Hollywoodbets Durbanville will host the rescheduled Cape Racing Sales Breeze Up & Unbroken 2yo Sale on Saturday at 18h00!
The prospect of unseasonally bad weather in the Cape on the originally scheduled Sunday slot has forced Cape Racing Sales to bring the Breeze Up & Unbroken Sale forward from 14h00 on Sunday to Saturday 26 October.
The 125 lot sale will commence at 18h00 on Saturday, after the completion of the Hollywoodbets Durbanville racemeeting. The sale chould be complete by 22h00 on Saturday evening.
Cape Racing’s Executive Racing and Bloodstock Justin Vermaak told the Sporting Post on Friday that the South African Weather Service had issued an advisory Level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall, which is expected to make landfall on Sunday.
“Cape Town’s emergency services have been placed on standby in anticipation of the forecast widespread showers and thundershowers which are predicted, along with windy conditions. We have to be mindful of the safety of our horses and our buyers, vendors and all personnel. After a snap survey amongst vendors, we decided to move the sale forward to 18h00 on Saturday. We trust that all stakeholders will support the short-notice move in the best interests of safety,” added Vermaak.
Cape Racing Sales recently launched its new online buyers’ card profile login system, designed to enhance the buying experience. The innovative platform allows buyers to create a profile, manage details, and access their digital buyers card once approved. Read more here.
The breeze up gallops, fuelled by Winx Insurance Brokers, were held at the sales venue on Friday 25 October from 13h00, when lots 1 to 66 went through their paces.
Winx hosted a lunch from 12h00 to 15h00.
Chris and Jonathan Snaith – inspecting tomorrow’ stars (Pic – CRS)
This sale coincides with Cape Racing Sales’ launch of its new online buyers’ card profile login system, designed to enhance the buying experience. This innovative platform allows buyers to create a profile, manage details, and access their digital buyers card once approved.
Prospective buyers can create a profile on the CRS website to begin the process of obtaining a buyers’ card.
After logging in, users can apply for their card, which will streamline the purchasing process for upcoming sales. Upon approval, buyers can select the specific sale they wish to participate in and must agree to the outlined terms and conditions.
“We are thrilled to introduce this new online system to our buyers,” said Justin Vermaak, Executive, Racing and Bloodstock at Cape Racing Sales. “Our goal is to streamline the buying process, making it more efficient and user-friendly. This upgrade is a significant step toward enhancing the overall experience for our customers.”
For more information or assistance with the registration process, please visit the sales company’s website at https://www.caperacingsales.co.za/ or contact their support team via email at [email protected]
A lot-by-lot snapshot is outlined in sire alpha order below:
ACT OF WAR
The Guineas winning son of Dynasty has made his mark as the sire of champion War Of Athen and high-class sprinters Bartholdi, Battle Force and Rollwiththepunches
Act Of War
Lot 87 – a 1/2 to two winners, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Veiled Essence and Listed Eastern Province Nursery winner Silver Arrow
CANFORD CLIFFS
Five-time Gr1 winner had a fine season with his two-year-olds in 2023-2024 including Gr3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes winner Simply Majestic and speedy Listed Wilgerbosdrift Ruffian Stakes queen Almond Sea
Canford Cliffs
Lot 39 – this colt is a 1/2 to three winners notably Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Nastergal
Lot 74 – a 1/2 to 3 winners, this colt is out of a six-time winning 3/4 sister to both Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint runner up Maelstrom and the five-time winning dam of last season’s Gr2 World Sports Betting Fillies Guineas/Gr2 Western Cape Fillies Championship winner Rascova
Lot 100 – a 1/2 to five winners, including the stakes placed Studio Blues, this colt is out of Gr1 Golden Slipper/Gr1Thekwini Stakes third place getter Six Blue Notes
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Champion Sprinter and sire of graded stakes winners Linebacker, Shango and Springs Of Carmel
Captain Of All
Lot 13 – bred on the same cross as multiple graded stakes winner Shango, this filly is out of a three-time winning Jet Master 1/2 sister to Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Joshua’s Mistress
Lot 21 – closely inbred to Al Mufti, this half-brother to five-time winner Majestic Moon is out of a 3-time winning 3/4 sister to the Al Mufti sired dam of graded stakes winners Magico and Magical Wonderland
Lot 50 – this filly, whose granddam is a Gimmethegreenlight sired 3/4 sister to multiple graded stakes winner Second Base and champion Proceed (whose dam, like Captain Of All, was sired by Captain Al), is out of a winning 1/2 to the stakes placed Boundless Bash
Lot 72 – bred on similar lines to the Captain Al sired Gr3 Victress Stakes runner up Do Angels Cry, this filly is out of a six-time winning 1/2 to the stakes winning dam of both Gr3 Prix du Cap winner Rose In Bloom and Listed WSB Bet With The Best Olympic Duel Stakes/World Sports Betting Ladies Mile winner Going Up
Lot 106 – out of a daughter of Silvano, this colt‘s third dam is the Marscay sired Gr1 AJC Metropolitan Handicap winner Heart Ruler
Lot 108 – a 1/2 to two multiple winners, this filly, bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Springs Of Carmel, is out of a speedy G3 placed daughter of Dynasty
Lot 125 – out of a winning daughter of Silvano, this colt is a direct descendant of Gr1 Matron Stakes winner and legendary broodmare Fall Aspen.
DANON PLATINA
Deep Impact’s champion son is responsible for last season’s Listed Hollywoodbets Sharks Gatecrasher Stakes winner Great Plains, as well as the likes of Rapidash, Oni San, Betula and White Pearl
Danon Platina
Lot 47 – bred on a similar cross to the Deep Impact sired champion Shonan Adela, and a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of an Elusive Quality half-sister to Brazilian champion and Gr1 winner L’Amico Steve
DECLARATIONOFPEACE
A son of outstanding sire War Front, he is a stakes winning half-brother to US champion and proven sire Honor Code as well as former South African sire and dual graded stakes winner Noble Tune
Declarationofpeace
Lot 29 – closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt is out of the Var sired Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas runner up Our Destiny
Lot 76 – a 1/2 brother to a winner, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of Trippi whose granddam is a full-sister to champion Breyani
Lot 88 – this colt is out of a daughter of multiple champion sire Western Winter and the Jallad sired Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Zirconeum
Lot 113 – closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt, from the family of globetrotting star and multiple Gr1 winner Starcraft among others, is out of a winning 1/2 sister to Listed Somerset 1200 runner up Western Storm (sired by a Storm Cat line horse)
Lot 120 – another inbred to Storm Cat, this colt is out of a Captain Al half-sister to Listed Ruffian Stakes winner River Queraress
ELUSIVE FORT
Fort Wood’s champion son is a proven sire whose progeny include the likes of Kommetdieding, the late Siren’s Call, Lauderdale, Out Of Your League, Catch Twentytwo, Big Burn, and Secret Potion
Elusive Fort
Lot 42 – Inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of a Gr1 placed half-sister to Gr2 Selnangor Cup winner Rocket Countdown, granddam is a stakes placed winner of four
Lot 69 – from the family of the Gimmethegreenlight sired Gr3 winner Universal, this filly is out of a Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to Listed Secretariat Stakes winner Jimmy Don
Lot 103 – from the family of outstanding international gallopers Balanchine, Thunder Snow, Coroebus, Mystic Guide and recent Leger winner Jan Brueghel among others, this colt is a half-brother to four winners including Gr1 World Sports Betting Presents The Gauteng Summer Cup runner up Majestic Mozart -sired, like the colt on sale, by a son of Fort Wood
Lot 117 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly is out of a full-sister to both Gr3 Winter Guineas third Vilikazi as well as the dam of dual Gr1 winner See It Again
ERIK THE RED
Closely related to the Captain Al sired Triple Crown winner Malmoos, he won six of ten starts including a trio of graded stakes races
Erik The Red
Lot 44 – closely inbred to Bush Telegraph and Soho Secret, this colt is a three-parts brother to the Captain Al sired Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge winner Undercover Agent, family of the Captain Al sired Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes winner Only Emily
Lot 60 – closely inbred to Secret Pact, this colt is out of a winning 3/4 sister to Gr3 East Cape Derby winner True Master and half-sister to multiple stakes winner Beataboutthebush
Lot 118 – closely inbred to Secret Pact, this filly is out of a Listed World Sports Betting East Cape Derby winning own sister to Gr1 winning filly Sentbydestiny and half-sister to Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Badger’s Cove, and the Captain Al sired Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Princess Alberta and the Captain Al sired Gr3 winning dam of last season’s triple graded stakes winning filly Double Grand Slam
ERUPT
Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winning son has made his mark as the sire of Gr3 Protea Stakes winner Karangetang, World Sports Betting Grand Heritage hero Unzen, Zimbabwe Triple Crown winner Buster Barnes, Gr2 TAB SA Nursery runner up Mount Pinatubo and Listed Pongracz Olympic Duel Stakes queen Ripple Effect among others
Erupt
Lot 45 – this filly is out of a twice winning Dynasty half-sister to Gr2 Gauteng Guineas/Gr2 Zabeel Mile winner Janoobi and Gr3 Champion Juvenile Cup winner Sedge
Lot 46 – a 1/2 to two winners, this colt is out of a four time winning daughter of Trippi and his granddam is a stakes placed half-sister to Gr1 Summer Cup winner Flirtation
Lot 53 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of outstanding sire Medaglia D’Oro and G2 Chilukki Stakes/Gr3 Eight Belles Stakes winner Buckleupbuttercup
Lot 54 – this colt is out of a winning Silvano 3/4 sister to July winning champion Marinaresco as well as the Silvano sired graded stakes winners Bulsara and Marina
Lot 56 – a 1/2 to four winners, including Listed In Full Flight Handicap runner up Good Rhythm, this filly is out of an Arch half-sister to the dam of multiple Gr1 winner and high-class producer Emollient and the dam of 2024 Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River
FUTURA
Horse Of The Year and sire of champion Future Pearl, as well as the likes of Nourbese, Future Swing, Pink Tourmaline, The Futurist, and Vihaan’s Pie
Futura
Lot 2 – bred on the same cross as the likes of Future Swing and Pink Tourmaline, and inbred to Western Winter, this half-brother to the useful Fibonacci is out of a winning daughter of Trippi and dual Gr1 winning champion Lady Windermere, this colt is very closely related to the Futura sired stakes winner Xavion
Lot 75 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly, whose first two dams were sire by Vercingetorix and Jet Master respectively, sports a winning half-sister to globetrotting champion Jay Peg as her third dam
Lot 81– this colt is out of a twice winning own sister to Listed Ruffian Stakes runner up Outlander
Lot 109 – closely inbred to Fort Wood, this half-sister to two multiple winners is out of a winning full-sister to the dam of Gr1 winning champion Anything Goes and exported Gr3 Sea Cottage Stakes winner Green Laser
Lot 121 – this colt is out of a stakes placed granddaughter of Captain Al, and his granddam is a winning half-sister to the Captain Al sired dual stakes winner Pure Power
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
Triple Champion Sire, his list of stars includes champions Bless My Stars, Gimme A Nother, Got The Greenlight, Proceed and Sandringham Summit, and fellow Gr1 winners Gimme A Prince, Gunner, Lucky Lad, She’s A Keeper, VJ’s Angel and Yulong Prince
Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 10 – bred on the same cross as the likes of Bless My Stars, Barahin, Cosmic Highway and Just Reckless, this filly is a 1/2 to two winners notably Listed Lady’s Slipper Stakes winner Luna Wish
Lot 11 – from the same female line as Gimmethegreenlight’s top-class offspring Gimme A Prince and Gimmie’s Countess, this half-brother to Gr1 SA Nursery third Double Appeal is out of Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Imperious Star, a daughter of Met winning champion Imperious Sue
Lot 28 – this full-brother to Gr3 Debutante third Light On Her Toes is out of the Western Winter sired Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship/Gr2 KZN Fillies Guineas queen On Her Toes
Lot 34 – bred on the same cross as such graded stakes winners Eye Of The Prophet, Green Pepper, Hack Green and Second Base, this 1/2 brother to four winners is out of a Fort Wood full-sister to Gr2 Gold Vase winner Cycad and Listed Settlers Trophy hero Trade Specialist and half-sister to Gr1 South African CLassic/Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes hero Slumdogmillionaire
Lot 49 – bred on the same cross as champions Proceed and Sandringham Summit, this 1/2 sister to 5 winners is out of a dual Gr3 winning Captain Al half-sister to Equus Champion and top sire Vercingetorix
Lot 83 – from the same female line as champion Tom Rolfe among others, this colt is out of Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship/G2 Senor Santa Stakes winner Mighty High, a half-sister to speedy Gr2 winner Gobsmacked
Lot 104 – from the same family of the Gimmethegreenlight sired Gr2 winners Ciao Bella and Gimme Six, and bred on the same cross as Ciao Bella, this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of Dynasty and triple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion All Is Secret
Lot 107 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of four-time Australian champion sire Snitzel and she hails from the same female line as the Gimmethegreenlight sired star Yulong Prince
GOLD STANDARD
Selangor Cup winner and Cape Guineas runner up whose small first crop included graded stakes winners Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand
Gold Standard
Lot 15 – a 1/2 to two winners, this filly is out of a winning three-parts sister to the stakes placed La Quinta and Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes runner up Inexhaustible
Lot 115 – this filly is a three-parts sister to the Gold Standard sired dual stakes winner Gold Poker Game, with her dam a half-sister to Gr3 Winter Derby winner Liquid Mercury -sired, like Gold Standard, by Trippi
LEGISLATE
Dynasty’s champion son has left a host of high-class stakes winners, from small crops, included the graded winners Runaway Song, Airways Law, So Flawless, Hoedspruit, and Zimbaba
Legislate
Lot 86 – out of a half-sister to four stakes winners, including graded stakes winners Priceless Jewel and Royal Badge, this colt is a full-brother to Gr3 Econorisk Final Fling Stakes/Listed WSB Sign Up Now Ladies Mile winner So Flawless
MASTER OF MY FATE
A consistent source of stakes winners, his progeny includes such Gr1 winners as Sentbydesting, Zarina and champion Tempting Fate, as well as such Guineas winners as Twist Of Fate and Zapatillas
Master Of My Fate
Lot 12 – this filly is out of a half-sister to two stakes winning fillies namely Gr2 Western Cape Fillies Championship winner Third Runway and last season’s Listed Irridescence Stakes queen Kinda Wonderful
Lot 32 – this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 Klawervlei Majorca Stakes winner Nightingale, dam of Listed Schweppes Cape Fillies Classic/Listed East Cape Paddock Stakes winner Rainbow Lorikeet
Lot 51 – closely inbred to Elliodor, this half-brother to 3 winners, and three-parts brother to the smart Master Of My Fate sired galloper Tarantino, is out of Gr1 Thekwini Stakes third place getter Uptothemoon
Lot 64 – this filly is out of a four-time winning What A WInter half-sister to dual Gr3 winner Dharma -whose sire Royal Air Force, like Master Of My Fate, was sired by Jet Master
ONE WORLD
Captain Al’s champion son, and Gr1 Sun Met winner, made a breathtaking start with his first runners last season when South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire and runner up on the Leading Sires of 2YOs premiership
One World
Lot 1 – a 1/2 to six winners, this colt, closely inbred to Rahy, is out of a twice winning 1/2 to the dam of stakes winners Benjan and Ipso Facto
Lot 17 – a full-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a 1/2 to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship winner Sergeant Hardy -sired, like One World, by Captain Al
Lot 22 – bred on the same cross as dual Gr3 winner One Stripe, this colt is a three-parts brother to an 8-time winner sired by Captain Al and half-brother to 4 other winners including Listed Bauhinia Handicap runner up Pretty Penny
Lot 24 – this colt is out of a winning Querari 3/4 sister to Gr3 HSH Princess Charlene Stakes winner Mill Queen
Lot 55 – closely inbred to Complete Warrior, this half-sister to three winners and the stakes placed African Beauty, is out of a twice-winning 1/2 to Gr1 The Premier’s Champions Challenge winner Deo Juvente
Lot 59 – inbred to Storm Cat, and bred on the same cross as Listed Somerset 1200 winner Lion Rampart, this filly, out of a twice winning daughter, hails from the family of champions Pointing North, Trip Of Fortune and Winchester Mansion
Lot 84 – inbred to Storm Cat, and bred on the same cross as Listed Somerset 1200 winner Lion Rampart, this colt is out of a winning three-parts sister to Gr1 placed Umngeni Handicap winner Schiffer
Lot 95 – out of a half-sister to Gr1 Cape Guineas winner and successful sire Act Of War, this colt is out of a four time winning own sister to Gr3 Cape Of Good Hope Nursery/Gr3 Champion Juvenile Cup runner up The Stone Thrower
Lot 99 – bred on the same cross as dual Gr3 winner One Stripe, this colt, closely inbred to Giant’s Causeway, sports daughters of Silvano, Jet Master and Giant’s Causeway as his first three dams
Lot 112 – a 3/4 sister to the useful Dad’s Catch and half-sister to 5 other winners including Derby Trial runner up Forafewdollarsmore, this filly is out of a Western Winter 1/2 to Politician Stakes runner up Chindit
ORATORIO
Twice Champion Sire in Italy, the triple Gr1 winner left behind a host of high-class performers including Gr1 winners Military Attack, Biz The Nurse, Canadian Summer, Van Halen, Banshee, Beethoven and Temida
Oratorio
Lot 63 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is a three-parts brother to the Oratorio sired champion and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes/Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Canadian Summer
PATHFORK
Distorted Humor’s champion son has sired a number of top-class performers including Equus Champion Royal Victory and fellow Gr1 winners Main Defender, Mighty High and Pearl Of Asia
Pathfork
Lot 67 – bred on the same cross as champion Royal Victory, this full-sister to two winners, one of whom won eight, is out of a three-time winning 1/2 sister to Listed Zimbabwe Oaks winner Empress Of Jade
Lot 70 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly is out of a Gr3 placed, three-time winning half-sister to Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Lady Of Power
Lot 82 – a 1/2 brother to 3 smart winners, headed by Gr3 Matchem Stakes runner up More Magic, this colt is out of a Smart Strike half-sister to dual Gr1 winner, and local sire, Erupt, from the family of champion sires Encosta De Lago, Flying Spur and Holy Roman Emperor
POMODORO
Jet Master’s July winning son left behind a number of classy performers headed by champion Return Flight, Gr1 Cape Racing Presents The Cape Guineas winner Russian Rock and R5 million plus earner Cirillo
Pomodoro
Lot 25 – this colt is out of a daughter of Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Nania -a full-sister to graded stakes winners Red Ray, Bishop’s Bounty and Brutal Force
Lot 93 – inbred to Averof, this half-sister to 3 winners including Listed Michael Roberts Stakes winner Gentleman’s Wager is out of the Var sired Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Princess Of Light, a 1/2 sister to 2 SA Oaks winners
POTALA PALACE
Sire of Gr1 winner Singforafa and multiple graded stakes winner Katak was in the news last season thanks to his Gr2 Riding High Together Gold Bracelet/Listed Stormsvlei Stakes winning daughter Red Palace
Potala Palace
Lot 85 – inbred to Northern Dancer and Fairy Bridge, this half-sister to 2 winners is out of Listed East Cape Oaks winner Miss Scaramanga (by a son of Fairy King) from the family of Hong Kong Horse Of The Year Sacred Kingdom (sired by a son of Fairy King)
QUASILLO
Sea The Stars’ Gr3 winning half-brother to prominent sire Querari has had few runners to his name but they include dual graded stakes winner Ameena and Gr3 Hollywoodbets Dolphins Cup Trial runner up Quasiforsure
Quasillo
Lot 3 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Listed Riverside Handicap winner Lochlorien and Listed Kenilworth Cup hero Gothic
Lot 36 – a 1/2 sister to a winner, this filly is out of a five-time winning half-sister to Listed August Stakes winner Storm Crossing and the dam of current smart filly My Flower Fate
Lot 61 – a 1/2 to four winners, including the stakes placed Love To Bluff, this colt is out of a five time winning half-sister to two stakes winners
QUERARI
South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2018-2019, his best includes the Gr1 winners Rio Querari, Bavarian Beauty and Querari Falcon, as well as last season’s Gr2 Durban Golden Horseshoe hero Cosmic Speed and recent Gr3 Kuda Matchem Stakes winner Questioning
Querari
Lot 4 – this colt is out of Gr3 Victress Stakes/Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Goodtime Gal -whose sire Royal Air Force hails from the same family as Querari’s high-class son At My Command
Lot 14 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Cosmic Speed, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, this colt, whose dam is closely inbred to La Colorada, is a full-brother to the stakes placed La Quinta and three-parts brother to the Querari sired Gr3 Tony Ruffel Stakes runner up Inexhaustible
Lot 23 – a full-sister to Gr2 Prosport International Debutante winner Maryah, this half-sister to Beach Beauty Mile winner Mary O is out of a stakes placed, four time winning own sister to Listed East Cape Oaks winner Miss Scaramanga
Lot 35 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Cosmic Speed, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, and inbred to Querari’s granddam Quebrada herself, this half-brother to two winners hails from the family of the likes of Querari, his close relative Quinault, Quasillo and Quidura
Lot 38 – a 1/2 brother to 3 winners including Gr3 Protea Stakes runner up Amber Rock, this colt is out of a twice winning 1/2 to 3 black type horses including Gr3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes winner Santa Maria, this colt is descended directly in female line from Coaching Club American Oaks winner Marshua
Lot 41 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning, this colt is out of a twice winning daughter of Captain Al -from the same female line as the Captain Al sired Triple Crown winner Malmoos and Captain Al’s multiple graded stakes winning sire son Erik The Red
Lot 62 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning, this 1/2 sister to four winners is out of a twice winning own sister to Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes runner up Captain In Charge and half-sister to Equus Champion, and dual Gr1 winner, Aslan
RAFEEF
Redoute’s Choice’s Gr1 Computaform Sprint winning son is one of the country’s top active sires, and has already sired such Gr1 winners as champion Thunderstruck, and the likes of Master Archie and Aragosta
Rafeef
Lot 7 – a 1/2 sister to two winners, this filly is out of a Jet Master to champion Al Nitak and fellow dual Gr1 winner The Sheik
Lot 19 – this filly is out of a winning Silvano half-sister to Gr1 Gauteng Sansui Summer Cup winner Liege and Listed Secretariat Stakes winner and Gr1 sire Lance, and 3/4 sister to Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady winner Lyrical Dance
Lot 27 – a 1/2 brother to the useful Beerenberg, this colt is out of a 3/4 sister to Listed East Cape Guineas winner Ice Wine and half-sister to graded stakes winners Nordic Breeze and Rushing Wind
Lot 30 – a half-brother to five winners, including Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes third Cloud Break (sired, like this colt on sale, by a Danehill line horse), this colt is out of the Jet Master sired Listed Jamaica Handicap winner Pan Amm
Lot 37 – out of a three-time winning granddaughter of dual Gr2 Gold Vase winner Respectable, this colt is a half-brother to six winners including Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Bold Respect and Gr1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby third place getter Super Silvano
Lot 40 – out of a four-time winning daughter of Captain Al, this colt hails from the same female line as globetrotting star and multiple Gr1 winner Pilsudski (sired, like the colt on sale, by a Danzig line horse)
Lot 48 – a half-sister to four winners, and out of a winning 1/2 to Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winner Tiger’s Touch, this filly hails from the immediate family as such luminaries as Golden Horn, Rebecca Sharp, Cracksman, Vow And Declare, Titleholder, and On The House
Lot 57 – with three lines of Danehill close up, and out of a winning Frankel half-sister to the stakes placed Flowerbomb, this filly’s dam is very closely related to Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris winner Imperial Monarch -sired, like Frankel, by Galileo, this filly is directly descended in female line from Matron Stakes winner Heavenly Body
Lot 58 – inbred to Danehill, this filly is out of a five-time winning half-sister to Gr1 World Sports Betting Presents The Gauteng Summer Cup winner Flying Carpet
Lot 68 – this colt is out of a dual Gr3 winning full-sister to Listed Sophomore Sprint winner Ernie and half-sister to Gr3 Goals And Gallops Final Fling Stakes/Listed www.caperacing.co.za Ladies Mile queen Pretty Betty
Lot 79 – a 1/2 to four winners, one of whom won eight, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Captain Al and Gr2 South African Oaks winner Noble Destiny
ROYAL MO
The graded stakes winning son of outstanding sire Uncle Mo has sired R6 million plus earner Royal Aussie and useful performers Tyrion Lannister and Donna Mo from limited opportunities
Royal Mo
Lot 9 – a 1/2 to two winners, this colt is out of a twice winning 1/2 sister to two black type horses including Gr3 Victory Moon Handicap runner up Jive Talking
Lot 16 – a 1/2 to 3 winners, one of whom won six, this filly is out of a winning own sister to Gr1 Singapore Airlines International Cup winner and Gr1 Dubai World Cup runner up Lizard’s Desire
Lot 73 – this filly is out of a full-sister to Equus Champion, triple Gr1 winner and successful sire Captain Of All and half-sister to Listed Irridescence Stakes runner up Intimateconnection
SOQRAT
Equus Champion at two, and a triple Gr1 winner, his first crop has already yielded such winners as Crimson Comet, I Belong, I Salute You, Pearl In Her Crown and Three Cheers
Soqrat
Lot 94 – this colt is out of a twice-winning daughter of Lope De Vega and Australian champion Heavenly Glow
Lot 110 – a full-sister to a winner, and half-sister to the unbeaten Taegan’s Champ, this filly is out of a twice-winning daughter of Var and the Silvano sired Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Mocachino
TALK OF THE TOWN
The son of Var, whose relatives include multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice, made a pleasing start with his first crop including Gr3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes runner up Famous Lady and winners Sakurajim and Sound Of The Sea
Talk Of The Town
Lot 114 – a 1/2 to 3 winners including last season’s Listed TAB East Cape Derby runner up Woman’s World, this colt is out of a winning 3/4 sister to the dam of graded stakes winners Magical Wonderland and Magico
Lot 122 – a 1/2 to 3 winners notably Listed World Sports Betting East Cape Derby winner Chollima (whose sire Pathfork is from the same female line as Talk Of The Town), this colt’s dam is a Silvano half-sister to the smart dam of Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas winner Chansonette (sired by a son of Silvano)
THE UNITED STATES
Galileo’s Gr1 Ranvet Stakes winning son made a splash with his two-year-olds last season including East Cape star Kingdundee, Gr1 World Pool Moment Of The Day Premiers Champion Stakes runner up The Specialist and Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship/Gr2 World Pool With Gold Circle Debutante second Rodeo Drive
The United States
Lot 5 – a 1/2 brother to a winner, this colt is out of a Mastercraftsman half-sister to 2012 Investec Derby contender Cavaleiro
Lot 92 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this full-sister to a winner is a half-sister to smart campaigners Melech and Captain Oupie
Lot 105 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells and a 1/2 to 3 winners, including the useful Champion Warrior, this colt’s dam is a daughter of Fastnet Rock and the Sadler’s Wells sired Virginia Stakes winner Licorne
VERCINGETORIX
Equus Champion had another outstanding season in 2023-2024, where his flagbearers included Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner Oriental Charm and Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Surjay
Vercingetorix
Lot 8 – a 1/2 brother to 5 winners including Listed In Full Flight Handicap winner On That Boulevard, this colt is out of a dual Gr3 winning daughter of outstanding sire and broodmare sire Street Cry
Lot 18 – bred on the same cross as Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this colt, whose dam is a Listed Irridescence Stakes winning daughter of Captain Al, is a full-brother to last season’s Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up Mia Moo
Lot 31 – a 1/2 to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a 3/4 sister to globetrotting champion J J The Jet Plane and Gr3 King’s Cup winner Jet Legend, granddam a stakes winning daughter of Northern Guest
Lot 43 – a 3/4 sister to last season’s Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up Mia Moo, this filly is out of a five-time winning Captain Al own sister to the stakes winner Leeward (dam of Mia Moo)
Lot 52 – a full-brother to Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Computaform Sprint runner up Golden Sickle, and bred on the same cross as Vernichey and Double Grand Slam, this colt is out of a dual stakes winning own-sister to the dual Gr1 winning dam of Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas hero Snow Pilot, the family of the Vercingetorix sired Listed World Sports Betting Summer Juvenile Stakes winner Roman Agent
Lot 65 – bred on the same cross as champion Mrs Geriatrix, this filly is a 1/2 to four winners including Listed Port Elizabeth Gold Cup winner Master Supreme and Gr3 Cape Racing Cape Of Good Hope Nursery second Wecangoallnight, the family of the Vercingetorix sired Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady winner Lyrical Dance
Lot 71 – a direct descendant of Party Time, this filly is out of Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun
Lot 77 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners African Warrior and Rascallion, this half-sister to 2 winners, one of whom won ten, is out of a 3-time winning 3/4 sister to the stakes placed dam of Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Kilindini -sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano
Lot 80 – bred on the same cross as Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this colt is out of a Captain Al half-sister to Gr3 Track & Ball Derby/G3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup winner Marchingontogether
Lot 90 – out of Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap runner up Patchit Up Baby, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 winning two-year-old Bakharoff, high-class miler Emperor Jones and former successful SA sire Qui Danzig
Lot 91 – bred on the same cross as Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this 3/4 brother to Gr2 World Sports Betting Gauteng Guineas runner up Pyromaniac is out of the Captain Al sired Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks winner Pine Princess, the family of Vercingetorix’s Gr2 winning son Seeking The Stars
Lot 96 – a 1/2 to two winners, this colt is out of a winning Medaglia D’Oro half-sister to Gr1 Gold Medallion winner and Gr1 sire Seventh Rock
Lot 97 – closely inbred to Spirit Of Eagles, this filly is out of a stakes placed own-sister to Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas winner Santa Clara and half-sister to Gr3 Politician Stakes winning sire Horizon, granddam Shina is a full-sister to Silvano, sire of Vercingetorix
Lot 98 – out of a 3/4 sister to Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, this filly is a 1/2 to 7 winners notably Listed KwaZulu-Natal Stakes winner Mirage
Lot 101 – a full-sister to dual graded stakes winner and 2024 Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met runner up Rascallion, this filly is out of a six-time winning daughter of Jet Master
Lot 102 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning sprinter Alesian Chief, this filly is out of the Var sired Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint winner Sommerlied -whose half-sister Sommersonne (sired, like Vercingetorix, by Silvano) produced last season’s Gr2 World Pool With Gold Circle Debutante/ Gr3 Tabgold Strelitzia Stakes queen Just Reckless, female line of 2024 French Oaks winner Sparkling Plenty
Lot 111 – bred on the same cross as Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this 3/4 sister to 2 winners is out of the Captain Al sired Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Victoria Lavelle -who hails from the family of Vercingetorix’s smart daughter Ancient Epic
Lot 116 – bred on the same cross as Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this filly is from the family of classic winning fillies Ezeliya, Ebadiyla, and Taghrooda
Lot 119 – closely related to the Vercingetorix sired top-class sprinter Bereave, this 1/2 to the promising Bacchus is out of Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Bilateral
Lot 123 – this colt, whose first three dams were sired by Galileo, Caerleon and Mill Reef respectively, is out of a twice-winning Galileo 1/2 sister to the Gr3 winning dam of Gr1 Canadian International queen Sarah Lynx
WHAT A WINTER
Multiple Equus Champion and four-time Gr1 winner, his progeny includes champions Isivunguvungu and Russet Air, and Gr1 winning fillies Clouds Unfold and Humdinger
What A Winter
Lot 6 – a half-sister to 4 winners, this filly, whose dam is a winning own sister to smart Singapore galloper Mr Fantastic as well as the dam of Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Silvano’s Pride, hails from the family of Gr1 winning siblings Redberry Lane and Solo Traveller – both of whom, like What A Winter, were sired by Western Winter
Lot 26 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winner Cold Fact and Mid Winter Wind, this half-brother to 2 smart winners including Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks third Evening Primrose is out of a Gr3 placed full-sister to G3 Heineken Chairman’s Cup winner Our Emperor and half-sister to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes/Listed Ladies Mile queen Platinum Class
Lot 33 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winner Cold Fact and Mid Winter Wind, this colt is out of a Gr2 placed, six-time winning 3/4 sister to dual G1 winner Make It Snappy and he is a three-parts brother to the What A Winter sired champion, and G1 winner, Russet Air
Lot 78 – bred on the same cross as dual Gr1 winner Clouds Unfold and the latter’s multiple graded stakes winning own sister Winter Cloud, this half-sister to two winners hails from the same female line as such standout fillies as Miesque, Six Perfections, Loves Only You, East Of The Moon, Alpha Centauri, Alpine Star and Tapestry to name a few
Lot 124 – this colt, whose first four dams are all black type performers, is out of Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas/Gr1 Cartier Paddock Stakes/Gr1 Woolavington 2000 runner up Driving Miss Daisy
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
Cape Guineas winner is a proven source of high-class performers with his progeny including star sprinter Dyce, and the likes of Back In Business, Itsrainingwilliam, Virginia Sweet, Bon Vivant, and Rulership
William Longsword
Lot 20 – out of a winning Speightstown three-parts sister to brilliant Perryville Stakes winning sire Nashville, this colt, whose granddam is a three-parts sister to Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, is out of a half-sister to Listed KwaZulu-Natal Stakes winner Mirage -sired, like William Longsword, by Captain Al
Lot 66 – closely inbred to Al Mufti, this filly, whose dam is a half-sister to Equus Champion and dual Gr1 winner Edict Of Nantes, is out of a winning 3/4 sister to Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes winner Supreme Quest
Lot 89 – closely inbred to Roberto, this colt is out of Ruffian Stakes runner up Outlander, a half-sister to last season’s Gr3 Jubilee Stakes winner Meridius and to R3 million plus earner Invidia
