There is no denying that the late Captain’s Ransom was an exceptional filly. Horse Of The Year, Champion Sprinter and Champion Older Filly of 2021-2022, Captain’s Ransom won or placed in 18 of 19 starts, and she earned R3 532 125 in stakes.
The serenity of Klawervlei! (Pic – Klawervlei on FB)
The champion daughter of Captain Al won nine graded races, including the World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas, Gr1 Majorca Stakes (twice), Gr1 Paddock Stakes, Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint and Gr1 Mercury Sprint.
Her premature death was a tragic loss to the South African industry, but Captain’s Ransom will not be forgotten anytime soon.
Klawervlei Stud, as Agent, will be offering a Vercingetorix half-sister (Lot 49) to this wonderful filly at the 2025 National Yearling Sale. This filly, by South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2024-2025, is out of the Red Ransom mare Cinnas Ransom, a half-sister to a pair of stakes winners, notably French Gr3 winner Black Rock Desert.
However, this beautifully bred filly is but one of several very appealing lots to be found in the Klawervlei draft, acting as Agent’s consignment for this year’s National Yearling Sale.
Other attractive prospects include the Vercingetorix colt (Lot 62) whose dam is a full-sister to Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner and star producer Real Princess, the Gimmethegreenlight colt (Lot 131) out of Gr2 Gauteng Filllies Guineas heroine Heaps Of Fun, and the Vercingetorix filly (Lot 343) out of dual Gr3 Track And Ball Oaks winner Witchcraft. The latter filly, bred on the same cross as champion Mrs Geriatrix, is out of a half-sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Under Your Spell and this beautifully bred filly hails from the same family as Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Levmoss, among many others.
Klawervlei Stud’s National Sale draft can be found in Block H at the TBA Complex in Germiston.
