A Double Bonus Incentive is available to buyers bidding at Cape Racing’s Ready To Run and Unbroken Two-Year-Old Sale at Hollywoodbets Durbanville today.
Gallops start at 09h00, with the sale underway at 14h00.
Twenty-three lots at this auction are eligible for double bonuses, presenting potentially quick and profitable investment returns.
Owners who acquire any of the 23 lots will stand a chance of winning R200 000 in additional prize money if their horse/s manage to win as juveniles.
This includes the BSA Sales Added Stakes Bonus of R100 000 and then the CRS Juvenile Bonus of R100 000 (made up of R75,000 to the Owner and R25,000 to the Vendor).
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There are double bonus candidates in the drafts of eight of the 12 vendors at the sale, including ten from Normandy Stud (also as agent), six from Soetendal (as agent), three from Woodhill, and one apiece from Beaumont Stud, Ridgemont, Riethuiskraal and Paarl Diamant (as agent).
The 23 Double Bonus lots are:
Lot 1 – A racy, attractive colt by Fire Away
Lot 3 – A Querari filly out of a full-sister to the dam of the top-class Without Question.
Lot 4 – A lovely, level-headed filly who takes everything in her stride.
Lot 14 – An Erupt colt, well-related and precocious.
Lot 15 – A beautiful filly by What A Winter, a lovely temperament, stands over the ground.
Lot 22 – The only colt on sale by new sensation Danon Platina from a top international family.
Lot 24 – A Pomodoro filly noted as a tough, strong filly with good depth of girth.
Lot 26 – An athletic, three-part brother to Sergeant Hardy.
Lot 34 – A sharp, athletic colt from the family of Rio Querari
Lot 38 – A Royal Mo colt out of a winner-producing mare by Captain Al.
Lot 39 – An exceptional Erupt colt representing a nick with Philanthropist.
Lot 44 – A half-brother to the 2023 Durban July winner, Winchester Mansion.
Lot 47 – A classy filly who stands over ground and has a low sprinting action.
Lot 48 – A colt who looks similar to his sire, One World. He is a beautiful type who has come on quickly.
Lot 54 – A filly out of a prolific mare with an excellent tabulated pedigree.
Lot 65 – A very athletic and racy filly from the family of Marinaresco.
Lot 66 – A long-striding colt with a great presence.
Lot 74 – A good-looking colt, one of just two Gimmethegreenlight progeny on the sale.
Lot 76 – A strapping son of Erupt, reported to have been impressive throughout his prep, with good action.
Lot 78 – A Trippi colt bought at Nationals, beautiful Trippi quality with everything in the right place.
Lot 78a Bought off the August 2-year-old sale. A big, strapping colt with a very nice action.
Lot 78b – A nicely balanced filly from the August Two-Year-Old Sale, she has a good action.
Lot 83 – A filly with a beautiful top line and strong hind quarters.
The Ready To Run gallops will start at 09h00 on Sunday. They will be live-streamed to Gallop TV and the Cape Racing Sales websites.
The sale begins at 14h00 and will be live-streamed on the same platforms. Zoom bidding is available via email ([email protected]).
Here’s our lot-by-lot snapshot in sire alpha order:
Canford Cliffs
Five-time Gr1 winner and star miler whose first local crop produced multiple stakes winner Cliff Top, Listed @WorldPool Twitter Darley Arabian winner Meridius and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes runner up Rock The Fox, his second South African crop is headed by Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Cliff Hanger and Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes victress Secret Identity.
Canford Cliffs
Lot 12 – This filly is out of a Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes/Gr3 Champagne Stakes winning half-sister to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Pretty Betty and own sister to Sophomore Sprint winner Ernie.
Lot 19 – A direct descendant of legendary Australian racemare and broodmare Denise’s Joy, this filly is out of a 3-time winning half-sister to G3 MVRC Alexandra Stakes runner up Toffee Nose.
Lot 20 – From the same family as 2000 Guineas winner Nonoalco and top US sire Malibu Moon to name but two, this colt is out of a Listed Dahlia Plate winning daughter of Querari.
Lot 23 – A half-sister to a stakes placed winner of five, this filly is out of Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery/Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes winner King’s Temptress.
Lot 27 – A full-brother to Listed Olympic Duel Stakes runner up Body Electric, this colt is out of a Jamaica Handicap winning granddaughter of Dubawi.
Lot 29 – This filly is out of a stakes placed, 5-time winning 3/4 sister to Spook Express Handicap winner Miss Galilei.
Lot 32 – This colt is out of Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Nastergal, a daughter of emerging broodmare sire Duke Of Marmalade.
Lot 56 – From the family of Gr1 winners African Appeal and Brave Mary, this colt is out of Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Takingthepeace.
Lot 58 – A half-sister to 3 winners including Listed Sweet Chestnut Stakes winner Happy Chance, this filly is out of a four-time winning Captain Al half-sister to 3 black type horses including dual Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Russian Sage.
Lot 70 – From the same female line as the likes of Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev, this half-sister to 5 winners is out of a Gr3 placed Spectrum three-parts sister to Gr1 2000 Guineas/Gr1 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes winning sire Golan.
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Captain Al’s champion son has left his mark as the sire of dual G1 winner Linebacker and fellow graded stakes winners Shango and Springs Of Carmel.
Captain Of All
Lot 8 – A 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of an Oasis Dream half-sister to Australian Gr3 winner Pounding with his dam a three-parts sister to the Oasis Dream sired Gr3 winner Visit.
Lot 9 – Out of an Oaks Trial winning daughter of high-class broodmare sire Tiger Ridge, and inbred to Lassie Dear, this full-brother to Jewel Cat is a half-brother to Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Epsom Girl.
Lot 17 – Closely inbred to Al Mufti, this colt is out of Irridescence Stakes runner up In Limine, a half-sister to Gr2 Merchants runner up Romi’s Boy.
Lot 43 – from the same female line as Mr Prospector and Seattle Slew, this colt (bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Springs Of Carmel) is a half-brother to Listed Hollywoodbets Super League Devon Air Stakes runner up Dolcezza.
Lot 52 – Out of a twice winning 3/4 sister to Gr1 winner Brave Mary, this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning 1/2 to G1 Champions Cup winner African Appeal.
Lot 53 – Closely inbred to Al Mufti, this filly is out of a Silvano (who did well when mated to daughters of Al Mufti) sired Sweet Chestnut Stakes runner up.
Lot 57 – Out of Aquanaut Handicap winner Tambalang, this filly’s third dam is Gr1 winner Divided Loyalty.
Lot 98 – Bred on the same cross as multiple graded stakes winner Shango, this half-brother to the stakes placed Cane Lime ‘N Soda hails from the family of Gr1 winners All Is Secret, Snowdance and The Secret Is Out – all, like Captain Of All himself, sired by Captain Al.
Lot 99 – Out of a daughter of Silvano, this filly’s third dam is the Marscay sired Gr1 AJC Metropolitan Handicap winner Heart Ruler.
Lot 101 – From the female line of classic winners High Top and Old Vic, this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning 1/2 to Gr2 Gauteng Guineas winner Tellina.
Lot 105 – Out of a 3-time winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Cape Cross, this filly is a 1/2 to 3 smart winners including Comaneci.
Danon Platina
Danon Platina
Deep Impact’s champion son made a promising start with his first two-year-olds last season including the first three finishers in the Highveld Winter Juvenile Fillies Stakes.
Lot 22 – This colt, whose granddam is a full-sister to outstanding miler and successful sire Mark Of Esteem, is out of a Mastercraftsman half-sister to an Italian stakes winner.
Lot 45 – Out of a twice winning 3/4 sister to graded stakes winners Biarritz and Countess Corlia, this filly is a half-sister to Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery second Spywing.
Lot 72 – This filly is out of a stakes placed, seven-time winning half-sister to Derby Trial winner Gift For The Gap.
Erupt
Erupt (photo: Jeremy Nelson)
Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winning son was responsible for a flood of smart two-year-old winners last season including the stakes performers Golden Tatjana, Ripple Effect, Hot Pearl and Dolcezza.
Lot 14 – A full-brother to a dual winner, this colt is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Betting World 2200 winner Crowd Pleaser.
Lot 16 – From the family of champion fillies Dog Wood and Enchanted Garden, this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of Jet Master.
Lot 39 – Out of a half-sister to Borrowdale Gold Cup Sprint winner Penthouse, this colt is from the family of champion Mother Russia -sired, like the colt on sale, by a Seeking The Gold line horse.
Lot 51 – This colt is out of a winning Kahal half-sister to 4 stakes horses including Gr1 Summer Cup runner up Shogunnar.
Lot 76 – Out of a Gimmethegreenlight three-parts sister to Gr2 Golden Horseshoe third Sulka, this colt is from the family of triple Gr1 winner Captain America and July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding.
Fire Away
Fire Away
War Front’s Gr3 Dixie Stakes winning son made a cracking start with his first two-year-olds last season including the 1-3 finishers home in the Gr3 WSB Langerman, East Cape champion Luna Halo, as well as Gr1 Douglas Whyte Thekwini Stakes runner up Egyptian Mau.
Lot 1– Bred on a similar cross to Cheveley Park winner Brave Anna, this own-brother to recent winner Mauritania is out of a winning Sadler’s Wells 3/4 sister to Glorious Goodwood Stakes winner Sabadilla, family of star milers Intikhab, Polish Precedent and Zilzal.
Lot 28 – Closely inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of a Breeders Guineas winning half-sister to four black type horses.
Lot 63 – this colt is out of a Var half-sister to the stakes placed Baroness Mary.
Lot 77 – A 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a half-sister to four-time Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Mother Russia, dam of Equus Champion Nother Russia.
Lot 104 – A 1/2 to 8 winners including Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes third Mr Roy, this colt’s dam is a twice winning half-sister to six stakes winners including Gr1 winners Nania and Red Ray.
Futura
Futura
Horse Of The Year and sire of champion Future Pearl and fellow graded stakes winners Nourbese, Pink Tourmaline, Warrior, Vihaan’s Pie and Rockpool.
Lot 41 – By a son of Dynasty out of a daughter of Dynasty, this filly’s dam is a full-sister to Gr2 Cape Stayers/Gr3 Gold Bowl hero Let It Rain and half-sister to globetrotting champion and successful sire Soft Falling Rain.
Lot 44 – This colt is a half-brother to four winners notably last season’s Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Winchester Mansion and former Gr1 Gold Medallion victor Sand And Sea.
Lot 71 – Out of a 5-time winning daughter of Fastnet Rock, this filly, who hails from the same family as Encosta De Lago among others, sports an Encosta De Lago half-sister to dual Gr1 winner and leading sire Holy Roman Emperor as her granddam.
Lot 73 – A 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner The Hangman and R2.6 million plus earner Trip To Heaven.
Lot 106 – From the same female line as recent St Leger winner Continuous, this colt is out of a dual winning Encosta De Lago half-sister to Gr1 MRC Futurity Stakes winner Aqua D’Amore.
Lot 107 – This colt is out of a Captain Al sired Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery half-sister to dual Gr3 winner Gimme One Night.
Heavenly Blue
Heavenly Blue
Snitzel’s Gr1 SA Classic winning son has already been represented by the likes of Three Rocks, Zinovi, No Apologies and Spring In Heaven.
Lot 25 – A half-sister to 2 winners including Sweet Chestnut Stakes third La Quinta, this filly is out of a winning daughter of Silvano and her granddam is a half-sister to none other than Lomitas, the champion sire of Silvano himself.
Horizon
Horizon
Dynasty’s GR3 Politician Stakes winning son, and close relative of Silvano, has sired the winners Far Horizon, Peace Frog and Kian’s Pride.
Lot 109 – A half to 3 winners, this filly, whose dam is closely inbred to Al Mufti, is out of a Captain Al daughter of Starling Stakes winner Kiribati.
Lancaster Bomber
Lancaster Bomber
Deceased Tattersalls Gold Cup winner and South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire in 2022-2023.
Lot 4 – From the same family as champion sire Darshaan and the hugely exciting stallion Too Darn Hot, among many others, this 1/2 sister to 3 winners is out of Gr3 Magnolia Handicap runner up Dolomiti.
Lot 37 – A 1/2 to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning 1/2 sister to 2 black type horses including Listed Ardmore Jamaica Handicap winner Principessa.
Lot 62 – Bred on a similar cross to the War Front sired Gr1 winners Roly Poly and U S Navy Flag, this half-brother to 3 winners is out of a Galileo daughter of Breeders’ Cup winner Eliza.
Legislate
Legislate
Horse Of The Year and sire of graded stakes winners Airways Law, Hoedspruit, Runaway Song, Zimbaba and So Flawless, his 2yos made up to R750 000 at this year’s August Two Year Old Sale.
Lot 34 – A 1/2 to the useful Beerenberg, this colt is out of a half-sister to graded stakes winners Nordic Breeze and Rushing Wind, and to the dam of Gr1 winning champion Rio Querari
Lot 36 – bred on the same cross as stakes winners Bureau Des Legende,Speed Machine, and Swazi Queen, this filly is out of a full-sister to dual Gr1 winning champion Argonaut and to Tony Ruffel Stakes/Wolf Power Handicap victor Simply Salmon
Lot 55 – from the family of champion fillies Consensual, Just Sensual and Tatler, this filly is out of a six-time winning Gr1 placed daughter of Silvano.
Lot 59 – A half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a dual winning Silvano daughter of Gr1 Majorca Stakes winner Gluwein.
Master Of My Fate
Master Of My Fate
Close relative of Triple Crown winner Malmoos and sire of Gr1 winners Sentbydestiny, Zarina and champion Tempting Fate.
Lot 42 – Closely related to Master Of My Fate’s smart daughter Luna Eclipse, this filly is out of a four time winning own-sister to Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery runner up The Stone Thrower and half-sister to Gr1 Cape Guineas winner and successful sire Act Of War and Gr3 Langerman winner Subastador.
Lot 60 – this colt is out of a Gr3 placed, four time winning own-sister to Gr3 Man O’War Sprint runner up Aurum Pot.
Lot 67 – Bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Basadi Faith and Pretty Betty, this full-sister to Ethekwini Sprint winner Mr Master Start, and three-parts sister to the very smart Master Of My Fate sired three-year-old Mexican Pete, is a half-sister to GR3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery/Perfect Promise Sprint queen Hot Affair.
Lot 85 – Inbred to Master Of My Fate’s granddam Secret Pact, this colt is out of a stakes placed Gimmethegreenlight 3/4 sister to the Gimmethegreenlight sired graded stakes winners Cala Muretta and Hack Green.
Lot 88 – This filly is out of a four-time winning daughter of the late, outstanding shuttle sire More Than Ready – sire of Master Of My Fate’s Breeders’ Cup winning relative Pluck among others.
Lot 100 – Another bred like stakes winners Barak, Basadi Faith and Pretty Betty, this filly, closely inbred to Elliodor, is out of a four-time winning daughter of Captain Al from the same family as champion In The Fast Lane -sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master.
Lot 110 – Closely inbred to Elliodor, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners notably Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks runner up Flichity By Farr.
One World
Captain Al’s Met winning champion son shares his outstanding broodmare sire Giant’s Causeway with US sire sensation Gun Runner among many others.
Lot 18 – A half to 2 winners, this filly is out of a five-time winning, stakes placed daughter of top sire and emerging broodmare sire Dynasty.
Lot 26 – This colt is out of a half-sister to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship winner Sergeant Hardy –like One World, sired by Captain Al.
Lot 30 – Closely inbred to Giant’s Causeway (as is multiple Gr1 winner Gunite), this filly is out of Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Mighty High.
Lot 48 – This colt is out of a Spook Express Handicap winning own sister to Gr3 Winter Derby winner Gifted For Glory, granddam a Gr1 winning daughter of champion sire Badger Land.
Lot 93 – A half to 2 winners, this filly is out of Gr3 Victress Stakes runner up Premier Dance, a Silvano half-sister to Equus Champion, and Gr1 sire, Capetown Noir.
Lot 97 – From the family of the Captain Al sired Gr3 winner Eighth Wonder, this filly’s dam is a twice winning Ideal World mare from the family of Ideal World sired graded stakes winners Zen Arcade and Cape Speed.
Oratorio
Oratorio
Danehill’s triple Gr1 winning son more than made his mark in South Africa as the sire of Equus Champion Canadian Summer and dual Gr1 winner Van Halen among others.
Lot 50 – this colt is out of a winning ½ to GR1 Gold Challenge winner King Of Pain
Lot 80 – a half to 3 winners, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Winter Guineas hero State Crown.
Pomodoro
Pomodoro
July winner and Leading First Season Sire of his year, he has sired the likes of champion Return Flight, Guineas winner Russian Rock, and R5 million plus earner Cirillo.
Lot 2 – This colt is out of Gr2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper winner Desert Rhythm.
Lot 24 – Bred on the same cross as the stakes winning Caralluma, this filly, closely inbred to Northern Guest, is a half-sister to four winners including the stakes placed filly Encryption.
Lot 49 – Closely inbred to Jet Master, this filly is out of a stakes placed Captain Al half-sister to the winning dam of graded stakes winners Big Burn and Catch Twentytwo.
Lot 82 – Closely inbred to Jet Master, this filly is out of the Gimmethegreenlight sired triple graded stakes winner Green Plains.
Lot 89 – From the family of US Gr1 winners Dortmund, Mogambo and champion filly Lakeville Miss, this filly is out of the Dynasty sired Listed Jamaica Handicap runner up Morning Light.
Potala Palace
Potala Palace (Singspiel – Alignment)
Conqueror of outstanding sire Gimmethegreenlight in the 2011 Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes, his best include Gr1 winning sprinter Singforafa, and graded stakes winners Katak and Palace Of Dreams.
Lot 66 – This colt is a ½ to seven winners notably game Ge2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Perovskia.
Lot 83 – A half-sister to 2 winners, this filly’s third dam is the outstanding producer Soho Secret.
Quasillo
Quasillo
The Sea The Stars sired Gr3 winning half-brother to Querari made his mark, from a small number of runners, as the sire of Gr2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper winner Ameena and the high-class performer Quasiforsure.
Lot 69 – A full-sister to the stakes placed filly Miss Putin, this filly is out of a Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to 2023 Gr1 Splashout Cape Derby contender Grinkov.
Querari
Querari
Twice Leading Sire of 2YOs in South Africa, his best includes champion Rio Querari and fellow Gr1 winners Bavarian Beauty and Querari Falcon.
Lot 3 – A 1/2 to 2 winners, including the smart Lord Wylie, this filly, who hails from the same family as champion filly Vesta, is out of a full-sister to the twice winning dam of last season’s Gr3 WSB Variety Club Mile winner Without Question and Listed Europa Point Drum Star Handicap victor Infinite Wonder.
Lot 13 – Bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Maryah, this colt is a half-brother to Listed Kings Cup winner Dark Moon Rising and to Gr2 Epol Umkhomazi Stakes third It’s About Time.
Lot 21 – Out of a mare closely inbred to top-class broodmare Julie Andrews, this half-sister to the useful Dr Doolittle is out of a 3-time winning daughter of top-class broodmare sire Horse Chestnut.
Lot 35 – This filly is a three-parts sister to former Equus Champion and Gr1 Computaform Sprint hero Rio Querari.
Lot 75 – From the same family as international stars David Junior, Paradise Creek and top sire Theatrical, this filly is a full-sister to Listed Laisserfaire Stakes runner up Champery, dam of Gr1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas winner Chansonette, and half-sister to the dam of Listed WSB East Cape Derby winner Chollima.
Lot 92 – Bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Cosmic Light, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, this colt, whose dam is an own sister to July runner up Punta Arenas and three-parts sister to Gr1 winner Pomp And Power, is very closely related to the Querari sired dam of Gr2 WSB Fillies Guineas winner Peach Daiquiri.
Soqrat
Soqrat
A Gr1 winning champion at two, he won both the Gr1 Cape Guineas and Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes at three, and hails from the immediate family of multiple champion sire Linamix among others.
Lot 78A – A 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a three-time winning own sister to the Syringa Handicap winning dam of graded stakes winners Bunker Hunt and Salvator Mundi.
Talk Of The Town
Talk Of The Town
Winner of three of just five starts, the son of dual Leading Sire of 2YOs Var hails from the same family as such champion sires as Redoute’s Choice and Northern Guest to name but two.
Lot 47 – This filly’s dam is a daughter of top sire and emerging broodmare sire Dynasty and the Silvano sired multiple stakes winner Reconcile.
The United States
The United States
Galileo’s Gr1 Ranvet Stakes winner has made his mark as the sire of graded stakes winners Billy Bowlegs, Sheela and Without Question, East Cape star Khaya’s Hope and smart performers East Coast, Sun Blushed and Texas Red.
Lot 6 – This colt is out of a half-sister to 4 winners, including the smart Winter Greeting, and his granddam is Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Eastern Greeting.
Lot 54 – Closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly, who hails from the same female line as legendary sires Danehill, Machiavellian and Northern Dancer, is a half-sister to 3 winners including the stakes placed Souk, herself dam of debut winner Oriental Charm.
Lot 61 – Out of a winning daughter of Fastnet Rock (who has enjoyed so much success when mated to Galileo mares), this half-sister to the useful Ensuing sports a full-sister to group winners High Pitched and Imperial Stride as her granddam with this mare also a three-parts sister to Irish 2000 Guineas winning sire Indian Haven, the family of champions and influential sires Kris and Diesis.
Lot 65 – A half-sister to four winners, this filly is out of a three-parts sister to Gr3 winning millionaire Isphan.
Lot 68 – A full-sister to the useful Home Of The Brave, this filly is out of Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner Winter Star.
Lot 78B – A 1/2 to 2 winners, including the stakes placed Balalaika, this filly is a direct descendant of hugely influential South African broodmare Sun Lass.
Lot 96 – From the same female line as outstanding sires Invincible Spirit and Kodiac, and champion 2YO Pinatubo, among many others, this colt is out of a six time winning half-sister to the stakes placed Winter Heart, and his granddam is a Danehill very close relative to the Danehill sired top sire Kodiac.
Twice Over
The four-time Gr1 winner has sired numerous high-class perfomers headed by dual Gr1 Vodacom Durban July winner Do It Again, Gr1 Splashout Cape Derby/GR1 Daily News 2000 winner See It Again, Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Double Superlative and Gr1 Gold Medallion victor Sand And Sea.
Lot 79 – A 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is from the same female line as Met winner S’Now Fun.
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix
Equus Champion and prominent sire, he has been responsible for the Gr1 winners Alesian Chief, Ambiorix, Astrix, Chansonette, Pomp And Power, Vernichey and Equus Champions Cousin Casey and Mrs Geriatrix.
Lot 86 – Bred on the same cross as East Cape champion Phedra, this colt is out of a twice winning Trippi half-sister to Equus Champion and Gr1 Sun Met winning sire One World and the stakes placed Count To Ten.
Lot 102 – Bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Vernichey, this half-brother to the promising filly Baltic Secret is out of a twice winning own-sister to Equus Champion All Is Secret and her fellow Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winning full-sister The Secret Is Out, dam is also a 3/4 sister to the Captain Al sired dual Gr1 winner Snowdance.
Lot 108 – A half-sister to the smart Regimental, this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of six in the USA and her granddam is an A.P. Indy half-sister to Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos, the family of outstanding sire Dynaformer.
What A Winter
Champion sprinter had a wonderful season in 2022-2023 with his flagbearers headed by Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Computaform Sprint/GR1 Mercury Sprint winner and Equus Champion Isivunguvungu.
Lot 5 – From the family of last season’s Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Winchester Mansion, this colt is out of a full-sister to Gr3 Diana Stakes third Marmalisa and half-sister to 2023 Gr1 H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Trip Of Fortune.
Lot 7– Out of a winning Galileo own-sister to Irish stakes winner Ballet Shoes, this colt is from the same female line as legendary sire Sadler’s Wells –whose progeny include the aforementioned Galileo.
Lot 15 – From the same female line as champion stayer Future Pearl and last season’s star sprinter Gimme A Prince among others, this filly is out of a 3 time winning ½ to Gr2 winning filly Hidden Beauty.
Lot 46 – A ½ to four winners, this colt is out of a ¾ sister to international Gr1 winners Irridescence, herself dam of high-class US galloper Hopper, and Perfect Promise
Lot 103 – Bred on the same cross as stakes winners Humdinger, Fort Winter and Glacier Gold, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood daughter of Gr1 winning champion Bold Ellinore.
William Longsword
William Longsword
Cape Guineas winner and sire of the likes of Dyce, Itsrainingwilliam, Lord William, Remember When, Bon Vivant, Hasta Manana, Back In Business and Melech.
Lot 10 – A ½ or full-brother to 4 winners, this colt, closely inbred to Complete Warrior, is out of a 3 time winning ½ to Winter Oaks/Lady’s Bracelet winner Rush For John and the dam of Gr3 WSB Variety Club Mile winner Without Question and Listed Drum Star Handicap hero Infinite Wonder.
Lot 31 – Closely inbred to Dancing Champ, this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners notably Gr2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes winner Gimme Dat and Listed Drum Star Handicap hero Green Haze.
Lot 40 – An own-brother to a winner and half-brother to Ready To Run Stakes winner Fifty Fiver, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 winning champion Always In Charge, 24 time winner Captain Lars and Gr2 performer Alascan Maiden –all of whom, like William Longsword, were sired by Captain Al.
Lot 91 – This filly is out of a twice winning Silvano own-sister to champion and prominent sire Vercingetorix and half-sister to the Captain Al sired dual Gr3 winner Trinity House.
Lot 95 – A ½ to a winner, this colt is out of a four time winning ¾ sister to Gr2 winner Champagne Haze.
