The catalogue for the 2019 Shongweni Mixed Sale, due to be held at the Shongweni Polo Grounds on 26 February, is now available for viewing online.
It can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za
No fewer than 114 lots make up the catalogue for this year’s sale, which, once again, will offer buyers the opportunity to acquire bloodstock, for a variety of purposes, at bargain basement prices.
The Mixed Sale consists of horses in training, a broodmare with a Crusade colt at foot, as well as a host of two-year-olds and yearlings – which include a number of exciting prospects –both for the racetrack and as broodmare prospects.
Nineteen of the lots will be offered on behalf of the late Chris Gerber, whose colours were carried to a memorable and emotional win in Saturday’s G1 Sun Met.
Among the two-year-olds are lots by such exciting stallions as Master Of My Fate, Soft Falling Rain, and Wylie Hall and proven Gr1 sires Duke Of Marmalade, Silvano, Toreador, Var and Visionaire, while the yearlings are by the likes of Crusade and Toreador.
Among the exciting prospects on offer at the 2019 Mixed Sale are:
Lot 1 Watchmego – a recent winning daughter of boom sire Gimmethegreenlight
Lot2 Wisp Of Light – a placed daughter of Camelot whose relatives include outstanding sire Green Desert
Lot 11 Diamante – a 3 time winning daughter of emerging broodmare sire Tiger Ridge who is a ¾ sister to Gr3 winner Amur Affair
Lot 13 Drop Kick – a lightly raced, winning own brother to Gr1 winner Forest Indigo
Lot 17 Effortless Reward – a speedy six time winning daughter of a Blue Diamond Stakes winner
Lot 21 Factor Fifty – an impressive recent winner who scored a breathtaking 13 length win second time out
Lot 35 Isovar – a winning daughter of Var and UAE Oaks winner Imperial Ice
Lot 38 Just Vogue – a five time winning mare from the family of Vistula and Muscovy
Lot 41 Limestone Lady – a winning daughter of Rock Of Gibraltar whose third dam won the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies
Lot 42 Long Pond – a winning half-sister to Gr2 Merchants winner Triptique
Lot 46 Love Theme – an Oratorio half-sister to two course record holders
Lot 56 Noceur – a useful five time winning daughter of Mambo In Seattle
Lot 63 Princess Lomita – a winning Silvano filly whose Gr3 placed dam is a ¾ sister to multiple G1 winner and champion Princess Victoria and to Gr2 winner Princess Royal
Lot 65 Raes’ Dyna Jet – a five time winning daughter of outstanding sire Dynasty
Lot 71 Satara – a winning 3yo filly whose granddam won the Irish 1000 Guineas
Lot 77 So Var – a four time winner who ran second in the Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes
Lot 84 Touch Of Magic – a dual winning daughter of Golden Slipper hero Sepoy
Lot 92 Captive Gold – a 2yo Soft Falling Rain ½ sister to Cape Guineas winner Elusive Gold
The Shongweni Mixed Sale is scheduled to get underway at 11h00 sharp.