There is a lot to be said for buying a closer to finished product in an economic climate where most are watching the bottom line closely.
Throw in the spectrum of choice of proven sires and the, as yet, unproven up-and-coming producers on offer – as well as the now legendary CTS hospitality – and there looks to be plenty of good reason to find your way to Durbanville on Saturday 6 August.
The one day sale, now in its second year, offers 90 well-related 2yo’s from all the proven winner producing farms and starts at 18h00.
Judpot’s daughter Maleficent – stakes winner
We have seen sheer consistent brilliance this SA Champions Season from leading sires Dynasty, Judpot, Silvano, and Trippi – and they are all represented.
And there is something to suit everyman’s cheque book with a number of South Africa’s most exciting young stallions in the mix.
That gives us all a chance to dream big.
The likes of Bold Silvano, Curved Ball, Gimmethegreenlight, Gitano Hernando, Golden Sword, Pathfork and Philanthropist, are some of the popular young stallions – while exciting prospects with their first local 2yo’s on sale include Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winner Crusade, whose half-sister Seventh Heaven won the Gr1 Darley Irish Oaks at the Curragh a fortnight back.
Irish Flame
Dynasty’s good son and Horse Of The Year Irish Flame, Canadian Champion Marchfield, and charismatic European champion Twice Over are complemented by Highlands Farm’s blue-blooded sire Great Britain, who just three weeks ago had a weekend to remember, celebrating a hat-trick of winners.
A son of outstanding sire Green Desert and champion Park Appeal, Great Britain is also the sire of this season’s unbeaten 2yo Wrecking Ball and has 3 lots on offer.
CTS’ Amanda Carey
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Alado
ALADO
One of the best bred stallions ever to retire to stud in South Africa, Alado is a son of Danzig (sire of Danehill, Green Desert and War Front), and dual Champion Stakes winner Alborada. From the same family as breed shaping sires Nasrullah and Royal Charger, Alado has sired the useful performers Half Moon Hotel, Northern Conquest and current feature race contender Adorada from limited opportunities.
Lot 3 – a half sister to 2 winners, one of whom won 4, this filly is out of a winning own sister to Gr2 (now Gr1) SA Fillies Classic winner Caughtintheslips and is from the same family as the top class, but ill-fated, Gr1 performer Mister Cricket – whose dam is an own sister to the dam of the filly on sale
Lot 22 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a three time winning half sister to the dam of brilliant millionaire Astro News and stakes winning 2yo Darling Moon, as well as outstanding Zimbabwean broodmare Tibetan Dawn
Lot 63- a half sister to 2 winners, one of whom won four, this filly is from the family of Equus Broodmare Of The Year Sunshine Lover-dam of the Cape Fillies Guineas winning siblings Captain’s Lover and Ebony Flyer. Also the family of top class performers Joshlin and Joshua’s Dream – both of whom are by Joshua Dancer, with the latter sharing his sire Danzig with Alado
Lot 76 – a half brother to five winners (including a US Gr3 performer), this colt is from the immediate family of outstanding Danzig line sire Cape Cross (sire of Golden Horn, Sea The Stars, Ouija Board), as well as Gr1 winners Alydaress, Desirable, Park Appeal, and 1000 Guineas winner Shadayid
Antonius Pius (Danzig – Catchascatchcan)
ANTONIUS PIUS
Another son of the great Danzig (also sire of former top SA sire National Assembly), former Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile runner up Antonius Pius has more than left his mark in South Africa, through such graded winners Antonius Du Bois, Belong To Me, My Sanctuary and former East Cape champion Yoshie.
Lot 39 – out of a winning mare by Dubai World Cup hero and outstanding sire Street Cry, this filly (whose fourth dam is by Antonius Pius’ close relative Oncidium) is interestingly inbred to the mare Malcomia and she traces back in female line to Storm Gleam – dam Golden Slipper winner Storm Queen
Lot 42 – out of a useful racemare who won five times, this colt’s second dam is a three parts sister to the dam of Gr3 winner Santa (like the colt on offer by a Danzig line sire) and Gr1 performer Sugar Daddy. Also the family of Gr1 winner and sire Speak No Evil
Lot 70 – out of a mare by Kentucky Derby winner Thunder Gulch (damsire of such Gr1 winners as Bayern, Lovely Maria and Pleascach), this colt (whose dam is inbred to champion 2yo Storm Bird) is from the same family as US Gr1 winner Run Man Run
BEZRIN
Another impeccably bred son of Danzig (his second dam is a Gr1 winning daughter of champion sire Exclusive Native), the much travelled Bezrin has more than made his mark from limited opportunities. Bezrin’s top offspring include Gr2 Charity Mile hero Bezanova, precocious 2yo stakes winner Jimmi Choo, Gr3 winner Thunder Flash, and 16 time winner and millionaire Celtic Fire.
Lot 47 – bred on similar lines to Gr1 winner Guiness, this filly is out of a three time winning daughter of Strike Smartly. Her second dam (by top broodmare sire Model Man) was a Gr1 placed winner of 3 and this is the family of dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club
Black Minnaloushe (Storm Cat – Coral Dance)
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
A classic winning son of legendary sire Storm Cat, Black Minnaloushe is a proven sire with Gr1 winners the world over. His top performers include Triple Crown winner and new Cape sire Louis The King, Breeders’ Cup winner Dancing In Silks and champion 2yos Hollinger, Jokers Wild and Kochka, and in SA Gr1 winners Arabian Beat, Ash Cloud and Gold Onyx.
Lot 52 – a half sister to a four time winner, this filly is out of a four time winning own sister to Gr2 winner Grey Arrow and she hails from the same family as Irish 2000 Guineas winner and promising sire Roderic O’Connor, as well as champion filly Durtal, Arc winners Carnegie and Detroit and legendary sire Zabeel
Lot 84 – a half sister to 5 winners, this filly’s dam, by multiple champion sire/broodmare sire Northern Guest, is a half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Gilded Minaret and this is the family of champion filly Dollar Fortune
Bold Silvano (Silvano – Bold Saffron)
BOLD SILVANO
One of three July winning sons for champion sire Silvano, Bold Silvano was an outstanding racehorse who was South Africa’s Champion Middle Distance Horse of 2010. Also successful in the Maktoum Challenge in Dubai, the champ has made a pleasing start to his stud career with early runners including feature race contender Bold Rex and debut winner Besotted.
Lot 15 – well related filly a half sister to a couple of winners, and the dam of Gr1 Sydney Cup runner up Older Than Time. Her stakes placed dam, by champion sire Fairy King, is a half sister to local sire Lizard Island (sire of Dubai World Cup runner up Lizard’s Desire) and third dam Crimson Saint is dam of Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and world leading sire Royal Academy and second dam of legendary sire Storm Cat
Lot 20 – inbred to the great Nijinsky II (as are star sires Scat Daddy and Tapit), this filly is out of a winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Royal Academy (by Nijinsky II), and her dam is very closely related to Gr2 winner Sapience (by Nijinsky II’s son Niniski)
Lot 31 – this filly, inbred to Al Mufti – like graded winners Flash Drive and Hot Affair, is out of a half sister to Gr2 Diadem Stakes winner and millionaire Thunder Key, and her second dam is former champion Secret Key
Count Dubois (Zafonic – Madame Dubois)
COUNT DUBOIS
A Gr1 winning half brother to an Irish classic winner, Count Dubois is a well established sire, who produces top class performers every season. His top performers include Equus Champions Asylum Seeker and French Navy, Gr1 winners Zaitoon and Zeeno, millionaire and promising sire Biarritz, State Crown, Fairyinthewoods, Madame Dubois and Ethics – to name a few.
Lot 17 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a daughter of 2000 Guineas winner King’s Best. Her dam is a half sister to the dam of recent Australian Gr1 winner English, and this is the family of champion and top class sire and broodmare sire Grand Lodge. She is inbred to the great sires Habitat and Mr Prospector
Crusade (Mr Greeley – La Traviata)
CRUSADE
Like outstanding sires Petingo, Bold Lad, Sharpen Up and Oasis Dream, Crusade won the prestigious Gr1 Middle Park Stakes in Britain. A grandson of Gone West, Crusade (whose dam was the top class racemare La Traviata) is a half brother to 2016 Oaks Trial winner Seventh Heaven. His first crop have sold well.
Lot 1 – bred on a similar cross to high class filly Madame Dubois, this filly is out of a Jet Master half sister to a stakes horse. The filly’s second dam is an own sister to dual Gr1 winner Duchess Daba, while her third dam is the brilliant, 15 time stakes winner Izindaba
Curved Ball (Fastnet Rock – Curvaceous)
CURVED BALL
Winner of both the Gr2 Dingaans and Sea Cottage Stakes (L) at three, the blue blooded Curved Ball is the only son of multiple champion sire Fastnet Rock (sire of hot young sires Hinchinbrook and Stryker) at stud in South Africa. From the family of champion sire and Golden Slipper winner Marscay, Curved Ball’s first crop of 2yos last season included a number of eye catching winners.
Lot 13 – out of a three time winning Giant’s Causeway (damsire of recent Gr1 Eclipse Stakes winner Hawkbill) mare, this filly is from the family of Australian Gr1 winners Caledonian Boy and Lady Of The Pines. Traces back directly in female line to the great mare Chelandry – dam of 2000 Guineas winner Neil Gow and ancestress of of Epsom Oaks winner Pogrom, St Leger winner Book Law, top sire Wrack and Epsom Derby winner Never Say Die
Dan De Lago – in his racing days
DAN DE LAGO
A classic winning son of outstanding sire Encosta De Lago (sire of ill-fated sire sensation Northern Meteor), Dan De Lago won the Gr2 Gold Circle Derby (over Lizard’s Desire) and finished second to July winning champion Big City Life in the Gr1 Daily News 2000. Out of a Gr1 placed daughter of Danehill (damsire of Frankel), Dan De Lago is from the same family as Marscay.
Lot 45 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a full sister to eight time stakes winner Omega Code, and is from the family of classic winner Starzaan and Caulfield Cup hero Lord Reims
Lot 53 – a half brother to 4 winners (one of whom won four), this colt (inbred to Northern Dancer and Fairy Bridge), is out of a Fort Wood half sister to Gr1 sprinter Big Sky Country
Lot 80 – a half brother to 3 winners, including the useful Ho’oponopono, this colt is out of a winning three parts sister to Gr1 Champion Stakes winner Amberpondo and champion Ethereal Lady, and is the same family as current Gr1 sprinter African Ruler
Dynasty (Fort Wood – Blake’s Affair)
DYNASTY
A former July winner and Horse Of The Year, Dynasty is one of South Africa’s elite sires. The champion son of Fort Wood has enjoyed another superb year, with his top offspring including Derby winner It’s My Turn and outstanding 3yo filly Bela-Bela. Dynasty’s previous top performers include Irish Flame, Legislate and Futura – all three of whom were named Horse Of The Year and all three of whom are now at stud.
Lot 38- a full or half brother to 4 winners, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of the great sire Western Winter. He is from the family of legendary champion Horse Chestnut – who, like Dynasty, was a son of the great Fort Wood
Elusive Fort (Fort Wood – Ever Seeking)
ELUSIVE FORT
A triple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion, Elusive Fort (whose own sister is the dam of the very talented Derby winner Elusive Silva), made a cracking start to his stud career, with his first two crops producing the Gr1 winners Siren’s Call and Lauderdale.
Lot 44 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a useful Gr3 placed winner of six, and hails from the same family as Gr1 SA Nursery winner Forest Trogon
Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready – Yes She Can Cancan)
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
A top class racehorse, who twice defeated champion Variety Club, Gimmethegreenlight’s six wins were highlighted by a score (as a 3yo) in the Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate. A son of outstanding sire More Than Ready (also sire of top sire Sebring and SA champion Entisaar), Gimmethegreenlight (a half brother to a Gr1 winner in Australia), made a cracking start to his stud career, with his first 2yos including 11 winners.
Lot 43 – a half sister to a winner, this filly (intensely inbred to the great sire Halo), is from the family of high class fillies Princess Ofthe Sky, Love Is In The Air and her third dam, SA Oaks winner, Rootin’ Tootin’. This is also the family of current recent stakes winning filly O Tamara
Lot 71 – another inbred to champion sire Halo, this colt (a half brother to 2 winners) is out of a half sister to champion and Gr1 winner Scarena and this is the family of Horse Of The Year Trini Lopez
Gitano Hernando (Hernando – Gino’s Spirit)
GITANO HERNANDO
From the same male line as champion sire Silvano, the globetrotting Gitano Hernando was an outstanding racehorse, whose wins included the Gr1 Goodwood Stakes and Gr1 Singapore Cup. The imposing chestnut has made a cracking start with his first crop – they include promising stakes filly Whose That Girl among a flood of winners in waiting.
Lot 36 – a half brother to a winner, this colt (inbred to Danzig) is out of a winning own sister to Irish Assembly – winner of Gr3 Winter Guineas. Bred on similar lines to champion Vercingetorix, this colt is from the same family as top class racemare Gay Greque
Lot 37 – a half brother to four winners, including the useful Silver Salver, this colt (also inbred to the undefeated Danzig), is out of a daughter of champion 2yo Scented Royal, whose descendants include top fillies Franny and Sweet Sanette, Gr3 winning 2yo Janoobi (by Silvano), and the recent KZN Yearling Sales topping Philanthropist colt
Golden Sword – top class racehorse
GOLDEN SWORD
A top class racehorse, who won the Gr3 Chester Vase and finished second in the Gr1 Irish Derby, Golden Sword is a son of six time Gr1 winner and champion High Chaparral (also sire of promising sire So You Think). From the same female line as this season’s dual Derby winner Harzand, Golden Sword’s promising first crop includes winners Belle Rose and Oasis Queen.
Lot 30 – out of a half brother to a champion (and Gr1 producer), this colt ‘s second dam is a stakes winning own sister to Brazilian Gr1 winner Subaru Purple. From the family of champion Emocion.
Great Britain (Green Desert – Park Appeal)
GREAT BRITAIN
Winner of the (now Gr1) Al Quoz Sprint, the blue blooded Great Britain is a full brother to now retired outstanding sire Cape Cross (sire of 2016 Irish 2000 Guineas winner Awtaad and grandsire of 2016 Investec Derby winner Harzand). From limited opportunities, Great Britain has sired Gr1 2yo Mystical Twilight & smart filly Wrecking Ball – winner of her first two outings.
Lot 10 – bred on the very successful Green Desert/Sadler’s Wells cross, this filly (inbred to Danzig) has a four time winning National Assembly mare as her granddam. She is from the family of Breeders’ Cup champion Miss Alleged (dam of sire Joshua Dancer)
Lot 11 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a Silvano 3x winning half sister to 3 Gr1 winners – including champion Succesful Bidder and Trust Antonia (who, like the filly on offer, is by a Danzig line sire). Her second dam, Loyal Linda, was South Africa’s Broodmare Of The Year in 2006-2007
Lot 21 – another inbred to champion sire Danzig, this colt is out of a winning half sister to smart, stakes winning sprinter West Cigar and is from the family of champions Ribofilio and Up The Creek. Also the family of US Horse Of The Year Coaltown
Greys Inn (Zabeel – Great Verdict)
GREYS INN
One of 45 Gr1 winners for late, great sire Zabeel (and from the same male line as July winner The Conglomerate), former July hero and Equus Champion Greys Inn is well established as a top class sire. His top offspring includes four time Gr1 winner (and leading HOY contender) Legal Eagle, SA Derby hero Royal Bencher, and Gr1 Rising Su Gold Challenge, while Greys Inn’s Forries Waltz landed the Gr2 Al Rashidiya in Dubai earlier this year.
Lot 7 – a full sister to four time winner Lemonade River, this filly’s first two dams are by champion broodmare sires Al Mufti and Fort Wood, and she hails from the famed Lily family, whose numerous Gr1 winning relatives include Bold Thatch, Ravishing and Villandry
Lot 85 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a half sister to Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery runner up Rose Reserve. The same family as unbeaten champion 2yo Private Reserve (dam of Gr1 2yo Captain’s Reserve) and French Gr1 winner Olden Times
Horse Chestnut (Fort Wood – London Wall)
HORSE CHESTNUT
Just once beaten, Horse Chestnut was a Triple Crown winner and graded stakes winner in North America. Widely regarded as one of the very best horses ever seen in South Africa, Horse Chestnut has enjoyed plenty of success at stud. Not only is the champ sire of Gr1 winners Chestnuts N Pearls and Lucifer’s Stone (as well as recent graded winner Joan Ranger) but he ranks as broodmare sire of Breeders’ Cup bound champ Smart Call.
Lot 16 – this filly (inbred, through Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King to Northern Dancer and Fairy Bridge) is out of a stakes placed winner of four – who is a 3- parts sister to former Hong Kong Champion Sprinter Sacred Kingdom. Her second dam, by top sprinter and sire Zeditave, was a Gr2 winner in Australia
Lot 68 – out of a half brother to US Gr3 winner Dancing as well as to the dam of Gr1 winner Zavite, this colt is from the same family as recent Aus Gr1 winner Hartnell, as well as Arc winner Suave Dancer, and the hugely influential sire Habitat, as well as the latter’s outstanding broodmare sire half brother Northfields
Ideal World (Kingmambo – Banks Hill)
IDEAL WORLD
A stakes winning son of the great sire Kingmambo and champion Banks Hill (whose champion sire own brother Dansili is making waves as a sire of sires), Ideal World has more than lived up to expectations at stud. His first crop includes Breeders’ Cup bound Gr1 J&B Met winner Smart Call, with his second crop having already produced Derby winner Cape Speed and Gr1 filly Persian Rug.
Lot 58 – this beautifully bred filly (inbred to both Danehill and Mr Prospector) is out of a daughter of Danehill Dancer (damsire of recent classic winners Minding and The Ghurka) and her second dam is a full sister to Gr1 winner and Breeders’ Cup Classic runner up Seeking The Gold, one of Mr Prospector’s greatest sire sons
Lot 69 – out of a winning half sister to ill-fated Gr1 filly Kimberlite, this colt (inbred to the mighty Danzig) is from the great Miss Lindeman family, with his third dam being none other than Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner State Treasure – ancestress of Gr1 winners Bilateral and Little Miss Magic
Indigo Magic
INDIGO MAGIC
A blue blooded son of Gone West (sire of top sires Western Winter, Elusive Quality, Grand Slam and Speightstown) and Epsom Oaks winner Lady Carla, Indigo Magic has made his mark (with limited opportunities) with such high class stakes winners as Go Indigo, Shades Of Indigo, Darling Moon and Moonlight Gambler. Also the broodmare sire of graded winners Cat And The Moon and Hard Day’s Night.
Lot 29 – this colt is out of a daughter of smart racemare Chancey Lady – runner up to champion Laisserfaire in the Gr3 Sceptre Stakes
Lot 87 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a half sister to Italian Gr1 winner Posidonas, as well as to the dams of high class European classic contenders Unsung Heroine and Spirit Of Desert. The same family as Epsom Derby winner Never Say Die and Epsom Oaks winner Galatea
Irish Flame (Dynasty – Clock The Rock)
IRISH FLAME
The first son of outstanding sire Dynasty to retire to stud, Irish Flame was an outstanding racehorse, who was South Africa’s Horse Of The Year in 2009-2010. A brother to the stakes winner Irish Myth, Irish Flame’s seven wins included the Gr1 Daily News 2000 (also won by Dynasty) and the Gr1 SA Derby, and he finished second, to champion Bold Silvano, in the Gr1 Vodacom Durban July.
Lot 74 – this colt is out of a winning daughter of Dubai Destination (damsire of outstanding gallopers Golden Horn and Postponed) and is from the family of US Gr1 winner Dramatic Gold, as well as champions Dancing Spree and Heavenly Prize – to name but a few. He traces back directly in female line to US champion 3yo filly Lady Pitt
Jay Peg (Camden Park – Laptop Lady)
JAY PEG
A magnificent athlete, Jay Peg is a former Equus Champion, who campaigned successfully overseas to win both the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free and Gr1 Singapore International Cup. The champ has also enjoyed plenty of success at stud, with his most recent high class runners including Gr3 Cup Trial winner Exit Here, Gr3 winning filly Peggy Jay, Gr1 filly She’s A Dragon, and R2.7 million earner Victorious Jay, etc.
Lot 19 – inbred to the great mare Weekend Surprise, this well bred filly is out of four time winner and Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes runner up Mombasa whose dam is an own sister to feature race winner Vertical Sport. The family of French Gr1 winner Marchand De Sable (sire of champion Marchand D’Or) and globetrotting SA sprinter Tiza
Lot 25 – a half sister to 4 winners, this filly is bred on a similar A P Indy/Unbridled cross to both Kentucky Derby winner Orb and outstanding sire Tapit. She is from the same family as broodmare sire Unbridled (winner of the Gr1 Kentucky Derby) as well as legendary US champions Dr Fager and Ta Wee
Lot 35-this well bred filly is out of a daughter of Gr3 winning 2yo She’s A Charm and is from the same family as French Derby winner and top class Hernando, champion US sire Palace Music and Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile runner up Johann Quatz
Judpot
JUDPOT
Judpot has been enjoying a tremendous run of success this season, with his top performers including Golden Slipper winner Final Judgement, promising 2yo Maleficent, Gr1 SA Derby runner up Rocketball and Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Juxtapose. Also sire of Gr1 winners Along Came Polly and Forest Indigo, Judpot is clearly well established as one of South Africa’s top stallions.
Lot 32 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning 2yo Forest Indigo, this filly (a half sister to 2 winners) is out of a winning Fort Wood mare and from the same family as Gr1 winning 2yo Guiness. Also the family of unbeaten US legend Personal Ensign – whose daughter, My Flag, and granddaughter, Storm Flag Flying, were both Breeders’ Cup winners. Inbred to Nureyev- as is Final Judgement.
Lot 72 – another out of a Fort Wood mare, this filly’s winning dam being a half sister to Gr3 winner Amur Affair. From the same family as Judpot’s Golden Slipper winner Final Judgement, this well related filly’s relatives also include Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Fair Maiden
KING OF KINGS
A first English classic winner for Aidan O’Brien, King Of Kings was a top class performer whose wins included the Gr1 2000 Guineas and Gr1 National Stakes. Now deceased, the son of Sadler’s Wells left a number of smart performers behind including champion, and KZN sire, King’s Chapel, as well as Gr1 winners Reigning To Win and Ike’s Dream and is also broodmare sire of a Breeders’ Cup winner.
Lot 78 – this colt, a half brother to 2 winners, is out of a mare who won 3, and her dam was a 5x winning half sister to champion and dual classic winner Bold Tropic – a multiple graded winner in North America
Lot 90 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a daughter of top class broodmare sire Caesour and Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Sounds Of Light
KING’S APOSTLE
A son of champion sire King’s Best (and bred on the famed Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross), King’s Apostle was a top class performer whose wins included the Gr1 Prix Maurice de Gheest and Gr2 Diadem Stakes. His numerous winners include National King, Paulus, Around Not Across, and Forward Drive.
Lot 54 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this colt is out of a half sister to Gr1 Champions Cup winner James Jaguar, and second dam, by Zilzal (damsire of Var among others), is a half sister to US graded winner Pocus Hocus
Lot 61 – a full sister or half sister to 4 winners (one of whom won four), this filly is out of a five time winning mare by Jallad (damsire of this season’s Investec Cape Derby winner It’s My Turn among others), and this is the family of top class speedsters War Horse and Prospectors Strike
Mambo In Seattle (Kingmambo – Weekend In Seattle)
MAMBO IN SEATTLE
A stakes winner who placed in both the Gr1 Travers Stakes and Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, the regally bred Mambo In Seattle is a son of Kingmambo and out of a full sister to sire AP Indy. He is living up to his pedigree at stud, with his first crop including dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisdiction, Gold Vase runner up Smart Mart, and Gr1 July fifth Saratoga Dancer, while Mambo’s current 3yos include Gr1 performer Mambo Mime and Swallow Stakes winner Mambonick.
Lot 2 – inbred to both Seattle Slew and Weekend Surprise, this regally bred filly’s first three dams are by More Than Ready, A P Indy and Stage Door Johnny, with her third dam, Broodmare Of The Year Never Knock, producing US champion Pleasant Tap and Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin. This is the legendary La Troienne family
Lot 4 – another well bred filly, her first dam is by Western Winter, and her second by the legendary sire Sadler’s Wells. Third dam (by Darshaan – whose daughters have done so well with Sadler’s Wells) won the Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks and this is the family of Epsom/Irish Derby winner Kahaysi – himself a successful sire and sire of legendary broodmare Hasili
Lot 65 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning sister to ill-fated Derby third King Valley. Bred on the hugely successful Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is from the family of French classic winner Moulines
Marchfield
MARCHFIELD
A son A P Indy (whose successful sire sons include Bernardini, Malibu Moon, Pulpit and the very successful SA sire Judpot), Marchfield was a dual Canadian champion and classic winner who earned over $1 000 000 during his career. From the family of top class sires Cryptoclearance, Harlan’s Holiday and local sires Peaceable Kingdom and Home Guard, Marchfield’s small first Canadian crop included classic contender Field Of Courage.
Lot 14 – inbred to Lassie Dear, this colt is out of a winning Al Mufti half sister to champion Texan Summer. This is the family of champion Scented Royal, top class 2yo Janoobi and the 2016 KZN Sales topping Philanthropist colt
Lot 24 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this colt (bred on the same AP Indy/Windrush cross as top filly Juxtapose) is out of a half sister to stakes winner Code Rock and hails from the same family as former champion 2yo colt and sire Special Preview
Lot 26 – this filly is out of a half sister to Gold Bowl hero Western Walk, and her second dam is a full sister to the dam of Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner Pacific Blue
Lot 33 – out of a dual winning mare, this filly’s second dam is an own sister to a Derby placed runner and this is the same family as top international gallopers Moulines and The Wonder
Lot 40 – inbred to breed shaping mare Lassie Dear, this colt’s sire Marchfield and dam Sound Of SIlence both trace back in female line to the great tap root mare Alablue. His second dam is Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Slinky Malinky and fourth dam is US champion Revidere.
Lot 41 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of an Elliodor half sister to Cape Guineas runner up The Decorator and and the family of Gr1 Young Lady – dam of Guineas winner Young Victor
Lot 51 – this colt is a half brother to 3 winners, including the stakes placed filly Surfer Girl (by Tiger Ridge – a half brother to Marchfield’s sire A P Indy). Out of a stakes placed winner of four, this is the same family as Gr1 winner and Epsom Oaks runner up Sudden Love
Lot 56 – inbred to Lassie Dear, this filly is out of a 3-parts sister to Gr1 winning 2yo and Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas runner up Gilded Minaret, while her third dam is a Gr3 winning half sister to ill-fated Champion, and Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner, Dollar Fortune
Lot 77 – inbred to Mr Prospector and Triple Crown winner Secretariat, this filly is out of a 3x winner, whose stakes placed dam is a half sister to Gr1 winners Follow The Falcon and Savannah Queen, while third dam, Pretty Falcon, was South Africa’s Broodmare Of The Year in 1997
Lot 89 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a four time winner by Cordoba (also sire of Broodmare Of The Year Si Senorita). The family of star sprinter Wexford Boy
Mogok (Storm Cat – Coup de Folie)
MOGOK
A Storm Cat half brother to sire, and sire of sires, Machiavellian, Mogok (also a three parts brother to champion Denebola) is a well established sire of top class performers. His offspring include two Equus Award winners (The Apache, Wild One), and the outstanding international Gr1 winning filly Gypsy’s Warning.
Lot 18 – out of a mare who was fourth in a Gr3 race at two, this colt (bred on a similar cross to champion Speightstown) has a second dam whose Gr3 winning full brother, Eastbrook, was second in the Gr1 July Handicap. The family of Gr1 Eclipse Stakes winner and Epsom Derby runner up Connaught
Noordhoek Flyer (Pivotal – Serra Negra)
NOORDHOEK FLYER
A son of Pivotal (sire of French sensation Siyouni), dual Guineas winner Noordhoek Flyer is very closely related to Pivotal’s Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner African Story. From the same family as legendary New Zealand sire Volksraad, Noordhoek Flyer has numerous winners to his credit including Gr3 filly Felicity Flyer.
Lot 27 – bred on the reverse cross as Gr1 winner The United States and exciting young SA sire Flying The Flag, this filly’s dam is by the great Galileo (damsire of 2016 classic winner Galileo Gold) and from the family of ill-fated Gr1 2000 Guineas winner George Washington and multiple Gr1 winner Grandera. Interestingly, her dam is inbred to the great matron Fairy Bridge
Lot 34 – well bred colt, out of a 4x winning daughter of champion sire Silvano, is from the same family as top sprinter and outstanding sire Pivotal (sire of Noordhoek Flyer). This is also the family of Gr1 winner Stufida and Irish 2000 Guineas winner Araafa.
Oracy (Zabeel – Lady Dehere)
ORACY
A son of Zabeel (whose 45 Gr1 winners include Greys Inn), Oracy is from the same female line as the immortal racehorse and sire Sunday Silence. He reeled off 5 wins on the bounce, Gr2 Dingaans and Gr2 Gauteng Guineas and has sired numerous winners from limited opportunities.
Lot 67 – this filly is out of a Rambo Dancer half sister to a stakes placed winner of six, and her second dam, by outstanding broodmare sire Northern Guest, is a half sister to stakes winner Lady Rohena. This filly’s fifth dam is the great broodmare Maritime – dam of the legendary champion Sea Cottage
Lot 79 – a full brother to the useful Main Submission, this colt (a half brother to 3 other winners), is out of a Western Winter half sister to the stakes winning Soul Master, and his second dam is stakes winner winner Saintly Soul – a daughter of Gr1 winner Saintly Lady
Lot 88 – a half sister to 5 winners, this filly is out of a winning Rambo Dancer, and second dam is a 3-parts sister to a Gr2 winner in Australia. This is an outstanding international family, with the filly’s relatives including top class sire Clever Trick, champion Petit Loup and Gr1 Carter Handicap winner Alydeed
Oratorio
ORATORIO
A dual European champion, triple Gr1 winner Oratorio has already made his mark at stud. A dual Champion Sire in Italy, Oratorio’s 40 plus stakes winners, include seven Gr1 winners, including champions Military Attack, Banchee, Beethoven and Cherry Collect. His first SA bred yearlings have proved hugely popular and sold up toR3.2 million!
Lot 46 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Tiger Ridge and stakes winner The Eden Project. This is the same family as Gr1 winner Proud Pilgrim as well as Gr1 SA Nursery winner Bold Persian
Pathfork
PATHFORK
The impeccably bred Pathfork (by a champion US sire from the family of Redoute’s Choice and El Gran Senor) was an Irish Champion at 2. He has made a superb start to his stud career, with the Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Red Chesnut Road and Dahlia Plate (L) runner up Turbo.
Lot 8 – a half brother to 3 winners, including Gr3 filly Leeway, this colt (who is out of a winning daughter of Lear Fan – also damsire of champion sire Kitten’s Joy) is from the same family as Pathfork himself, and international champions El Gran Senor, Try My Best, Thewayyouare, Peeping Fawn, Spinning World, Aldebaran and Rags To Riches
Lot 75 – a half brother to 5 winners (including a stakes performer), this colt is from the same family as sprinter Rebel King, Gr1 winner Lyrical Linda, and recent Gr3 Jubilee H winner Liege
Philanthropist (Kris S – Hidden Reserve)
PHILANTHROPIST
A Gr3 winning son of Kris S from the family of National Assembly and What A Pleasure, Philanthropist was a proven champion (leading sire on synthetics in the USA) sire when he came to South Africa. The strapping chestnut (sire of recent overseas stakes winners Hot Kiss and Generous Touch) has made a blistering start to his stud career, with his earlier first 2yo winners including Golden Slipper third Sail, stakes placed Kenny Trix and debut winners Good To Give, Rockefeller and Tipping Point. Hugely popular in the sales ring.
Lot 62 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of an Elliodor half sister to Gr2 winner Arion and is from the same Lily family as such high class Gr1 winners as Bold Thatch, Fort Defiance, Ravishing, Vega and Villandry – to name a few
Lot 81- a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a daughter of champion sire Giant’s Causeway (damsire of recent Gr1 Eclipse Stakes winner Hawkbill) and Gr1 Golden Slipper winning champ Burst.
Rebel King (National Emblem – Cousin Linda)
REBEL KING
A former Equus Champion Sprinter, Rebel King has made a name as a sire of fast, precocious stock. His top runners include graded winners Prince Of Thieves and Royal Dreamer, La Rebel and promising 2yo Dark Force.
Lot 57 – bred on similar lines to Gr1 winner Potent Power, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Captain Al. Inbred to National Assembly, his relatives include star fillies Eileen Alanna and Bold Ellinore, as well as the latter’s ill-fated Gr1 sibling Emperor Napoleon
Lot 83 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is by a champion sprinter out of a mare by another (Goldmark) and is from the family of current star sprinter Trip Tease and quick Gr1 winners Legally Blonde and Nobely Born – among others
Rock Of Rochelle
ROCK OF ROCHELLE
A son of Rock Of Gibraltar (whose offspring have enjoyed so much success in South Africa), Rock Rochelle was a high class sprinter. His dam is an own sister to Gr1 winner Offlee Wild (sire of 2 Breeders’ Cup winners), and the same family as outstanding sires Brian’s Time and Dynaformer.
Lot 64 – this filly, a half sister to 2 winners including a stakes placed winner of three, is out of a half sister to talented Gr2 winner Red Rake, and second dam Saudies is a Gr1 winner. This is the family of champion Ahmad
Sail From Seattle
SAIL FROM SEATTLE
Son of Gone West (and close relative of US sire great Smart Strike) has more than made his mark in South Africa. Sail From Seattle’s first crop included Gr1 winners Elusive Gold and Gulf Storm, while his current 2yos include Gr1 filly Seattle Singer, Pacific Spirit and 6 other winners.
Lot 5 – out of a three time winner of Arc winner Trempolino (damsire of Breeders’ Cup winners Action This Day and Round Pond), this colt is from a top class family with his relatives including the likes of Gr1 2yo Mister Naif and nine time stakes winner Flying Punch
Lot 50 – a half brother to a 3x winner, this colt is out of a 5x winning own sister to Gr3 winner Waterwise and is from the same Party Time family as champions In The Fast Lane and Trademark as well as recent Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun (who, like this colt, is by a Gone West line sire)
Silvano
SILVANO
One of South Africa’s elite sires, Silvano was nearly represented by his fourth Gr1 Durban July winner when his son Marinaresco was just beaten in this year’s big race. Other notable stars to represent the former champion sire this season included the classic winning 3yo Black Arthur and Silver Mountain, the very promising 3yo Elusive Silva and stakes winning 2yos Janoobi and Palladium.
Lot 6 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 Happy Valentine and Vercingetorix, this colt (a half brother to 3 winners), is out of a full sister to a stakes placed winner of 8 and this is the great Party Time family responsible for champions In The Fast Lane and Trademark, as well as the Fillies Guineas winners Heaps Of Fun and Sally Bowles (dam of US graded winner Consumer Credit)
Lot 60 – a half sister to 4 winners, include the useful current performer Banner Hill, this filly is out of a winning daughter of world leading sire Dynaformer and is from the same family as Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes winning champion Mujahid
Lot 66 – a half brother to 3 winners, including East Cape Nursery Captain Swarovski, this colt (bred on the same cross as Marinaresco) is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and Gr1 Perfect Order, the latter being an Elliodor half sister to 2 Gr1 winners
Lot 82 – bred on the same cross as champion Vercingetorix, this colt (a brother to 3 winners) is out of the top class National Assembly mare Golden Shina, whose 6 wins included the Gr3 Prix Du Cap. This is a top class US family, whose members include recent Gr1 Belmont Stakes winner Ruler On Ice
STAGELIGHT
Stagelight was a classic winning son of the racehorse and outstanding sire Montjeu – sire of the New Zealand stallion Tavistock, Gr1 sires Motivator (sire of Treve), Hurricane Run and Authorized. From limited opportunities, Stagelight (relatives include the recent Gr1 winners Ectot and Most Improved) left behind smart fillies Nonki Poo and Margot On Stage.
Lot 86 – a half sister to 6 winners (including the dam of Star Chestnut), this filly is out of the very fast Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Happy Harriet. From the family of globetrotting Gr1 winner and sire Starcraft, Happy Harriet (an own sister to the dam of Gr1 winner Happy Valentine) herself was out of Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Happy Heiress
Storm Cat – Mariah’s Storm by Rahy
TIGER DANCE
The blue blooded Tiger Dance was own brother to Horse Of The Year and champion sire Giant’s Causeway, and to the dam of the European classic winners Gleneagles and Marvellous. From limited chances, he sired a host of smart performers, headed by Gr3 winner Tribal Dance and stakes winning 2yo Kitti Cat.
Lot 48 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a mare by outstanding sire Danehill Dancer (damsire of 2016 classic winners Minding and The Ghurka). From the Pelting family – responsible for Gr1 winners Awzaan, Bassenthwaite, Keen Hunter, Braashee, and Dubai World Cup hero Moon Ballad
Tiger Ridge (Storm Cat – Weekend Surprise)
TIGER RIDGE
One of the best bred sires ever to stand in South Africa, Tiger Ridge was a Storm Cat half brother to classic winners and top sires A P Indy and Summer Squall. A former leading first crop sire, Tiger Ridge left behind a host of top class gallopers headed by Equus Champion Cherry On The Top, Trophy Wife, Cape Guineas hero Noah From Goa, Gr1 Summer Cup star Wagner, Fillies Guineas winner Maybe Yes and millionaire Kavanagh.
Lot 9 – this colt, an own brother to the useful Bay Of Bengal, is out of a full sister to US Gr1 winner Hard Buck, who also finished second in the Gr1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Closely inbred to Buckpasser, he is from the same family as international champions Mississipian and Youth
Lot 12 – out of a three time winner, who was second in the Gr3 Yellowwood Hcp, this filly’s dam is a half sister to a Derby placed galloper and her second dam is a Gr2 winning three parts sister to Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Double D’Or
Lot 23 – a half sister to no fewer than nine winners (one of whom won six), this filly is out of a Gr2 SA Oaks winning own sister to Oaks winner Royal Prophecy and to the dam of US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning
Lot 59 – inbred to the great mare Terlingua, this filly is a half sister to Noah’s Ark, and is out of a five time winning half sister to 2 stakes horses. The family of Fillies Guineas winner Allure
Trippi (End Sweep – Jealous Appeal)
TRIPPI
South Africa’s leading sire by stakes, Trippi has enjoyed a magnificent season. His top performers include CTS Million Dollar hero Illuminator, Gr1 winners Inara and Real Princess, and graded winners Fromafar, Paterfamilias, Lanner Falcon, Triptique, and Deo Juvente. A world class sire (his offspring have earned over $50 000 000).
Lot 28 – bred on the same cross as top class Trippi fillies Agra and Franny, this colt is a half brother to 5 winners, including the stakes filly Jabulani Jive (dam of Jubilee Line). He is out of a stakes placed winner of 5, who finished second in the Gr3 SA Fillies Nursery
Twice Over (Observatory – Double Crossed)
TWICE OVER
An exceptional racehorse, Twice Over was a multiple European Champion whose 12 career wins included four at Gr1 level. His victories included a pair of wins in the Gr1 Champion Stakes, and Twice Over also tasted success in both the Gr1 Coral-Eclipse and Gr1 Juddmonte International. His first yearlings fetched up to R1 000 000.
Lot 55 – a half sister to a winner, this filly (inbred to Nijinsky II)’s dam is a four time winning half sister to Gr2 winner Blake. She is from one of the best Australian families in the stud book, with her relatives including SA sprint champion Laisserfaire, champion sire Centaine and recent Gr2 Golden Horseshoe winner Zodiac Ruler
Warm White Night (Western Winter x Thousand Nights )
WARM WHITE NIGHT
From the powerful Gone West male line, Warm White Night was a top class performer. The son of triple champion sire Western Winter won a pair of Gr1 races, including the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship, and he has made a promising start to his stud career – with his first crop yielded Gr2 Selangor Cup winner Hard Day’s Night and Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Harlem Shake..
Lot 73 – a half brother to 3 winners (one of whom won four), this colt is out of a half sister to Gr2 winner Kazatka (dam of Gr2 (now Gr1) Thekwini Stakes winner Royal Emblem)
Windrush (Seeking The Gold – Tempest Dancer)
WINDRUSH
A Gr3 winning son of outstanding sire Seeking The Gold, Windrush has been a consistently successful sire. His top runners include champion Mother Russia, Gr3 winner Sunsational (dam of Gr1 winner Juxtapose), flying filly Diana’s Choice, Gr2 Emerald Cup winner In A Rush, Gr1 sprinter Rushing Wind, as well as recent Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Nordic Breeze.
Lot 49 – a half brother to 2 winners, one of whom won five, this colt is out of a winning Model Man half sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Young Harvest and this is also the family of Gr1 performer Matto Grosso.
