Cape Racing Sales presents the 2024 Winter Yearling Sale, which is set to take place at 11h00 on Thursday at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
Viewing will commence on Tuesday, 4 June at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth.
There are 115 yearlings catalogued from a wide range of leading vendors, boasting a wide spread of South Africa’s established and freshman sires represented to suit buyers across the price spectrum.
Commercial highlights include five Vercingetorix yearlings, nine out of Rafeef (AUS), and a sole Gimmethegreenlight (AUS) baby – all of whom will be highly sought after.
The Pinhook incentive scheme, introduced in 2023, will again be a sale feature.
The incentive allows speculators to make purchases at the Winter Yearling Sale in June while only having to pay for the stock once selling at the Ready to Run Sale in October.
All graduates qualify for the CRS Juvenile bonus, which pays R100,000 to the winning connections.
The Cape Racing Sales personnel listed below are available to assist:
- Table bookings – Joanne Knowles [email protected]
- Buyers’ Cards – Janine van Blerk [email protected]
- Sales queries & general info – Justin Vermaak [email protected]
Catalogues and further information will be available for download from www.caperacingsales.co.za.
Enjoy our lot-by-lot snapshot:
ACT OF WAR
The Cape Guineas winner made his mark as the sire of Triple Tiara winning champion War Of Athena and Gr1 winning sprinter Battle Force
Act Of War
Lot 98 – this colt is out of Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery/Listed Milkwood Stakes winner Carlita, whose granddam was a dual champion daughter of multiple champion sire and broodmare sire Southern Halo
BUFFALO BILL CODY
Redoute’s Choice’s classy son has made a bright start with his small first crop headed by Listed HKJC World Pool Event 6 April Storm Bird Stakes winner Pistol Pete and impressive debut winner Buffalo Storm Cody
Buffalo Bill Cody
Lot 5 – bred on the same cross as Pistol Pete and closely inbred to Storm Bird, this colt is a three-parts brother to 2 winners by Rafeef and a half-brother to Listed Laisserfaire Stakes third Oni San
Lot 13 – a 1/2 sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a half-sister to 2 stakes winners including Gr2 Gold Circle Oaks winner Sweetie Pie
CANFORD CLIFFS
The star miler, and five-time Gr1 winner, has been responsible for nearly 30 stakes winners and more than 30 black type placed horses with his stock having amassed more than $38 million in stakes
Canford Cliffs
Lot 16 – a direct descendant of Australian star Denises Joy, this colt is out of a three-time winning half-sister to Gr3 MVRC Alexandra Stakes runner up Toffee Nose
Lot 21 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, including the useful Dr Doolittle, this filly (whose dam is closely inbred to SA Oaks winner Julie Andrews) is out of a three-time winning daughter of high-class broodmare sire Horse Chestnut
Lot 43 – a full-brother to the promising Bosum Buddy, this colt is out of Gr3 Magnolia Handicap winner My Friend Lee -a direct descendant of the mighty Busanda
Lot 68 – a 1/2 to 5 winners including the stakes placed Studio Blues, this colt is out of the Gr1 Golden Slipper/Gr1 Thekwini Stakes third place-getter Six Blue Notes
Lot 69 – this colt is out of 2016-2017 Zimbabwean Horse Of The Year Solinski
Lot 72 – a 1/2 to two winners, this filly (whose dam is closely inbred to the legendary Fall Aspen) is out of Listed Jockey Club Stakes winner Strong Scent
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Captain Al’s champion sprinter son was South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2018-2019, and his progeny include dual Gr1 winner Linebacker
Captain Of All
Lot 18 – a full-sister to a winner, this filly, bred on the same cross as multiple graded stakes winner Shango, is out of a three-time winning Jet Master 1/2 sister to Listed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Joshua’s Mistress
Lot 79 – out of a winning 1/2 sister to the stakes placed Boundless Bash, this filly’s granddam is a three-parts sister to both multiple graded stakes winner Second Base and recent Gr3 TAB Protea Stakes winner Proceed
Lot 81 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, including this season’s useful 2yo Prom Queen, this filly is out of a twice winning Var three-part sister to Gr1 Mercury Sprint runner up Al Sakeet, dam is also a 1/2 to Gr3 winner Myfunnyvalentine -sired, like Captain Of All, by Captain Al
Lot 82 – this colt is out of a five-time winning half-sister to the stakes placed Man From Milan
Lot 106 – a full-sister to the speedy stakes placed European Summer, this filly is out of a three-time winning daughter of Encosta De Lago – five times Leading Broodmare Sire in Australia
DANON PLATINA
Deep Impact’s champion son’s first crop was headed by Cape Racing Gold Rush winner Rapidash and multiple graded stakes runner up White Pearl
Danon Platina
Lot 19 – out of the Querari sired Listed Dahlia Plate winner Joking, this filly hails from the immediate family of the Deep Impact sired champion Mikki Queen among many others
Lot 71 – bred on a similar cross to the Deep Impact sired champion Gran Alegria, this filly is out of a twice-winning daughter of multiple champion sire Tapit and Canadian stakes winner Rootham Triple E’s
Lot 76 – a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a winning Elusive Quality half-sister to Brazilian champion L’Amico Steve
ELUSIVE FORT
The Equus Champion has sired a host of high-class performers led by the Gr1 winners Kommetdieding, Siren’s Call, Out Of Your League and Lauderdale
Elusive Fort
Lot 60 – closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this colt is out of a Gr1 placed half-sister to Gr2 Selangor Cup winner Rocket Countdown and hails from the immediate family of the Elusive Fort sired dual Listed Southeaster Sprint winner Elusive Trader, among others
Lot 86 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt’s dam is a daughter of Silvano and Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Zaitoon, he hails from the same family as US champions Chief’s Crown and Winning Colors as well as Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winning sire Expert Eye
Lot 96 – bred on the same cross as Kommmetdieding, this colt is a 1/2 to five winners headed by Listed Winter Solstice Stormsvlei Stakes winner Eva Eileen (also sired by a Fort Wood line horse)
ERIK THE RED
Bred on similar lines to the Captain Al sired Triple Crown winner Malmoos, this multiple-graded stakes winner has his first yearlings sell in 2024
Erik The Red
Lot 1– colt out of a three-time winning Fort Wood 3/4 sister to champion and successful sire Elusive Fort, this half-brother to 2 multiple winners is out of a half-sister to the stakes placed Entrechat-sired, like Erik The Red, by Captain Al
Lot 41 – this filly is out of a winning 1/2 to Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Miss Florida-sired, like Erik The Red, by Captain Al
Lot 53 – this filly is out of an Iffraaj half-sister to Australian Gr1 winner Pornichet
Lot 54 – this filly is out of a full-sister to dual South African Horse Of The Year and eight time Gr1 winner Legal Eagle
Lot 75 – closely inbred to Al Mufti and Lassie Dear, this filly is out of a Gr3 placed, four-time winner from the family of champion fillies Dog Wood and Enchanted Garden
Lot 80 – this filly is out of a three-time winning daughter of Var -sired of Erik The Red’s Gr1 placed half-brother Varallo
Lot 109 – closely inbred to Al Mufti and Soho Secret (the third dam of Erik The Red), this colt is out of Listed Lady’s Bracelet winner Dancing In Seattle
ERUPT
Dubawi’s dual G1 winning son, also responsible for Zimbabwe’s Triple Crown winner Buster Barnes, has some very promising two-year-olds this season including Gr2 TAB SA Nursery runner up Mount Pinatubo and the smart You Bring Me Joy
Erupt
Lot 37– a half or full sister to 7 winners, this filly is out of a full-sister to champion and dual Gr1 winner Cataloochee
Lot 64 – inbred to the great Fall Aspen and from the family of current high-class fillies Almond Sea and Gimme A Nother, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby runner up Sachdev and to this season’s Listed Ormond Ferraris Oaks Trial runner up Sukhumvit
Lot 65 – this filly is out of a twice winning Dynasty 1/2 to 3 black type horses notably Gr2 Gauteng Guineas/Gr2 Zabeel Mile winner Janoobi
Lot 66 – a 1/2 to 2 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 84 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of Medaglia D’Oro and US Gr3 winner Buckleupbuttercup
Lot 85 – closely inbred to Nijinsky II, this colt is out of a winning Silvano 3/4 sister to July winning champion Marinaresco, dual Gr3 winner Bulsara and to Gr2 Gold Bracelet queen Marina
Lot 91 – from the immediate family of 2024 Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner Laurel River among many others, this filly is a 1/2 to five winners including Listed In Full Flight Handicap runner up Good Rhythm
FIRE AWAY
War Front’s son has made a cracking start to his stud career, with his first crop headed by such graded stakes winners as Egyptian Mau and My Golly Molly and his second crop including Gr2 TAB SA Nursery winner Fire Attack
Fire Away
Lot 36 – bred on the same cross as smart performers Egyptian Mau and Zil Moris, and out of a stakes winning daughter of Fort Wood closely related to Horse Chestnut and Monyela, this colt is a 1/2 to 8 winners notably Listed Racehorse Owners Association Spook Express Handicap winner Opera Glass, Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes third Petra and Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes/Gr3 Fillies Mile runner up Eternity Ring
Lot 49 – this filly is out of a four-time winning half-sister to Gr2 Cape Merchants/Gr3 World Sports Betting Matchem Stakes runner up New Caledonia
Lot 104 – this filly hails from the family of champions Enchantress and National Currency – both of whom, like Fire Away, were sired by a Danzig line horse
FUTURA
The Horse Of The Year has sired champion Future Pearl and fellow graded stakes winners Pink Tourmaline, Nourbese, Vihaan’s Pie, Future Swing, Warrior and Rockpool
Futura
Lot 2 – this filly is out of a twice winning granddaughter of Fastnet Rock who is very closely related to the Fastnet Rock sired Gr2 Dingaans winning sire Curved Ball
Lot 3 – bred on the same cross as the likes of Future Swing, Pink Tourmaline and Vihaan’s Pie, this colt, closely inbred to Western Winter is out of a winning daughter of Trippi and dual Gr1 winning Equus Champion Lady Windermere
Lot 22 – out of a winning Orpen sister to smart performers Kreyna and Kay Tee Perry, this filly is out of a half-sister to Argentinian champion and Gr1 winner Keane
Lot 97 – out of a stakes placed winning granddaughter of Captain Al, this colt’s granddam is a winning half-sister to the Captain Al sired dual stakes winner Pure Power
Lot 111 – bred on the same cross as the classy Ekoria, this filly is out of a twice winning Silvano half-sister to Gr1 winners Potala Palace and Front And Centre, with the latter, like Futura, sired by Dynasty
Lot 115 – out of a mare who won seven, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners including 2022 BSA Cape Yearling Sale Cup winner Certainly
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
South Africa’s reigning champion sire is having another breakout season with his flagbearers headed by the likes of Gimme A Nother, Green With Envy, Sandringham Summit and Lucky Lad
Gimmethegreenlight
Lot 78 – filly bred on the same cross as the likes of Gunner and Sandringham Summit, this half-sister to the smart Blaze Of Silk is out of a dual Gr3 winning Captain Al half-sister to Equus Champion and top sire Vercingetorix
GOLD STANDARD
Trippi’s Gr2 Selangor Cup winning son’s small first crop yielded the graded stakes winners Golden Hostess and Hold My Hand
Gold Standard
Lot 26 – out of a three-parts sister to the stakes placed La Quita, this filly’s granddam is a Cadeaux Genereux half-sister to German Horse Of The Year and champion sire Lomitas
HAWWAAM
The Equus Champion and five-time Gr1 winning son of Silvano has had first crop yearlings make up to R5 000 000 this year
Hawwaam
Lot 42 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a mare who won ten times
Lot 51 – a 3/4 sister to two winners, this filly is out of a daughter of Shamardal and her granddam is a stakes winning daughter of Red Ransom
Lot 59 – out of a twice winning daughter of High Chaparral, this filly hails from the family of such Gr1 winners as Glamour Puss, Savvy Coup and Vision And Power
HEAVENLY BLUE
The Gr1 S A Classic winning son of four-time Australian Champion Sire Snitzel made his mark with his small first crop headed by Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Three Rocks and the smart Zinovi
Heavenly Blue
Lot 100 – a 1/2 to four winners, one of whom won seven, this filly is out of a stakes placed, four-time winning half-sister to stakes winners Bob ‘N Weave and Memphis Mafia
HORIZON
The Gr3 winning son of Dynasty and Silvano’s own sister Shina has already been responsible for such winners as Blue Horizon, Far Horizon, Peace Frog and Listed East Cape Nursery runner up Silvonian
Horizon
Lot 29 – closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly is out of a half-sister to Australian Gr2 winner Tarka, and her granddam is a Galileo own sister to South African Horse Of The Year Igugu
Lot 74 – colt closely inbred to Fort Wood, this full-brother to a winner is out of a mare who won five and this is the family of this season Gr3 Jonsson Workwear Algoa Cup/Gr3 Glorious Goodwood Chairman’s Cup winner Future Swing -whose sire Futura, like Horizon, was sired by Dynasty
Lot 87 – this filly is out of a mare who won four and who ran third in the Listed Scarlet Lady
Lot 92 – a 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner Demanding Lady (sired, like Horizon, by Dynasty) -dam of multiple Gr1 winning dual Equus Champion Charles Dickens
LEGISLATE
Dynasty’s champion son has sired a high-class percentage of stakes winners to foals including graded stakes winners Airways Law, Hoedspruit, Runaway Song, So Flawless and Zimbaba
Legislate
Lot 93 – bred on the same cross as Gr3 winner Airways Law, this filly is a half-sister to two winners including Ipi Tombe Stakes/Gold Cup Sprint winner Jet Mirage
MASTER OF MY FATE
Sire of Gr1 winners Sentbydestiny, Tempting Fate and Zarina, his flagbearers this season include the likes of Atticus Finch, Princess Izzy, Splicethemainbrace, and Oaks runner up My Soul Mate
Master Of My Fate
Lot 14 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Gr2 Western Cape Fillies Championship winner Third Runway
Lot 67 – bred on the same cross as Gr3 winner Love Is A Rose, this colt is out of a twice winning Silvano half-sister to dual Gr1 winner Eyes Wide Open and Gr3 Byerley Turk runner up Living With Heart
Lot 77 – filly bred on the same cross as Gr1 winning Equus Champion Tempting Fate, this half-sister to 3 winners is out of a seven-time winning daughter of Var
NEW PREDATOR
Sadly deceased, the dual Gr2 winning son of New Approach made a big impression with his first crop headed by Gr1 TAB SA Classic/G1 TAB SA Classic winner Purple Pitcher and Gr2 TAB Colorado King Stakes victor Pure Predator
New Predator
Lot 90 – closely inbred to Danehill, this colt is out of a stakes placed, seven-time winning half-sister to Listed Derby Trial winner Gift For The Gap
ONE WORLD
Met winning Equus Champion has made a sparkling start with his first two-year-olds this season headed by dual Gr3 winner One Stripe, Gr3 Winter Nursery runner up Lion Rampart and the likes of One More, Sahara Cat, and Kaiboy
Lot 31 – a brother to Worldly, this colt is out of a half-sister to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship hero Sergeant Hardy – like One World a son of Captain Al
Lot 50 – a 1/2 to the useful Jury’s Out, this colt is out of a seven-time winning 1/2 to 3 black type horses including Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Chestnuts N Pearls
Lot 95 – bred on a similar cross to Gr1 winner Miss Florida, this colt’s dam is a winning daughter of Trippi and Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner State Blue
Lot 108 – a 3/4 brother to the useful All About Al, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Angelina
Lot 110 – inbred to both Lassie Dear and Glorious Song, this colt hails from the family of champion Captain’s Lover-sired, like One World, by Captain Al
Lot 114 – this colt is out of a winning Querari three-parts sister to Gr3 Starling Stakes winner Mill Queen
ORATORIO
The triple Gr1 winning son of Danehill left behind a host of high-class horses including champions Banchee, Beethoven, Biz The Nurse, Canadian Summer and Military Attack
Oratorio
Lot 89 – this filly is a full-sister to Listed TAB Hawwaam Stakes runner up George Handel and three-parts sister to the Oratorio sired dual Gr1 winner Van Halen
POMODORO
Versatile July winner and Leading First Season Sire of his year, his best includes champion filly Return Flight and Russian Rock – who defeated Linebacker, Rascallion, Jet Dark and Malmoos when he won Gr1 Cape Racing Presents Cape Guineas
Pomodoro
Lot 7 – this filly is out of a dual winning Captain Al 3/4 sister to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Captain In Command and Listed Ladies Mile winner Canadian Sunset
Lot 44 – a full-sister to the useful Yellowporsheroad and half-sister to Gr2 World Sports Betting SA Fillies Nursery third So Seductive, this filly is out of a Gr3 Sycamore Sprint winning daughter of Captain Al and the Goldkeeper sired Gr1 winner Give Me Five
Lot 83 – filly from the family of champion In The Fast Lane (sired, like Pomodoro, by Jet Master), this half-sister to debut winner Midnight Fusion is out of Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes runner up Visuality
POTALA PALACE
Singspiel’s Gr1 winning son has made his mark as the sire of Gr1 winner Singforafa, multiple graded stakes winner Katak and Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas second Red Palace
Potala Palace
Lot 4 – this colt is out of a four-time winning What A Winter 3/4 sister to Listed Hampton Handicap winner Cape Winter
QUASILLO
The Sea The Stars Gr3 winning half-brother to top sire Querari has had few runners to his name but they include dual graded stakes winner Ameena and the very smart Quasiforsure
Quasillo
Lot 8 – a 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Listed Riverside Handicap winner Lochlorien and to Listed Kenilworth Cup hero Gothic
Lot 28 – a 3/4 sister to the Querari sired stakes placed three-time winner Fleeced, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Green Point Stakes winner Fabian and to smart Dubai performer and Listed Darley Arabian winner Star Empire
Lot 38 – colt closely inbred to Green Desert, this half-brother to Listed Borrowdale Gold Cup Sprint runner up Gladstone is out of a stakes placed daughter of Royal Academy – who hails from the family of Royal Academy’s star Hong Kong son Bullish Luck among many others
QUERARI
Twice Leading Sire of 2YOs in South Africa, his recent flagbearers include Master Redoute, Questioning, Rainbow Lorikeet, I Am Giant, Baltic Secret and At My Command
Querari
Lot 6 – colt bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, and a half-brother to a winner in Hong Kong, this full-brother to Listed World Sports Betting Stormsvlei Stakes runner up Fleeting is out of a dual-stakes winning daughter of Silvano who was twice-runner up in the Gr1 Majorca Stakes
Lot 9 – this colt’s dam won six including the Gr3 Victress Stakes and Gr3 Diana Stakes
Lot 24 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, this colt, whose dam is closely inbred to La Colorada, is a full-brother to 2 winners including the dual stakes placed La Quinta
Lot 25 – a 1/2 to four smart winners, including Tout A Fait, this colt is out of a winning own-sister to multiple stakes winner Winter’s Night, granddam is Equus Champion Night Diva
Lot 27 – this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr2 Premier Trophy winner Paterfamilias and Gr3 Champagne Stakes third La Patineuse
Lot 32 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, this colt is out of a winning Silvano 3/4 sister to this season’s Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery winner Little Ballerina
Lot 33 – this colt is a half-brother to five winners notably Gr2 SA Oaks winner Secret Potion
Lot 40 – a full-sister to Listed World Sports Betting Stormsvlei Stakes/Listed Taboline.co.za Irridescence Stakes queen Maria Querol, this filly is out of a twice winning daughter of Dynasty from the female line of Canadian Horse Of The Year Never Retreat, Hong Kong star Voyage Bubble, and outstanding stallion Distorted Humor
Lot 56 – bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Light, Homely Girl and Wonderwall, and from the family of Querari himself and closely inbred to champion Quebrada, this colt is a half-brother to two winners
Lot 57 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners notably classy Gr3 Protea Stakes runner up Amber Rock
Lot 101 – filly bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho, Kampala Campari and Questioning, this half-sister to four winners is out of a twice winning Captain Al 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
South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2020-2021, the son of Redoute’s Choice has had another wonderful season and is responsible for such recent graded stakes winners as Beating Wings, Frances Ethel, Mover And Shaker, Mrs Browning and Gr1 Jonsson Workwear Computaform Sprint/Gr2 Khaya Stables Diadem Stakes winner Thunderstruck
Rafeef
Lot 11 – a half-sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a Jet Master half-sister to Gr1 Cape Of Good Hope Derby/Gr1 SA Guineas winner sire The Sheik and Champion Older Male Sprinter Al Nitak
Lot 15 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 Computaform Sprint winners Master Archie and Thunderstruck, this colt is out of a winning Var half-sister to the Gr3 placed Azores and to Listed Summer Pudding Handicap runner up Bonete
Lot 34 – this filly is out of a Silvano 3/4 sister to Listed Scarlet Lady winner Lyrical Dance and half-sister to Gr1 Summer Cup winner Liege, Listed Secretariat Stakes winning sire Lance and Listed Thukela Hcp winner Lockheed Jetstar, granddam won 8 including the Gr1 Garden Province Stakes
Lot 47 – a half-brother to the useful Beerenberg, this colt, whose dam is a half-sister to the dam of champion sprinter Rio Querari, is out of a 3/4 sister to Listed East Cape Guineas hero Ice Wine
Lot 55 – a 1/2 to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Dynasty 3/4 sister to Listed Off To Stud Stakes winner Pecan Nut and 1/2 sister to Gr3 Kings Cup winner Pessoa
Lot 58 – colt from the family of an Australian stakes winning grandson of Redoute’s Choice, this half-brother to a winner is out of a four-time winning daughter of Captain Al
Lot 73 – closely inbred to Danzig, this colt, whose dam is a winning half-sister to Listed Golden Loom Handicap winner Graduation Day, hails from the family of such stellar Gr1 winners as Buryyourbelief, Pretty Discreet, Discreet Cat, With Approval, Izvestia, Touch Gold and Haynesfield
Lot 103 – out of an Oaks Trial winning daughter of Silvano, this filly’s granddam is a stakes winning Jallad half-sister to July winner and successful sire Pomodoro as well as Gr2 winner Golden Chariot
Lot 105 – out of a dual Listed Aquanaut Handicap winning half-sister to Gr3 Marshalls World Of Sport Gold Cup winner Shangani (whose sire Soft Falling Rain was sired, like Rafeef’s dam, by National Assembly), this colt’s granddam is a Gr2 Gold Bowl winning daughter of outstanding racehorse and sire Montjeu
ROYAL MO
The graded stakes winning son of outstanding sire Uncle Mo has had relatively few runners to his name but they include Gr2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes winner Royal Aussie and Newlands Stakes hero Tyrion Lannister
Royal Mo
Lot 20 – a full-sister to a winner, this filly’s granddam is an Encosta De Lago half-sister to the Australian stakes placed galloper Tigresque
Lot 30 – a half-sister to 3 winners, 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 Affair
Lot 39 – a full-brother to a winner, this colt’s third dam is Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Fading Light
Lot 45 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Captain Al three-parts sister to the Captain Al sired stakes winners Leeward (dam of the smart filly Mia Moo) and Melting Moments
Lot 61 – out of a six-time winning half-sister to the stakes placed Winter Heart, this colt’s granddam is a Gr2 placed daughter of Danehill – who is closely related to Danehill’s top-class sire son Kodiac as well as the Danehill sired dam of Equus Champion Enaad and dual Australian Gr1 winner and successful sire Pride Of Dubai
Lot 63 – this filly is out of a four-time winning half-sister to Listed Scarlet Lady runner up Banking April
Lot 88 – a half-brother to smart sprinter Barzalona, this colt is out of a four-time winning daughter of Captain Al who ran second in the Listed Olympic Duel Stakes
THE UNITED STATES
Already sire of such high-class performers as Sheela, Billy Bowlegs, Without Question and Khaya’s Hope, he has some smart two-year-olds this season including Banff and Kingdundee
The United States
Lot 94 – filly bred on the same cross as speedy Gr2 winner Sheela, this half-sister to a multiple winner is out of a winning Trippi half-sister to the dam of Gr2 Merchants runner up Romi’s Boy and Listed Irridescence Stakes runner up In Limine (dam of this season’s Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas runner up Red Palace)
VERCINGETORIX
One of South Africa’s top stallions, his flagbearers this season include graded stakes winners Double Grand Slam, Little Ballerina, Rascallion and Cymric as well as Listed winners Celtic Beauty, King Of The Gauls, Marauding Horde and Roman Agent
Vercingetorix
Lot 12 – a half-brother to five winners headed by Listed In Full Flight Handicap hero On That Boulevard, this colt is out of a dual Gr3 winning daughter of world leading sire and broodmare sire Street Cry
Lot 52 – a full-sister to CTS De Grendel Ready To Run Stakes winner Fifty Fiver, this filly, whose granddam is a three-parts sister to top sprinter and breed shaping sire Pivotal, is out of a winning Trippi half-sister to Gr1 winning champion Always In Charge, durable 24 time winner Captain Lars and Gr2 Choice Carriers Fillies Championship third Alascan Maiden
Lot 62 – bred on the same cross as the likes of Vernichey, Double Grand Slam and Golden Sickle, this filly, out of a five time winning daughter of Captain Al, is a three-parts sister to the Vercingetorix sired Gr3 Mother Russia Stakes third place getter Mia Moo, family of top sprinter Shea Shea (whose sire, like Vercingetorix’s own dam, was sired by National Assembly)
Lot 102 – this filly is out of a three-time winning half-sister to 3 stakes winners notably Gr1 South African Classic winner Pierre Jourdan
Lot 107 – bred on the same cross as high-class fillies Chansonette and Peach Daiquiri, this colt is out of the Querari sired Gr2 Zulu Kingdom Explorer Golden Slipper winner Cockney Pride
WHAT A WINTER
The multiple Equus Champion is having another fine season with his flagbearers including Asiye Phambili, Mid Winter Wind, Winter Cloud and Winter Greeting
What A Winter
Lot 23 – bred on the same cross as top-class fillies Clouds Unfold and Winter Cloud, this half-sister to two winners is out of a mare by outstanding sire Montjeu and her granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winning filly Six Perfections from the family of another Breeders’ Cup Mile (twice) winning filly Miesque
Lot 46 – a half-brother to Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks third Evening Primrose and the smart Jordan, this colt is out of a Gr3 placed Dynasty own sister to Gr3 Heineken Chairman’s Cup winner Our Emperor
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
Captain Al’s Cape Guineas winning son’s stars this season include Gr1 winning sprinter Dyce, Gr3 Betway Lebelo Sprint winner Rulership, Listed Secretariat Stakes winner Sabre Strike and the classy three-year-old William Iron Arm
William Longsword
Lot 10 – this filly is out of triple graded stakes winner Green Plains – whose sire Gimmethegreenlight sired William Longsword’s top class relative Gimme A Prince
Lot 17 – a three-parts sister to the Captain Al sired dual stakes winner Call To Account, this filly, bred on a similar cross to One World, is out of a three time winning Giant’s Causeway half-sister to Gr2 Track And Ball Oaks winner Moon In June, the family of 2023 Gr1 FanDuel Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Master Of The Seas, winner of the recent Gr1 Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes
Lot 35 – out of a winning Speightstown half-sister to Listed KwaZulu-Natal Stakes winner Mirage (like William Longsword sired by Captain Al), this colt’s granddam is a three-parts sister to Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Giacomo, this is also the family of this year’s Gr3 Providencia Stakes queen Medoro
Lot 48 – this filly, whose dam is inbred to both Danehill and Sadler’s Wells, is out of a daughter of Camelot from the family of the Sadler’s Wells line sired Gr1 winners Subjectivist, Sholokhov and Soldier Of Fortune
Lot 70 – this colt is out of a four-time winning Silvano own-sister to Oaks Trial runner up Our Shining Star and three-parts sister to the Silvano-sired graded stakes winners Silver Flyer and Sylvan On Fire
