New Sire Showcase …and they’re off!

Picking Purely On Pedigree

Selecting sale yearlings just on paper pedigrees is a hazardous business, but it has its pro’s and cons. You can pick the pedigree without considering the physical appearance, and accept the horse for what it is. After all, the quality of the yearlings on a sale like this is pretty good, as they have had to pass a physical inspection a few months ago. That rules out any major structural faults.
Even so, for most buyers the physical attraction and black type on the catalogue page is everything. As a result, a lot of nit-picking takes places, which really has nothing to do with whether the horse will be able to run or not. This apart from the fact that few prospective owners are able to judge a yearling properly, or able to look through the white lies the catalogue page represents, writes Karel Miedema.

First & Second Season Sires In The Spotlight

A lot of guesswork goes into predicting the possible affinities of a stallion at the time he first goes to stud. That is primarily based on his own pedigree elements and those of his well performed close relatives. Once a stallion has winning runners, the early views can be revisited and revised, based on how those best runners are bred.
Good winners are the key, of course - after all, nine out of every ten new sires won’t make the grade, and the risk of buying their offspring is vastly increased. Which in turn must mean that for most of them their offspring will be more affordable in the grand scheme of things.
For the first and second season sires, whose offspring sells on Saturday night, the evaluations from the Sire Handbook give valuable insight. Time, then, to put my neck on the block. To preserve at least some of my reputation they are listed alphabetically.

Dupont (Zafonic)
Winner of the Italian & German 2000 Guineas and Gr1 placed in the UK, with a 115 Timeform rating. He’s a full brother to Pacino, also German 2000 Guineas winner, and to Zacharia, a Gr2 winner in Japan. Their dam is a daughter of Sadler’s Wells. Dupont’s sire Zafonic also is the sire of Count Dubois.
The filly out of imported mare (52) Estime (Caerleon) is a half sister to a winner by Rakeen. She’s inbred to 3-part brothers The Minstrel and Nijinsky. The family has produced black-type winners in Italy, France & Japan.
Italian stakes winner (15) Rose Wine (Chilibang) has bred multiple winners by Rakeen and Count duBois. The half brother on offer here has an interesting pedigree, doubling Sadler’s Wells and very close genetic relative Final Straw 3x3. Must be one to note.

Dynasty (Fort Wood)
Horse of the Year and Champion Classic 3yo, following three Classic Gr1 wins and a July-victory. Made his debut as a stallion at the recent Vintage Sale (yearlings going for 200k, 100k) and National Sale (475k and 400k the top prices).
(40) Ascot Jewel (Al Mufti) is a winning full sister to a top filly from Al Mufti’s early stud period, Jamaican Justice, who was exported to the US. The mare is represented by a filly, her first foal. Another winning full sister to a top runner is (73) Lady Windsor (Al Mufti), sibling to Gr1 winner Lady Brompton (dam of 2008 Gr1 SA Classic winner Kings Gambit, sold to race abroad). This is that topclass female line of Soho Secret, from which Dynasty’s sire Fort Wood got Gr2 winners Secret Heart and Superwood. On offer is a colt.
Five-time winner (31) Typical (Aristis) is a half sister to 4 other winners, their dam a sister to top sprinter Cavilan. Her yearling colt is her second foal.
The colt out of 6-time winning mare (53) Fancy Ashton (Ashtontown) is a first foal. The mare is a half sister to six other winners.
The female line of Dynasty’s sire Fort Wood carries striking similarities to the one of Badger Land. Which draws attention to the filly out of (9) Proud Petal (Badger Land). She’s half sister to a winner.
Five-time winning Gr3 runner-up (18) Royal Mayfair (Dominion Royale) has a colt, her second foal. The bottom female line is black type English.
Gr3 placed 4-time winner (62) High Sea (Fine Edge) comes from the family of Gr1 winners Big Brass, Fallon and Stella Maris. Her yearling is a colt.
There are common factors in the pedigrees of the damsire of Dynasty, Commodore Blake, and the grandam of multiple winner (63) Highland Dancer (Gay Fandango) – notably lines of Bride Elect and Shantung. The yearling on offer is a half brother to five multiple winners from a variety of sires.
Winning mare (57) Forefront (Pole Position) is a half sister to highclass Sectional Title, from a fast female line. Her grey colt is a half brother to two winners.
(19) Saint Isidore (Rakeen) is a half sister to a stakes winner, their dam Gr1 winner Saintly Lady. On offer is colt, her second foal.
The home country of Chilean mare (48) Cosima Liszt also is the origin of her sire Rich Man’s Gold. Even so, the mare has a strong Argentinian black type family background. Her yearling colt is a first foal. So is the yearling out of 4-time winner (55) First World (Sportsworld). The youngster combines Sadler’s Wells with 3-part brother Nureyev in his pedigree. Exactly the same goes for the colt out of (61) High On Life (Zabeel), a winning New Zealand bred mare from a solid black type family. The youngster is half brother to a winner.
Winning mare (64) Hockey Corner (Sportsworld) is a half sister to the dam of champion 3yo and recent Dubai winner Jay Peg, from the same female line as top-mare Let Kiss. Her colt is a third foal, and half brother to a winner.

Medaaly (Highest Honor)
Gr1 wnnr as a 2yo in UK, rated 114. Started his career in Fr where he was the leading freshman. His dam is a full sister to Fort Wood. Stood for 4 seasons in SAf and was recently exported again, to Ireland. His first SAf crop are 2yo’s.
US-winner (5) Porizkova (Polish Navy) comes from the same bottom female line as Medaaly, the pair doubling up on the mare Portage. The yearling colt on offer is a half brother to 6 winners in the US, incl a stakes winning filly.
(14) Rioter (Elliodor), winning daughter of Gr1 winner Smart As Paint, is half sister to 2 SWs and to 3 dams of stakes performers. Her grey yearling colt is a half brother to 2 winners.
Gr3 pl (24) Star Magnolia (Golden Thatch) is half sister to champion race filly Star Effort. She is dam of 3 wnnrs from different sires and comes with a grey half brother to those.
(8) Princess Gold (Goldmark) comes from the female line of champion sprint filly Sunera and Gr2 wnnr Something Else. The yearling filly on offer is her 2nd foal.

Modus Vivendi (Zafonic)
This French miler comes from one of the world’s foremost sire-producing female lines.
Interestingly, the colt out of 2-time winner (7) Pretty Ruler (Northern Guest) is inbred to that very female line – 3x4, through the mare Best In Show. The mare herself is a daughter of Gr3 runner-up Pretty Sharp.

Nysaean (Sadler’s Wells)
Gr1 pl Gr3 winning son of Sadler’s Wells, bred on the celebrated cross of his sire with mares by Irish River. His first crop of yearlings offered earlier this year achieved prices of 300k, 170k and 120k.
The filly out of multiple winner (10) Queen Duleen (Caesour) combines Sadler’s Wells with 3-part brother Nureyev 2x3, an interesting double.
Imported US-bred (65) Hope Jo’anna (Chimes Band) made her mark with her 1st foal, Gr3 pl SW Hope And Fortune. On offer a half bro to that colt.
The filly out of (68) Infra-Red (Elliodor) is her dam’s 3rd foal. The mare is a daughter of stakes placed Titian Gold, half sister to Gr1 winner (and sire) National Emblem. The pedigree carries a double of siblings Special & Thatch.
Jallad’s pedigree might be well suited to Nysaean, which draws attention to the filly out of (37) Aloha (Jallad), a second foal. The dam is full sister to stakes placed Top Slot, from an Argentinian female line.
(71) Kinski (Russian Fox) is a winning half sister to 5 stakes horses, incl Gr1 pl Sharief’s Song. On offer is a filly.

Rabah (Nashwan)
This English Gr3 wnnr (rated 118) started his stud career in Zim, where he was the leading sire in 2007. He had runners in SA, too, notably Cape 2yo Gr3 wnnr Firebolt. This is his first SA bred crop.
The dam of winning mare (41) Attache (Elliodor) has produced five black type runners, incl Toronto Star. The latter is a full sister to Attache, and is the dam of a stakes horse. The yearling colt offered is his dam’s second foal.
Zim Gr3 wnnr (43) Bold Bidder (Goldkeeper: 10r/6w/1sw) has a strong black type background. Her colt is half bro to a winner. The sire x broodmare sire cross has been highly successful in Zim, with Oaks winner Say Alert the leading light.
(4) On The Rocks (Icelander) is a winning half sister to 6 wnnrs, incl topclass Sovereign Seas. Their dam is a sister to Guineas winners Vistula and Muscovy. On offer is a colt.
All 5 rnnrs to date for (50) Dusty Dancer (Jungle Warrior) have been wnnrs, incl stakes placed Dolce Vita. Two of the mare’s half sisters have produced black type winners. Her latest yearling is a colt.
There’s lots going on in the pedigree of the colt out of Gr3 pl 5-time winner (66) Imperial Bird (Nissr: 7r/4w). There’s interaction of Rabah’s grandsire Blushing Groom with maternal grandsire Nijinsky, plus multiples of Buckpasser & Mr Busher. The yearling is a half bro to 3 wnnrs (from 3 rnnrs), one Gr3 pl. Looks very interesting.
Stakes winning mare (75) Living Eyes (Parched) is dam of 3 stakes performers, including highclass Bush Conqueror. On offer a half bro to those.

Requiem (Danehill)
This Aus Gr2 wnnr started his stud career with a bang in 2008. His first 5 rnnrs yielded 2 wnnrs and 2 placed rnnrs, incl 2yo SW Scripture.
One on offer here, the 1st foal of (46) Celeb (Saumarez). The mare is a half sister to 3 stakes performers, from the Party Time female line. Looks a nice mating.

Second Empire (Fairy King)
Champion 2yo and champion miler in Ireland, rated 124. Shuttled between Ireland and Aus at the start of his career, and has stakes horses around the world – incl SA, with Silver Empire. This is his 2nd SA crop. The first 2 rnnrs from his first crop this year have won and placed.
English mare (20) Sight Screen (by Danehill’s full brother Eagle Eyed) is a half sister to multiple Gr1 winning sprntr Continent, from a strong European female line. She has a filly, her second foal.
Stakes placed multiple winner (51) Enchanted Rio (Enchantment) is a half sister to Gr2 pl Gay Dea, the pair daughters of multiple Gr1 pl Gay Rio. The colt on offer is half brother to 3 winners. The mating looks interesting, with a genetic sibling cross of Bold Reason (in Fairy King) and Constant Nymph (in Enchantment).
Multiple winner (69) Ivory Silk (Final Top) has produced three winners to date. On offer a half sister to those.
American mare (30) Torrid Tango (Green Dancer) is dam of a Gr2 winner by Spectrum, and grandam of a Gr3 winner by Zabeel. The mare is herself a 3-part sister to champion 3yo Suave Dancer, with her third dam a half sister to Northfields and Habitat. That gives her current yearling filly distinct paddock potential.
The filly out of Gr3 pl 5-time winner (22) Sovereign Lace (Last Tycoon) combines genetic relatives Bold Reason and Mill Reef. The youngster is a third foal, and half sister to a wnnr. The bottom female line is black-type NZ. Also NZ bred is stakes placed 3-time winner (72) Lady Maroof (Maroof), who is a half sister to Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Winning Belle. The yearling colt offered is her third foal. Interesting mating, as the mare’s pedigree elements may suit the sire.
There’s a close genetic relationship between Second Empire’s grandam and Elliodor, the latter grandsire of stakes placed 4-time winner (3) Nobel Perfection (Model Man). So far, all four runners from the mare are multiple winners. On offer is a half sister. Looks interesting. The same goes for another filly out of a winning Model Man mare, (39) Angelfish (Model Man). The dam is a half sister to five other winners from a good family.
(25) Sucha Dancer (Northern Guest) never raced, but has produced 10 wnnrs at stud, two of them stakes winning stayers. They have a half bro here.
Irish mare (17) Royal Fanfare (Persian Bold) is a winning half sis to 2 stakes wnnrs and to 3 dams of black type rnnrs. The grandam is a full sis to champion race filly Dahlia who has 4 sire-sons at stud. The yearling filly offered is a half sis to a winner in Aus.
The colt out of US-bred mare (16) Rossellini (Spinning World) combines three-part brothers Fairy King and Nureyev 2x3, a variation on the theme of Sadler’s Wells with Nureyev. The mare is half sister to an 8-time wnnr, their dam a half sister to Gr1 winner Among Men, who stood in SA. The yearling is his dam’s first foal.

Spectrum (Rainbow Quest)
Gr1 winner and sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes world-wide. His first South African crop generated offers of R1.6 and R1.3 million at the recent National Sale.
One on offer at this sale, a colt out of (28) Sweet Lark Sing (West Man). Half brother to a winner, the youngster is inbred 3x3 to Irish River and very close genetic relative Belka (grandam of West Man). The mare is a half sister to champion 2yo Forward Filly, from a strong family.

Tamburlaine (Royal Academy)
A winner and three placed runners from his first 4 rnnrs suggest a rosy future for the English Guineas runner-up, who rated TFR119. There was continued support for his yearlings at recent sales, with prices of 550k, 475k, 450k.
Tamburlaine’s sire Royal Academy has two lines of genetic relatives that fit in with Buckpasser, damsire of Al Mufti. That draws attention to the colt out of 2-time winner (76) Mayfair Set (Al Mufti). The youngster is her second foal, the female line is English.
Three-time winner (6) Portal (Damascus Gate) has her first foal, a colt. This is the potent Let Kiss family.
Royal Academy and Dancing Champ are both sons of Nijinsky, and share female line elements as well, which might bring out the best in the colt out of (44) Bolshoi (London News). The mare’s grandam is Fillies Guineas winner In Camera.
The yearling filly out of 3-time winner (1) Nino’s Dancer (Mistral Dancer) will be first through the ring at Grand West. The mare is a full sister to Gr1 placed Nino’s Mistral, her yearling half sister to a winner.
Gr2 placed 5-time winner (12) Regal Guest (Royal Chalice) has bred six winners to date, including Gr1 placed Hundredpercent. The mare comes from an American female line, which adds weight to the duplications in her yearling’s pedigree of Bold Bidder, Bold Hour and Plum Bold. This colt must be one to note.
Four-time wnnr (42) Ballinderry (Royal Prerogative) has produced 7 wnnrs, incl Gr3 wnnr Dunmore West and the dam of Gr2 wnnr Royal Vintage. On offer is a half sister with clear paddock potential.

Toreador (Danehill)
All eyes are on this sprint/miler son of Danehill to see how he carries the torch for his famous sire. Buyers showed confidence, forking out up to 300k at the recent Vintage and National Sale.
(60) Happy Family (Complete Warrior) is winning half sister to Gr1 winner Fluent Stride and two other stakes winners. Her yearling is a half brother to 2 winners.
(49) Dancing Elli (Elliodor) has a filly, her first foal. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 runner-up Fort Danzig, their dam dual champion filly Dancing Danzig. The mare is inbred 2x4 to full siblings Ellida and Busted, which makes for a promising match with Toreador. Could be interesting.
(36) Yew Wood (Fort Wood) is a half sister to Gr2 placed 7-time winner Big Sky Country, their dam Queen’s Right an apparently good match (in terms of pedigree elements) for Toreador. That draws attention to the yearling filly offered, half sister to a winner.
The two runners o date for two-time winner (70) Killaney Road (Northern Guest) are both winners, by Lavery and Martinelli. She has a half bro to those.
Stakes placed 6-time wnnr (2) No Problem (Rakeen) is a half sis to 6 wnnrs, 2 of them dams of good winners. The mare has a yearling filly.
Stakes placed multiple wnnr (29) Token Power (Token Of Youth) is half sis to Cape Guineas runner-up King Kama, from a solid female line. Her yearling is a colt.
NZ bred (59) Franki Fourfingers (Volksraad) has all the elements Toreador should like, both from her sire and from her dam. The yearling colt offered is half brother to Gr3 runner-up Bennie Andthe Jets, the mare’s only previous runner.
In theory the combination of Toreador with mares by Western Winter looks special. That draws attention to the colt out of (11) Queen’s Service (Western Winter), the mare a half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Manipur. The youngster is her first foal.

Var (Forest Wildcat)
R500k, 600k, 850k – that’s how far buyers were prepared to go at the 2008 National Sale for the first progeny of this European champion sprinter (rated 124 by Timeform). He should be popular again, here, too.
From the Lily-family comes 2-time winner (38) Amazon Lily (Complete Warrior), half sister to top sprint filly Geordoba. She has a colt who doubles Bold Lad (and has more of his sire Bold Ruler). On paper a suitable mating.
Three-time winner (23) Star Lisa (Elliodor) is a 3-part sister to Lisa’s Pride, dam of four stakes performers. The mare has produced two multiple winners by Fine Edge and comes with a half brother to the pair.
Nureyev and 3-part brother Sadler’s Wells combine every time Var gets a Fort Wood mare. There are two so bred here. (34) Welsh Fortress (Fort Wood), unraced full sister to Hold The Fort and half sister to Gay Regina, has a colt, her first foal. Twice-winning (58) Fort d’Or (Fort Wood) comes with a filly, whose grandam is by Riverman, adding more fuel to the Sadler’s Wells/Nureyev fire.
Unraced (45) Bushgirl (Huntingdale) is a daughter of champion racemare Devon Air, which makes her a half sister to Cream of the Crop (dam of recent Gr1 winner She’s On Fire). She comes with a colt, her second foal.
(77) Misty Heights (Jallad) has bred 3 wnnrs from as many rnnrs. The mare's a 2-time winning half sister to 2 stakes horses, from the Honey-family. On offer a filly.
(67) Inanda House (Krusenstern) is a winning half sister to three Gr1 winners, from the female line of sisters Tecla & Taima Bluff. The mare has had one previous runner, a winner, and comes with a colt.

Victory Moon (Al Mufti)
Multiple graded stakes winner with impressive international form, rated 120 by Timeform. Got the tongues wagging at the National Sale, with prices of 600k, 400k, 325k. His sire Al Mufti has a strong Buckpasser affinity, and Victory Moon is bred on that affinity through his damsire Dancing Champ. Could it be that Victory Moon will thrive on the same elements?
The two previous foals of winning mare (54) Fiery Contest (All Fired Up) are both winners. The second dam is a black type producing 3-part sister to champion Model Man. On offer a filly.
Winning mare (47) Cherry Lane (Crystal De Roche) is a half sister to three mares with black type flowing from them, and comes from the female line of Gr1 winners Polo Classic, Face North and Quarrytown. Her yearling is half brother to three winners, all the mare’s runners to date.
(26) Sunshine (Hard Up) is a winning half sister to nine other winners, which include Gr2 winner Knife Edge, from a New Zealand female line. The yearling filly on show is her dam’s first foal.
(21) Silver Nymph (Kilconnel) has an English family background, and is the dam of a 3-time winner by Lecture. She comes with a grey half brother to that one.
Five-time winner (74) Lekker Rebecca (Mistral Dancer) comes from the highclass Miss Forsyte female line. She’s a half sister to six other winners, two of them dams of winners. Her colt is a second foal.
Imported English mare (13) Rehaab (Mtoto) has a mainly American family background. She's the dam of a wnnr (her 1st foal) and has a filly here, her 3rd foal.
Four-time wnnr (32) United Frontier (National Emblem) comes from a French female line with several Gr1 performing representatives in SA. She has a colt, her first foal.
Buckpasser is the damsire of Northern Guest, which draws attention to 2 of his daughters with yearlings here. (33) Vicario (Northern Guest) is the dam of 4 wnnrs from different sires. More interestingly, her dam Wild Hyacinth is the grandam of Victory Moon, giving inbreeding to that mare 3x2 in the colt on offer. The grey yearling colt out of (56) Floreal (Northern Guest) is half brother to six winners, incl Gr2 wnnr Boston Blues. The dam is half sister to the dam of Gr1 wnnr Fallon, from a solid female line.
(27) Sweet Annie (Shaamit) is inbred to half bro Habitat and Northfields. She’s a half sis to Gr1 pl Gr3 winner Hello Margarita. On offer a filly, her 3rd foal.
Two-time wnnr (35) West She Flew (Western Winter) is a 3-part sister to Gr1 winner Roxanne. She has a colt here, her first foal.

Day Two - Established Sires

Al Mufti (Roberto)
At the recent National Sale they paid up to R1.6 million for progeny of this successful sire & broodmare sire of Gr1 winners.
There’s only one here, and this yearling colt out of (189) Charcoal (Fort Wood: 18r/12w/3sw) might well be the proverbial big fish in a small pond at this sale. His dam is a full sister to stakes winner Sepia.

Alado (Danzig)
This freshman mysteriously didn’t make into the ‘new sire’ grouping and here must compete against older sires from the start. Alado is an unraced son of Danzig, while his dam is a multiple Gr1 winner in England, rated 122.
Just one on offer, a colt out of 3-time winning mare (170) Antiqua (Jungle Warrior). The yearling is half bro to a winner.

Almushtarak (Fairy King)
International Gr1 performer, and sire of stakes winner Miller Time from his first SA crop. Miller’s dam is by Centenary, which fits Almushtarak’s predicted affinity with Prince John (Princequillo & Nasrullah).
Unraced (145) Themeda (Elliodor: 2r/0w) is a full sister to 2 multiple winners out of stakes winner Grass Dancer, from a black type family. The colt offered is her 1st foal.
The filly out of (211) Empress Bay (Enchantment: 1r/0w) doubles Never Bend and has the Sir Ivor & Habitat genetic sibling duo, all of which makes the dam of Almushtarak a close genetic relative of the mare’s sire Enchantment. The youngster is her dam’s second foal.
(139) Sunburst (Fair Season) is a half sister to Horse of the Year Prince Florimund and five other winners. Her yearling colt is her second foal.
The dam of Almushtarak and the dam of (100) Prophetic (Jallad: 1r/0w) and her full sister (284) Magic Miracle (Jallad: 1r/0w) have a lot in common and can be called genetic siblings. That makes for a 2x2 double in the two sisters’ yearling colts on offer. The mares are half sisters to Oracle West, who was rated 122 by Timeform in Dubai last year, and to Gr3 pl What A Prophet. It’ll be interesting to see how the two offspring of the sisters compare physically.
Three-time winner (198) Crystal League (Jungle Warrior: 1r/0w) comes with a colt, her third foal. The mare’s dam is a half sister to Gr1 winner Spanish Pool, from a strong black type English family.
(158) Vintage Green (Model Man: 1r/0w) is a winning half sister to Gr1 sprinter Young Harvest and to two dams of winners. Her yearling colt is a first foal.
There’s lots to like about the filly out of 3-time winner (173) Bahama Coral (Model Man: 1r/0w). The mare is a full sister to the dam of 2008 Cape Guineas winner Pointing North. The latter’s pedigree carried Alleged & Riverman, this yearling has Riverman and genetic relatives Mill Reef & Bold Reason. A strong and current family to boot, so very much one to note.
The yearling colt out of (202) Dappled Light (Our Casey’s Boy) is a half bro to 2 multiple wnnrs, incl SW of 7 races Gunpowder ‘n Grit. This is a highclass speed female line.
(82) Oakington (Shoe Danzig: 1r/0w), winning half sister to Gr1 winner & sire The Rutland Arms, comes with a colt, half brother to a winner.

Asaal (Machiavellian)
Speed sire, whose dam is by Nureyev and who comes from a strong black-type female line.
Three on offer here. (248) Hauntingly (Freedom Land) is a half sister to the dam of champion sprinter Hinterland, the next dam a half sister to champion Foveros. Her yearling is a filly.
(99) Privy’s Last (National Assembly: 1r/0w) has an American family background and is a half sister to a stakes winner of 17 races in USA and four local winners. Her yearling filly is a first foal.
Three-time winner (123) Siberian Angel (Russian Fox: 1r/1w) has had two winners to date, both multiple winners, and comes with a half sister to those. The mare’s dam is a half sister to champion stayer Aquanaut.

Badger’s Drift (Badger Land)
This multiple Gr1 winner was South Africa’s leading freshman sire last year, with 2yo Gr3 winner Ivory Trail setting the pace. The sire is a half bro to 5 highclass stakes performers, their grandam a 3-part sister to major sire Blushing Groom and their dam inbred 3x2 to genetic equivalents Thong and Red God.
Unraced mare (194) Copper Kettle (Cordoba) is a half sis to Gr1 performer Steiger and Gr3 pl Ice Warrior, from a useful female line. Her yearling colt is a 2nd foal.
All 3 rnnrs to date for (269) Lady Dolpour (Dolpour) are winners, the mare herself a half sister to Gr1 winner Nobely Born. She comes with a colt, whose pedigree shows a double of full brothers Thatching and Golden Thatch, as well as Sadler’s Wells, who comes from the same background (his grandam Thong matches Red God). Looks interesting.
(187) Catchelli (Elliodor: 1r/0w) is a Gr3 placed 5-time winning daughter of stakes winner Catchpenny. She’s represented by a filly, who is her dam’s third foal after two (as yet) unraced colts by Badger’s Gift.
(119) Self-Scented (Jallad: 4r/0w) is an unraced half sister to four stakes performers, notably Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Black Skimmer. The mare is by Jallad, whose sire Blushing Groom connects with Badger’s Gift’s grandam Abriyna. One to note. The same goes for the colt out of (264) Jallad’s Guest (Jallad: 4r/0w), the mare a half sister to Gr1 sprinter Runaway Brave, from a speed family. The youngster is a first foal.
Stakes placed 5-time winner (153) Veneska (Pitador) is represented by a filly, half sister to a winner.
The three runners to date for 2-time winning mare (107) Rappakeen (Rakeen) are all winners, from different sires. They have a half sister here.
The only previous foal of 2-time winner (175) Ballerina (Rambo Dancer: 1r/1w) is a winning full sister to the yearling filly on offer. The mare is a half sister to stakes winner Choreographer, from the potent Sister Sublime female line.
Blushing Groom pops up again, in the pedigree of 2-time winning Irish mare (214) Exzieting (Zieten). The mare’s dam is by Coquelin, son of Blushing Groom. On offer a filly, half sister to a winner.

Caesour (Nureyev)
Remarkable value-for-money sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes, local and internationally. Where will the next one come from?
The filly out of Gr2 winner (268) Lady Celeste (Amour De Fleuve: 5r/3w) is a full sister to 3 winners, including Gr3 pl 4-timer Roman Empress.
Champion race filly (155) Vesta (Best By Test: 1r/0w) has bred 4 winners to date, from a variety of sires. She has a half sister to those here.
There are interesting pedigree links between Caesour’s dam and Oligarchy, the latter the damsire of (196) Crisp Corn (Condorcet). The mare has produced 7 winners to date, including stakes winner Miss Doreet, from a variety of sires. On offer a half sister to those.
(95) Pretty Lisa (Elliodor: 8r/7w/1sw) is 3-part sister to Lisa’s Pride, who is dam of four stakes horses. The pair come from a topclass Gr1 female line. The yearling filly is a half sister to 2 winners, the sire x broodmare cross a successful one.
The filly out of (227) Fizzy (Fair Season: 4r/3w) is a half sister to 2 winners including I’m Like Hello (now the dam of a runaway 2yo winner first time out, in April). The mare herself is half sister to 2yo Gr1 winner Jumpupandkissme.
Nureyev and Sadler’s Wells combine in the pedigree of the filly out of 2-time winner (289) Mosca (Fort Wood: 2r/0w). The mare has five winning siblings, and comes from Gr1 producing female line. Her dam is also represented; she’s unraced mare (81) Oak Fly (Woodman: 1r/0w) who has a yearling filly by Caesour.
There has been only one previous runner for the sire x broodmare sire combo of Caesour & Jallad. The pair should suit each other well and bigger things may be on the cards. That draws attention to the colt out of (266) Karukera (Jallad: 1r/1w), the mare full sister to stakes placed Roman Forum and half sister to Gr2 winner Sabina Park.
The mating of Caesour with (113) Royal Marou (Maroof) looks a sensible one on paper, with matching background pedigree elements. That draws attention to the colt on offer, who is half brother to a winner.
Stakes placed 5-time winner (128) Sister Nation (National Assembly: 2r/1w) is full sister to another black type performer, their dam a half sister to champion filly Star Effort. The yearling filly offered is her dam’s second foal.
(221) Filibuster (National Assembly: 2r/1w) is the dam of three winners from different sires, one a full sister to the yearling filly on offer. The family background is black type Argentinian.
The four winners produced to date by (259) Imperial Dynasty (Northfields: 9r/5w) include a full brother to the yearling filly at this sale. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 winner Priceless Asset, from a top family.
Stakes placed 3-time winner (87) Persuasive Reason (Rainbow Dream: 3r/1w) is a half sister to four other stakes horses, including one by Caesour. The yearling on offer is half sister to five winners.
There are many similarities between the pedigrees of Caesour and Peep, who is the dam of 2-time winner (167) African Queen (Raise A Tradition) and her full sister, Gr1 placed Oculist. Peep is by Dancing Champ, who we also know as the damsire of Caesour’s international Gr1 winning daughters. The yearling filly is her dam’s 1st living foal. Another one with Dancing Champ as her damsire is Stakes winning mare (96) Princess Belinda (Royal Chalice: 2r/2w). She is the dam of one winner, full brother to the yearling colt on offer. Another one in this category is the colt out of (231) Foxy Vixen (Russian Fox: 3r/2w), this because Dancing Champ and Russian Fox, both sons of Nijinsky, are not dissimilar in pedigree make-up. The yearling is half brother to seven winners, one with black type.
Stakes placed 7-time winner (193) Colleen (Restructure) is half sister to another black type filly. She’s represented by a colt, bred on the cross of Caesour and Restructure, the pair close genetic relatives. The pedigree of the yearling colt trebles Thatch & full sister Special.

Captain Al (Al Mufti)
This classic Gr1 winner reached the top as a sire as well, witness the most recent Cape Fillies Guineas, won by his daughter Captain’s Lover. The Captain is a very serious sire now, which was reflected in the prices paid at recent yearling sales: R1.8 million, R1.4 million and a round million. Play-time’s over.
The filly out of 4-time winner (209) Elzetha (Centenary: 9r/4w) is her dam’s first foal. The mare is a half sister to 4 stakes performers.
The colt out of (218) Fantasy Flash (Damascus Gate: 6r/3w) is a full brother to a 2-time winner, their pedigree doubling Damascus and Buckpasser. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 winner Wonderful World. Looks a nice mating.
The cross of Al Mufti with mares by Dancing Champ has had good success. Every reason to suspect that Captain Al may continue the trend. Pay attention therefore to the filly out of (229) Fleetfoot Dancer (Dancing Champ: 1r/0w). The mare has had four winners to date, from different sires.
Multiple Gr1 placed 5-time winner (186) Carrier Princess (Elevation: 1r/1w) has four winners to her credit, from a variety of sires. On offer is a colt.
Stakes placed 4-time winner (241) Global Reach (Elliodor: 13r/12w) has an Argentinian black-type pedigree background. Her current yearling filly is half sister to a winner.
The dam of winning mare (223) Fine Wood (Fort Wood) is a full sister to champion racemare Roland’s Song, from the Sister Sublime female line. The yearling filly offered is her dam’s third foal.
(228) Flashy Star (Galba) is a Gr1 pl Gr3 wnnr of 9 sprint races. She’s the dam of a winner and comes with a half bro who is inbred to very close genetic relatives Buckpasser and Comedy Star. Could be interesting.
Irish mare (78) Nella Fantasia (Giant’s Causeway) ran twice as a 2yo in UK before being shipped to SA. She’s half sister to stakes placed Magic Carpet (TFR 104) from a truly European family. On offer a filly, her 1st foal.
Buckpasser is doubled in the filly out of (130) Snooze U Lose (Jungle Rock). The winning mare has produced 2 multiple wnnrs to date, one stakes placed, from her first three foals.
(212) Evening Standard (London News) is a twice-winning daughter of stakes winner Lady Elect, and is represented here by her second foal, a filly.
(282) Mademoiselle (Model Man: 4r/1w) is a winning half sister to three black type runners and to the dam of another. Her filly is half sister to 2 winners, and inbred 3x3 to Complete Warrior. Interesting mating, given what Complete Warrior contributes in Captain Al’s own pedigree.
(265) Joy To The Fore (Pole Position) is winning half sister to seven other winners, including Gr1 placed Joyous Dancer. Her yearling colt is half brother to 2 multiple winners.
Three-time winning stayer (91) Pobedy Peak (Sunny North) is a half sister to three black type stayers, their grandam a half sister to local staying sire Hobnob. On offer a filly.
Zim bred (148) Tsitsi (Tilden) is a winning full sister to 3 black type performers. She has had two runners to date, both winners, and comes with a half brother.

Casey Tibbs (Sadler’s Wells)
Sire of Graded stakes winners of both sexes, including Hilgrove and Festive Occasion. He made his name the hard way, from a narrow base in his first crops. There could well be some pleasant surprises in store from his later crops.
Aus mare (247) Haslemere (At Talaq) is half sister to three stakes winners down under. She has a colt, half brother to a winner.
Three-time winner (150) Twin Spin (Dancing Champ: 1r/1w) has produced four winners to date, all by different sires. On offer a half brother to those.
Lightly raced (85) Paper Moon (Elliodor: 13r/6w) has an Australian dam, who won six races in SA, including Gr3. The mare has her first foal here, a colt.
(220) Feet O’ Flames (Elliodor: 13r/6w), 3-time winning dam of Gr3 winner Aegean Gem, is represented by her second foal, a colt.
The five winners produced to date by Gr1 placed Gr2 winner (226) Firestar (Fair Season: 1r/1w) include a full sister to the yearling filly at this sale.
Stakes winning (94) Prestigious (Folmar: 2r/1w) has had a long and rewarding stud career. Her ten winning offspring include two black type runners and a daughter who bred a Gr3 winner. She’s represented here by a colt.
Stakes winner of 5 races (215) Faintly Super (Harry Hotspur: 4r/4w) has an American pedigree background. The mare has a yearling filly bred on what looks a useful sire x broodmare sire cross.
(217) Fairy Footprints (Hermitage), whose only previous (living) foal is a multiple winner, comes here with a filly inbred 2x2 to half brothers Sadler’s Wells and Hermitage. The mare herself is inbred to full siblings Thatch and Special, the latter the grandam of Sadler’s Wells & Hermitage.
Three-time winner (267) Keen Kali (Joshua Dancer) is represented by her first foal, a filly. The mare has an American pedigree background.
The three winners produced to date by (79) Northern Broadway (Northern Guest: 6r/5w) include a full brother to the yearling colt at this sale. The mare is a grandaughter of SA Oaks winner Serena.
(138) Stepdanzer (Qui Danzig) is a 3-time winning full sister to Gr2 winner Q Mattox, from an American female line. Her only previous foal is a multiple winner. She has a half sister to that one.
(146) Thenameescapesme (Rakeen: 3r/2w), who has a NZ family background, is winning half sister to 3 wnnrs, one Gr1 pl. On offer is her 1st foal, a filly carrying a treble of genetic equivalents Bold Reason, Mill Reef and Halo.
Zim bred (165) Acumenata (Tilden) has 3 stakes winning full siblings, as well as two black type half siblings. Her only foal to have raced to date is a winner. She’s here with a half sister.
Winning mare (93) Power Of Youth (Token Of Youth) is a half sis to 4 other wnnrs. The yearling colt offered is her second foal.
NZ bred winner (200) Da-Lady (Volksraad: 1r/1w) is the dam of three 3-time winners, including Irish Patriot who is a stakes placed full brother to the yearling filly on show. The youngster combines close genetic relatives Bold Reason, Mill Reef and Foreign Courier. Looks interesting.
Bold Reason, Mill Reef and genetic sibling Riverman conspire in the pedigree of the colt out of (238) Girl In Grey (West Man: 5r/4w), which makes for an intriguing make-up. The mare has an American pedigree background, her dam a half sister to champion sprinter Splendid Ann. One to note.

Century Stand (Marauding)
Sire of stakes wnnrs in Zim, incl highclass Earl Of Surrey.
Just one on offer here: Gr2 Castle Tankard winner (287) Millstar (Tilden: 1r/1w) is represented by her first foal, a grey colt.

Clash by Night (Conquistador Cielo)
US bred stakes winner of 13 races, sire of a stakes winner in USA.
One offered here. Six time winning mare (114) Royal Precision (Lucy’s Axe) has five winners from as many runners, by a wide variety of sires. The mare comes from a very useful black type female line and has a filly here.

Classic Flag (Allied Flag)
Horse of the Year and Champion 3yo colt who has produced a string of stakes performers from his 1st 2 crops, including Gr1 placed First Flag.
Coming straight to the point, the filly out of twice winning mare (208) Elementary (Elliodor: 4r/2w) is a full sister to First Flag. The mare’s dam is a half sister to sire Esplendor, from an Argentinian female line.
Stakes placed 4-time wnnr (106) Raggletag (Capture Him) has had two previous foals, both winners, including stakes winner of 14 races Crimson’s Tag. The mare’s third foal is a yearling filly, inbred to the mare Fashion Verdict (female line ancestress of Allied Flag and of Capture Him).
The filly out of 3-time winner (219) Fantasy Wave (Crimson Waves) has an interesting pedigree make-up, carrying Danzig over a double dose of Persian Wonder, and Bold Ruler. Could be special. The filly is a first foal. The mare’s own dam is also represented - two of the four multiple winners produced by (286) Majuba Fantasy (Forest King: 6r/3w) are full siblings to the mare’s yearling colt on offer. The mare is a half sister to the dam of Horse of the Year Dynasty and Gr2 winning full sibling Sequoia.
Danzig is doubled 3x3 in the filly out of 2-time winner (121) Shining Love (Lustra: 3r/1w). The mare also produced Gr3 winner of 10 races Shining Coast.
Eight time winner (260) In The Light (Northern View) is a half sister to three stakes winners, from a successful family. She has a yearling half sister to 3 winners including 8-timer Damascus Light. The mare’s dam is by Jungle Cove, who ought to combine well with Classic Flag. One to note.
(133) Special Security (Top Security) is the dam of Gr1 winner Garb Of Guise, of stakes placed Silver Special, and of two other winners – all from different sires. On offer is a half brother.

Count Dubois (Zafonic)
Here’s a poser: what should you pay for the filly out of (140) Sunny ‘n Fine (Fine Edge: 2r/2w/1sw)? The mare is a winning full sister to Gr2 winner Knife Edge. The sire x broodmare sire combination of Count duBois and Fine Edge is magic – it delivered Gr1 performer State Crown (MR 106) and Count du Luc (MR 93). A little bit of background: the filly’s full brother made 300k as a yearling last year, John Freeman the buyer. Add that all up and this, to be blunt, could be the real thing.
Count duBois yearlings are thin on the ground in 2008. The Gr1 winning miler only has seven registered foals for this crop, of which 3 have been sold so far: 140k at Vintage, and 150k & 230k at Nationals. Two are owned privately and unlikely to come up for sale. That leaves the two at this sale, the second of which is a colt out of (162) Yellow Rose (Hard Up: 4r/4w). Sire x Broodmare sire cross still perfect, and the colt a full brother to multiple winner Frankie de Wheels. The mare is a winning full sister to Gr3 winner of 8 races El Paso, and half sister to another good sprinter, Irkutsk. Pretty good stuff.

Crimson Waves (Bush Telegraph)
The filly out of 3-time winner (255) Hopetown (Hobnob: 5r/4w) is full sister to four winners, no less, one of them stakes placed. Their pedigree shows a double of close relatives Jungle Cove and Plum Bold, and of ½ siblings No Ball and Soltera. Good stuff.

Distant Music (Distant View)
Highclass Gr1 wnnr, who was the leading 2yo in England in 1999, and subsequently proved to stay a mile (TFR 126).
His filly out of Australian winner (129) Snaatic (Snaadee) is the 3rd foal of the mare, who herself is a half sis to a Gr1 wnnr & Gr1 pl stakes wnnr down under.

Domedriver (Indian Ridge)
Multiple Gr1 winner (Timeform 128) whose victories included the Breeder’s Cup Mile. His grandam is a sister to Northern Guest.
One on offer here, a filly out of English mare (83) Oh So Misty (Teenoso), who is full sister to a Gr3 placed dam of winners, and half sister to the dam of a 2yo Gr2 winner in UK. The female line will ring a bell, as it produced local champion sprinter Cataloochee and National Emblem’s damsire sire Welsh Harmony.

Dominion Royale (Dominion)
Recently deceased, the old warrior had an unexpected ace up his sleeve: a R1 million Rand yearling colt at Nationals. You may not have to dig so deep in the pockets here.
Unraced mare (256) Hotel Splendido (Badger Land: 1r/1w), whose dam is a half sister to champion sprint filly Splendid Ann, has had two runners, both winners. The current yearling is a half sister to those.
NZ bred 5-time winner (89) Platinum Lady (Centaine) has produced 4 winners to date, including Gr3 winner Cup Of Grace. The mare’s dam is a half sister to Jallad’s dam Petrava, from a solid Gr1 female line. On offer a filly.
French winner (183) Bravo Margot (Fabulous Dancer) has two runners to date, both winners by Saumarez, a sire from the opposite stamina-end compared to Dominion. The mare’s yearling is a colt.
(251) Helvetia (Phantom Earl: 4r/4w) has the kind of pedigree that hums with Dominion. She comes with a filly, full sister to a winner.
The colt out of stakes placed six-time winner (141) Sylvan Story (Silvino) looks interesting, as he’s inbred 3x4 to Sharpen Up. Dominion Royale seems to have the right elements for the female line, if previous history is anything to go by.

Doowaley (Sadler’s Wells)
Italian Gr1 pl SW, who sired black type filly Rei Rei in his first SA crop.
The three winners produced to date by 2-time winner (105) Quite A Miracle (Dominion Royale) incl multiple SW Nik-Nak. On offer a half sister to that one.
Half brothers Northfields and Habitat double 3x2 in the colt out of (276) Look Of The Times (Northfields: 1r/1w). The youngster is full bro to a multiple winner and has three other winning half siblings. The grandam is a half sister to Model Man.
Unraced English mare (254) Hinting (Warning) is a half sister to three stakes horses, one a dam of SWs in UK & Italy. Another half sister produced a multiple Gr3 pl English winner. On offer a colt, half bro to a multiple wnnr by Linney Head.

Fanatic Dane (Danehill)
This lightly raced sprinter came to the fore in 2008 as the sire of promising Natal 2yo Cool Shadow, whose dam is by a son of Sadler’s Wells.
That draws attention to the mare (143) Terrano (Fort Wood: 1r/1w), who is dam of 2 winners from 2 runners, including a full brother to the yearling colt on offer.
Two-time winner (237) Giftland (Badger Land: 1r/1w) comes from a strong Argentinian female line, with a host of graded stakes winners in SA. She has a filly, her second foal.
The filly out of (285) Magic Party (Model Man: 2r/1w) is her dam’s first foal. The mare is a daughter of stakes winner Party Lover. Looks a nice mating, given the pedigree background and make-up of the dam’s multiple winning half siblings.

Fort Wood (Sadler’s Wells)
Rock solid again at the recent National sale, he’s still the only sire of three Horse of the Year winners.
There’s a single one on offer here. He’s a yearling colt and 3rd foal of French wnnr (206) Distinguee (Anabaa), whose first foal is a 3-time wnnr in Fr. This is an Aga Khan family, with the grandam a half sister to the dam of Daylami, a champion racehorse now at stud in SA.

Giant’s Causeway (Storm Cat)
Gr1 producing sire world-wide, represented here by a colt, first foal of unraced Irish mare (120) Sheer Fantasy (El Prado). The mare is a full sister to a winner in Canada, their dam a Gr2 placed 3-time winner. The family has produced successful sires Honor And Glory and Ogygian.

Goldmark (Golden Thatch)
Gr1 winning sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes.
Only two on offer here. The colt out of (97) Princess Del (Del Sarto: 4r/4w) is a half brother to stakes placed Dance With Wolves. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 Cape Derby runner-up Dramatic Verve.
(203) Deity (Divine King: 3r/2w) is a full sister to Gr1 winner & sire Divine Act. She’s dam of a 5-time winner by Dominion Royale, all of which puts the female line affinities in perspective. Goldmark should fit in well, making the colt on offer one to note.

Grey Eminence (Indian Ridge)
English speed-sire, half brother to successful French sire Verglas. His best may be racing elsewhere: he had a runaway 2yo winner first time out in Zimbabwe in April, bred by Varsfontein, winning margin 5+ lengths.
(171) Anya (Elliodor: 1r/0w) is a winning half sister to two stakes performers, with their dam in turn a half sister to Joshua’s Princess. The grey yearling colt is his dam’s second foal.
The three runners to date for Wild Aster’s half sister (149) Turtle Bay (Model Man: 1r/0w) are all winners, from a variety of sires. On offer a half sister.
Three-time winner (239) Glam (Northern Guest), who is a full sister to Gr1 placed stakes winner Rip Curl, comes with a grey filly. The youngster is a half sister to three winners, all by different sires.

Hawk Wing (Woodman)
Very highly rated TFR136 this Gr1 winner showed his best form over a mile. He started his stud career in good style, with stakes winners down under and a Gr1 placed runner in UK.
Aus mare (135) Spinning Web (Spinning World) is a winning half sister to two stakes horses in HK. She has a filly, sold as a weanling for A$4k.

Indigo Magic (Gone West)
Lightly raced son of English Gr1 Oaks wnnr Lady Carla. His 1st crop are 3yo’s in 2008.
(263) It’s Showtime (Al Mufti: 4r/1w) is a daughter of Gr1 winner Model School. She the dam of a multiple winner and comes with a filly.
The colt out of 2-time winner (108) Rare Collection (Centenary) is a half brother to 2 winners. His pedigree doubles close genetic relatives Mr Prospector & Alydar 3x3. This is the Party Time female line.
Stakes placed 4-time winner (122) Si Senorita (Cordoba) has had two runners, both winners, including Gr3 winning 2yo Subastador. A half brother is on offer, his pedigree doubling genetic relatives Mr Prospector and Gay Senorita.
Three-time winner (279) Lovely Rituals (Foveros: 1r/0w) is a daughter of Gr3 winner of seven races Old Rituals, and herself half sister to two winner-producing mares. She comes with a filly.
Unraced English mare (280) Luminescence (Gold and Ivory) is daughter of a stakes winner in Britain, who in turn is a half sister to the Gr1 winning dam of Coolmore sire Antonius Pius. The mare’s dam and Indigo Magic’s dam show interesting similarities. Nice mating.
(177) Berlita (Historian), who is a full sis to 4 wnnrs and half sis to another 4, has bred 3 wnnrs from as many rnnrs. They incl a 6-time winner. On offer a half bro.
The only previous foal of 3-time winner (115) Run On By (Model Man) is a winner. The mare is a daughter of a SW, from a highclass female line. She has a colt.
The 3 wnnrs (from 3 rnnrs) out of (270) Lady Of The Dawn (Trigger Finger: 1r/0w) incl 2 very useful winners by another sire-son of Gone West. On offer is a filly.

Jallad (Blushing Groom)
Still the only living stallion who is sire of Gr1 winners from 1000m to 3200m. Class counts.
Four-time wnnr (102) Purple Dragon (Northern Guest: 19r/16w/2sw) has produced 3 wnnrs to date, from different sires. The mare is half sister to Gr3 wnnr Take Silk and comes with a filly. The sire x broodmare sire cross has been more than useful.
Gr3 pl (275) London Belle (Royal Chalice: 3r/2w) is the dam of 2yo Gr3 wnnr Avon Wood, and herself out of a stakes winning sister to three other SWs – incl July winner Right Prerogative. The yearling is a filly.
The colt out of (233) Frozen Orange (Sunny North: 2r/2w/1sw) is a full bro to Gr1 pl Gr3 wnnr Steiger, and half bro to 2 other wnnrs, one Gr3 pl. The mare seems to have what it takes.

Jet Master (Rakeen)
One on show by the champion sire, a colt out of (242) Golden Bluff (Golden Thatch: 9r/6w/2sw). The mare is a grandaughter of Taima Bluff, and bred on the successful cross of Golden Thatch and Royal Prerogative mares. The youngster is half brother to a winner.

Joshua Dancer (Danzig)
Top class sire of 2yo’s and this season also much to the fore with Classic 3yo’s. He has 3 colts here, all of them consigned by Veronica Foulkes’ Normandy Stud.
(90) Play Hard (Hard Up: 4r/2w) is the dam of six winners which include Flatley, a 3-time winning full brother to the yearling offered. This is a Gr1 producing female line.
Stakes placed 3-time winner (84) One-Liner (Trigger Finger: 2r/1w) is dam of a winner by Joshua Dancer, and herself half sister to Gr3 winner Swingtime, by Joshua Dancer.
(181) Blusher (Trigger Finger: 2r/1w) is dam of a winner, and herself a daughter of 6-time winner Blushing Princess, the latter half sister to Gr2 winner Joshua’s Princess, by Joshua Dancer.

Kabool (Groom Dancer)
This French Gr2 winning miler could well be one of those real lurker sires, ready to surprise everyone. The current “so-so” perceptions are probably as a result of his shuttling back & forth and not having consecutive crops in SA. The yearlings offered here are from only his third crop. Expect the unexpected.
The colt out of (216) Fair Isabella (Cordoba) is half brother to six winners including Gr2 placed Countenance who won 7 races.
(103) Queen Of The Park (Elliodor: 4r/1w) is a half sister to Gr1 sprinter Fov’s Favourite and to the mare Georgie Gorgeous who has produced four stakes horses. Her yearling colt is half brother to a winner by Saumarez.
Two-time winner (132) Sparkling Release (Elliodor: 4r/1w) comes with a full brother to multiple winner Blackwatch (MR 82). The mare is a half sister to four stakes producing mares and to Cape Guineas runner-up The Decorator.
Three-time winner (253) Hilo Bay (Elliodor: 4r/1w) comes with her first foal, a colt. The mare is half sister to four winners from a Gr1 producing US female line (Gr1 Forest Wildcat, Chilukki).
The filly out of (166) Aerialist (Northern Guest: 2r/1w) is half sister to stakes winner Beryl Marquard (dam of winners), and to the dam of stakes placed Radar. The mare herself is half sister to Dingaans winner Lindberg and two other Graded stakes performers.

Kahal (Machiavellian)
Sire of Gr1 winner Bold Ellinore and full bro Emperor Napoleon, and of top sprint filly Evening Attire. Their dams are by a son of Northern Dancer, which is also true for the filly out of (290) My Babe (Rambo Dancer: 1r/1w). The mare is a half sister to Gr2 winner Music Of Time, the next dam a half sister to Gr1 wnnr Welcome Boy.

Know Heights (Shirley Heights)
US Gr1 performer, at stud in Brazil.
The imported colt out of (154) Vera Mossa (Itajara) is a full brother to a multiple winner in Brazil. The female line is black type European.

Lavery (Royal Academy)
One on offer here, a filly out of New Zealand bred stakes winner (137) Star Deputy (Deputy Governor). The mare is a half sister to Gr2 winner Brutal Force, the pair the only foals of their Australian dam, who clearly had what it takes.

Lecture (Seeking The Gold)
Leading sire of 2yo’s with his first crops. That fits the pattern from his immediate family, which produced sires Tale Of The Cat and Johannesburg, both famed for their talented juveniles.
(112) Rose Among (Among Men), winning half sister to stakes placed Colleen and Lanate, has her first foal, a filly.
Buckpasser is (significantly) doubled in the colt out of winning mare (151) Twinkle (Badger Land: 5r/2w). He’s her first foal. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson runner-up Glittering Idol. One to note.
Buckpasser and affinity soulmate Dinner Partner double up in the colt out of (185) Caesour’s Toy (Caesour: 1r/0w), the mare a Gr3 placed winner of six races.
(156) Victoria (Fine Edge: 1r/0w) is a full sister to July runner-up Eastbrook, and half sister to another stakes winner. Her filly is half sister to a winner.
(126) Silver Splash (Model Man: 3r/2w) is a 3-time winning full sister to Gr1 filly Pacific Blue. Her yearling colt is half brother to 2 winners, one Gr3 placed.
Four-time winner (131) Spanish Harlem (Model Man: 3r/2w) has a filly, full sister to a winner. The mare is a 4-time winner, her dam a full sister to Fillies Guineas winner Hispanola.
Nijinsky is doubled in the filly out of winning mare (240) Glib Talk (Mr Justice). The youngster is a half sister to 3 winners including stakes winner Even Money. The mare is a half sister to Gr1 winners and dam & grandam of Gr1 winners, including Cape Guineas victor Pointing North.
What A Pleasure and sister Bold Princess are doubled in the filly out of (288) Montana Downs (National Assembly: 6r/3w), her third foal.
There are three stakes horses among the five winners produced to date by winning mare (80) Northern Duel (Northern Guest: 2r/2w). On offer a half brother, inbred to Buckpasser. One to note.
Both What A Pleasure and Buckpasser are doubled in the filly out of (283) Magic Memoirs (Russian Revival). The mare has had one previous foal, 2yo stakes winner Scripture. The mare is an unraced half sister to three black type runners.
(184) Caboose (Thunder Cat: 3r/2w) is a multiple stakes winner of ten races. Her only runner to date is a 6-time winner, and she comes with a half sister to that filly.

London News (Bush Telegraph)
Argentinian mare (271) Ligera (Ringaro: 2r/1w) is a full sister to a Gr1 placed Gr3 winner in her homeland, and also to the dam of Gr3 winner Ligada. The next dam is half sister to Argentinian champion 2yo Limite. On offer a grey filly, half sister to a winner by Lode.

Manshood (Mr Prospector)
Sire of champion filly Ipi Tombe, whose pedigree suggests that Manshood’s damsire Storm Bird is an important element in the stallion’s make-up.
(125) Silken Treasure (Al Mufti: 5r/3w/1sw) is the dam of 3 winners (from 3 runners) by different sires. She has a half sister to those.
Twice-winning mare (157) Victoria’s Star (Al Mufti: 5r/3w/1sw) is a full sister to stakes placed Royal Splendour and half sister to stakes winner of 9 races Royal Kashan. She comes with a filly, her third foal.
Keeping the best for last? The filly out of (168) Ala Cherie (Al Mufti: 5r/3w/1sw) has a few things going for her, notably the cross of Storm Bird with genetic relative Nijinsky (in Dancing Champ).

Mogok (Storm Cat)
They paid up to 400k for Mogok offspring at the recent National sale, suggesting that the market expects him to follow through on he promise of his debut-crop last year.
One on offer here, a filly out of winning mare (182) Bozette (Dominion Royale). The dam is a half sister to seven winners, two of them with black type.

Mull of Kintyre (Danzig)
Smart performer up to a mile (rated 114), who cracked it with Irish colt Araafa (TFR 128) in his first crop.
One on offer here, an Aus bred colt from NZ mare (205) Diamante (Bigstone). The mare is half sister to a SW. The youngster was bought for A$22k as a weanling.

National Assembly (Danzig)
Sire with more Gr1 winners than any other sire, and successful sire-of-sires to boot.
The colt out of SA Oaks winner (199) Cyber Cento (Centenary: 4r/4w) is a half brother to 2 wnnrs incl Gr1 pl Anti-Freeze. The mare is a full sister to Gr1 pl Gr3 wnnr Oratory, from a French Gr1 female line. Looks a nice mating.
Gr3 winner of 5 races (258) I’m Like Hello (Dominion Royale) is represented by her second foal, a half sister to a 2yo winner first time out (by five) in Zimbabwe in April. The sire x broodmare sire cross hasn’t been seen before, but on paper looks very much like the real thing. Certainly one to note.

National Emblem (National Assembly)
The continued success of this Gr1 producing sire can be measured by the reception his progeny got at the recent National sale. Bidders went to R1 million to secure a son, with R900k second highest for another son.
Three-time winner (117) Second Chance (Centenary) is dam of six winners, one a stakes placed winner of 11 races. The mare is half sister to a stakes winner, with the next dam half sister to Horse of the Year Winter Solstice. On offer is a filly.
(101) Prosper Fair (Foveros: 7r/6w), winning daughter of highclass miler Malang-Lou, has bred three winners to date. She has a half sister to those here.
The filly out of (210) Emma’s Pride (Harry Hotspur: 13r/7w) is half sister to a winner, the mare herself half sister to a stakes winner and to two stakes placed dams of stakes winners. Looks a suitable mating.
Winning mare (136) Sportive Julia (Sportsworld: 2r/2w) has her second foal on offer, a filly. The bottom female line elements should fit in well with National Emblem.

Parade Leader (Kingmambo)
Sire of stakes winner (Senor Versace’s 2008 SA Derby Trial) from his first crop.
(179) Bint Daha (Al Mufti: 1r/0w) is winning full sister to Gr3 winner Hail to Rule and half sister to two dams of stakes winners, from an American female line. She has a colt, half brother to 2 winners.
Gr3 placed 4-time winner (109) Rea Silvia (Caesour: 4r/2w) has a filly, her first foal. The youngster combines close genetic relatives Miesque and Caesour, on a background of Graustark and His Majesty. The sire x broodmare sire combination has so far delivered multiple winner Captain’s Knock (MR 94). This filly may take us to the next level. Take note.
Five time winner (232) French Dominion (Dominion Royale) is a half sister to 2 stakes horses, and has a black type English bottom female line. The yearling colt is her second foal.
English mare (252) Heraclea (Groom Dancer) is represented by a colt, her first foal. The mare is a half sister to 5 black type runners and to the dam of another.
Zimbawean stakes winner (86) Peppermint (Hallgate) has returned to her roots, at Varsfontein. She’s from the female line of Gr1 performers This England and Sabina Park, and is represented by a filly.
The sire and damsire of the filly out of winning mare (127) Sinead (Rakeen: 3r/2w) come from the same bottom female line. The mare is a half sister to Gr3 winner Dunmore West and to the dam of Gr2 winner Royal Vintage.
(98) Princess Lisa (Royal Chalice: 1r/0w), multiple stakes winner of 9 races, is a half sister to three other stakes horses, and hails from a famous female line. The yearling colt offered is her first foal.
There’s lots going on in the pedigree background of the filly out of English mare (191) Cherry Pepper (Sadler’s Wells). The mare has produced four winners to date, including highclass Tabascorez, whose export to Mauritius was premature to say the least. One to note.
Four-time winner (195) Courteous Guest (Salaadim) has her first foal, a filly.
Damsire Secret Prospector is a close genetic relative of Kingmambo, which makes for a match in the colt out of winning mare (118) Secret Lass (Secret Prospector: 1r/1w). The youngster is a half brother to 2 winners (one an 8-timer). Looks interesting.
Different. Nureyev is doubled 4x4 in the filly out of (235) Get Sporty (Sportsworld: 1r/1w). The mare is a full sister to stakes winner Sports Model and half sister to SA Nursery winner Bold Cruiser.

Qui Danzig (Danzig)
Great value-for-money sire, who in a long career rarely missed a beat when it came to providing his annual stakes horse.
Winning mare (190) Chelsea Rose (Damascus Gate: 1r/1w) is inbred 2x4 to Damascus, and herself a half to stakes placed Dancing Slipper, their dam Darby Game Gr1 pl. The yearling filly is her second foal.
Qui Danzig might respond well to the sireline of (257) Hyperdrive (Plugged Nickle: 1r/1w). The Gr2 pl mare is a full sister to stakes winner Clifton Queen and half sister to the dam of Gr1 sprinter Let’s Rock ‘n Roll. This is the Party Time female line. On offer a filly, half sister to five winners.
(245) Guavadilla (West Man) is a winning half sis to Gr1 performers Ravishing and Red Badge, from the potent Lily family. She’s represented by a colt, her 2nd foal.

Rakeen (Northern Dancer)
Sire of Champion sire Jet Master, and represented here by a filly out of 3-time winner (236) Ghost Queen (On Stage). The mare is a half sister to Guineas winner Face North, from a Gr1 family. The yearling is half sister to three winners.

Ransom O’War (Red Ransom)
German Gr1 winner and Horse of the Year. His 1st crop are 2yo’s in Europe in 2008.
One on offer here, bred to SA time in Germany and out of American mare (262) Inside Blitz (Defensive Play), who is half sister to a stakes winner in Canada. The mare has a winner by King Of Kings, and comes with a yearling half sister to that one.

Rich Man’s Gold (Forty Niner)
Last crop of the Gr1 producing sire, whose progeny went for up to 800k at the recent National Sale.
(172) Badgernita (Badger Land: 2r/0w) is a half sister to four stakes horses, including Cape Guineas winner Little Ballerina. The yearling filly on offer is her third foal.
The colt out of 2-time winner (234) Gateway Of Fire (Damascus Gate: 1r/0w) has an interesting pedigree. The mare’s sire Damascus Gate and Rich Man’s Gold grandam are close genetic relatives, and make for a 3x2 double in the yearling.
Twice winning mare (201) Dahlia’s Duel (Dancing Duel) is a half sister to Natal Derby winner Royal Land, from an American female line which goes to a full sister to sire Bold Ruler. Her yearling colt is half brother to 2 winners.
The filly out of (92) Polly Pinks (Fort Wood: 7r/7w/2sw) is full sister to a winner. The mare has a black type New Zealand pedigree background.
Another full sister to a winner is the filly out of (163) Yew Tree (Fort Wood: 7r/7w/2sw). The mare is a Gr2 placed 4-time winner, her grandam a Gr1 winner in France.

Royal Academy (Nijinsky)
They paid R3 million for a Royal Academy yearling filly at the National Sale recently, not least because of the youngsters famous female line. If anything, the family background of Aus mare (134) Special Sequence (Snippets) beats the pants off the National sale yearling: this family goes to Best In Show, one of the most famous sire producing lines in recent history. On offer is a colt, whose future, if he can run, is assured. He was bought as a weanling for A$50k.

Saumarez (Rainbow Quest)
Gr1 Arc winner, sire of Gr1 winner and damsire of Epsom Derby winner Authorized.
Champion Jungle Warrior’s winning half sister (213) Expo (Complete Warrior: 3r/2w) has had four winners to date. A half sister to those is on offer.
(110) Rendezvous (Elliodor: 29r/17w/1sw) is dam of a winning full brother to the yearling filly on offer. The female line is the potent Bonza Bay family, whose elements should go well with Saumarez.
The colt out of (147) Truely Yours (Northern Guest: 3r/2w) is a half brother to a 3-time winner. The mare’s own dam is multiple Gr1 winner Please Be True.

Silvano (Lomitas)
Sire of top Graded winners in Europe, now also on the board with his first SA-crop, following the Gr1 SA Classic win of Kings Gambit (who thereafter was promptly sold to Saudi interests). His affinities seem to centre on elements from Nijinsky in the top male line.
That draws attention to the colt out of (124) Silent Storm (Badger Land: 4r/1w), whose grandam is by Nijinsky’s alter ego Storm Bird, giving a 4x3 cross. Looks interesting. The youngster is a half brother to 2 winners from as many runners.
Champion 2yo Blossoming Spring’s half sister (176) Bejewelled Spring (Elliodor: 1r/0w) has bred 5 winners from 5 runners to date. She comes with a colt. The mare’s dam Leaf Spring and Silvano’s damsire Beau’s Eagle have quite a lot in common. They meet 3x2 here.
New Zealand bred 3-time winner (249) Hear My Heart (Personal Escort) is 3-part sister to a New Zealand Gr3 winner. The mare’s sire Personal Escort might fit in well with Silvano’s apparent affinities. The yearling is a filly.
Gr2 wnnr of 7 races (142) Tarn Fairy (Waterville Lake) is the dam of Blushing Fairy, SW of 8 races. On offer is a half sister with obvious paddock value.

Strike Smartly (Mr Prospector)
Full bro to US Champion sire Smart Strike. Got onto the black-board with his first crop through Moon Storm, who won the SA Oaks Trial this year.
The colt out of 3-time winner (224) Fine Year (Centenary) is a half brother to 2 winners. His pedigree combines genetic relatives Mr Prospector and Alydar 2x3.
(180) Birdsong (Elliodor: 1r/0w) is full sister to SW Kokkewiet and stakes placed full sister Sherry Elizabeth. Her colt is a 2nd foal.
Winning mare (222) Finalist (Sportsworld) is a half sister to 3 SWs, notably Gr1 wnnrs Final Claim & Alpha Omega. Her colt is half bro to a winner.

Tara’s Halls (Fairy King)
Sire of Gr1 winners of both sexes, notably champion 3yo filly Tara’s Touch.
The latter has a full brother on offer, out of (178) Best Gem (Best By Test: 17r/12w/2sw) who also produced another stakes winning full sister, Dance Of Diamonds.
Three-part brothers Fairy King an Nureyev appear 2x3 in the filly out of 2-time winner (291) My Girlfriend (Caesour: 1r/0w). Similarly, we have full brothers Fairy King and Sadler’s Wells 2x3 in the filly out of 2-time winner (144) The Widow (Fort Wood: 6r/4w). This mare’s female line also produced Tara’s Touch.
(230) Floral Power (Dominion Royale: 1r/0w) is a winning full sister to Gr3 winner Pinero and stakes placed Miltonian. She’s the dam of four winners from 4 runners, all by different sires. On offer a half sister to those.
Close genetic relatives Bold Reason and Halo appear 4x4 in the colt out of (207) Elan (Rakeen: 1r/1w). The mare is a winning half sister to Gr1 winner Cordocelli.
SA Oaks runner-up(274) Little Fox (Russian Fox) is a half sister to champion stayer Young Rake. She has bred 4 winners to date incl SA Oaks runner-up First Power. On offer a half sister to those.

The Sheik (Al Mufti)
Multiple Gr1 winner, whose first crop are 3yo’s.
Two-time winner (188) Cathy Burnett (Badger Land: 3r/1w) is a half sis to Gr3 pl 4-time wnnr Full Performance, by The Sheik’s sire Al Mufti. On offer is a filly.
Zim mare (273) Lime Street (Cannon King) has had 2 rnnrs to date, both wnnrs, incl Gr3 pl SW of 5 races Lemon Drop. The colt on offer is his dam’s forth foal.
The colt out of (281) Madelon (Sportsworld) doubles the mare Gay Missile, and also Buckpasser. Looks interesting. The youngster is half brother to a winner, his dam’s only runner to date.
Four-time winner (246) Gust Of Wind (Waldoboro) is a half sister to four winners, all by Sportsworld, including Gr3 placed Futureworld. The yearling colt is his dam’s 3rd foal.
The four winner produced to date by 4-time winner (159) Water Colours (Waterville Lake) have won 18 races between them, and incl SW of 5 races Sepia. On offer is a half brother.
There’s a ouble Buckpasser in the pedigree of the colt out of (160) Winter’s Day (Western Winter). The mare is a half sister to Gr1 placed stakes winners Seaford and Firle Beacon.

Whistling Wood (Fort Wood)
Sire of stakes performers of both sexes in his first two crops.
English stallion Whistling Wind is doubled in the background of the filly out of 4-time winner (169) Angelic Appeal (Divine King: 2r/0w). The mare is a half sister to 3 stakes horses, and has produced 4 wnnrs to date.
Zim mare (272) Like A Prayer (Star Cutter) is a SW of 3 races, and dam of four winners to date. On offer a half brother.
Both Sharpen Up and Royal Prerogative are doubled in the filly out of stakes placed 2-time winner (88) Petticoat Lane (Dominion Royale). The next dam is a Gr1 placed stakes winner (who produced just one foal). The yearling filly is her dam’s second foal. Interesting pedigree.

Windrush (Seeking The Gold)
Sire of multiple Gr3 winner Diana’s Choice, the leading Cape 2yo of 2007. There will be more to come.
The colt out of two-time winner (111) Ritualistic (Jallad: 1r/1w) combines close genetic relatives Seeking The Gold and Northern Guest. Her colt is a first foal.
Buckpasser is doubled in the colt out of (204) Delta Dance (Lustra). The mare is a half sister to 4 black type runners. Her yearling is half brother to a winner.
The filly out of (104) Qui Song (Qui Danzig) is the first foal of the mare, who herself is half sister to Mauritian Horse of the Year Trump.
(116) Russian Muse (Russian Fox) is a winning half sister to the dam of Horse of the Year Winter Solstice. The mare has had two winners to date (one a 6-timer) and comes with a half sister to those. Windrush and damsire Russian Fox ought to make for a suitable affinity cross. Could be interesting.
(244) Grand Avenue (Saumarez) is a half sister to 2 winners, including promising Cape 2yo of 2008 Rose Reserve. The mare is a daughter 5-time winner Grand Reserve (3-part sister to Champion Private Reserve). The yearling filly catalogued is her first foal.
There is a 2x3 affinity double of Seeking The Gold and Rare Performer in the filly out of American mare (174) Balabos (Theatrical). She’s the second foal of the dam, who herself is a half sister to a multiple Gr1 winning filly in USA. Nice mating, and should be one to note.

Winter Romance (Cadeaux Genereux)
Just one offered, a half brother to 2 wnnrs out of winning mare (197) Cruise-Along (Model Man: 2r/1w). They incl stakes placed 5-time wnnr National Cruise. The mare’s pedigree elements look to suit Winter Romance, making this a yearling to note.

With Approval (Caro)
Canadian Horse of the Year, represented here by a filly out of American mare (277) Looks Sensational (Majestic Light). The youngster is a half sister to 5 winners, including a stakes winner and stakes placed runner in France, as well the dam of another French stakes winner. The mare is a half sister to multiple Gr1 winner Awe Inspiring, and comes from a strong family. Pretty potent stuff.

Wolfhound (Nureyev)
Half brother to Al Mufti, and sire of European Champion middle distance filly Bright Sky. Can lightning strike again?
Gr3 wnnr of 3 races (225) Fire Tread (All Fired Up: 1r/1w) has 3 wnnrs from as many runners to date, incl Gr2 pl 5-time winner Mighty Atom. On offer a half sister.
Gr2 placed stakes winner of 6 races (250) Heat Of The Moment (All Fired Up: 1r/1w) has produced two multiple winners, stakes placed 4-timer Hot Lava and a 3-time winning full brother to the filly on offer. The mare is a half sister to four other black type runners, including Champion sprinter Basic Instinct. The youngster has paddock potential, if nothing else.
Zimbabwean mare (152) Until Now (Manshood) is a winner of 5 races and half sister to five other winners. She comes with a colt, her first foal.
New Zealand bred stakes winner (243) Golden Era (Stylish Century) is half sister to two dams of winners down under. She has her third foal on offer, a colt.

Yagli (Jade Hunter)
US Gr1 winner, at stud in Brazil.
His yearling filly out of unraced Brazilian mare (261) Inesqueciuel Lady (Maniatao) is a half sister to 5 winners in Brazil, two of them stakes placed