire of graded stakes winners Cliff Hanger, Fish River, Simply Majestic and Meridius as well as such stakes winners as Almond Sea, Cliff Top and Dorset Noble
Canford Cliffs
Lot 22 – from the family of Gr1 winners Edict Of Nantes, Flying Carpet, Lord Shirldor, and English Garden, this colt is out of a thrice-winning 1/2 sister to Listed Derby Trial runner up Forafewdollarsmore
Lot 97 – this filly is out of a three-time winning daughter of Vercingetorix whose granddam is the El Gran Senor sired champion Kundalini
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Son of Captain Al and multiple Gr1 winning champion, his progeny includes dual Gr1 winner Linebacker as well as the likes of Shango, Springs Of Carmel and Fiery Pegasus
Captain Of All
Lot 61 – a 1/2 sister to two winners, this filly is out of a mare who won ten
Lot 79 – closely inbred to Al Mufti, this filly, from the same female line as legendary sire and racehorse Bold Ruler, is out of a three-time winning own-sister to Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Woljayrine
CHIMICHURI RUN
By champion sire Trippi out of a Gr1 winning daughter of Kahal, he earned more than R2 million and won the 2019 Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint
Chimichuri Run
Lot 78 – from the immediate family of dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club, this colt is a half-brother to four winners including Gr2 World Sports Betting SA Nursery runner up Jerusalema Rain
DANON PLATINA
Deep Impact’s champion son is having a good season in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including graded stakes winners Great Plains and White Pearl
Danon Platina
Lot 4 – a direct descendant of Drohsky, this colt is out of a twice winning own-sister to Gr1 SA Derby runner up Service Ace, the Gr3 placed winning dam of Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes winner Herrin, and the dam of Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner and high-class producer Wheredowego, dam is also a half-sister to ill-fated Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Flight Alert
Lot 10 – this filly is out of a three-time winner from the family of high-class racemares Jabulani Jive, Proud Classic, Proud Peyton and Proud To Be
Lot 23 – a half-brother to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a four-time winning half-sister to Gr3 Fillies Mile winner Banbury
Lot 47 – directly descended in female line from legendary broodmare Fall Aspen (to whom her dam is inbred), this filly is out of a winning daughter of Dynasty and the Rock Of Gibraltar sired dual Gr1 winner Europa Point
Lot 85 – bred on the same cross as Gr3 Cape Classic winner Great Plains, this colt, a half-brother to classy Gr2 @Worldpool Twitter Umkhomazi Stakes winner Cats Pajamas, is out of a multiple stakes winning daughter of Var
Lot 102 – this colt is out of a mare who won three times, and his granddam is a winning half-sister to six black type horses including this season’s dual graded winner Asiye Phambili
Lot 105 – out of a winning daughter of New Approach, this colt‘s third dam is the Rainbow Quest sired Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks/St Leger runner up High And Low, from the family of classic winners High Top and Old Vic
ELUSIVE FORT
The Equus Champion made his mark as the sire of July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding and fellow Gr1 winners Siren’s Call, Lauderdale and Out Of Your League
Elusive Fort
Lot 99 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a twice winning daughter of Silvano and the Jet Master sired Gr1 winner Gluwein
ERIK THE RED
A son of Captain Al closely related to the Captain Al sired Triple Crown winning sire Malmoos, he was a graded stakes winner at two and three
Erik The Red
Lot 8 – a 3/4 sister to a winner, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Daisy Fillies Guineas winner Fiorella -sired, like Erik The Red, by Captain Al
Lot 19 – a half-brother to the useful Ampersand, this colt is out of a Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to the Captain Al sired Gr3 Diana Stakes runner up Captainofmysoul, from the family of the Captain Al sired triple Gr1 winner Captain America and the Captain Al sired dam of July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding
Lot 25 – a direct descendant of the great mare Frizette, this half-sister to 3 winners is out of Gr3 Magnolia Handicap runner up Dolomiti – whose sire Caesour is broodmare sire of the Captain Al sired stars Emerald Cove and Fiorella
Lot 40 – closely inbred to Secret Pact, and from the family of Erik The Red himself, this half-brother to two winners is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Hashtagyolo
Lot 42 – out of a winning Vercingetorix half-sister to two black type horses, this filly hails from the same family as Breeders’ Cup winning females as Caledonia Road and Moira
Lot 43 – closely inbred to Secret Pact, this filly (whose dam is bred on similar lines to champion Lizarre) is out of a twice winning half-sister to dual stakes winner The Merry Widow-sired, like Erik The Red, by Captain Al
Lot 71 – this colt is a half-brother to two winners notably Listed Champion Juvenile Cup winner Peace In Our World
Lot 76 – out of a winning own-sister to champion and dual Gr1 winner Along Came Polly, this filly hails from the family of another champion filly Rock Opera – whose dam was sired by Al Mufti, grandsire of Erik The Red
Lot 89 – closely inbred to Secret Pact, this colt is out of a three-time winning daughter of Gimmethegreenlight – from the family of the Gimmethegreenlight sired stakes winners Cala Muretta, Favorita, Hack Green and Mascherina
Lot 91 – out of a half-sister to a Gr3 winner in Italy, this colt hails from the family of 2024 Gr1 Del Mar Oaks winner Iscreamuscream
Lot 93 – a half-brother to two winners, this colt is out of a five-time winning half-sister to Listed Olympic Duel Stakes winner Hanabi
Lot 106 – out of a three-time winning 3/4 sister to the stakes placed Boundless Bash, this filly hails from the family of Gr1 winning champion Proceed -whose dam, like Erik The Red, was sired by Captain Al
ERUPT
Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winning son has come up with a plethora of high-class horses including Zimbabwean champion Buster Barnes, this season’s Gr3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes winner Moonlight Trader and Gr3 Protea Stakes winner Karangetang
Erupt
Lot 37 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, including the smart Khethiwe’s Destiny, this colt is out of a twice-winning daughter of multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 55 – out of a stakes winning Captain Al half-sister to East Cape star and millionaire Grazinginthegrass, this filly‘s granddam is a Gr3 winning Singspiel half-sister to outstanding racehorse and sire Candy Ride
FIRE AWAY
His first two crops produced graded stakes winners Egyptian Mau, My Golly Molly and Fire Attack as well as the likes of Luna Halo, My Best Shot, and Explosive Bond
Fire Away
Lot 17 – a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a winning Dynasty three-parts sister to former record priced yearling buy, and Gr3 Peninsula Handicap winner, Wonder Lawn
Lot 18 – with three lines of Danzig close up, this filly is out of a mare who won three, and her granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 Prix de l’Opera winner Lily Of The Valley and Gr1 Awesome Again Stakes winner Mubtaahij
Lot 38 – out of a Dynasty half-sister to Canadian Gr2 winner Can’thelpbelieving (sired, like the colt on sale, by a Danzig line horse), this colt is from the family of numerous high-class performers including dual Oaks winner Pure Grain, Beverly D Stakes winner Euro Charline, and Caulfield Cup winner Mighty Kingdom
Lot 51 – a 1/2 sister to 3 useful winners including Gr3 London News Stakes third placegetter Total Protection, this filly is out of Gr3 Yellowwood Handicap runner up Lizzie Arden
Lot 68 – a full-brother to a winner, and half-brother to Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes runner up No Greater Love, this colt‘s dam is a twice winning daughter of Western Winter and the Fort Wood sired Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Sweetie Pie
FLOWER ALLEY
Distorted Humor’s Gr1 Travers Stakes winner has left his mark in South Africa through champion Princess Calla and the likes of Maharanee, Bold Fortune, Gilded Butterfly, Feather Boa, Firealley, and None Other
Flower Alley
Lot 5 – out of an Invincible Spirit half-sister to a stakes placed runner in Australia, this filly, a direct descendant of Miss Disco, hails from the immediate family of standout fillies Pride, Speciosa and Zellie
Lot 52 – a half-brother to four winners, this colt, closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, is out of a twice-winning Fort Wood half-sister to Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Trophy Wife
Lot 59 – this colt is out of a full-sister to Listed Sea Cottage Stakes winner Majestic Mambo
Lot 96 – this filly (whose granddam was sired by Arch -broodmare sire of the Flower Alley sired Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another) is out of a winning Invincible Spirit half-sister to 2 stakes winners notably multiple group winner Solid Stone, this filly’s granddam is a full-sister to Canadian champion Arravale
FUTURA
Horse Of The Year has sired a plethora of high-class performers including champion Future Pearl and fellow graded stakes winners Future Swing, Nourbese, Pink Tourmaline, Vihaan’s Pie, Warrior, Rockpool and The Futurist
Futura
Lot 15 – bred on the same cross as dual Gr3 winner The Futurist, this half-brother to two winners is out of a twice winning half-sister to 3 black type horses including the dam of Gr1 winning champion Canadian Summer
Lot 58 – a half-sister to four winners, including useful filly Miss Scaletta, this filly is out of an Invincible Spirit full-sister to the smart performer Juan Les Pins
Lot 62 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Future Swing, Pink Tourmaline and Vihaan’s Pie, this three-parts sister to Swallow Stakes winner Freed From Desire is also a half-sister to the very smart Buffalo Storm Cody
Lot 84 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Future Swing, Pink Tourmaline and Vihaan’s Pie, this filly, whose dam is a winning own-sister to high-class sprinter Desert Sheik, is a half-sister to five winners including the useful gallopers Dockofthebay and Golden Tractor
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
South Africa’s reigning champion sire, he has sired a host of top-class performers headed by champions Got The Greenlight, Bless My Stars, Gimme A Nother, Green With Envy, Sandringham Summit and Proceed, as well as Australian Gr1 winner Yulong Prince
Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 34 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning champions Proceed and Sandringham Summit, this half-brother to promising two-year-old Captains Envy is out of a twice-winning 3/4 sister to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Captain In Command and Listed Ladies Mile winner Canadian Sunset
GLOBAL VIEW
Dual graded stakes winning son of Galileo is the sire of reigning South African Horse Of The Year Dave The King, as well as the likes of Gr3 Track And Ball Derby winner Decorated and East Cape star Global Drummer
Global View
Lot 45 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly, whose granddam won 11 races, hails from the same family as US graded stakes winners Salutos Amigos and Sarah’s Secret
GOLD STANDARD
Trippi’s Selangor Cup winner made his mark with his small first crop including graded stakes winners Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand
Gold Standard
Lot 3 – from the family of Gr1 winner and Gr1 producer Real Princess (sired, like Gold Standard, by Trippi), this filly is a 1/2 to two winners notably Listed Jacaranda Handicap heroine Bureau Des Legende
Lot 33 – this filly is out of a winning Dynasty half-sister to Gr2 Al Rashidiya winner Forries Waltz
Lot 100 – from the family of champions and important sires Diesis and Kris, this colt is out of a Gimmethegreenlight own-sister to Surcharge/Yulong Prince, a Gr1 winner in both Australia and South Africa
HAWWAAM
The Equus Champion and five-time Gr1 winner is a Silvano half-brother to Horse Of The Year Rainbow Bridge and dual Gr1 winner Golden Ducat, his first crop include debut winner Read All About It
Hawwaam
Lot 53 – this filly is out of a twice winning Dynasty 3/4 sister to the stakes winning dam of Gr1 Ridgemont Garden Province Stakes winner Humdinger and Listed Milkwood Stakes winner Glacier Gold
HEAVENLY BLUE
Snitzel’s Gr1 SA Classic winning son has sired Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Three Rocks and the smart performers Zinovi, Truth, Happy Holly and Play Act
Heavenly Blue
Lot 2 – this filly, inbred to Sadler’s Wells, is out of a six-time winning own-sister to the Gr3 placed Margot On Stage
Lot 27 – out of a winning daughter of Querari, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 winning two-year-old, and sire, What A Prospect
HORIZON
Winner of the Gr3 Politician Stakes and third in the Gr1 Daily News 2000, the son of Dynasty is responsible a number of useful winners including recent Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas runner up Scarlet Macaw
Horizon
Lot 20 – this colt is out of Listed Bauhinia Handicap winner Crown Of Roses, a daughter of high-class broodmare sire Tiger Ridge
Lot 39 – out of a full-sister to the stakes winning dam of smart filly Mia Moo (a granddaughter of Horizon’s close relative Silvano), this colt is a half-brother to 3 smart winners notably Listed Wolf Power 1600 hero Pomodoro’s Jet
Lot 48 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly, a direct descendant of Mumtaz Mahal, is out of a half-sister to Australian Gr2 winner Tarka and her granddam is a Galileo own sister to Horse Of The Year Igugu
Lot 75 – a 1/2 brother to a winner, this colt is out of a mare who won three and hails from the same female line as Breeders’ Cup winning champions Arrogate and Meadow Star
Lot 80 – a half-sister to three winners, this filly, inbred to Sadler’s Wells, is out of a winning Medicean half-sister to Surcharge/Yulong Prince, a Gr1 winner in both Australia and South Africa
Lot 103 – this filly, whose dam is a Var own-sister to R4 000 000 buy Moonrise Sensation, is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Cat And The Moon (dam of high-class galloper Light Of The Moon), and this season’s very smart three-year-old Taxi To The Moon, the latter a grandson of Horizon’s close relative Silvano
IDEAL WORLD
Proven sire of champions including Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo, his recent flagbearers include Blackberry Malt, Parisian Walkway and Mocha Blend
Ideal World
Lot 65 – a half-sister to a multiple winner, this filly is out of a daughter of Captain Al and the Fort Wood sired stakes winner Cinnamon Sugar
LANCE
Jet Master’s Secretariat Stakes winning son made his mark as the sire of sensational champion Quid Pro Quo
Lot 54 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a six-time winning daughter of Var, granddam is a 1/2 to Gr1 winner Patchouli Dancer
MALMOOS
Out of a stakes winning half-sister to successful sire Master Of My Fate, the Triple Crown winner shares his champion sire with current boom sire One World among others
Malmoos
Lot 29 – a half-sister to five winners, this filly, whose fourth dam is legendary broodmare Fall Aspen, is out of the Rock Of Gibraltar sired Gr1 Empress Club Stakes/Gr1 Champions Challenge winner Europa Point
Lot 44 – inbred to Al Mufti, this 3/4 brother to the useful Love Shack’s granddam is Gr3 KIC Fillies Mile runner up Without Malice, a full-sister to Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic, family of high-class performers Red Disa and Tick Tock -both sired, like Malmoos, by Captain Al
Lot 66 – very closely related to the smart Master Of My Fate sired performer Power Broker, this filly, closely inbred to Fort Wood, is out of a 3 time winning Fort Wood full-sister to Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas runner up Zanzamar
Lot 67 – inbred to Al Mufti, this filly is out of a five-time winning Silvano half-sister to Listed Derby Trial winner Gambado
Lot 74 – this filly is out of a four-time winning half-sister to two stakes winners headed by Gr3 Fillies Mile/Gr3 Starling Stakes queen Katy’s Lane
Lot 86 – closely inbred to Fort Wood, this filly is out of a five-time winning daughter of Horse Chestnut who is closely related to the Horse Chestnut sired Gr3 Byerley Turk winner Chestnut’s Rocket
Lot 88 – closely inbred to Fort Wood, this filly dam is by Dynasty and her granddam is a triple stakes winning Silvano half-sister to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Captain In Command and Listed Ladies Mile winner Canadian Sunset – both of whom, like Malmoos, were sired by Captain Al
MASTER OF MY FATE
The son of Jet Master is having a big year in 2024-2025, with his flagbearers including Gr1 Betway Summer Cup winner Atticus Finch and Gr3 Betway Victory Moon Stakes hero Greeting My Master
Master Of My Fate
Lot 7 – a full-brother to two winners, including the useful Lady Springfield, this colt (bred on the same cross as the high-class Love Is A Rose) is out of a winning Silvano half-sister to 3 stakes winners including the Gr3 Diana Stakes winning dam of current high-class sprinter Candy Town
Lot 14 – a half-sister to three winners, and bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Atticus Finch, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Carolina Cherry (dam of one Triple Tiara winning champion and granddam of another)
Lot 26 – a 3/4 sister to a dual winner, this filly (whose dam is closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells), is out of a daughter of the regally bred Italian Gr3 Alabaq, a daughter of breed shaping sire Riverman and legendary filly Salsabil
Lot 28 – a full-sister to the smart Joost Droochsloot, this filly is out of a winning Dynasty half-sister to Italian classic winner Evading Tempete, the family of Gr1 winners Surcharge/Yulong Prince, Irish Haven and successful Cape sire Count Dubois
Lot 70 – out of a winning daughter of Dynasty, this filly’s granddam is the Elusive Quality sired Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes runner up Salsabeel
Lot 81 – from the family of champions Dancewiththedevil and Do It Again, this filly is out of a twice winning Gimmethegreenlight full-sister to triple stakes winner Beataboutthebush and half-sister to Gr3 East Cape Derby winner True Master, sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master
Lot 94 – this filly is out of a twice-winning half-sister to Gr3 Victress Stakes winner Star Express, dam of champion filly Bless My Stars and Gr3 winning filly Let’s Go Now
Lot 108 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a three-time winning own sister to the stakes placed Arte and half-sister to the Master Of My Fate sired Listed Derby Trial winner Gift For The Gap
ONE WORLD
Captain Al’s champion son has made a superb start to his stud career with his first crop including star 3yo and dual Gr1 winner One Stripe and fellow graded stakes winner World Of Alice
One World
Lot 1 – this filly’s dam won three times, and her granddam finished runner up in the Gr2 SA Oaks, this filly hails from the same female line as Belmont Stakes winner Granville
Lot 73 – bred on the same cross as the brilliant One Stripe, this filly is out of a winning Silvano own sister to Gr2 Canon Guineas winner Black Arthur with her dam also a 3/4 sister to Gr3 winner Strathdon, the family of Gr1 Cape Guineas winenr Tap O’ Noth, sired, like One World, by Captain Al
PATHFORK
The Irish champion is a proven source of stakes winners with his stars including champion Royal Victory and fellow Gr1 winners Main Defender, Mighty High and Pearl Of Asia
Pathfork
Lot 24 – a full-brother to Gr3 Haval Motors South Africa Umkhomazi Stakes runner up Desolate Road, this colt is out of a stakes placed half-sister to Listed Winter Oaks/Listed Settlers Trophy winner Francia and the Gr2 placed dam of Gr3 Lebelo Sprint winner Taikonaut and Listed World Sports Betting Perfect Promise Sprint winner Mercury Rising, the family of champions Foveros and Hinterland
POMODORO
July winner and leading first season sire of his year, his best includes champion Return Flight and fellow Gr1 winner Russian Rock, as well as this season’s Gr3 New Turf Carriers Merchants winner Mount Pilatus and impressive Listed Wolf Power 1600 hero Pomodoro’s Jet
Pomodoro
Lot 72 – bred on the same cross as Pomodoro’s Jet, this half-sister to a five-time winner is out of a winning daughter of Captain Al from the family of Listed Syringa Handicap winner Start Me Up who was sired, like Pomodoro, by Jet Master and out of a Northern Guest mare
QUERARI
Oasis Dream’s Gr1 winning son has made a sensational start with his 2YOs this season, while Querari’s older flagbearers this season including graded stakes winners Rainbow Lorikeet and Questioning
Querari
Lot 109 – a direct descendant of Party Time, this filly is out of a three-time winning daughter of Western Winter who is closely related to the Western Winter sired graded stakes winners Imperial Triumph, Light The Lights and Winter Weather
RAFEEF
Redoute’s Choice’s Gr1 winning son is enjoying yet another fine season in 2024-2025, with Rafeef’s current flagbearers including the graded stakes winners Chasing Happiness, Mon Petit Cherie and Outlaw King
Rafeef
Lot 90 – a half-sister to three winners, including the smart Calantha and Need For Speed Sprint winner Luhamba Phambili, this filly is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of Silvano and Gr1 winner Royal Fantasy
REAL GONE KID
Winner of six of 13 starts, the speedy chestnut is a son of four-time Australian Champion Sire Snitzel and the Jet Master sired Equus Champion In The Fast Lane
Real Gone Kid
Lot 63 – closely inbred to Danehill, this half-sister to three winners is out of a winning Danehill Dancer full-sister to smart performers Umgiyo and Queen Mira, granddam is a Sadler’s Wells full-sister to French Gr1 winner Alberto Giacometti, this filly is directly descended in female line from 1000 Guineas winner Honeylight – a half-sister to English Derby winner and champion sire Crepello
Lot 77 – inbred to Danzig, this filly is out of a half-sister to Equus Champion, triple Gr1 winner and successful sire Captain Of All
Lot 82 – closely inbred to Rakeen, this half-sister to a winner is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood from the family of multiple Gr1 winning racemare Happyanunoit
Lot 83 – a half-brother to a pair of Redoute’s Choice line (like Real Gone Kid) winners, this colt (bred on a similar cross to the Snitzel sired Golden Slipper winner Shinzo) is out of a daughter of More Than Ready and his third dam is multiple Gr1 winner Nastique
REBEL KING
Champion Sprinter and Gr1 Cape Flying Championship winner, his progeny include such graded stakes winners as Princess Rebel, Rebel’s Champ, Prince Of Thieves and Royal Dreamer
Rebel King
Lot 11 – out of a twice-winning daughter of Captain Al, this colt hails from the same female line as current high-class performers At My Command, Siddeley, Gimmie’s Countess, and Gimme A Prince as well as the Captain Al sired Gr1 Cape Guineas winner and proven sire William Longsword
Lot 16 – out of a six-time winning daughter of Kahal (sire of Rebel King’s stakes winning half-siblings Rebel Queen and Uncle Tommy), this filly is a half-sister to three winners including the dual Listed Sable Flyers winner In The Mood
Lot 64 – a half-sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a Trippi half-sister to Gr1 winning champion Carnadore – like Rebel King, a son of National Emblem
ROYAL MO
The only son of the late, great Uncle Mo to stand at stud in South Africa, his progeny include Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes winner Royal Aussie and the likes of Count Invicto, Tyrion Lannister and Donna Mo
Royal Mo
Lot 12 – a three-parts brother to a winner, this colt is out of a Smart Strike half-sister to Gr3 Darley Stakes winner Steele Tango, from the family of international Gr1 winners Last Tycoon, Hermosa, Hydrangea, The United States and Henri Matisse among others
Lot 21 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt, closely inbred to Seattle Slew, is out of a Gr3 placed half-sister to Listed Olympic Duel Stakes winner Hanabi, dam of the high-class galloper Hotarubi
Lot 30 – a half-sister to a dual winner, this filly is out of a winning daughter of multiple champion sire Fastnet Rock and Gr2 Cherry Hinton Stakes winner Jewel In The Sand, the latter is third dam of recent Gr2 TAB Gauteng Guineas winner Parisian Walkway
Lot 46 – out of a mare (with siblings Fairy King and Sadler’s Wells close up) who won four, this filly’s granddam is a twice-winning daughter of Fort Wood
Lot 60 – inbred to Seattle Slew, this colt is out of a twice-winning half-sister to Gr3 Yellowwood Handicap third place getter La Luvia
Lot 92 – a half-sister to 3 winners, one of whom won four, this filly is out of a twice-winning 3/4 sister to the dam of Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Netta
SOQRAT
A champion at two, and dual Gr1 winner at three, his first crop has produced such winners as I Salute You, I Belong, Sohot Sowhat and Three Cheers
Soqrat
Lot 31 – from the family of multiple champion and multiple champion sire Jet Master, this colt is out of a three-time winning own-sister to Gr2 World Sports Betting SA Fillies Nursery runner up Red Hot Rose and half-sister to the Gr3 placed Dewali and useful filly Destiny Of Fire
Lot 104 – this filly is out of a winning Vercingetorix half-sister to the useful Biofarmer, and her granddam is a winning half-sister to Gr1 SA Classic winner English Garden
TALK OF THE TOWN
Winner of three of five starts, the son of Var’s small first crop included Gr3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes runner up Famous Lady and the useful Miss Lia
Talk Of The Town
Lot 32 – this filly is out of a Trippi half-sister to the dam of dual graded stakes winner Ameena as well as to multiple graded winner Vars Vicky – sired, like Talk Of The Town, by Var
Lot 36 – out of a winning daughter of Vercingetorix, this filly’s granddam is a winning Badger Land half-sister to Gr3 Egoli Mile winner Even The Wind
THE UNITED STATES
The Galileo own brother to dual Gr1 winners Hermosa and Hydrangea has sired the likes of Sheela, Without Question, Kingdundee, Rodeo Drive and Billy Bowlegs
The United States
Lot 69 – a 1/2 sister to a winner, this filly’s granddam is a twice-winning Jet Master half-sister to four stakes winners notably globetrotting champion and multiple Gr1 winner Jay Peg
VERCINGETORIX
Silvano’s star son is enjoying another fantastic season in 2024-2025, with his numerous high-class performers including Gr1 Cartier Paddock Stakes winner Double Grand Slam, and graded stakes winners Rascallion, Oriental Charm, Greaterix, Zeitz and Celtic Rumours
Vercingetorix
Lot 107 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly, bred on similar lines to Vercingetorix’s Gr1 placed son Gallic Chief, is out of the Western Winter sired Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery runner up Winter’s Forge – a three-parts sister to the Western Winter sired Gr2 Peninsula Handicap winner Polar Bound and the Western Winter sired Listed Darley Arabian winner Bound To Travel
WHAT A WINTER
Multiple Equus Champion, whose flagbearers in 2024-2025 include dual graded stakes winner Asiye Phambili, has sired champions Isivunguvungu and Russet Air, as well as fellow Gr1 winners Clouds Unfold, Humdinger and Warrior’s Rest
What A Winter
Lot 41 – a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a three-time winning 3/4 sister to Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic
Lot 49 – a full-sister to a multiple winner, this filly (bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning champion Russet Air) is out of a winning Jallad half-sister to Mauritian star Rhythmically and to dual South African Horse Of The Year Variety Club
Lot 87 – this filly is out of a winning Vercingetorix half-sister to two stakes winners notably Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Go Indigo – sired, like What A Winter, by a Gone West line horse
Lot 101 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Humdinger, this full-sister to the multiple winner Flame Flower hails from the same family as Gr1 winners Alastor, Eyes Wide Open (whose sire Dynasty, like this filly’s dam, was sired by Fort Wood), and Purple Pitcher
