Records fell at Thursday’s BSA KZN Yearling Sale at Suncoast Casino, where high prices and a strong middle market prevailed in beautiful Hollywoodbets Durban July week weather conditions.
The sale’s top lot, the Gimmethegreenlight filly Lovecomesknocking (Lot 72), was knocked down to Mary Liley for R1 900 000.
Lot 72 – Lovecomesknocking (f) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Eros’s Girl – sold for R1,9 million (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Consigned by Klawervlei Stud (Pty) Ltd (Agent), the blue blooded filly, whose full-sister Lovegrass recently won for a second time in four starts, is out of Listed East Cape Oaks winner Eros’s Girl (Captain Al), a three-parts sister to Equus Champion Captain’s Lover (Captain Al), and half-sister to the Gimmethegreenlight sired Gr3 Politician Stakes winner and Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Cape Deby runner up Universal, and to Equus Champion Vardy.
Clifton Stud had some wonderful results this year, and consigned the second top lot sold.
Lord Wimborne (Lot 103), a Canford Cliffs half-brother to recent Gr1 Daily News 2000 runner-up and Hollywoodbets Durban July fancy Flag Man, was knocked down to Vuyo for R900 000.
Lord Wimborne, a half-brother to four winners aside from Flag Man, is out of the winning Mark Of Esteem mare Irresistible Chris, a half-sister to July winning champion Eyeofthetiger (Royal Academy) and Gr3 The Debutante winner Best Chris (Trempolino).
An active buying bench and keen market saw prices and statistics rise across the board.
The top lot was a new record price sold at the KZN Yearling, and the sale’s aggregate rose handsomely from R27.1 million to an impressive R39 075 000, with the average price rising from R184 354 to R214 698.
The median price went from R140 000 to R150 000, while the top price jumped considerably from R750 000 last year to R1 900 000.
The sale’s top vendor was Klawervlei Stud (Pty) Ltd (Agent) who sold all ten lots for an aggregate of R5.85 million.
Top buyer was Pound Bloodstock who purchased 15 yearlings for R3 515 000.
The Klawervlei Stud bred One World led the Sires standings at the auction, with the champion son of Captain Al having all 12 of his yearlings on offer gross R4 115 000 and average R342 917.
