Klawervlei Stud continues to make waves, with the Bonnievale based farm having bred two of South Africa’s hottest stallions.
The Klawervlei-bred Vercingetorix, South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2024-2025, is having a remarkable season this year, with the champion son of Silvano having already supplied 12 stakes winners of 13 black type races in 2024-2025.
Yet another top-class stallion bred by Klawervlei is One World, with that Met winning champion’s first crop headed by star three-year-old One Stripe among others.
The serenity of Klawervlei! (Pic – Klawervlei on FB)
Buyers will have their own chance to buy their own One World or Vercingetorix when Klawervlei brings a world-class consignment to the CRS 2025 Premier Yearling Sale.
The draft includes yearlings sired by such top-class stallions as the aforementioned pair of Vercingetorix and One World, as well as by Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef and Trippi.
A few likely standouts include:
Lot 4 – Unnamed (f) by Vercingetorix ex Gibraltar Blue
A full-sister to Betway Listed Swallow Stakes third Cullinan Blue, this blue-blooded individual is a half-sister to Gr2 SA Nursery third Battleoftrafalgar and the stakes placed Pillar Of Hercules. Dam to six winners, was a top-class racehorse, who won all of the Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas, Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge, Gr2 Tibouchia Stakes and Gr3 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge. Very athletic with good quarters and is well-balanced.
Lot 75 – Unnamed (c) by Rafeef ex Schism
A half-brother to three winners including multiple graded stakes winner Seeking The Stars, out of a Listed Winter Oaks winning half-sister to the stakes winning dam of exported Gr1 SA Classic winner Lobo’s Legend. Granddam was Wolf Power’s top-class daughter Wild Wolverine. This is the family of Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks winner Pine Princess, whose son Native Ruler ran third in this season’s Gr3 City Of Cape Town Politician Stakes and who looks to be a promising sort. Good size, athletic with good reign and quarters.
Lot 88 – Secret Getaway (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Sovereign Secret
Dam is bred on similar lines to the Dynasty sired champion Bela-Bela, is out of a stakes winning daughter of Dynasty and the Captain Al sired champion All Is Secret. The latter, winner of all of the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship, Gr1 Thekwini Stakes and Gr1 Mercury Sprint, a full-sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner The Secret Is Out and is also closely related to the dual Gr1 winning dam of Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot and the dam of this season’s dual Gr1 winning three-year-old Eight On Eighteen. Lots of quality, depth and substance.
Lot 92 – Unnamed (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Sting Operation
Bred on the potent Gimmethegreenlight/Captain Al cross, a half-brother to three winners including Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes/Gr3 Cape Classic winner Silver Operator and the smart Prometerre. From the family of Gimmethegreenlight’s promising two-year-old son Malmesbury Missile, dam, herself a winner of the Listed Swallow Stakes, is out of the Western Winter-sired Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Roxanne.
From the same family as Horse Of The Year and successful sire Legislate as well as fellow Equus Champion Gabor. High quality and well-balanced.
Lot 97 – Unnamed (f) by Vercingetorix ex The Secret Is Out
Bred on similar lines to the Vercingetorix sired stakes winner Roman Agent and on the same cross as recent Gr1 Cartier Paddock Stakes winner Double Grand Slam, out of Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner. Dam a full-sister to fellow Allan Robertson winner All Is Secret, very closely related to the Captain Al sired dual Gr1 winner Snowdance (dam of Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas hero Snow Pilot) and Sempre Libre. The latter is the dam of this season’s Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met/Gr1 SplashOut Cape Derby winner Eight On Eighteen. Strong, well-balanced and athletic with a huge depth and quarters.
Lot 107 – Unnamed (c) by Vercingetorix ex Varsity Girl
Bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Alesian Chief, this half-brother to two useful winners is out of a twice-winning three-parts sister to the Var-sired Gr1 Mercury Sprint runner up Al Sakeet. Granddam is Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner Give Me Five, the dam of Gr3 winner Myfunnyvalentine, and this is the family of champions Consensual, Just Sensual and Tatler. With quality, depth and quarters – he looks speedy.
For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to contact Tracey Nash on 066 185 7197
