The anticipation is building in advance of the 2023 Tattersalls Cape Premier Yearling Sale which makes a grand return with some exciting new initiatives under new management to the Cape Town International Convention Centre today.
The launch of the R1,25 million Cape Racing Sales Slipper, a race for graduates of this sale, and which will be run on Cape Met Day each year, will be music to the ears of both buyers and vendors.
“We are trying to build this sale into a premier platform for forward type of horses and putting on an early juvenile race for the graduates will hopefully help attract horses of this type to the auction each year. We are planning on building the ‘Slipper’ into a multimillion rand race in the next few years as a standout in our rejuvenated juvenile programme,” enthused Cape Racing Executive Justin Vermaak in a chat with the Sporting Post.
Justin Vermaak & Dr Andreas Jacobs at Maine Chance Farms
Important to any quality sale of this level, the bench includes a mix of international and local prospective buyers, including well-known owner of champion Stradivarius, Bjorn Nielsen, and familiar names like Peter Doyle, Fiona Carmichael, Amanda Skiffington and ex Godolphin Director, John Ferguson.
Some of the locals jetting in to attend include former SA Champions Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry, Paul Matchett and KZN veterans, Paul Lafferty and Michael Roberts.
The sale will be client-driven, more than ever, with a variety of entertaining events before and after, as part of the Cape Summer Festival of Racing.
After a fabulous day of racing at the L’Ormarins King’s Plate at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday, the Cape Racing Sale Golf Day rounded off a busy weekend on Sunday.
This will be a busy week with viewing days commencing on Tuesday through Wednesday, with the Maine Chance international dinner sandwiched in between on Tuesday night.
The sale commences at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Thursday at 14h30.
On Saturday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, the programme is headed by the Listed Jamaica Handicap and features the Cape Philharmonic Orchestra.
Vermaak concluded by pointing out that they have slashed vendor commission down to 5% (from 8%) and have added a 2% buyers levy to all sales from the June yearling sales onward .
“This is to assist in making it more affordable for our vendors to sell horses. The 2% buyers levy is a direct contribution to the RaceCape incentive scheme,” he confirmed.
The inner city sale features all of our top stud farms back on the vendor list after a long absence.
These include Varsfontein Stud and Sandown Stud and boasts a strong representation from super stallions in Vercingetorix (10 yearlings) and Gimmethegreenlight (17), alongside a good variety of other leading stallions, including What A Winter, Querari, Master Of My Fate, Rafeef and the Drakenstein pair of Trippi and Lancaster Bomber, whose available progeny are now limited.
The catalogue screams quality with Varsfontein Stud’s prolific ‘Mystic Spring’ family (Snowdance, Bela Bela, Rabiya, et al) represented by Lot 2, a bay colt by top five stallion Master Of My Fate out of Canukeepitsecret (Captain Al) – one to ensure spirited bidding early in the auction.
Klawervlei have several lots bred in the purple.
They include Lot 28, a half-brother by Vercingetorix to Hammies Hero (Twice Over), one of this season’s outstanding three-year-olds, and Lot 45, a Gimmethegreenlight colt out of a half-sister to Vercingetorix himself.
Ridgemont will present Lot 31, the first foal of Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Front and Centre (Dynasty), a colt sired by Canford Cliffs; also Lot 117, a half-brother to 2022 stakes winner Cliff Top, sired by Rafeef.
Avontuur have a handful of impeccably bred yearlings to go through the ring, including Lot 23, a colt by Oratorio born from the Listed winning Captain Al mare, Esteemal, from the potent Ever Seeking female line (Elusive Fort, Easyjadeasy, et al); also Lot 82, one of the last fillies by VAR from a Listed-placed mare, and from the immediate family of Pocket Power.
A half-brother to Gr1 Classic winner Red Saxon (Lot 83), sired by Erupt, comes to the sale courtesy of prominent Narrow Creek Stud.
The SPRINT showcases some of the lots on offer:
Enjoy our lot-by-lot snapshot in sire alpha order below:
CANFORD CLIFFS
Five time G1 winner, and broodmare sire of current Australian star Amelia’s Jewel, made his mark with his first locally bred crop including the likes of Cliff Top and Rock The Fox
Lot 9-out of a 3 time winning mare, bred on similar lines to this season’s G2 winner Humdinger, this colt is a 1/2 to four winners including KZN Guineas Trial victor Stream Ahead
Lot 15-this colt is out of a stakes placed half-sister to G1 winner Divine Jury and the Ruffian Stakes winning dam of G3 winner Phil’s Dancer and four other black type horses
Lot 31- from the same female line as Sadler’s Wells and Nureyev, this colt is out of the Dynasty sired G1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Front And Centre, a half-sister to G1 winner and G1 sire Potala Palace
Lot 101-this filly, from the family of champion fillies Mother Russia and Nother Russia, is a 1/2 to four winners including Swallow Stakes winning filly Sarah
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Equus Champion Sprinter, and sire of dual G1 winner Linebacker, his current flagbearers include Trompie, Kiss Me Captain and Captain Casey
Lot 6-this colt is out of an Oaks Trial winning daughter of multiple champion sire Silvano
Lot 24-a full-brother to Summer Juvenile Stakes runner up Emblem Of Hope, this colt is out of a winning 1/2 to G3 Final Fling Stakes queen Harlem Shake
DANON PLATINA
A son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact (whose sire sons also include the red hot Saxon Warrior), Danon Platina was a champion and G1 winner in Japan at two. He marked his first winner at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday.
Lot 40 -a 1/2 to 5 winners, including the stakes placed Horse Haizi, this filly’s dam won the East Cape Fillies Nursery and granddam is a 1/2 to G2 Gold Circle Derby winner American Badger
Lot 48-a 1/2 to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a stakes winning Trippi half-sister to G1 winner Talatchie and the G3 placed dam of champion Lady In Black and dual G2 Peninsula Hcp winner Nexus
Lot 61-from the same female line as 2022 G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf runner up Stone Age, this colt is out of a winning Var 1/2 to 3 black type horses including Perfect Promise Sprint winner Lesedi La Rona
Lot 75-out of a winning Jet Master 1/2 to G2 winner Polar Moon and the dam of Derby winner Decorated, this filly is a 1/2 to 4 winners including G1 Daily News 2000 runner up Padre Pio and the very smart Flying First Class, family of champion filly Gabor
ELUSIVE FORT
The Equus Champion has sired a host of top-class horses notably July/Met winner Kommetdieding and fellow G1 winners Lauderdale, Out Of Your League, and Siren’s Call
Lot 37-the sister to the useful Treasure Hunt is out of a four time winning daughter of multiple champion sire Silvano, this filly’s granddam won the G3 Prix du Cap
Lot 118-a 3/4 brother to an 8 time winner, this colt is out of a mare who won three and is from the same family as July winner Gondolier
ERUPT
The dual G1 winning son of champion sire Dubawi made his mark with first crop headed by G3 Protea Stakes winner Karangetang while his second crop includes impressive debut winner Ripple Effect
Lot 7-a 1/2 sister to WSB East Cape Derby winner Chollima, this filly is out of a Silvano 1/2 sister to the speedy Champery -dam of G1 WSB Cape Fillies Guineas winner Chansonette (whose sire was also sired by Silvano)
Lot 30-a 1/2 to 7 winners including G3 Prix du Cap runner up Red Flame, this colt is out of a four time winning own sister to triple G1 winner Set Afire and 3/4 sister to G1 winners Nania and Red Ray
Lot 52-a 1/2 to 3 winners, including the useful Kalahari Ferrari, this colt is out of dual G3 Sycamore Sprint winner Kinematic Countess
Lot 80 -a half-sister to the stakes placed Queen Of Shadows, this filly is out of a winning daughter of Trippi, family of top South African sire Querari and G2 winner Quidura -sired, like Erupt, by Dubawi
Lot 83-a half-brother to G1 SA Classic winner Red Saxon, an impressive recent winner, this colt is out of G3 Racing Association Hcp runner up Rodeo Sioux, a daughter of high-class broodmare sire Casey Tibbs
Lot 84-a 1/2 to five winners including G2 KRA Fillies Guineas winner Alexis, this filly is out of a half-sister to three stakes winners including OK Grand Challenge winner Weston Paint
Lot 96-this colt is out of a winning sister to G2 placed Glenlair Trophy winner Follow The Star
FUTURA
Former Horse Of The Year, and sire of graded stakes winners Pink Tourmaline, Nourbese, Vihaan’s Pie and Warrior, and smart 3yos Le Morne, Ekoria and Rockpool
Lot 69-a full-brother to G3 Variety Club Mile winner Warrior, this colt is also a three-parts brother to dual G3 winner Pretty Young Thing, his dam is a stakes winning daughter of top-class Australian sire Commands, the family of champion Laisserfaire
Lot 97-this colt is out of a winning Captain Al 1/2 sister to Golden Loom Hcp winner Graduation Day and speedy G3 Southern Cross Stakes third Galaxy Gal, this colt’s granddam is a half-sister to Kentucky Oaks winner Buryyoubelief
Lot 100-this colt is out of a winning Snitzel three-parts sister to Australian G3 winner Mimi’s Award.
Gimmethegreenlight (Pic- Jeremy Nelson)
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
Former Champion Sire whose current flagbearers include the likes of Gimme A Shot, Shoemaker, Universal, Gimme A Prince, and Ciao Bella
Lot 4 -this colt is a half-brother to five stakes horses, notably stakes winners Little Genie and Luna Child and the promising Asiye Phambili, dam was a stakes winner of six
Lot 13-bred on the same cross as G1 winner She’s A Keeper, this 1/2 brother to recent winner Robert Burns is out of a full-sister to G1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess -who produced the smart Gimme A Prince to Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 21-bred on the same cross as G1 winner Gunner, this half-sister to the smart Captain Peg is out of a winning own sister to the stakes placed Captain’s Emblem
Lot 38-this filly is out of a half-sister to G1 winning champion Consensual, herself dam of G1 winning champion Just Sensual
Lot 45-a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a winning Western Winter half-sister to multiple G1 winner and outstanding sire Vercingetorix and dual G3 winner Trinity House
Lot 49 -bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Green Plains, La Bella Mia and Universal, this colt is a 3/4 brother to Gimmethegreenlight’s smart son Prince Of Fire
Lot 51-this filly is out of a 3 time winning 1/2 to Australian G2 winner Prix De Turn
Lot 68-this filly is out of a twice winning daughter of dual G3 winner Trinity House -a half-sister to Equus Champion and boom sire Vercingetorix, the family of champion Scarlet Lady
Lot 74-this filly is out of a 7 time winning 1/2 to G1 Golden Slipper winner Chestnuts N Pearls and Sweet Chestnut Stakes winner Golden Dawn
Lot 76-bred on a similar cross to G1 winner Verrazano, this 1/2 sister to G3 Prix Penelope runner up Hug And A Kiss is out of a Giant’s Causeway daughter of G1 winner Marylebone
Lot79-bred on the same cross as G1 winner Gunner, this filly is out of a dual stakes winning daughter of Captain Al, who is closely related to dual G3 winner Just Like Al, family of current high-class performer Supreme Warrior and champion Flobayou
Lot 81 -this filly is out of Equus Champion, and dual G1 winner, Return Flight
Lot 92-this filly is out of a dual winning daughter of G3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Queen’s Command, a daughter of top-class Australian sire Commands
Lot 99-a half-brother to exciting Model Man Mile winner See It Again, this colt is out of a twice winning half-sister to former SA Horse Of The Year Do It Again and Hong Kong G3 winner Horse Of Fortune, granddam is triple G3 winner Sweet Virginia
Lot 102-this filly, a 3/4 sister to G3 winner Follow Me, is out of a winning half-sister to G2 Gold Circle Derby winner Silvano’s Jet
Lot 106-this filly is out of a dual winning 3/4 sister to G1 Mercury Sprint second Al Sakeet
Lot 107-this colt’s first two dams are stakes winning daughters of Captain Al and Western Winter respectively
Lot 112-bred on the same cross as G1 winner Gunner, this colt is out of a Captain Al half-sister to G3 Track And Ball Oaks third Estimation
GLOBAL VIEW
Leading First Season Sire of his year, his progeny include East Cape star Global Drummer, G3 Sycamore Sprint runner up Kissing Point and G3 Track And Ball Derby winner Decorated
Lot 33-closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt is out of a winning 1/2 to champion Russet Air
Lot 72-a 1/2 to two winners, this colt is out of G3 Acacia Handicap/G3 Jacaranda Handicap winner Orator’s Daughter.
GOLD STANDARD
Trippi’s Selangor Cup winning son made a pleasing start with his first crop headed by smart fillies Hold My Hand, Gold Poker Game and Golden Hostess
Lot 19-bred on a similar cross to the very classy Sound Of Warning, this filly is out of G3 Prix Du Cap winner Elusive Heart
Lot 94-a 1/2 to four winners, including the dam of graded stakes winners King Of Gems and Pink Tourmaline, this colt is out of G1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner and millionaire Sparkling Gem
LANCASTER BOMBER
Deceased G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup winner made a good start with his early runners this season inclluding impressive debut winner Rascova
Lot 73-this colt is out of a winning 1/2 sister to G1 Majorca Stakes winner Nightingale, SA Oaks runner up Oriental Oak and R9 000 000 yearling buy Masaki
Lot 89-closely inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of Devon Air Stakes runner up Sequined
Lot 93-a 1/2 to 3 winners, including the useful I Want It All, this colt is out of a winning daughter of champions Giant’s Causeway and Captain’s Lover
MASTER OF MY FATE
Consistently among the leading sires, his best include champion Tempting Fate and fellow G1 winners Sentbydestiny and Zarina
Lot 2-bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Basadi Faith and Pretty Betty, this colt is out of a stakes winning own sister to champion, and triple G1 winner All Is Secret, and to fellow G1 Allan Robertson Championship winner The Secret Is Out
Lot 16 -a half-sister to G2 Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six, this filly, who hails from the same female line as current classy filly Ciao Bella, is a 3/4 sister to the twice winning dam of smart performer Cane Lime ‘N Soda
Lot 103-this colt is a 1/2 to 2 winners including Sweet Chestnut Stakes/Stormsvlei Mile winner Helen’s Ideal, dam a winning 1/2 to G3 Track And Ball Oaks winner Zante
Lot 111-closely inbred to Jet Master, this filly is out of a winning daughter of Dynasty and granddam is a Jet Master 1/2 to G2 winner Joshlin -dam of recent Secretariat Stakes winner Jimmy Don, granddam also bred on similar lines to multiple G1 winner Ebony Flyer
Lot 122- this filly is out of a winning Silvano half-sister to graded stakes winning fillies Captain’s Flame and Fragrant Al, the family of G3 winner Phantom Fighter –sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master.
ONE WORLD
The Met winning champion is a son of multiple champion sire Captain Al and out of a mare by breed shaping champion sire Giant’s Causeway
Lot 46-this filly is out of a stakes placed, winning daughter of former champion sire Trippi from the family of G3 winner Doosra -sired, like One World, by Captain Al
Lot 54-a 3/4 brother to G3 Langerman third Lord William, this filly is out of a twice winning Silvano 1/2 to champion Historic Lady, family of graded stakes winners Captain’s Flame and Fragrant Al, both sired, like One World, by Captain Al
Lot 63 -closely inbred to Lassie Dear, this 1/2 brother to 3 winners is out of a half-sister to globetrotting five time G1 winner Alexander Goldrun
Lot 91-a 1/2 to five winners, including the stakes placed Studio Blues, this colt is out of G1 Golden Slipper/G1 Thekwini Stakes third Six Blue Notes, from the family of champions Jay Peg and Kochka
Lot 108-closely inbred to Roberto, this colt’s dam won four times and his four time winning granddam is a full-sister to G1 SA Guineas winner Heir Apparent
Lot 110-this colt is out of a winning half-sister to triple G1 winning champion, and G1 sire, Capetown Noir, G3 winner Across The Ice and the dam of champion Anything Goes
Lot 120-a 3/4 sister to Pinch Hit, this filly is out of a 3 time winning own sister to G2 winner Caughtintheslips -who produced G3 winner Doosra to the cover of One World’s sire Captain Al
ORATORIO
Danehill’s triple G1 winning son made news last season as the sire of G1 winning champion Canadian Summer
Lot 23-from the famous “E” family, this colt is out of a G3 placed Captain Al half-sister to G2 Betting World 1900 winner Elusive Silva
Lot 32-a full-brother to multiple winner Hugs Accepted, this colt is out of a triple winning daughter of multiple champion sire Captain Al
Lot 35-closely inbred to Danzig and Razyana, this colt is out of a mare by Galileo from the immediate family of Oratorio’s legendary sire Danehill
Lot 64-out of G3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up Miss Ipanema, this filly is a 1/2 to East Cape Breeders Stakes winner Carioca
Lot 66-out of a stakes placed winner of five, this colt is a 1/2 to five winners including G2 SA Fillies Nursery third place finisher Varumba, dam a 1/2 to G3 winner Mambo Mime
PATHFORK
Irish Champion has sired a host of high-class performers including G1 winners Mighty High and Pearl Of Asia as well as dual Onamission Mile winner Bingwa
Lot 42-closely inbred to Forty Niner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Trippi and French stakes winner Ingeburg
POMODORO
July winner, and Leading First Season Sire of his year, his best include champion Return Flight, Cape Guineas winner Russian Rock and R5 million plus earner Cirillo
Lot 36-a half-brother to Christmas Hcp/Sledgehammer winner Mount Anderson and the stakes placed Keepingthepeace, this colt is out of G1 Golden Slipper winner Gilded Minaret
Lot 44-from the family of Pomodoro’s smart son Putontheredlight, this filly is out of a 3 time winning Querari 1/2 sister to G2 winner Polar Moon and the dam of Derby winner Decorated
POTALA PALACE
Singspiel’s G1 winning son, and Front And Centre’s half-brother, is the sire of Singapore high-class performer Katak and speedy G1 winner Singforafa
Lot 10-a 1/2 to 3 winners including G2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Basadi Faith, this filly’s granddam is a twice winning own sister to the champion dam of current sire sensation Rafeef and Equus Champion Mustaaqeem
Lot 86-a 1/2 to three winners, this colt is out of a twice winning own sister to G2 placed 12 time winner Escobar and half-sister to graded stakes winners Cartel and Viva, the latter dam of top-class fillies Cold As Ice and Live Life.
Querari (Oasis Dream – Quetena) has had a great start to the season
(Pic- Maine Chance Farms)
QUERARI
Already twice Leading Sire of 2YOs, the G1 winning son of Oasis Dream has numerous exciting representatives this season including Gobsmacked, Prophet, At My Command, Cruise Control and Quantum Theory
Lot 11-bred on the same cross as G1 performers Pinnacle Peak and Melliflora, this 1/2 sister to 2 winners is out of a stakes placed daughter of G1 Paddock Stakes winner Angelina
Lot 25-bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho and Kampala Campari, this colt’s granddam is a 3 time winning Elusive Quality half-sister to stakes winner and G1 sire Keep The Faith
Lot 39-this filly is out of a five time winning daughter of champion sire Trippi
Lot 50-a 1/2 to the smart Dr Doolittle, this filly, whose dam is closely inbred to the wonderful mare Julie Andrews, is out of a 3 time winning daughter of top-class broodmare sire Horse Chestnut
Lot 53-a 1/2 to four very smart winners, this colt is out of a winning own sister to OK Grand Challenge winner Winter’s Night, granddam Equus Champion Night Diva
Lot 56-out of a speedy stakes winning daughter of Var and G1 winner Sarabande, this colt is a 1/2 to four winners notably last season’s G1 Computaform Sprint winner Master Archie
Lot 59-this colt is out of Devon Air Stakes winner Maleficent, a full-sister to G1 SA Derby runner up Rocketball and half-sister to Michaelmas Hcp winner Blackball
Lot 71-a 1/2 brother to the smart pair of Pinkerton and Giacomo Puccini, this colt is out of a G3 winning daughter of Trippi, and half-sister to the smart Sound Of Summer, from the family of champions Singspiel, Glorious Song, and Devil’s Bag as well as outstanding sire Rahy
Lot 98-this colt, who is from the same family as Querari’s high-class son At My Command, is out of a stakes winning daughter of Trippi -from the family of Trippi’s G1 winning daughter Real Princess, dam of this season’s G2 Cape Merchants winner Gimme A Prince
RAFEEF
Leading First and Second Season Sire of his year, he is already responsible for such G1 winners as Aragosta, Master Archie and Thunderstruck as well as recent G2 Jonsson Workwear Dingaans winner Union Square
Lot 3-this 1/2 brother to 3 winners is out of a 3 time winning daughter of High Chaparral and is from the immediate family of recently deceased Horse Of The Year and high-class sire Rock Of Gibraltar -the latter, like Rafeef’s sire Redoute’s Choice, was sired by Danehill
Lot 12-out of a Silvano 3/4 sister to Oaks Trial winner Chariot Of Gold, this filly is out of a half-sister to versatile July winner and successful sire Pomodoro and G2 winner Golden Chariot
Lot 20-a 1/2 to the useful Escape Artist, this colt is out of a five time winning half-sister to G2 winning millionaire Elusive Silva, and is from the famous “E” family
Lot 29-this colt, a 1/2 to speedy stakes performer Winter Flight, is out of Syringa Hcp runner up Fly Phillippa -a full-sister to the G3 placed Dame Kelly and half-sister to graded stakes winning two-year-olds Olympic Owen and Speedy Suzy as well as this season’s Listed Topbet Spring Spree Stakes winner Team Gold
Lot 43-this colt, whose dam is a 3/4 sister to Jamaica Handicap/East Coast Handicap winner Epona, is out of a winning Silvano 1/2 to dual G2 Hawaii Stakes winner Whiteline Fever
Lot 62-from the same female line as outstanding sire Distorted Humor, this colt is a 1/2 to 3 winners notably dual stakes winner Maria Querol
Lot 85-closely inbred to Danehill, and out of a full-sister to a stakes placed runner in Australia, this colt’s granddam, by Encosta De Lago, hails from the same family as champion sires Encosta De Lago, Flying Spur and Holy Roman Emperor
Lot 87-this colt is out of a 5 time winning own sister to Irridescence Stakes winner Leeward, family of top sprinter Shea Shea -whose sire, like the dam of Rafeef, was sired by National Assembly
Lot 104-inbred to the great mare Dancing Show, this colt is out of a speedy, stakes winning daughter of top sire and broodmare sire Cape Cross, family of Aus G2 winner Haut Brion Her -who is inbred to Rafeef’s sire Redoute’s Choice
Lot 115-bred on the same cross as G1 winners Master Archie and Thunderstruck, this colt, whose dam is inbred to Storm Cat, is out of a winning daughter of Var and granddam is a G3 placed own sister to champion, and four time G1 winner, Mother Russia
Lot 117-a half-brother to East Cape Nursery/Summer Juvenile Stakes winner Cliff Top, this colt is out of a winning own sister to dual G2 winner Cold As Ice
Lot 121-a ½ to the stakes placed Gimmethegreenback, this colt is from the immediate family of multiple stakes winner Nitzkraft (sired, like colt on sale, by a son of Redoute’s Choice)
ROYAL MO
Graded stakes winning son of outstanding sire Uncle Mo made his mark with his small first crop headed by the very classy Royal Aussie
Lot 27-from the famed “E” family, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners notably versatile multiple stakes winner Cat Daddy
Lot 65-inbred to Seattle Slew, this filly, whose dam is closely inbred to Al Mufti, is out of a twice winning 1/2 sister to G3 Yellowwood Hcp third placegetter La Luvia
Lot 116-this colt is out of Scarlet Lady runner up Banking April, who earned over R500 000
THE UNITED STATES
Galileo’s G1 winning son has some very promising three-year-olds this season such as East Coast, Tyrconnell, Sun Blushed and Khaya’s Hope
Lot 113-bred on the same cross as G2 winner Sheela, this colt is out of a daughter of G2 winning stayer Sangria Girl
TRIPPI
Former champion sire whose current flagbearers include such stars as Jet Dark, Charles Dickens and Trip Of Fortune
Lot 1-out of a dual stakes winning daughter of Captain Al, this filly’s granddam is a 3 time winning Giant’s Causeway half-sister to G2 Track And Ball Oaks winner Moon In June
Lot 17 -bred on the same cross as the likes of Charles Dickens, Amanzimtoti and Wild Coast, this colt is out of a four time winning 3/4 sister to the dam of G3 winner Red Chesnut Road, granddam is G1 winner Fading Light
Lot 57-this colt is out of a Silvano own sister to G1 SA Derby winner Seal
Lot 90-bred on the reverse cross as G1 winner Miss Florida, this colt is out of a stakes winning Captain Al half-sister to short-lived G2 Camellia Stakes winner Golden Belle, his dam is very closely related to the Captain Al sired dual stakes winner Call To Account
VAR
Sadly now deceased, the twice leading sire of 2yos in South Africa left behind a plethora of stars including Equus Champions Variety Club, Val De Ra, Vardy, Via Africa and Anything Goes
Lot 82-out of a stakes placed daughter of Trippi, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power and globetrotting Met winner River Jetez, with the latter producing G1 Computaform Sprint winner Rivarine and G3 winner Delta Queen to the cover of Var
Vercingetorix (Silvano (Ger) x National Vixen)
(Pic- Jeremy Nelson)
VERCINGETORIX
Silvano’s champion son has proved an outstanding sire with his flagbearers headed by champion Cousin Casey and fellow G1 winners Alesian Chief, Ambiorix, Astrix, Chansonette, Pomp And Power and Vernichey
Lot 18-bred on the same cross as G1 winner Ambiorix, this colt is a 1/2 to four winners including G3 Final Fling Stakes winner Cat And The Moon (dam of high-class filly Light Of The Moon) and R4 million yearling buy Moonrise Sensation
Lot 28-a half-sister to 3 winners, including the promising Hammies Hero, this filly’s G1 Mercury Sprint winning dam is a full-sister to the G3 placed dam of G1 Cape Guineas winner Double Superlative
Lot 34-this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Kenilworth Cup winner Gothic -sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano
Lot 55-this filly is a 1/2 to 7 winners notably G2 Merchants runner up Romi’s Boy and the stakes placed filly In Limine
Lot 58 -a 3/4 sister to 2 Silvano sired winners, this filly is out of a Fastnet Rock 3/4 sister to G2 winning sire Requinto, granddam is champion, and G1 winner, Damson
Lot 67-from one of the strongest female lines in the stud book, this filly is a half-sister to five time graded stakes winner Doublemint and to G3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Petala, the latter dam of Irridescence Stakes queen Bonika and Dahlia Plate winner Whatever Next
Lot 78-a full-sister to the very smart Phedra, this filly is out of a Trippi half-sister to PE Gold Cup winner Plano, sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano, the family of the Vercingetorix sired G1 winner Pomp And Power
Lot 95-this colt, bred on the same cross as G1 winner Alesian Chief, is out of East Cape champion, and multiple stakes winner, Star Burst Galaxy-whose G3 Victress Stakes winning 1/2 sister Star Express (sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano) is the dam of current classy filly Bless My Stars
Lot 109-bred on the same Vercingetorix/Jet Master cross as the likes of African Warrior and Padre Pio, this colt is out of a G3 winning half-sister to the G2 winners Fort Vogue and Prince Of Kahal, granddam won five and was runner up in the G1 SA Fillies Sprint
Lot 114-bred on the same cross as Guineas winner Ikigai, this colt is a 1/2 to four winners including G2 Golden Slipper winner Desert Rhythm
Lot 119-a full-brother to the smart Bevies Delight and 3/4 brother to Christmas Handicap Bella Siccome, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of emerging top broodmare sire Dynasty
VISIONAIRE
The sire of G1 winners Good Traveller and G1 Takingthepeace made headlines this season through his G3 TAB4Racing Fillies Mile winning daughter Emirate Gina
Lot 14-inbred to Raise A Native and Gold Digger, this colt is out of a dual stakes winning half-sister to Oaks runner up Winona and G2 winner Weston Paint as well as the dam of Fillies Guineas winner Alexis
WHAT A WINTER
Leading First Season Sire of his year and Leading Sire of 2YOs in South Africa for 2019-2020, his best includes champion Russet Air, with his current flagbearers including the likes of G2 winner Humdinger and Ready To Run Stakes winner Seeking The One
Lot 8-out of a Camelot half-sister to a champion in Turkey, this colt’s granddam, by Rainbow Quest, is a full-sister to G1 St Leger winner Millenary, the family of the Rainbow Quest sired dual G1 winner Spectrum
Lot 22-out of a winning Galileo own sister to a stakes winner, this colt hails from the same female line as Galileo’s legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, as well as the likes of Nureyev, Fairy King, Archipenko and Jade Robbery
Lot 41-a 1/2 to four winners, this colt is out of a dual G1 winning daughter of outstanding sire and emerging top broodmare sire Dubawi
Lot 70-out of a twice winning half-sister to the stakes placed pair of Rap Attack and Atair, this colt, closely inbred to Western Winter, hails from the immediate family of the Western Winter sired G1 winners Nania, Red Ray and Set Afire
Lot 88-a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a 3/4 sister to G1 CF Orr Stakes winner Perfect Promise and Equus Champion and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup queen Irridescence.
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
Cape Guineas winning son of Captain Al has been represented by a host of eye catching winners of late including Rulership, Professor Snape, Dyce, Let It Snow and Cian The Conqueror
Lot 5-out of a stakes placed winner of three, this colt is a half-brother to 4 smart winners notably exported Umngeni Handicap winner Celtic Voyager.
Lot 26-a 1/2 or full-brother to 3 winners, this colt, closely inbred to Complete Warrior, is out of a 3 time winning 1/2 to Winter Oaks/Lady’s Bracelet winner Rush For John.
Lot 47 -a half or full-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a twice winning own sister to the stakes placed Greek Legend and 1/2 sister to G1 Gold Cup winner Wavin’ Flag
Lot 77 -a 1/2 to 3 winners including Michael Roberts Stakes winner Gentleman’s Wager, this colt is out of an Oaks winning half-sister to SA Oaks winners Ash Cloud and Arcola – the latter producing Fillies Guineas winner Fiorella to the cover of William Longsword’s sire Captain Al.
