Maine Chance Farms’ outstanding stallion Vercingetorix dominated proceedings at the recent August Two Year Old Sale.
Vercingetorix provide the sales’ top-priced lot and the son of Silvano also headed the Leading Sires table.
Vercingetorix was responsible for three of the top four lots sold at the 2024 August Sale. His Wilgerbosdrift consigned son Torremolinos (Lot 29) was the sales’ top lot with the regally bred two-year-old sold to Rakesh Singh for R2 800 000.
A half-brother to dual Listed Memorial Mile winner Marmara Sea as well as the useful performer Sea Anemone, Torremolinos is out of Alboran Sea, Equus Champion 3YO Filly of 2014-2015 and a triple Gr1 winner.
A Vercingetorix colt, lot 281, sold for R1,9 million (Pic – Candiese Lenferna)
The Vercingetorix colt (Lot 281) out of the stakes placed Jet Master mare Semra was knocked down to Form Bloodstock for R1 900 000, while another colt by the sire, Speedman (Lot 298), was sold to Sean Tarry Racing for R1 400 000.
Vercingetorix ended the two-day sale as Leading Sire by Aggregate, with his 14 lots to sell fetching R13 400 000. His two-year-olds averaged an impressive R957 143.
Runner-up on the South African General Sires List in 2023-2024, Vercingetorix is currently second on the Sires List for the new season.
