There is a hive of activity at Suncoast as vendors and prospective buyers count the days down to Thursday’s BSA KZN Yearling Sale, with the weather playing ball too!
A hive of activity at Suncoast with preps underway for Thursday’s BSA KZN Yearling Sale 2024 (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
A past graduate, star three-year-old Purple Pitcher, a R170 000 purchase off the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale, stamped his Equus Award claims this season when victorious in all of the Gr1 TAB SA Derby, TAB Gr1 SA Classic, and Jonsson Workwear Gr2 Dingaans, with the classy sophomore having already taken his earnings to over R2.536 million with the promise of plenty more to come. He lines up in the Hollywoodbets Durban July on Saturday.
Fellow star three-year-old Frances Ethel, a R160 000 buy from the 2022 KZN Sale, showed her class when following up a score in this season’s Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial when storming home to land the Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Bridget Oppenheimer SA Oaks and she looks destined for even bigger and better things as she is exported to take on the world.
Crimson King, purchased for R200 000 at the 2019 sale, is another current flagbearer for the KZN Sale.
The son of Dynasty, victorious in both the 2021 World Sports Betting Gr3 Pocket Power Stakes and 2023 SplashOut Gr3 2200, has had a fine season in 2023-2024 with Crimson King having won both the Listed TAB Aquanaut Handicap and TAB Listed Gold Bowl this season.
Yet another KZN Sale purchase, Celtic Beauty captured this season’s Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady, while promising two-year-old filly Just Reckless, bought for R500 000 off last year’s auction, won the 2024 Tabgold Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes in tremendous style.
Among the promising, proven and popular stallions with yearlings on offer are Danon Platina, Elusive Fort, Fire Away, Futura, Gimmethegreenlight, Ideal World, Legislate, Master Of My Fate, New Predator, One World, Pathfork, Querari, Rafeef, The United States, Trippi, Vercingetorix, and What A Winter.
Duncan Barry and Robbie Hill were spotted at the viewing (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
Stallions represented for the first time at the KZN Yearling Sale include Declarationofpeace, Erik The Red, Hawwaam and Summa Cum Laude.
We present the lot-by-lot snapshot for the upcoming sale:
ACT OF WAR
Cape Guineas winner who has sired champion War Of Athena, World Sports Betting East Cape Derby winner Machete Man and high-class sprinters Battle Force, Bartholdi and Rollwiththepunches
Act Of War
Lot 12 – this colt is out of a winning daughter of Silvano and Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Zirconeum
Lot 13 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to dual-graded stakes winning filly Schippers and this filly’s granddam won four including the Gr3 Magnolia Handicap
Lot 20 – bred on the same cross as Machete Man, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners is out of a winning Var half-sister to Gardenia Stakes runner up Adorable, dam of July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding-sired, like Act Of War, by a son of Fort Wood
Lot 62 – closely inbred to Dynasty, this filly is out of a four-time winning half-sister to Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic third Perfect Witness and Mauritian star Opera Royal
Lot 88 – this colt is out of a Vercingetorix own sister to sire Summa Cum Laude and half-sister to Gr1 winning champions In The Fast Lane and Let’s Rock’N Roll
Lot 107 – this filly is out of Listed Racing Association Stakes winner Just Chaos -whose dam is a sister in blood to former Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm
Lot 108 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a Silvano own-sister to the stakes placed Kanara
Lot 123 – out of a twice-winning daughter of Vercingetorix, this filly‘s granddam is an Encosta De Lago half-sister to US Gr3 winner Hoofit and to Gr3 Sunshine Coast Guineas winner Crack Me Up
Lot 126 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint runner up Bartholdi, this colt is a full-brother to the useful Mauby is a half-brother to the stakes placed Blushing Bride and 2 other winners
Lot 159 – from the same female line as the likes of Mining, Polish Precedent and Zillzaal, this filly is out of a dual winning half-sister to Argentine Gr1 winner Quiz Kid and Listed Al Bastakiya winner Quality Boone
Lot 174 – out of Listed Devon Air Stakes runner up Sapphire Rock, this colt‘s third dam is Gr1 winner Saintly Lady
Lot 183 – out of a stakes-winning Silvano half-sister to Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Indiscreet Fantasy (like Act Of War sired by a Sadler’s Wells line horse), this filly is a 1/2 to 5 winners including Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes third Silent Crusade
Lot 194 – a half-brother to four winners including the talented Talk Of The Town, this colt is out of a daughter of world leading sire and broodmare sire Street Cry and he hails from the family of such world class performers as Redoute’s Choice, El Gran Senor, Arcangelo, Jazil, Rags To Riches, Try My Best and In Italian
Lot 200 – a full-sister to a winner and half-sister to four more winners, this filly is out of a Gr3 placed Kahal own sister to Listed KZN Breeders 1600 winner Carbon Leader
ADMIRAL KITTEN
The Gr1 Secretariat Stakes winning son of outstanding sire Kitten’s Joy has made his mark as the sire of such smart winners Now I Got You, Zuzan, and Mitch Got His Wish
Admiral Kitten
Lot 42 – this filly is a half-sister to five winners including Listed Golden Loom Handicap runner-up Captain’s Girl
Lot 118 – a half-brother to a seven-time winner, this colt‘s dam won three and his granddam won five
Lot 176 – this colt is out of a winning three-parts sister to Mauritian star White River and own-sister to the stakes placed dam of 4Racing Gr2 SA Nursery winner Sheela-sired, like the colt on sale, by a Sadler’s Wells line horse
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
The dual Gr1 winning son of Storm Cat was responsible for a host of high-class gallopers including South African Triple Crown winner (and KZN Sale graduate) Louis The King and Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner Dancing In Silks
Black Minnaloushe
Lot 92 – this filly is out of a winning Exceed And Excel three-parts sister to Macau stakes winner Luen On Treasure and this is the family of Gr1 Sydney Cup winner Ista Kareem
CANFORD CLIFFS
Star miler and five-time Gr1 winner has some very smart two-year-olds this season including Listed Wilgerbosdrift Ruffian Stakes winner Almond Sea and TAB Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes queen Simply Majestic
Canford Cliffs
Lot 103 – out of a winning half-sister to July winning champion Eyeofthetiger, this colt is a half-brother to five winners including Gr1 Daily News 2000 runner up Flag Man
Lot 110 – a half-brother to 3 winners, this colt hails from the same family as top-class sires Cape Cross and Iffraaj, 1000 Guineas heroines Russian Rhythm and Shadayid and Irish Oaks queen Alydaress among others, this is also the family of Great Britain-broodmare sire of Canford Cliffs’ smart daughter Simply Majestic
CAPETOWN NOIR
Champion, and triple Gr1 winning, son of Western Winter made his mark at stud as the sire of Gr1 winners Bohica and Under Your Spell
Capetown Noir
Lot 22 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of an O’Reilly half-sister to a stakes-winner and she is from the family of high-class sprinter Ballad Rock, sire of former South African Horse Of The Year Flaming Rock among others
Lot 133 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Fastnet Rock mare and his granddam is a half-sister to multiple Gr1 winner and six-times South African champion sire Silvano
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Captain Al’s triple Gr1 winning son has made his mark as the sire of dual Gr1 winner Linebacker, fellow graded-stakes winners Shango and Springs Of Carmel, as well as the likes of Captain Anne Bonny, Who You Are, Cartel Captain, Captain’s Christy and Kiss Me Captain
Captain Of All
Lot 45 – closely inbred to Complete Warrior, this filly‘s dam is a daughter of Trippi and Listed Jasmine Handicap winner Pirate Lady
Lot 82 – a half-sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a mare who won five including the Listed Banyana Handicap, the family of the Captain Of All sired Gr2 winner Springs Of Carmel
Lot 98 – out of a four-time winning daughter of Silvano, this colt‘s granddam is a half-sister to the dual Gr1 winners Al Nitak and The Sheik – both of whom were sired by Al Mufti, grandsire of Captain Of All
Lot 111 – closely inbred to Roberto, and out of a three-time winning half-sister to Australian Gr2 winner Prix De Turn, this colt is a half-brother to this season’s Listed World Sports Betting Scarlet Lady winner Celtic Beauty
Lot 114 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is a three-parts sister to the Captain Of All sired millionaire Cartel Captain
Lot 121 – closely inbred to Al Mufti, this colt is out of a three-time winning 3/4 sister to the Al Mufti-sired dam of graded stakes winners Magical Wonderland and Magico
Lot 184 – from the family of Gr1 winners All Is Secret, Snowdance and The Secret Is Out (all of whom, like Captain Of All, were sired by Captain Al), this colt, bred on the same cross as multiple graded stakes winner Shango, is a half-brother to 2 winners including Listed Racing Association Stakes third Cane Lime ‘N Soda
DANON PLATINA
A champion and Gr1 winning son of legendary racehorse and sire Deep Impact, his first crop was headed by classy filly White Pearl, Cape Racing Gold Rush hero Rapidash and Gr3 Schweppes Politician Stakes third Harajuku, his second crop includes Listed Hollywoodbets Sharks Gatecrasher Stakes winner Great Plains
Danon Platina
Lot 50 – out of a mare who won three, this colt‘s granddam is a winning half-sister to both Gr1 Awesome Again Stakes winner Mubtaahij and Gr1 Prix de l’Opera queen Lily Of The Valley
Lot 67 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly‘s dam is a half-sister to Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes third Uptown Girl and Listed KZN Betting World Guineas Trial second Winter Mischief
Lot 115 – a full-sister to this season’s Gr3 Tabgold Strelitzia Stakes third Grey Fantacy, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to exported Gr3 Jubilee Handicap winner Eton Square
Lot 147 – from the same female line as 2024 Gr1 Qipco 2000 Guineas winner Notable Speech, this colt is half-brother to 2 winners is out of a three-time winning Silvano half-sister to dual Guineas winning sire Noordhoek Flyer
Lot 166 – this filly is out of a winning Trippi mare from the immediate family of the Trippi sired dual Gr3 winner Sound Of Warning among others
Lot 190 – this colt‘s granddam is a winning half-sister to 2 stakes winners including champion Damasco
DECLARATIONOFPEACE
By the same sire as Fire Away and Lancaster Bomber, he is a stakes winning half-brother to US champion and successful sire Honor Code
Declarationofpeace
Lot 70 – this filly‘s first dam won 8, her granddam won four, and her third dam is Gr1 winner As Ever
Lot 150 – this colt is closely inbred to Storm Cat, this half-brother to promising two-year-old Disting is out of the Var sired Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas runner-up Our Destiny
ELUSIVE FORT
Equus Champion and triple Gr1 winner, his progeny includes July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding and fellow Gr1 winners Siren’s Call, Lauderdale and Out Of Your League
Elusive Fort
Lot 91 – out of a five-time winning daughter of legendary sire Tapit and 3/4 sister to the Tapit sired Listed Umngeni Handicap winner Rodney, this colt hails from the immediate family of the Elusive Fort sired Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Siren’s Call among many others
Lot 145 – this colt‘s granddam is a dual Gr3 winning Captain Al half-sister to Equus Champion and top-class sire Vercingetorix
Lot 195 – closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of a half-sister to Gr3 Acacia Handicap winner High Seas Beauty, who was sired by a son of Sadler’s Wells
ERIK THE RED
By the same sire as current sire sensation One World, this multiple graded stakes-winner hails from the same family as high-class sire Master Of My Fate
Erik The Red
Lot 8 – closely inbred to Western Winter, this filly is out of Listed East Cape Oaks winner Widow’s Lamp
Lot 15 – this filly is out of a five-time winning daughter of Gimmethegreenlight-sire of Erik The Red’s stakes winning relatives Cala Muretta, Favorita, and Hack Green
Lot 87 – out of a winning half-sister to Listed Racing Association Stakes runner up Seattle Flame, this colt‘s granddam is a winning own-sister to the Gr3 winning dam of Horse Of The Year Summer Pudding
Lot 129 – closely inbred to both Al Mufti and Gone West, this colt is out of a 3-time winning half-sister to Gr1 SA Nursery winner Arabian Beat
Lot 136 – a 3/4 sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Silvano half-sister to triple Gr1 winner Captain America (like Erik The Red a son of Captain Al) and Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap winner Aquitaine (whose sire Al Mufti is grandsire of Erik The Red), the immediate family of the Captain Al sired stakes placed dam of July/Met winning sire Kommetdieding
Lot 140 – closely inbred to Captain Al, Jungle Cove and No Ball, this filly‘s first two dams are both stakes winners and her sixth dam No Ball is granddam of champion Bush Telegraph – the sire of Erik The Red’s granddam
ERUPT
Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winning son has enjoyed success this season with Listed Pongracz Olympic Duel Stakes winner Ripple Effect, World Sports Betting Grand Heritage winner Unzen, Gr2 TAB SA Nursery runner up Mount Pinatubo and Zimbabwe Triple Crown winner Buster Barnes
Erupt
Lot 60 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, one of whom won seven, this filly is out of a winning own-sister to the stakes placed Monterey Bay and hails from the immediate family of this season’s very smart 2yo Buffalo Storm Cody
Lot 69 – a 1/2 to 3 winners including promising filly Pointer, this colt is out of Listed Stormsvlei Mile runner up Elusive Stars
Lot 131 – this colt hails from the family of Canadian champion King Ruckus and Gr1 Bessemer Trust Breeders’ Cup Juvenile/Gr1 Travers Stakes runner up Repent
Lot 143 – this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners including the stakes placed, seven-time winner Great Shaka
Lot 151 – this filly is out of a half-sister to champion filly and triple Gr1 winner Paraca
Lot 168 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of Listed Queen Of The Sand winner Rivulet
FIRE AWAY
The Dixie Stakes winner has some very promising two-year-olds to his name this season including Gr2 TAB SA Nursery winner Fire Attack, impressive recent winner Spirit Of Levana and Gr3 Tabgold Godolphin Barb third Chinaberry
Fire Away
Lot 90 – out of a four-time winning daughter of Silvano, this filly‘s granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Gilded Minaret – who produced dual stakes winner Mount Anderson to the cover of a Silvano son
Lot 122 – this colt‘s granddam is a winning full-sister to Gr2 Diadem Stakes winning millionaire Lanner Falcon and 3/4 sister to Gr3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes winner Golden Hostess
Lot 152 – a 3/4 brother to the Fire Away sired Listed TAB Spook Express Stakes winner Explosive Bond, this colt is out of a twice-winning own sister to the stakes placed dam of Listed Jacaranda Handicap winner Bureau Des Legende and half-sister to champion stayer Future Pearl, family of hugely exciting filly Gimme’s Countess among many others
Lot 179 – this colt is out of a four-time winning half-sister to the dam of Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Cliff Hanger
FUTURA
Dynasty’s champion son has sired a plethora of high-class performers including this season’s graded stakes winners Future Swing and The Futurist
Futura
Lot 99 – a half-sister to four winners, this filly‘s third dam is Soho Secret, ancestress of such stars as London News, Kings Gambit, Promisefrommyheart and Malmoos
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
South Africa’s reigning champion whose flagbearers this season include Gr1 winners Gimme Another and Green With Envy, and graded stakes winners Sandringham Summit, Just Reckless, Let’s Go Now, Kwinta’s Light, Proceed and Lucky Lad, among others
Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 72 – filly bred on the same cross as Gr1 winners Gunner and Sandringham Summit, this three-parts sister to Gr3 Politician Stakes winner Universal is out of a stakes-winning Captain Al half-sister to Gr1 winning Equus Champion Vardy from the family of the Captain Al sired champion Captain’s Lover
Lot 89 – colt bred on the potent Gimmethegreenlight/Fort Wood cross, and closely related to the Gimmethegreenlight sired stakes winner Queen Forever, this half-brother to 2 winners is out of a full-sister to the dam of Listed Champion Juvenile Cup winner Questor and half-sister to 3 graded stakes winners notably Gypsy’s Warning, a Gr1 winner in both South Africa and USA
Lot 101 – from the same female line as dual Leger winner Touching Wood and legendary sire Bold Ruler, this filly is out of Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Inverroche
Lot 155 – colt bred on the same cross as such graded stakes winners Second Base, Hack Green, Green Pepper, and Eye Of The Prophet, this half-brother to 3 winners is out of a full-sister to Gr2 winner Cycad and dual Listed winner Trade Specialist and half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Slumdogmillionaire
GLOBAL VIEW
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2019-2020, his flagbearers this season include Gr1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge hero Dave The King, Listed 4Racing Caradoc Gold Cup winner Rule Book, and Listed East Cape Guineas/Ibhayi Stakes winner Fairy Knight
Global View
Lot 180 – out of a mare who won five times, this filly hails from the same female line as champion and Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner Fly So Free
Lot 182 – a half-sister to recent debut winner Key News, this filly, whose six-time winning dam is bred on similar lines to the Silvano sired champion Kings Gambit, is very closely related to the Global View sired Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Sound Check
Lot 192 – closely inbred colt to Sadler’s Wells, this half-brother to the very smart Stormy Winter is out of a Listed East Cape Paddock Stakes winning own-sister to Listed Thukela Handicap winner Fort Petersburg and three-parts sister to Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes winner Storm Destiny and Listed Memorial Mile winner Stormy Eclipse
GOLD STANDARD
The Gr2 Selangor Cup winning son of Trippi made his mark with his first crop producing the graded stakes winners Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand
Gold Standard
Lot 142 – this filly is out of a Silvano half-sister to Listed Breeders Guineas winner Sailing Ship and Gr3 Hollywoodbets Diana Stakes winner Santa Maria-sired, like Gold Standard, by Trippi
Lot 189 – a 3/4 sister to a winner, and half-sister to the smart filly What A State, this filly is out of Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner State Blue
HAWWAAM
The five-time Gr1 winner and Equus Champion shares his multiple champion sire Silvano with boom sire and fellow Equus Champion Vercingetorix
Hawwaam
Lot 26 – this filly is out of a 3-time winning Western Winter half-sister to 2 stakes horses including Gr2 Gauteng Guineas runner up Brooks-club
Lot 33 – out of a four-time winning half-sister to Listed Ruffian Stakes/Listed Gardenia Handicap winner Rosinante, this colt is from the family of Gr2 SA Oaks winner Wind Chill – who, like Hawwaam, was sired by Silvano
Lot 96 – a half-sister to five winners, this filly is out of a stakes-winning daughter of champion sire and top broodmare sire Danehill Dancer
Lot 120 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Captain Al half-sister to Singapore champion Lizarre – whose sire Jet Master ranks as the broodmare sire of Hawwaam, this filly’s dam is very closely related to the Captain Al sired dual stakes winner The Merry Widow
Lot 193 – a 3/4 sister to the useful Mike’s Chick, this filly is out of a twice-winning daughter of Dynasty and her granddam is a 1/2 to the stakes placed dam of Gr2 The Nursery winner Vacherin
HORIZON
The Gr3 Politician Stakes winning son of Dynasty and Silvano’s full-sister Shina has sired such winners as Silvonian, Blue Horizon, Far Horizon, Peace Frog and Kian’s Pride
Horizon
Lot 97 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, including the smart Pretty Ballerina, this filly is out of a half-sister to dual Gr3 winner Hollywoodboulevard, dam of Listed In Full Flight Handicap winner On That Boulevard
Lot 119 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt‘s granddam is a stakes winning daughter of Giant’s Causeway and he hails from the family of champions Ajdal, Arazi and Noverre
Lot 146 – a 1/2 to 2 winners including Listed Spook Express Handicap winner She’s A Cracker, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Golden Slipper winner Princess Sassi and Listed Syringa Handicap queen Secret Obsession, with the latter producing graded stakes winners Bunker Hunt and Salvator Mundi to the cover of Horizon’s sire Dynasty and Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas runner up Silver Thursday by Horizon’s close relative Silvano
Lot 178 – a half-brother to 3 winners, this colt, who hails from the family of triple South African Horse Of The Year Pocket Power, is out of a half-sister to dual Listed Ladies Mile winner Catalina
Lot 187 – this filly, whose granddam is a full-sister to champion Jungle Warrior, is a half-sister to 6 winners including the stakes placed Brazil Nut
IDEAL WORLD
Dansili’s close relative made his mark as the sire of champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo, as well as such graded stakes winners as Samurai Warrior, Vistula, Zante, Cape Speed and Zen Arcade
Ideal World
Lot 18 – this filly is out of a winning Captain Al three-parts sister to the Captain Al sired graded stakes winners Captain’s Flame and Fragrant Al
Lot 15 – directly descended in female line from the great broodmare Exclusive and closely inbred to Kingmambo, this colt is out of a Gr3 placed, three-time winning half-sister to graded stakes winning two-year-olds Olympic Owen and Speedy Suzy, granddam is a Gr3 placed daughter of Kingmambo -also sire of Ideal World
Lot 138 – this filly is out of a twice-winning Silvano own-sister to Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Platinum Class and half-sister to Mauritian star Our Emperor, her granddam is a Gr3 winning daughter of Jet Master -broodmare sire of the Ideal World sired Horse Of The Year Rainbow Bridge
LANCE
Jet Master’s Listed Secretariat Stakes winning half-brother to Gr1 Summer Cup hero Liege made waves recently when his daughter Quid Pro Quo won the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship
Lance
Lot 32 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning full-sister to multiple graded stakes winner African Night Sky and her broodmare sire Dynasty is sire of Lance’s Gr1 winning half-brother Liege
Lot 57 – filly a three-parts sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Quid Pro Quo, this half-sister to two winners is out of Listed Ruffian Stakes winner Daring Diva – a half-sister to Lance’s Gr1 winner Quid Pro Quo
Lot 59 – this filly is a full-sister to 2024 Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Quid Pro Quo
Lot 109 – this filly is out of a five-time winning half-sister to G2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas third place-getter Frosty Friday
Lot 157 – a three-parts sister to Quid Pro Quo, this filly is out of a winning full-sister to Ruffian Stakes heroine Daring Diva
Lot 199 – a half-brother to 5 winners (two of whom were sired by a son of Jet Master), this colt is out of a winning own-sister to Gr1 winning champion Let’s Rock ‘N Roll and half-sister to fellow champion In The Fast Lane, the latter sired, like Lance, by Jet Master
LAST WINTER
Western Winter’s Met runner up has come up with early first crop winners A Bit Chilly, Cool Cat and Havana Moon
Last Winter
Lot 7 – this filly is a half-sister to five winners including Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Neptune’s Rain
Lot 53 – filly from the family of Western Winter sired graded stakes winners Light The Lights and Winter Weather, this half-sister to 2 winners is out of a twice winning 1/2 to 3 black type horses notably G1 Golden Slipper winner Chestnuts N Pearls
Lot 141 – this colt‘s five-time winning dam is bred on very similar lines to Australian Group 3 winner Karacatis
LEGISLATE
The former Horse Of The Year and four time Gr1 winner has sired such graded stakes winners as Hoedspruit, Airways Law, So Flawless, Zimbaba and Runaway Song
Legislate
Lot 52 – closely inbred to Fort Wood, this colt‘s third dam is the Fort Wood sired Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Carolina Cherry, dam of Triple Tiara winning champion Cherry On The Top and granddam of fellow Triple Tiara winning champion Summer Pudding
Lot 170 – a half-sister to 3 smart winners led by Gr3 Fillies Mile runner up Aurelia Cotta, this filly hails from the same female line as outstanding international gallopers and sires A.P. Indy, Summer Squall, and Lemon Drop Kid to name but three
MASTER OF MY FATE
Jet Master’s strapping son is having another good season with his latest stakes winners including the likes of Atticus Finch, Splicethemainbrace, Princess Izzy and Joy And Peace
Master Of My Fate
Lot 14 – closely related to Master Of My Fate’s Gr3 winning son Atticus Finch, this colt is out of a winning own sister to Gr1 Golden Horseshoe winner Forest Indigo and the stakes placed Drop Kick
Lot 47 – bred on the same cross as champion Tempting Fate and inbred to Soho Secret, this half-brother to 2 smart winners is out of a five-time winning daughter of Var from the family of Master Of My Fate himself
Lot 58 – a 1/2 to 2 winners including promising two-year-old Fine One, this colt is out of a twice winning half-sister to two stakes winners headed by Gr3 Byerley Turk winner Phantom Fighter -sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master
Lot 77 – filly closely inbred to Elliodor, this half-sister to 3 winners is out of Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Fairyinthewoods – a half-sister to Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Comet Chaser-sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master
Lot 78 – this colt is out of a four-time winning daughter of Kahal and the Silvano sired stakes winner Silver Fantasy
Lot 80 – from the family of multiple champion sire Smart Strike, this colt is out of a winning Dynasty full-sister to triple Gr1 winner and sire Jackson and to Gr3 Byerley Turk hero Heartland
Lot 113 – from the family of Master Of My Fate himself and inbred to Soho Secret, this filly (whose granddam is a five time winning daughter of Soho Secret’s champion son London News) is a half-sister to impressive debut winner Omikami and her stakes placed, Silvano sired dam is a three-parts sister to Silvano’s champion son Kings Gambit
Lot 164 – a full-sister to a multiple winner, this filly is out of a twice winning 1/2 to 2 stakes winners notably Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Veiled Essence
Lot 188 – a full-brother to a six-time winner, this colt is out of a Silvano half-sister to the dam of Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Cliff Hanger, granddam won the Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes
Lot 201 – a half-brother to this season’s debut winner Pinatubo, this colt‘s dam is a winning daughter of Dynasty and French stakes winner Tala
NEW PREDATOR
Sadly now deceased, New Approach’s dual Gr2 winning son made a big impression with his first crop headed by dual Gr1 winner Purple Pitcher and Gr2 TAB Colorado King Stakes winner Pure Predator
New Predator
Lot 11 – a 1/2 sister to Zimbabwe Guineas runner up Trust Me, this filly is out of a winning 1/2 to Listed Storm Bird Stakes winner Midnight Serenade
Lot 66 – closely inbred to Danehill, this filly‘s granddam is a Gr3 Acacia Handicap winning daughter of Jet Master
Lot 71 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt‘s granddam is a winning own-sister to Gr3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup winner Nevvay
Lot 102 – out of a winning daughter of Captain Al and The Oaks runner up First Power, this filly hails from the family of champion filly Along Came Polly
Lot 127 – closely inbred to Danehill and out of a mare who won three, this colt‘s granddam is a winning Jet Master 3/4 sister to multiple Gr1 winner Ebony Flyer
Lot 177 – bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Pure Predator, this colt is out of a winning full-sister to Gr1 Mercury Sprint runner up Al Sakeet and 1/2 to G1 winner Attenborough
Lot 196 – bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Pure Predator, this filly is out of a winning Var half-sister to Gr3 Poinsettia Stakes winner Full Velocity, her granddam is a twice half-sister to top sire Rafeef, champion Mustaaqeem and the dam of dual Australian Gr1 winner Celestial Legend
Lot 198 – filly out of a winning daughter of Captain Al who is closely related to the dam of Gr2 winning filly Basadi Faith, this filly’s granddam is a dual twice-winning sister to former South African Horse Of The Year National Colour
ONE WORLD
Captain Al’s champion son has made a blistering start to his stud career with his more than 20 first crop 2yo winners headed by dual Nursery winner One Stripe and Listed Somerset 1200 winner Lion Rampart
One World
Lot 4 – a half-brother to the useful Trippi’s Girl, this colt is out of a twice-winning 1/2 sister to four black-type horses notably Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Indiscreet Fantasy
Lot 37 – inbred to Storm Cat and bred on the same cross as Lion Rampart, this filly is out of a twice-winning daughter of Var from the family of champions Pointing North, Trip Of Fortune, and Winchester Mansion
Lot 38 – this colt, inbred to Storm Cat, is out of Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery runner up and three-time winner Brandina
Lot 65 – closely inbred to Giant’s Causeway, this filly is out of Listed Winter Oaks winner Duchess Of Bourbon – whose dam is a twice-winning dam is a half-sister to globetrotting Equus Champion and successful sire Soft Falling Rain and to dual graded stakes winner Let It Rain, the family of Gr1 Kentucky Oaks winner Gal In A Ruckus
Lot 68 – bred on the same cross as Listed Somerset 1200 winner Lion Rampart and inbred to Storm Cat, this filly, who is out of a four-time winning daughter of Var, hails from the famed E family
Lot 73 – colt closely inbred to Rahy, this half-brother to five winners is out of a twice-winning half-sister to the dam of Listed Woolavington Handicap winner Benjan and Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial heroine Ipso Facto
Lot 85 – out of a five-time winning Western Winter half-sister to Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Chant De Nuit, this filly is a half-sister to this season’s Listed Milkwood Stakes winner Paris Lass
Lot 95 – inbred to Glorious Song, this filly is out of a three-time winning half-sister to Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Hidden Beauty -whose sire Victory Moon shares his sire Al Mufti with One World’s sire Captain Al, the family of the Captain Al sired Gr1 winner and successful sire William Longsword
Lot 139 – a half-brother to 3 winners including the very smart exported galloper Marshall, this colt is out of a full-sister to Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas third Ajwad and three-parts sister to Dubai champion and successful sire Asiatic Boy
Lot 158 – this colt is out of a stakes-placed, four-time winning 1/2 sister to 3 black type horses including Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Cousin Liz – who, like One World, was sired by Captain Al
Lot 162 – from the immediate family of this season’s Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas third River Tiber, this colt is out of a Frankel half-sister to 2 smart winners including recent SABC Sport Durban Dash victor Teflon Man
Lot 172 – out of a mare by Dynasty, this filly‘s granddam is a winning own sister to Gr2 Diadem Stakes/Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Lanner Falcon
PATHFORK
Irish Champion and half-brother to Gr1 Preakness Stakes winner War Of Will, he has sired Gr1 winners Main Defender, Mighty High, Pearl Of Asia and Royal Victory
Pathfork
Lot 39 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of a five-time winning daughter of high-class broodmare sire Horse Chestnut, his dam is a Jallad half-sister to 2 stakes winners led by Gr2 The Citizen Gold Bowl winner Eurovision
Lot 75 – inbred to Danzig and Mr Prospector, this colt is out of Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winner Extra Zero, whose three-parts sister Negev won the Listed Syringa Handicap, the family of dual Irish classic winner and successful sire Desert King -who, like Extra Zero and Negev’s sires, was a son of Danehill
Lot 134 – this filly is a 3/4 sister to Listed Betway Insurebet Jockey Club Stakes winner Flower Of Saigon – whose sire, like Pathfork, is a son of Distorted Humor
POMODORO
Jet Master’s G1 Vodacom Durban July left his mark as the sire of champion filly Return Flight, G1 Cape Racing Presents Cape Guineas hero Russian Rock and R5 million plus earner Cirillo
Pomodoro
Lot 48 – closely inbred to Jet Master, and bred on the same cross as stakes winner Caralluma, this colt is out of Kahal’s three-time winning daughter and Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes runner up Celestina
Lot 169 – out of a mare who won four, this colt‘s granddam is a 1/2 to 2021 Gr1 World Sports Betting Presents The Summer Cup third Golden Pheasant
POTALA PALACE
Singspiel’s Gr1 winning son is responsible for Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint winner Singforafa, multiple graded stakes winner Katak and this season’s Listed Stormsvlei Stakes winner and Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas runner up Red Palace
Potala Palace
Lot 46 – a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a three-time winner whose dam won seven including the Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes and Listed Syringa Handicap
Lot 64 – a full-brother to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a five-time winning daughter of proven Gr1 broodmare sire Daylami
Lot 93 – out of the Kahal sired Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner Haizi, this colt hails from the family of champions London News, Kings Gambit and Promisefrommyheart as well as Triple Crown winning sire Malmoos
Lot 153 – bred on the same cross as classy filly Red Palace, and out of a mare who won three, this filly is a full-sister to the useful Ninety Nine Heros
QUERARI
Oasis Dream’s Gr1 winning son has twice been South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2YOs, and his flagbearers this season include graded stakes winners Master Redoute and Questioning, as well as Gr1 Gold Medallion runner up Cosmic Speed and Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint runner up At My Command
Querari
Lot 10 – a half-sister to a debut winner, this filly is out of the What A Winter sired Gr2 Debutante Stakes third Winter Sun, a sister in blood to Listed East Cape Guineas runner up What A Player
Lot 23 – a full-sister to Gr2 East Coast Radio Tibouchina Stakes/Listed Prince Florimund Irridescence Stakes winner Caya Coco, this filly is out of a 3-time winning half-sister to Gr1 J&B Met winner Martial Eagle, dual Algoa Cup victor Nebula and the dam of Gr2 Betway Joburg Spring F and M Challenge queen Feather Boa
Lot 43 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning, this filly‘s granddam won five and ran third in the Gr3 Final Fling Stakes
Lot 54 – out of a daughter of Street Cry and multiple Gr1 winner Crimson Palace, this colt is a 1/2 to six winners including Listed Syringa Handicap winner Way Of The World, Gr3 4Racing Yellowwood Hcp runner up Crimson Princess and Gr1 World Pool Moment Of The Premiers Champions Stakes third We Are The Logans
Lot 74 – this filly is out of a stakes placed four-time winning own-sister to the dam of 2024 Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Main Defender
Lot 125 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a half-sister to French group winners Irish Wells and Sign Of The Wolf
Lot 154 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, one of whom won seven, this filly is out of a winning full-sister to Listed Easter Handicap winner Great Rumpus and 1/2 sister to Gr1 Champions Cup winner Master Plan
Lot 185 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning, this filly is out of a stakes placed half-sister to the dam of graded stakes winners Big Burn and Catch Twentytwo
RABADA
Winner of both the Gr1 Daily News 2000 and Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes, he has made his mark as the sire of Glenlair Trophy winner Zatara Magic and smart performers Soldier’s Eye, Addabar and Ermelo
Rabada
Lot 28 – closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt is out of a Var own sister to Listed Umgeni Handicap winner Schiffer and Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes second Mastermind
Lot 34 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, including the very smart Irish Wonder Girl, this filly‘s dam won seven and ran second in the Listed Michaelmas Handicap
Lot 41 – a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a 3-time winning half-sister to Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes/Gr3 Christmas Handicap winner Silver Age
Lot 63 – out of a twice-winning 3/4 sister to former South African Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm and from the same female line as the sire’s Zatara Magic, this filly is a half-sister to Listed Racing Association Stakes winner Just Chaos
Lot 84 – this colt is out of a twice-winning own-sister to Ronnie’s Candy – whose four graded stakes wins included a triumph in the 2020 Gr1 HSH Princess Charlene Empress Club Stakes
Lot 86 – from the famous “E” family, this colt is out of BSA August Million winner Fullfillyourdream
Lot 197 – a 1/2 to 3 winners, including debut winner Calling All Angels, this filly, inbred closely to Storm Cat and Mr Prospector, is out of Listed The Queen Of The Sand winner The Angelus
RAFEEF
The Gr1 Computaform Sprint winner has had another fine season in 2023-2024 when responsible for graded stakes winners Beating Wings, Mover And Shaker, Mrs Browning, Frances Ethel and Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Computaform Sprint hero Thunderstruck
Rafeef
Lot 16 – a half-sister to 3 winners, including the classy Soldier’s Eye, this filly is out of a seven-time winner who ran third in the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes, Gr3 Fillies Mile and Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes
Lot 21 – out of a four-time winning daughter of Querari, this colt‘s third dam is a full-sister to US champion and successful sire Run The Gantlet
Lot 30 – out of a stakes placed half-sister to Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes runner up Pure Blonde, this filly‘s granddam is Gr1 winning Equus Champion Legally Blonde
Lot 130 – this filly is out of a winning Master Of My Fate half-sister to Equus Champion Sandringham Summit and fellow Gr1 winning two-year-old Eden Roc, her dam is also closely related to the Master Of My Fate sired Gr2 winner Zapatillas
Lot 132 – this filly is out of a 3-time winning 1/2 sister to Gr3 Politician Stakes winner Blaze Of Noon
Lot 149 – out of a stakes placed, four-time winning daughter of Captain Al, this filly‘s Jet Master sired granddam won six including the Gr3 Final Fling Stakes, immediate family of Jet Master’s Gr3 winning granddaughter Love Is A Rose
Lot 163 – a brother to a winner, this colt‘s granddam is a 3-time winning own-sister to triple graded stakes winner Secret Of Victoria, the dam of four stakes winners including Gr1 winners All Is Secret and The Secret Is Out
Lot 165 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a stakes winning half-sister to Gr1 winning champion Rebel King -whose paternal grandsire National Assembly is damsire of Rafeef
Lot 167 – out of a winning Fort Wood 1/2 to smart sprinter Coin Spinner, this filly’s granddam is a 3-time winning own sister to Gr1 winners Redberry Lane and Solo Traveller
Lot 202 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Leaving Las Vegas and William Robertson, this filly is out of a four-time winning daughter of Trippi
RED RAY
Western Winter’s Gr1 winning son made his mark as the sire of Gr1 WSB SA Classic winner Red Saxon and dual graded stakes winner Alula’s Star
Red Ray
Lot 49 – a full-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a full-sister to Gr3 Diana Stakes/Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Double Whammy and to Skysign – placed in both the Listed East Cape Derby and Listed East Cape Oaks
Lot 79 – filly closely inbred to Western Winter, this half-sister to a winner is out of a Gr1 winning daughter of Western Winter
Lot 100 – a half-brother to a four-time winner, this colt, whose third dam is Gr1 winning champion Evening Mist, is a direct descendant of arguably South Africa’s most famous broodmare – Drohsky
Lot 148 – a half-sister to 2 winners one of whom won four, this filly is out of a half-sister to three graded stakes winners including Gr1 Cape Guineas winner, and champion sire, Captain Al, and dual Gr1 winner Shadow Dancing, with the latter herself dam of dual Gr1 winner Thunder Dance, this filly’s dam is also a 3/4 sister to the dam of Listed Golden Loom Handicap and Listed Umngeni Handicap winner Battlestar Express
Lot 156 – a 1/2 to four winners including the useful English Primrose, this colt‘s granddam is a full-sister to the dam of Equus Champion Smart Call, the family of top Australian galloper and sire Zeditave
Lot 160 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a four-time winning Fort Wood half-sister to Gr2 Fillies Guineas third place finisher Freestate Star
ROYAL MO
The graded stakes winning son of top-class US sire Uncle Mo made his presence felt this season when his gutsy son Royal Aussie downed a top-class field to land the Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes, with Royal Aussie also victorious in this season’s Listed Pongracz Jet Master Stakes
Royal Mo
Lot 1 – a 1/2 to 3 winners including Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes third place finisher Eau De Vie, this colt is out of Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship runner up Up Front -whose numerous high-class relatives include five-time Gr1 winner and successful sire Dream Ahead
Lot 137 – out of a stakes placed daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Cape Cross, this filly‘s granddam is a half-sister to champion and 1000 Guineas winner Sky Lantern (dam of Gr1 winner Snow Lantern)
SOQRAT
The Equus Champion and triple Gr1 winner hails from the same female line as multiple champion sire Linamix
Soqrat
Lot 3 – out of a 3-time winning daughter of Var (who is closely related to the Var sired Gr2 SA Nursery winner William The Silent), this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Betting World Derby winner Silvano’s Jet from the family of this season’s Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint winner Lucky Lad
Lot 24 – out of a dual winning daughter of Silvano, this colt‘s granddam is a full-sister to Gr1 winner On Her Toes
Lot 44 – this colt is out of a half-sister to four stakes winners including exported Gr1 Cape Guineas winner Elusive Gold
Lot 81 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of Listed Devon Air Stakes winning daughter of Bernardini – broodmare sire of such Gr1 winners as Catholic Boy, Serengeti Empress, Maxfield, Speaker’s Corner and Emblem Road
Lot 83 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a three-time winning half-sister to Gr3 Winter Derby winner Gifted For Glory and Listed Spook Express Handicap winner Silver Stripe, the latter dam of this season’s Gr3 City Of Cape Town Cape Of Good Hope Nursery/Gr3 Winter Nursery winner One Stripe, this colt’s granddam won 8 including the Gr1 TBA Paddock Stakes
Lot 128 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, one of whom won five, this colt is out of a 3-time winning own sister to multiple graded stakes winner Secret Of Victoria, whose four stakes winners include the Gr1 winning sisters All Is Secret and The Secret Is Out
Lot 203 – this colt is out of a winning Var half-sister to Gr3 Algoa Cup winner Forest Of Dean, Gr3 Protea Stakes runner up Royal Ridge and the dam of Gr1 H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut second Copper Mountain
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Regally bred son of outstanding sire Vercingetorix, he is a half-brother to Equus Champions In The Fast Lane (dam of promising young sire Real Gone Kid) and Let’s Rock’N Roll and four other stakes winners
Summa Cum Laude
Lot 35 – this filly is out of a Master Of My Fate 3/4 sister to the Jet Master sired Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Hawker Hunter,granddam was a stakes winner of six
TALK OF THE TOWN
A winner of three of just five starts, the son of Var’s small first crop includes debut winner and Gr3 TAB Pretty Polly Stakes runner up Famous Lady
Talk Of The Town
Lot 181 – from the family of Gr2 Durban Golden Horseshoe winner Purple Diamond (like Talk Of The Town a son of Var), this colt‘s granddam is a 3-time winning own-sister to Gr1 winners Redberry Lane and Solo Traveller
THE UNITED STATES
Sire of graded stakes winners Sheela, Billy Bowlegs and Without Question, he has some very promising two-year-olds this season including Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship runner up Rodeo Drive and Listed Dahlia Plate hero Kingdundee
The United States
Lot 6 – this colt is out of a winning Silvano own-sister to Hong Kong Gr3 winner Chefano, dam also a 3/4 sister to Gr3 Gold Bowl/Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup winner Sunshine Silk
Lot 9 – a full-brother to the smart Home Of The Brave, this colt is out of Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner and millionaire Winter Star
Lot 56 – out of a stakes placed winner of three, this colt‘s dam is a half-sister to Listed Ruffian Stakes winner Dagmar
Lot 61 – a half-sister to three winners and closely inbred to Nureyev and Mr Prospector, this filly‘s third dam is a stakes winning full-sister to outstanding racemare and producer Miesque – dam of French classic winners East Of The Moon and Kingmambo, and third dam of Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Tapestry (sired, like The United States, by Galileo)
Lot 112 – inbred to Nureyev, this half-sister to the stakes placed Balalaika is a full-sister to Listed Irridescence Stakes runner up Dixieland Band
Lot 161 – bred on the same cross as Sheela, this half-brother to four winners including Gr3 Acacia Handicap runner up Queen Of Shadows is out of a winning daughter of Trippi and his granddam is an Anabaa half-sister to, among others, the stakes placed dam of Gr1 winner and prominent Cape stallion Querari
Lot 173 – bred on the same cross as Sheela, this colt is out of a six-time winning own sister to Listed KZN Guineas Trial runner up Trip To Rio
Lot 191 – a half-sister to four winners including Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes runner up Emerald Band and this season’s high-class two-year-old Sahara Cat, this filly is out of a four-time winning Western Winter full-sister to Gr3 Kings Cup winner Bulleting Home and her granddam is a 3-time winning half-sister to the very same Western Winter
TRIPPI
Former Champion Sire has been responsible for more than 90 stakes winners headed by the champions Charles Dickens, Jet Dark, Trip Of Fortune and Winchester Mansion, and is also sire of recent Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint winner October Morn
Trippi
Lot 116 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 SA Classic winner Lobo’s Legend, this colt, a full-brother to 2 winners, is out of the Western Winter sired dual Gr1 winner, and Equus Champion, Lady Windermere
TWICE OVER
The four-time Gr1 winner has made his mark as the sire of dual July winner Do It Again, the latter’s dual Gr1 winning close relative See It Again, Gr1 Cape Guineas/Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winner Double Superlative and Gr1 winning two-year-old Sand And Sea
Twice Over
Lot 51 – this filly is out of a five-time winning daughter of Captain Al from the immediate family of this season’s dual Gr1 winner Royal Victory
VERCINGETORIX
Red hot sire of this season’s graded stakes winners Cymric, Rascallion, Little Ballerina, Oriental Charm and Double Grand Slam has provided the sales toppers at the KZN Sale in both 2023 and 2022
Vercingetorix
Lot 5 – this filly‘s dam is a Gr3 placed half-sister to Equus Champion Hammie’s Hooker and to dual graded stakes winner Gem King
Lot 94 – out of a Gr2 Fillies Guineas winning half-sister to Listed Java Handicap/Listed Drum Star Handicap winner The Elmo Effect, this filly is a direct descendant of Party Time
Lot 117 – bred on the same cross as high-class fillies Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this colt, who is out of the Captain Al sired Irridescence Stakes winner Leeward, is a full-brother to this season’s Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes runner up Mia Moo, the family of top sprinter Shea Shea – whose paternal grandsire National Assembly is broodmare sire of Vercingetorix
Lot 124 – bred on the same cross as high-class fillies Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this filly, whose dam is a Gr3 winning half-sister to Equus Champion Mythical Flight, is a half or full-sister to 5 winners including Listed Storm Bird Stakes winner Flying Myth and Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes third Vandah’s Spirit
Lot 175 – out of a 3/4 sister to Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, this filly is a half-sister to 6 winners including Listed KwaZulu-Natal Stakes winner Mirage
WHAT A WINTER
Multiple Equus Champion has had another fine season in 2023-2024 when responsible for such graded stakes winners as Asiye Phambili, Mid Winter Wind and Winter Cloud
What A Winter
Lot 19 – out of a twice-winning 1/2 to Gr1 J&B Met winner Martial Eagle and dual Algoa Cup winner Nebula, this colt is a half-brother to four winners including Hong Kong scorer Unite Spirit
Lot 25 – a 1/2 to 2 winners including this season’s Gr3 TAB J J The Jet Plane Stakes winner Mover And Shaker, this colt is out of a six time winning daughter of Silvano and Gr2 winner Park Lane
Lot 27 – a half-brother to 4 winners, including the smart Nikiya, this colt‘s dam won four and his third dam is a full-sister to Gold Seal Oaks/General Accident 1000 Guineas winner Midway Lady, herself the dam of fellow Epsom classic winner Eswarah
Lot 36 – this colt is out of an All Too Hard daughter of Redoute’s Choice sired Gr3 winner Zingaling, and his dam is closely related to the All Too Hard sired Gr2 winner Demonetization
Lot 40 – out of a stakes winning full-sister to the dam of recent Gr1 Hollywoodbets Gold Challenge winner Dave The King, this filly is a full-sister to the smart Blackwhitedynamite and Gr3 Merchants runner up Tread Swiftly
Lot 106 – a 1/2 to 3 winners, including the useful Ideal Act, this colt‘s granddam is a full-sister to Gr2 Gold Circle Derby winner Superwood
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
The Cape Guineas winner has had a fine season in 2023-2024 with his flagbearers including top sprinters Dyce and Rulership, Listed Secretariat Stakes winner Sabre Strike and the high-class 3yo William Iron Arm
William Longsword
Lot 105 – a half-sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of Grr2 Merchants/G3 Magnolia Handicap winner Jackdore
WILLOW MAGIC
Dubawi’s Gr1 SA Nursery/Gr2 Dingaans winning son made his mark as the sire of Gr1 winner MK’s Pride and is also sire of this season’s smart two-year-old Dantonfromsandton
Willow Magic
Lot 2 – from the family of recent Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint winner October Morn, this filly is out of a Var three-parts sister to Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner August Rush and the Gr3 winning dam of Gr1 winners October Morn and Tempting Fate
Lot 17– this filly is out of a twice-winning own-sister to Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes third African Dream and 3/4 sister to Gr2 Emerald Cup winner Meadow Magic
Lot 31 – out of a 5-time winning close relative of Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas winner Glenrossal, this colt is a 1/2 brother to four winners including dual stakes winner Covered In Snow
Lot 76 – this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr1 Garden Province Stakes/Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Happy Archer -sired, like Willow Magic, by Dubawi
Lot 104 – a 1/2 to 2 winners including the smart Georgina Rose, this filly is out of a daughter of Trippi and the Fort Wood sired Gr2 SA Oaks winner Bedloe’s Island
Lot 144 – this filly is out of a twice-winning daughter of Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Zirconeum – a half-sister to Gr1 Merchants hero Stellite
Lot 186 – this filly is out of a half-sister to Listed Bauhinia Stakes runner up Spring Wonder
