2016 Cape Mare & Mixed Sale

On: Thursday, 19 May 2016

At: Kleinplasie, Worcester

The coming week’s Cape Mare and Mixed Sale offers buyers the chance to acquire mares, fillies for stud, fillies/horses in training, 2yos and a number of well bred yearlings and weanlings.

AL MUFTI

A former champion sire, the late, great sire Al Mufti was champion broodmare sire in South Africa two seasons ago. Roberto’s well bred son has built up an outstanding record as a broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced numerous high class stakes winners- including such Gr1 winners as Bold Silvano, Elusive Gold, Jay Peg, Little Miss Magic, O Caesour and Yorker – to name but a few. The sire of champion sire Captain Al (himself an emerging broodmare sire of note), Al Mufti has 14 daughters on sale:

Lot 20 Detectorist – a six time winner up to 2000m, this mare is a half sister to three stakes winner and November Handicap runner up School Assembly, and her dam is a half sister to Gr1 winner Fanciful. She sells in foal to Storm Cat’s blue blooded son Where’s That Tiger, whose few local runners include this season’s top class 3yo Samurai Blade.

Lot 30 Farah – a dual winner up to 1400m, this mare, a half sister to a stakes performer, is from a cracking family with her relatives including such Equus champions as Young Rakeen and Along Came Polly. She sells in foal to Galileo’s Gr1 Racing Post Trophy winning son Kingsbarns.

Lot 32 Fireinthewoods – a half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo Winterinthewoods, Fireinthewoods’ second dam is outstanding broodmare Thousand Nights, dam of champion Highland Night and multiple Gr1 winner and promising sire Warm White Night. In foal to top class sire Judpot, whose offspring include this season’s top class filly Juxtapose, the resulting foal will be closely inbred to the mighty mare Lassie Dear.

Lot 33 Five Star Girl – the blue blooded Five Star Girl is a full sister to Al Mufti’s Gr1 winning sons The Sheik and AL Nitak, who between them won four Grade One races. From the family of champions Politician and Ragusa, her own dam is former Broodmare Of The Year Jessamine. She sells in foal to Equus Champion and Dubai Gr1 winner Vercingetorix –and the resulting foal will carry a similar Silvano/Al Mufti cross to champions Bold Silvano and Kings Gambit

Lot 38 Gilded Minaret – winner of the Gr1 Golden Slipper and second in the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas, Gilded Minaret is out of a graded winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Dancing Champ and is bred on the same cross as UAE champion and ill-fated sire Victory Moon. She carries to the cover of Silvano’s champion son Vercingetorix.

Lot 57 Lanari Legacy – from the same female line as 2016 1000 Guineas winner Minding, this mare is a three parts sister to champion filly Arabian Lass, and is also closely related to Larapinta, dam of multiple Gr1 winner Smart Banker. Also from the family of the record breaking Silver Coin and Gr1 winning 2yo Casamento, Lanari Legacy, who won over 1200m, sells in foal to the versatile July winning champion Pomodoro.

Lot 65 Magic Aura – a half sister to former Equus Champion filly Texan Summer, and from the family of speed machines Franny, Sweet Sanette and Chekilli as well as current hot 2yo Janoobi, this mare sells in foal to red hot sire Mambo In Seattle, with the resulting foal being closely inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear (as is Mambo’s star daughter Same Jurisdiction)

Lot 71 Moonlite ‘n Roses – a half sister to Gr2 winner Vino Rosa, this mare is from the great Drohsky family and her close relatives include Gr1 winning sire Majestic Crown, champion sprinter Senor Santa and Cape Guineas winner Flight Alert. She sells in foal to Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate hero Gimmethegreenlight, who has made an excellent start with his first 2yos this season.

Lot 105 Regal Classic – a winning full sister to a stakes winner and stakes producer (also ancestress of high class performers Gothic and Lochlorien), this mare is another from the Drohsky branch responsible for the likes of Flight Alert, Majestic Crown, Senor Santa, Service Ace and Wheredowego, among others. Sells in foal to A P Indy’s champion son Marchfield, and the resulting foal is another who will have several lines of the great matriarch Lassie Dear as well as outstanding sire Roberto.

Lot 119 Shareefa – a winner of 1400m and dam of 2 winners, Shareefa is a half sister to 2 black type performers and she sells in foal to Equus Champion and sensational young sire Elusive Fort. The Fort Wood/Al Mufti cross has already been successful, having produced Gr1 SA Heir Apparent among others, while Elusive Fort himself is the sire of stakes winner Ernie, whose dam is by Al Mufti’s top son Captain Al

Lot 125 Solo Dancer – the regally bred Solo Dancer is out of a mare by multiple champion broodmare sire Sadler’s Wells and her second dam is Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Royal Heroine. In foal to Gr1 Travers Stakes winner and proven Gr1 sire, this foal will be closely inbred to the great mare Goofed, dam of Lyphard and fifth dam of Flower Alley.

Lot 156 Windy Wish – from the family of Gr1 winners Exhilaration, Malteme and Wendywood, this mare is also closely related to July winner Power King. She is in foal to the very popular young sire Master Of My Fate, whose Breeders’ Cup winning relative Pluck has made such a promising start to his stud career.

Lot 158 Woodland Tale – a winner over 1400m, this mare is a full sister to the quick stakes winner Woodland City. From the family of Gr1 winners Colonial Girl and Lord Shirldor, this well bred mare is in foal to More Than Ready’s Gr1 winning son and promising young sire Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 165 All Hope – a three parts sister to Gr1 winner Gilded Minaret, who sells earlier in the sale, All Hope is by Al Mufti out of a mare by Northern Guest and her second dam is by Dancing Champ. The family of ill-fated champion Dollar Fortune. She sells in foal to the blue blooded Mambo In Seattle, sire of recent graded winners Fortune Fella and Mambo Mime.

ALBARAHIN

A remarkably tough and consistent racehorse, who won or placed in 20 of 24 outings, former Gr2 Prix Dollar winner Albarahin is a son of outstanding broodmare sire Silver Hawk, whose daughters have produced more than 80 stakes winners including King George/Eclipse Stakes winner Nathaniel. Albarahin has one lot on sale:

Lot 29 Fakazi – as a stakes winning half sister to Gr1 SA Classic hero Love Struck, Fakazi has plenty to recommend her. She is out of a stakes placed winner of five, whose sire Rambo Dancer is also broodmare sire of talented recent Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger. Fakazi’s first two dams are both stakes performers and this is the family of Gr1 winner Anytime Baby

ALHAARTH

Europe’s Champion 2YO Colt of 1995, Alhaarth is a proven Gr1 sire, whose top performers include 2000 Guineas/Champion Stakes winner Haafhd and Gr1 sire Phoenix Reach, among others. His daughters have produced high class group winners Hamza (Amadeus Wolf), Narniyn (Dubawi), and local Oaks winner Tajmeel among others.
He has one lot on offer:

Lot 90 Petunia Path – a four time winner, whose successes include the Listed Queen Palm Handicap. A half sister to Gr3 Jersey Stakes winner Sergeyev, and from the family of classic winner Bob’s Return,Petunia Path is in foal to exciting young sire Pathfork, whose crop of 2yos include the brilliant Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes hero Red Chesnut Road.

ANTONIUS PIUS

A former Leading First Crop Sire in South Africa, former Breeders’ Cup Mile runner up Antonius Pius is certainly bred to be a good broodmare sire. His sire Danzig is damsire of no fewer than 190 stakes winners, including Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, while he is from the same family of former SA sire Averof –sire of Broodmare Of The Year Loyal Linda. He has 2 daughters on sale:

Lot 174 Malachite Sunbird – selling as a filly for stud, she is a three parts sister to Antonius Pius’ Listed Summer Juvenile Stakes winner Arria and is from the immediate family of Gr3 Railway Stakes winner Antonius Pius himself. Inbred to the great Mill Reef mare Catawba, this is the family of unbeaten Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Catchascatchcan (dam of Antonius Pius and current high class US filly Songoficeandfire)

Lot 183 – is an unnamed yearling filly whose dam is a half sister to the dam of high class stakes winner Campo De Santana and her third dam is Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas runner up Gay Rio

ANYTIME

The late stallion Anytime was a sire who lacked nothing for pedigree- by champion sire Fairy King, he was out of the great broodmare Alidiva, whose 3 Gr1 winners included brilliant 1000 Guineas winner Sleepytime. Anytime himself sired a Guineas winner in the form of Glenrossal, and has one lot here:

Lot 148 Waltzing Time – a winner over 1000m, she is a half sister to high class Zimbabwean filly Casey’s Dance. Her dam is a winning National Assembly half sister to 2 top class performers, including former Champion 2YO Filly Fov’s Dancer, and her dam is also closely related to the high class Hong Kong performer and former local Gr1 winner Rocket Let Win (Potent Power).

ARCHIPENKO

One of the best bred sires around (he is by Kingmambo from the family of Sadler’s Wells), former QE II Cup winner Archipenko has made a pleasing start to his stud career, with early runners including Gr1 winner Madame Chiang and high class SA runner Kingston Mines, while his current 3yos include potential classic hope Algometer. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 78 Noor Dubai – inbred to the truly legendary racemare Miesque, this mare won over 1900m. Closely related to Fillies Guineas winner Amanee, her third dam is the mighty Miesque, a multiple champion and dual Breeders’ Cup winner, who subsequently produced classic winners East Of The Moon and Kingmambo, as well as top local sire Judpot. The family of Breeders’ Cup winners Karakontie and Six Perfections as well as 2016 Gr1 Dubai Turf hero Real Steel. She is in foal to Equus Champion Vercingetorix, who proved exceptionally popular in his first season at stud.

ARGONAUT

A once beaten champion at two, Argonaut is a son of triple champion sire Western Winter and is one of five stakes winners for his dam, Aquasarto. From the powerful Gone West male line, Argonaut’s recent winners include high class 3yos Natal and Beat The Retreat, as well as impressive Listed KZN Stakes winner Clear Sailing. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 45 Ignition Lady – a winner over 1200m, Ignition Lady is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Jet Master and is from the family of Fillies Guineas winner Maybe Yes. By a champion son of Western Winter, she is in foal to another champion son of the same sire –What A Winter, whose first yearlings have proved in great demand this year

ASHAAWES

A proven high class sire, whose offspring include such top class graded winners as Priceless Jewel and Reim, Ashaawes is a son of world leading sire and broodmare sire Kingmambo, whose sire sons, ie Lemon Drop Kid, King’s Best, Dubai Destination, are now making their mark as broodmare sires the world over. Ashaawes has 3 lots on offer:

Lot 123 Sioux She – a smart 2yo herself who finished third in the Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes, Sioux She is from the same family as the tough filly Rodeo Sioux who earned nearly R500 000, as well as Gr3 winner Major Hero. She is in foal to Storm Cat’s well bred son Where’s That Tiger, whose few local runners include this season’s Gr1 3yo Samurai Blade as well as Gr3 winner Tiger’s Touch. The mare has a Where’s That Tiger filly foal at foot.

Lot 210 this unnamed weanling colt is out of a winning Black Minnaloushe mare and his third dam is Gr1 winner Saintly Lady. This is the potent Sister Sarah family, responsible for numerous top class performers over the years including champions Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song

Lot 225 this filly, whose damsire sired champion Dancer’s Daughter, is bred on the world famous Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross. A half sister to 2 winners, her second dam won the Gr1 French Oaks and she traces back directly in female line to Arc winner Pearl Cap

AUTHORIZED

One of four Epsom Derby winners sired by the great champion and sire Montjeu, Authorized is a proven high class sire, with his runners including the Gr1 winners Ambivalent, Complacent, Hartnell and Seal Of Approval. He has one lot here:

Lot 173 Turquoise Water – a lightly raced sort, she sells as a filly for stud. Out of a half sister to Gr2 winning sprinter Sharks Bay, she is from the same family as high class Australasian stakes winners Mirjulisa Lass and Pembleton.

BEAUTIFUL CROWN

A six time winning son of the first ever Breeders’ Cup winner, Beautiful Crown is the sire of Gr1 Caulfield Guineas hero In Top Swing. The horse, who hails from the same family as champion sire Silvano, is a proven broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced Gr2 winner Hallowell Belle, multiple stakes winning sire Whittington and Gr3 winner Fuddle Dee Dee, among others.  He has one lot on sale:

Lot 15 Crystal Tiara – a winner over 1400m, she is a half sister to a stakes winner and traces back directly in female line to Hail To Reason’s brilliant 2yo and Gr1 winning daughter Mrs Warren. She is in foal to champion and July winner Bold Silvano (and this foal will be inbred to the mare Beautiful Spirit, ancestress of both Beautiful Crown and Silvano).

BLACK MINNALOUSHE

Storm Cat’s Irish classic winning son, whose son Louis The King stands his first season at Sorrento Stud in 2016, is a proven sire whose offspring include a Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner and champion 2yos Jokers Wild, Hollinger and Kochka. Black Minnaloushe is also an emerging broodmare sire and is damsire of the top class New Zealand filly Stolen Dance, a Gr2 winner in New Zealand, and fellow Gr2 winner Amarula.
He has 6 lots on sale:

Lot 35 Flo Jo – this well bred mare is a half sister to Gr1 SA Derby winner and R2 000 000 plus earner Seal and is from the family of champion Quarrytown, Cape Guineas hero Face North and Met winner Polo Classic. She is in foal to Dynasty’s triple Gr1 winning son Jackson, whose relatives include the hugely influential sire Smart Strike

Lot 99 Queen Of Diamonds – a winner over 1400m, Queen of Diamonds’ second dam is Gr1 winner Saintly Lady, and this well related mare is inbred to Triple Crown winner and champion sire Nijinsky II. She is from the from the great Sister Sublime family, responsible for Nijinsky II’s Gr1 winning descendant Prairie Oyster among others, and sells in foal to Cape Cross’ full brother Great Britain

Lot 141 The Midnight Train – a half sister to Gr1 SA Derby third Earl Of Derby, she is out of a winning daughter of Miswaki (damsire of Dalakhani, Galileo, Sea The Stars et al) and Gr2 winner Night Fax and this is the family of King George winner and champion Novellist. In foal to Green Desert’s blue blooded son Great Britain

Lot 162 Above Emeralds – a winner over 1400m, she is a half sister to a stakes winner, and is out of a stakes winning Elliodor mare. Thus, Above Emeralds is bred on the same cross as champion 2yo Kochka. The family of the outstanding galloper Caradoc.  In foal to hot sire Judpot, sire of top filly Jutaxpose, the foal will be bred on the very successful A P Indy/Storm Cat cross.

Lot 179 Willow Wing – a winner over 1000m, she is out of a winning Silvano half sister to 2 stakes horses. Sold as a filly for stud, she is from an outstanding family responsible for top sires Habitat and Northfields, champion and Arc winner Suave Dancer, and champion filly Certify.

Lot 204 unraced weanling colt, he is bred on the same Black Minnaloushe/Rich Man’s Gold cross as Triple Crown winner Louis The King. His third dam is a Gr3 winning half sister to Horse Of The Year and champion sprinter Flobayou, and fourth dam is Broodmare Of The Year Goldenflo.

BOLD SILVANO

A champion son of the great sire Silvano, Bold Silvano was an outstanding racehorse, who won major races in both Dubai and South Africa. His seven wins included a triumph in the 2010 Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, where Bold Silvano accounted for the likes of Irish Flame, Pocket Power, River Jetez and Russian Sage.  The champ has made a promising start to his stud career, with his first crop of 2yos including the impressive debut winners Besotted and Bold Rex. He has one on sale:

Lot 206 an unnamed weanling filly, she is out of a winning daughter of US champion 2yo and top class broodmare sire Dehere. Her second dam is by champion broodmare sire Zabeel and this is the family of 2016 Gr3 Firebreak Stakes winner Confrontation.

BYWORD

A top class racehorse and French champion, Byword’s seven career wins included the Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot. A half brother to outstanding filly Proviso, and from the same family as champion sire Court Martial, Byword’s first crop has already sold up to R2 000 000. He has one on sale:

Lot 212 an unnamed weanling filly, she is out of a Windrush (damsire of star filly Juxtapose) half sister to recent stakes winner Mambonick and is from the family of Irish 2000 Guineas winner Roderic O’Connor and legendary sire Zabeel

CAESOUR

A top class son of the great sire and broodmare sire Nureyev, Caesour’s offspring included numerous high class fillies, including the international Gr1 winners Dane Julia, Irridescence and Perfect Promise, among others. The late blue blooded sire is now making his mark as a broodmare sire, and is damsire of champion Dancewiththedevil, ill-fated Paddock Stakes winner Emerald Cove and Gr1 SA Derby hero Royal Bencher, among others. He has 3 daughters on sale:

Lot 55 Kobashi – a half sister to three stakes horses, Kobashi’s dam, Kachina, is a half sister to multiple Gr1 winner Marie Galante, and third dam is Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Indira. She sells in foal to Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner and one of SA’s top first crop sires, Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 110 Royal Yacht – already dam of 2 winners, is a half sister to a number of stakes horses including Requista, dam of Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Captain America. From the wonderful Queen Of Light family, responsible for champions the world over, she is in foal to Gr2 Premier Trophy hero Master Of My Fate, whose first foals have arrived to rave reviews.

Lot 117 Selkie – a half sister to 2 stakes horses, is a three parts sister to Caesour’s international Gr1 winners Irridescence and Perfect Promise and her second dam, Meretricious, is a former Broodmare Of The Year. In foal to top class sire Judpot, sire of top 3yos Juxtapose and Rocketball, this foal will be bred on similar lines to ill-fated Gr1 performer Mister Cricket.

CAPTAIN AL

South Africa’s reigning champion sire, Captain Al has been in devastating form this season, with his recent feature race winners including Carry On Alice, Cloth Of Cloud and The Secret Is Out. An increasingly successful broodmare sire, the champion is already damsire of the Gr1 winners Potent Power, now racing successfully in Hong Kong, and Same Jurisdiction. He has 3 lots on sale:

Lot 10 Christina – a three time winner over 1200m, is out of a full sister to ill-fated champion 2yo filly Historic Lady and is closely related to the high class Captain Al sired stakes winners Barbosa, Captain’s Flame and Fragrant Al. Sells in foal to Equus Champion Vercingetorix, and the resulting foal will be bred on the powerful Silvano/Al Mufti cross

Lot 24 Double Entendre – a three time winner up to 1200m, is a three parts sister to Gr2 Merchants hero and millionaire Cap Alright. From the family of champions Mother Russia and Winter Solstice, she sells in foal to the very popular young sire Master Of My Fate.

Lot 188 this unnamed yearling (bred on the reverse cross as multiple stakes winner Door Of Deception) is out of Gr3 winner Success Counts (by emerging broodmare sire Count Dubois), and second dam is Oaks runner up Quest For Success

CASEY TIBBS

The late son of Sadler’s Wells was a proven sire whose offspring included champions Big City Life and Festive Occasion, as well as graded winners Heat Of The Night, Naughty Prince, Sweet Virginia, and Hilgrove. He is also a proven damsire of Gr1 winner Do You Remember and high class Listed Sophomore Sprint winner Strongman (now racing successful in Hong Kong). He has one daughter on sale:

Lot 69 Maroochy – a five time winner from 1400-2400m, is from the family of many high class performers, including Fillies Guineas winner Allure. She sells in foal to Captain Al’s popular champion son Captain Of All

CATBIRD

One of five Golden Slipper winners sired by the legendary sire Danehill, the ill-fated Catbird has already made his mark as a broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced, among others, former Equus Champion Entisaar, Australian millionaire Catkins, and Gr1 Queensland Derby winner Hawkspur.  He has one lot on offer:

Lot 136 Tactical Cat – a winning half sister to 9 winners including local Gr3 winner Hurricane Queen and top class Hong Kong galloper Able Prince, sells in foal to Equus Champion and sire sensation Elusive Fort. The resulting foal will be bred on the famous Sadler’s Wells/Danehill cross.

CONFIDENTIAL TALK

A Gr2 winning three parts brother to leading US sire Private Account (and from the same family as former top SA sire and broodmare sire Secret Prospector), Confidential Talk is a proven broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced such Gr1 winners as Balada Sale, Caldine, and Le Blues, . In South Africa, Confidential Talk is damsire of the talented Gr3 Godolphin Barb Stakes winner Twitter. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 106 Rio Verde – a half sister to a champion filly in Brazil, traces back directly in female line to another Brazilian champion Emocion. She sells in foal to Gr1 Travers Stakes runner up Mambo In Seattle, sire of high class graded winners Same Jurisdiction, Fortune Fella and Mambo Mime

COUNT DUBOIS

A top class 2yo, whose relatives include the outstanding broodmare sires Diesis and Kris, Count Dubois is a top class sire whose offspring include champions Asylum Seeker and French Navy, as well as this season’s exported top filly Madame Dubois. Already damsire of high class runners Budapest and Melliflora, Count Dubois has 3 lots on sale:

Lot 12 Constantia Mist – a half sister to 2 stakes horses, she is out of a winning Elliodor mare and is thus bred on the same cross as champion French Navy. Her second dam is the top broodmare Early Miss, whose 11 winners include no fewer than five stakes horses. She is in foal to Cape Cross’ stakes winning full brother Great Britain

Lot 60 Leda – dam of the useful winner Ledbury, Leda is out of a Gr3 placed own sister to Equus Champion 2yo Historic Lady and is from the high class family of recent feature race winners Barbosa and Captain’s Flame. She sells in foal to $2 000 000 earner and dual Gr1 winner Gitano Hernando

Lot 133 Success Counts – a top class racemare, Success Counts’ wins included the Gr3 Starling Stakes (where she accounted for dual Gr1 winner Happy Archer). She is out of an Oaks runner up daughter of Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes winner and successful broodmare sire Scenic

COUNTER ACTION

A multiple Gr1 winner, whose wins included the Gr1 Queen’s Plate, Counter Action is out of former Broodmare Of The Year First Lisa. A half brother to 2 Grade One winners himself, Counter Action is already damsire of Gr2 winner Heart Of A Lion (Seul Amour) and Listed Dahlia Plate hero Juan Two Three (Var).  He has one lot on sale:

Lot 80 Ocean Island – a dual winner, whose dam is an Elliodor half sister to Gr2 Dingaans winner Special Squad (who is by Counter Action’s own sire), she is from the family of Queen’s Plate hero Yardmaster. Sells in foal to the blue blooded Master Of My Fate, whose sire and dams were both official champions

DANEHILL DANCER

One of the best sire sons of Danehill, and a former champion sire in GB/Ireland, Danehill Dancer’s 170 odd stakes winners include such stars as Choisir, Speciosa, Mastercraftsman, Planteur and Investec Oaks winner Dancing Rain. An emerging broodmare sire, he is also damsire of brilliant recent Gr1 Qipco 1000 Guineas winner Minding. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 75 Nandi – a winning full sister to the high class graded performers Queen Mira and Umgiyo, she is out of a full sister to Gr1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud winner Alberto Giacometti and she is a direct descendant of Yorkshire Oaks winner Attica Meli. She is in foal to Equus Champion and Dubai Gr1 winner Vercingetorix

DEHERE

A champion 2yo, and multiple Gr1 winner, by dual champion US sire Deputy Minister (grandsire of recent Triple Crown winner Abashiri), the now deceased Dehere was a top class sire, whose offspring included Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Belle Du Jour and Gr1 winner and Broodmare Of The Year Take Charge Lady. He is damsire of 55 stakes winners including US champion Will Take Charge, and Gr1 winners Graydar, Take Charge Indy and the dual Breeders’ Cup Sprint winner and top class sire Midnight Lute. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 92 Pintari – bred on the same Dehere/Zabeel cross as Gr1 winner Dear Demi, she won twice, and her dam is a half sister to US graded stakes winner Molto Vita. Sells in foal to Elusive Fort, whose first crops produced the Gr1 winners Lauderdale and Siren’s Call

DUPONT

A dual European Guineas winner, and brother to a Guineas winner in Pacino, Dupont is certainly bred to be top class broodmare sire, with both his sire Zafonic and broodmare sire Sadler’s Wells excelling in that role. The sire of high class graded winners Depardieu, Lady Magpie and Magico, he has one lot on sale:

Lot 168 Corazon Zora – this unraced filly sells as a filly for stud. Inbred, through siblings Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King, to Northern Dancer and Fairy Bridge, she is from the same family as top filly Poetic while her third dam finished second in the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas

DYNAFORMER

One of Roberto’s finest sire sons, the late, great Dynaformer was a truly exceptional sire, whose top performers included ill-fated Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, Melbourne Cup hero Americain, as well as such noted Gr1 winners as Brilliant Speed, Rainbow View, Lucarno and Perfect Drift. A successful broodmare sire, Dynaformer is also damsire of such Gr1 winners as Force The Pass, Sharp Lisa and Spring At Last. He has one on sale:

Lot 2 Bless You – a useful winner, who was fourth in a stakes race, Bless You is dam of 3 winners overseas. She is out of a Storm Cat own sister to the dam of Gr1 Dewhurst Stakes winning champ and Gr1 sire Mujahid. Traces back to the great mare Prayer Bell –also ancestress of outstanding sire Medaglia D’oro. Sells in foal to Gr1 winner and proven sire Black Minnaloushe, and the resulting foal will be intensely inbred to legendary sire Storm Cat

DYNASTY

Former Horse Of The Year and July winner Dynasty is one of the finest sires ever bred in South Africa. His runners include three sons named Horse Of The Year, as well as the likes of champion filly Beach Beauty, and Fillies Guineas winner Alexis. Also the sire of the exciting Gr1 3yo filly Bela-Bela, Dynasty has 2 lots on offer here:

Lot 126 Sophisticated Suzy – a winner over 1200m, she is a half sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner On Her Toes, and her second dam is Broodmare Of The Year Pretty Falcon. In foal to leading first crop sire and Irish champion Pathfork, whose top class Graded winning son Red Chesnut Road is out of a mare by Fort Wood-sire of Dynasty

Lot 175 Provenance – a dual winner, she sells as a filly for stud. From a top class filly family, Provenance’s close relatives include ill-fated Cape Guineas winning filly Little Ballerina, Majorca Stakes winner Trojan Belle and current Polytrack Champion, Gogetthesheriff.

ELLIODOR

A great sire, and sire of top class sire and broodmare sire Model Man, Elliodor is a legendary broodmare sire in South Africa, and daughters’ 80 plus stakes winners include this season’s Triple Crown winner Abashiri and last season’s Equus Champion French Navy, as well as the likes of Gr1 winners Aslan, Cordocelli, Dog Wood, Donatella, Kochka, and Val De Ra, to name but a few. He has 2 lots on offer:

Lot 58 Lauren B’ – a winning half sister to the dam of stakes winner Ocean’s Swift, Lauren B’ (dam of 2 winners from 4 runners) is from the great Sister Sublime family, responsible for such champions as Mazarin, National Emblem, and Roland’s Song. She is in foal to Time Thief, a Gr1 three parts brother to champion sprinter Laisserfaire

Lot 104 Red D’Or – a top class racemare, whose 5 wins included the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes, Red D’Or (a three parts sister to Gr1 winner Double D’Or) is a proven producer, whose winners include high class stakes horses Lizzie Arden and Red Fort. In foal to exciting young sire Flower Alley (sire of 2016 Gr1 winner Lukes Alley), and the resulting foal will carry multiple strains of the great mare Goofed (dam of Elliodor’s sire Lyphard)

ELUSIVE FORT

A former Equus Champion, Elusive Fort shares his champion sire Fort Wood with outstanding sire Dynasty. From the famed “E” family, Elusive Fort has more than lived up to expectations at stud this far, with his first small crops producing the Gr1 winners Lauderdale and Siren’s Call, and his current 2yos include the promising sorts Elevated and Safe Harbour. He has 3 lots on offer:

Lot 196 – this unnamed weanling filly, a half sister to a winner, she is out of a three time winning sister to 2 stakes horses. Her third dam Winged Princess is in the news lately –she is also third dam of four time Gr1 winner and leading Horse Of The Year contender Legal Eagle, and this is the same family as legendary champion Hawaii

Lot 203 – this weanling filly, bred on the successful Fort Wood/Al Mufti cross, is out of a three parts sister to Gr1 winning siblings Al Nitak and The Sheik and her third dam was a stakes winner and broodmare of the Year

Lot 213 – this colt, also bred on the Fort Wood/Al Mufti cross, is out of a half sister to 7 winners and is from the same family as Cape Fillies Guineas winner Hispanola

ELUSIVE QUALITY

One of the very best sire sons of the great Gone West, and a former Champion Sire in the USA, Elusive Quality is an outstanding sire whose offspring include such top Gr1 winners as Smarty Jones, Quality Road, Raven’s Pass, Certify, Sepoy and Maryfield. He is also a top class broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced such Gr1 winners as Gomo, No Nay Never, Guelph, and Shooting To Win.  He has one lot on sale:

Lot 159 Worood – a four time winner, whose first two dams are by Danzig and Forty Niner respectively, this mare is from the family of Breeders’ Cup and US champion Awesome Feather, and she traces back to the blue hen mare Quill –whose numerous top class descendants include French 2000 Guineas winner Vettori, champion One For All and classic winner Caucasus. The latter is a son of Nijinsky –the male line ancestor of Vercingetorix, to whom Worood is in foal

EXCEED AND EXCEL

Another outstanding international sire, Danehill’s champion sprinting and sire son Exceed And Excel is a top class sire with over 100 stakes winners to his credit, headed by such Gr1 winners as Excelebration, Outstrip, Margot Did, Outreach, Reward For Effort and Flamberge. He is also an emerging broodmare sire, and already features as damsire of a champion –Bounding. Exceed And Excel has one lot on offer:

Lot 120 Sheena’s Palace – a winner over 1000m, she is a half sister to Gr2 winning 2yo in Mokabra. From the family of former high class local runner L’Esperance, Sheena’s Palace is out of a stakes placed daughter of leading sire Persian Bold. She is in foal to Redoute’s Choice’s Gr1 son Time Thief, and the resulting foal will be closely inbred to Danehill –as is Exceed And Excel’s Gr1 winning daughter Guelph

FANTASTIC LIGHT

Arguably the best son of mighty sire and broodmare sire Rahy, Fantastic Light was Cartier Horse Of The Year in 2001 and he won six Gr1 races, including the Breeders’ Cup Turf and Irish Champion Stakes. A proven Gr1 sire, the champion has also become a highly successful broodmare sire with his daughters having a number of top class stakes winners. This tally includes Gr1 Gold Cup hero Trip To Paris, Gr2 winner Raseed, Chilean Gr1 winner Flyer, champion Vespa, and Gr3 Norfolk Stakes hero Baitha Alga.  He has one lot on sale:

Lot 59 Leading Light – a dual winner, she is out of a daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Zabeel. From the family of champion and French Oaks winner Sarafina, Leading Light sells with a Master Of My Fate colt at foot-the foal is inbred to the great racemare and producer Glorious Song (dam of Rahy and Rakeen)

FASTNET ROCK

A champion sprinter and champion sire, Fastnet Rock’s progeny have shone the world over, with his top performers such high class Gr1 winners as Fascinating Rock, Atlantic Jewel, Wanted, Irish Lights, Mosheen, Diamondsandrubies and Investec Oaks winner Qualify. A red hot sire of sires (through sons Hinchinbrook and Stryker), Fastnet Rock (damsire of group winners Santa Ana Lane, Shes Flawless and Tivaci as well as top class local galloper New Predator) has a single lot on sale here:

Lot 88 Perfect Rock – out of a winning Storm Cat mare, Perfect Rock is bred on a similar cross to the Fastnet Rock Gr1 winners Foxwedge and Irish Lights. Perfect Rock’s dam is a half sister to a Gr2 winning 2yo Lermontov, and she traces back directly in female line to US champion racemare Waya. She sells in foal to Silvano’s Equus Champion son Vercingetorix.

FINE EDGE

A Gr1 sprinter in his own right (and from the same family as five time Gr1 winning sprinter Sole Power), Fine Edge is a proven top class broodmare sire with his daughters having produced such top class graded winners as Fillies Guineas winner Rei Rei, State Crown, Bill of Rights and Senor Versace, to name a few. He has one on sale:

Lot 132 Studio Five –  a winning full sister to champion filly and multiple Gr1 winner Donatella (dam of Gr2 winner Senor Versace), Studio Five is from the same family as this season’s top class filly Negroamaro (by Fort Wood). She sells in foal to triple Gr1 winner Jackson –a grandson of Fort Wood.

FORT WOOD

A champion sire, sire of sires, and champion broodmare sire, the late, great Fort Wood is one of the finest sires ever to stand at stud in South Africa. Sadler’s Wells’ Gr1 winning son is an exceptional broodmare sire with his daughters having produced such Gr1 winners as Cherry On The Top, Contador, Noah From Goa, Thunder Dance, as well as Breeders’ Cup winner and promising young sire Pluck. He has 5 lots on sale:

Lot 43 Honeycomb – a half sister to Gr2 SA Nursery hero Vacherin and 2 other stakes horses, Honeycomb is out of a stakes placed daughter of top sprinter, sire and broodmare sire Golden Thatch. Inbred to the great mare Rough Shod II, she sells in foal to champion 2yo Soft Falling Rain

Lot 83 Over The Anvil – a winning half sister to 2 stakes horses, including SA Fillies Nursery winner Dash For Gretna, she is from the same family as Equus Champions Kochka and Jay Peg, with the latter now also enjoying success at stud.

Lot 111 Santiago – a classic placed daughter of the great sire, Santiago is already dam of the useful stakes performer San Trip. A half sister to high class 2yo stakes winner Berlusconi, Santiago is out of a Gr2 daughter of champion sire Roy

Lot 118 Serra Nuda – a half sister to Gr2 juvenile Sky Marshal, she is out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire Al Mufti. In foal to the very popular former Equus Champion Soft Falling Rain, Serra Nuda traces back to South Africa’s greatest ever broodmare –Drohsky

Lot 147 Vishna – a winning half sister to a stakes winner, Vishna is the dam of 2 winners to date, one of whom has won four. From the family of Canadian classic winner and champion Inglorious, she is in foal to the blue blooded Redoute’s Choice son Time Thief

GALILEO

The world’s greatest sire, and sire of more than 50 individual Gr1 winners the world over, former Epsom Derby winner Galileo is one of the greatest stallions ever to stand in Europe. The champ is also becoming an increasingly successful broodmare sire, and is damsire of previous English classic winners Night Of Thunder and Qualify, as well as 2016 2000 Guineas hero Galileo Gold. The impeccably bred superstar has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 116 Sehaba – bred on the remarkable Galileo/Danehill (like the mighty Frankel and top sire Teofilo), she is a half sister to Gr2 juvenile Dijla . She is a descendant of the mighty mare Courtly Dee, ancestress of, among others, the breed shaping sires Green Desert (by Danehill’s sire Danzig) and Arch, as well as Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Bayern. The same female line as the mighty California Chrome. Sells in foal to Silvano’s champion son Vercingetorix

Lot 143 Urooj – herself a winner, this well related mare is out of a winning daughter of multiple champion sire Redoute’s Choice (himself a proven Gr1 broodmare sire). Her immediate relatives include Gr1 Golden Shaheen winner Sterling City (by a son of Redoute’s Choice) and Urooj traces back directly to the classic winner and great Australian broodmare Denise’s Joy. In foal to former Equus Champion and Dubai star Vercingetorix

GIANT’S CAUSEWAY

A former Horse Of The Year, Storm Cat’s best son Giant’s Causeway has thrice headed the US general sires list. Sire of 2 runners in the 2016 Kentucky Derby, the “Iron Horse” is also an outstanding broodmare sire, and is damsire of, among others, former Equus Champion and popular young sire Soft Falling Rain. He has one on sale:

Lot 160 Zauberflote – the dam of 3 winners, Zauberflote is from an outstanding relative, and holds no fewer than 3 major Gr1 winning 2yos as relations-including popular young Coolmore sire No Nay Never (like Zauberflote by a Storm Cat line horse). She is in foal to European champion and four time Gr1 winner Twice Over

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT

A son of the outstanding sire More Than Ready (whose 150 odd stakes winners include outstanding sire Sebring), the blue blooded Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winning Gimmethegreenlight has made a pleasing start to his stud career, with his early 2yo runners including four smart looking winners (at the time of writing). He has 3 lots on offer:

Lot 185 an unnamed yearling, this colt is out of a half sister to Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes winning millionaire Tales Of Bravery. Intensely inbred to the great sire Halo, his Mogok sired dam is a three parts sister to US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning

Lot 216 an unnamed weanling colt he is out of Gr3 Starling Stakes winner Success Counts, whose Scenic sired dam was second in the KZN Oaks

Lot 217 this well bred weanling is out of a five time winning daughter of champion sire and Gr1 winner Divided Loyalty and this is the family of international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise, among others

GOLDKEEPER

A former champion sire in Zimbabwe, Goldkeeper proved a top class sire in South Africa, despite well documented fertility issues. The blue blooded son of Mr Prospector (Goldkeeper is closely related to Storm Cat and Royal Academy) is now making his mark as a broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced champion All Is Secret and her unbeaten Gr3 winning sister The Secret Is Out (by Captain Al), GR3 winner Blaze Of Noon (Dynasty),Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Reflective Image (by Tamburlaine) and impressive recent KZN Stakes winner Clear Sailing (by Argonaut).  He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 1 Belcanto – a five time winning half sister to 2 stakes horses, Belcanto is from the family Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner Allure. She is in foal to dual Canadian Champion Marchfield, and the resulting foal will be closely inbred to legendary sire Mr Prospector and US Triple Crown hero Secretariat

Lot 40 Grima – dam of 2 winners to date, she is a winning half sister to Gr3 winner Aquitaine and Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Captain America. From the world famous Queen Of Light family, she is in foal to A P Indy’s champion son Marchfield

GOLDMARK

A champion sprinting son of the top sprinter and sire Golden Thatch, Goldmark made his mark at stud through his Gr1 winning offspring Sarabande and Trademark. He has also enjoyed success as a broodmare sire, and is damsire of ill-fated champion Big City Life and the latter’s high class sister Cash Register, Gr2 hero Chesalon, as well as recent Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Trophy Wife among others. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 3 Blue Jean Baby – a stakes placed winner of five, Blue Jean Baby is a full sister to Woolavington winner My Squeeza, dam of Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg winner and millionaire Trophy Wife. She is in foal to Mambo In Seattle

Lot 161 Zloty – a winning half sister to six time stakes winner Bacio, Zloty’s second dam is Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner and outstanding broodmare Party Time –ancestress of champions In The Fast Lane and Trademark, US graded winner Consumer Credit and this season’s Gauteng Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun. She is in foal to the blue blooded and very popular young sire Master Of My Fate

HAWK WING

A son of the great broodmare sire Woodman, Hawk Wing was one of the best racehorses of his generation, with his 3 Gr1 wins including an 11 length romp in the Gr1 Lockinge Stakes. Sire of the Gr1 winners Cambina and Stand To Gain, the magnificent Hawk Wing is also broodmare sire of last year’s Irish Oaks winner Covert Love. He has one lot on offer:

Lot 11 Cinnamon Lady – dam of 3 runners to date –all of whom have won, Cinnamon Lady is a half sister to a US Stakes winner. She sells in foal to red hot sire Mambo In Seattle sire of recent graded winners Fortune Fella and Mambo Mime

HORSE CHESTNUT

The late, great Horse Chestnut (arguably the best racehorse ever produced in South Africa), is enjoying plenty of success with his daughters –both as race mares and as producers. His recent high class female runners include Gr1 winner Chestnuts N Pearls and Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger, and he is also damsire of champion, and 2016 Gr1 J&B Met winner, Smart Call. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 36 Flowering Peach – inbred to the mighty mare Fall Aspen (dam of Horse Chestnut’s sire Fort Wood), this well related mare traces back to Fall Aspen, whose descendants include such superstars as Intello, Mondialiste, Dubai Millennium, Fort Wood and Timber Country. She is in foal to the sensational young sire Querari, whose first runners include the likes of Cosmic Light, Melliflora and Solana

HUSSONET

Recently deceased, this blue blooded son of Mr Prospector was a multiple champion sire in Chile, who left behind more than 30 Gr1 winners and nearly 100 stakes winners. Hussonet is also an accomplished broodmare sires with his daughters having produced the likes of Equus Champion Majmu and 2016 Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Extreme Choice. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 47 Invisible Arrow – her second dam was a top class Gr1 winner, and she traces back in female line to the mighty La Troienne, with her close relatives including Kentucky Derby hero Go For Gin and his champion half brother Pleasant Tap. Sells in foal to the well bred Where’s That Tiger, sire of this season’s top class 3yo Samurai Blade

IDEAL WORLD

A stakes winning sire with a wonderful pedigree (by an outstanding sire in Kingmambo his champion dam is a full sister to champion sire Dansili), Ideal World has made a tremendous start to his stud career with his first crop including Gr1 J&B Met winner, and likely Equus Champion, Smart Call and his second the talented stakes performers Persian Rug and Free State. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 8 Chapel Oak – a half sister to 4 winners, including Gr3 performer Isipingo, this blue blooded mare’s second dam is an own sister to champion Miesque (dam of Ideal World’s classic winning sire Kingmambo as well as successful sire Judpot). The family of major Gr1 winners Karakontie, Real Steel and Six Perfections. She is in foal to Judpot, with the resulting foal set to be inbred to both the great sire Nureyev and Pasadoble –granddam of Judpot

Lot 195 an unnamed weanling filly, she is a half sister to 3 winners and is out of a five time winning daughter of National Assembly and flying filly, Lupine Lady. The latter is by former South African Horse Of The Year Wolf Power – also damsire of dual US Horse Of The Year Wise Dan

JACKSON

A magnificent looking specimen, who was the top lot sold at the 2010 National 2YO Sale, Jackson was a top class racehorse, whose 3 Gr1 victories included the Investec Cape Derby (over Variety Club), Champions Cup and Daily News 2000. He lacks nothing for pedigree –a son of outstanding local sire Dynasty, he is from the same family as outstanding sire Smart Strike and successful SA sires Strike Smartly and Sail From Seattle. He has five lots on sale:

Lot 193 this unnamed weanling filly is out of a half sister to 3 stakes horses, including Gr3 Cape Nursery winner Empress Crown. Her second dam won the Gr3 Diana Stakes, while damsire Wolfhound is also broodmare sire of 2016 Gr1 Golden Shaheen winner Muarrab

Lot 220 this unnamed weanling filly (bred on the famed Sadler’s Wells/Danehill cross) is out of a dual winner from the family of champion sprinter and Horse Of The Year Flobayou

Lot 224 this weanling filly, a half sister to 6 winners including Gr3 Winter Classic runner up Test Pilot, is out of a Gr1 placed daughter of champion and top class broodmare sire Model Man. The family of legendary dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club among others

Lot 226 this weanling colt, inbred to mighty mare Fall Aspen, is out of a winning (over 1000m) daughter of champion sire Silvano and is from the wonderful Fall Aspen family responsible for legendary racehorse Dubai Millennium (sire of Dubawi), US champion Timber Country and former SA great sire Fort Wood (grandsire of Jackson).  Also the family of multiple SA Gr1 winner Europa Point

Lot 227 this weanling filly is a half sister to 3 winners, including Gr2 filly London. She is out of a winning Western Winter half sister to the stakes winner Camp Arthur

JALLAD

A former champion sire, whose 16 Gr1 winners (over distances ranging from 1000-3200m) included Horse Of The Year Free My Heart. The son of Blushing Groom has also become a highly effective broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced the likes of world class sprinter Shea Shea, Guineas winner Solo Traveller and this season’s Gr1 Investec Cape Derby winner It’s My Turn. He has five on sale:

Lot 9 Chookie – dam of 2 winners, including the useful Mock Mambo, she is a three parts sister to Gr1 Gold Cup winner Major Bluff and also closely related to Jallad’s Met winner Zebra Crossing. From the family of this season’s Gr2 Selangor Cup hero Hard Day’s Night, she is in foal to the very promising young sire Elusive Fort

Lot 22 Diamond Express – a useful performer who won four times up to 1600m, she is bred on the same Jallad/Badger Land cross as dual Gr1 winner Russian Speed. Her dam is a half sister to Gr2 winner Laurasian Express and Diamond Express sells in foal to the Gr1 performer Time Thief

Lot 42 Hold Fast – a dual winner over 1000m, she is the dam of the very fast galloper Victorious. Out of a full sister to Champion 2YO and Gr1 winner Forward Filly, Hold Fast sells in foal to the well bred Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Potala Palace

Lot 49 Jalinga –a half sister to 6 winners, including Gr2 sprinter Captain Harry, Jalinga hails from a top class South American family with her relatives including the champion Limite. She sells in foal to Danehill’s champion son Duke Of Marmalade, sire of no fewer than four major European classic winners in 2015.

Lot 51 Jewel In Her Crown – a three time winning own sister to Gr2 Green Point Stakes winner Royal Opinion, Jewel In Her Crown herself is out of a five time stakes winner and sells in foal to former Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner and first crop sire sensation Gimmethegreenlight.

JAY PEG

A superb athlete, whose wins included both the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free and Gr1 Singapore International Cup, Jay Peg has enjoyed another fine run with his offspring this season including Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap winner Peggy Jay, Gr1 filly She’s a Dragon, five in a row stakes winner Exit Here and R2.7 million earner Victorious Jay. He has two lots on sale:

Lot 194 this weanling colt is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and five time stakes winner Warrior Maid, herself a half sister to 3 graded stakes winners, including brilliant 2yo Lady Of Cadiz

Lot 223 a half brother to a feature race contender, this colt is out of a Flying Spur (damsire of champions Delago Deluxe and Sebring) half sister to a stakes performer. From one of the best families in the Australian stud book, his relatives include two Horse Of Year winners, including champion sire Lonhro

JET MASTER

Arguably the greatest sire ever bred in South Africa, former seven times champion sire Jet Master left behind no fewer than 22 individual Gr1 winners –headed by triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power. An emerging broodmare sire, Jet Master daughters have produced such graded winners as Chestnut’s Rocket, Eventual Angel, Here Comes Billy, Derby winner Silvano’s Jet and the now exported Madame Dubois. He has seven lots on sale:

Lot 31 Fast Tempo – the dam of 2 winners including Gr2 Merchants hero Here Comes Billy, Fast Tempo is a half sister to nine time stakes winner Alibama and this is the family of top sprinter Harry Hill among others

Lot 34 Five Star Landing – a full sister to Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winning millionaire Stratos, Five Star Landing (in foal to Time Thief) hails from the same family as champion and July winner Space Walk

Lot 50 Jet Set Miss – a half sister to 2 winners, one of whom is a black type performer, Jet Set Miss is out of a full sister to Gr1 SA Fillies Guineas winner Duchess Daba. In foal to $2 000 000 earner and dual Gr1 winner Gitano Hernando

Lot 91 Pinstripe Miss – a dual winner up to 1600m, she is out of SA Oaks third Pinturina, and hails from the same family as the classic winning Rondo. In foal to Cape Cross’ own brother Great Britain

Lot 124 Six Of The Best – a dual winner over 1600m, and very closely related to Jet Master’s top class stakes winner Touch The Sky, she is from the great Mystic Spring family, with recent stars including brilliant GR3 Strelitzia winner The Secret Is Out and smart debut winner Secret Captain. Sells in foal to leading young first crop sire Gimmethegreenlight, a son of More Than Ready

Lot 138 Tango Queen – a full sister to Gr3 winner Master Of Note, her dam is a half sister to Gr1 Cape Derby hero and Met runner up Grande Jete, and this is the same family as former star filly Joshua’s Princess as well as July entrant Master’s Eye. She sells in foal to Kingmambo’s exciting sire son Mambo In Seattle

Lot 177 Queen’s Jet – being sold as a filly for stud, she won twice over 1200m, and is out of a half sister to Gr1 filly Lake Gate.

JOSHUA DANCER

A beautifully bred son of Danzig and Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Miss Alleged, Joshua Dancer overcame fertility issues to leave behind a number of top class performers, notably the Guineas winners Pointing North and Sparkling Gem. As a broodmare sire, he is responsible for Gr2 Emerald Cup winner Tommy Gun and fellow graded winners Chekilli and Dollar Dazzler. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 53 Keen Kali – from one of the finest families in the US stud book (it includes dual US champion sire Exclusive Native and hot young British sire Poet’s Voice), she won three and is an own sister to the dam of millionaire Tommy Gun. Dam of 3 winners (one of whom won seven), she is in foal to champion sprinter What A Winter, whose first yearlings have sold exceptionally well around the country.

Lot 67 Mairingi Bay – a smart, Gr3 placed winner of four races (from 1000-1200m), Mairingi Bay is the dam of 2 winners who have 11 races between them. She is from a great European family with her relatives including French Derby winner and successful sire Hernando and Champion Stakes hero Palace Music (sire of the immortal Cigar). She is in foal to triple Equus Champion What A Winter

JUDPOT

One of the best bred sires ever to stand at stud in South Africa, Judpot made an instant impression with his first crop producing the Gr1 winners Along Came Polly and Forest Indigo. His recent stars include Gr2 Supreme Cup star Deputy Jud and dual classic winner Juxtapose. Judpot, whose half brother Kingmambo is an outstanding broodmare sire, whose daughters have produced two Investec Derby winners, has four lots on offer here:

Lot 52 Judbury – a dual winner over 1200m, she is a half sister to talented Gr3 filly Silver Class, who has earned over R600 000. From an outstanding family, her numerous top class relatives include champions Kings Gambit, London News and Promisefrommyheart. She sells in foal to champion sprinter Captain Of All, whose grandsire Al Mufti is also the sire of Judbury’s second dam

Lot 155 Win Over – a half sister to talented Winter Oaks winner Cause To Believe, this mare’s stakes placed dam is a half sister to 3 stakes winners including Gr1 winner Duchess Daba, and this is also the family of Judpot’s talented daughter The Smell Of Rain. Sells in foal to exciting Gr1 winner Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 202 this weanling filly, bred on the same cross as champion Along Came Polly, is out of a half sister to talented stakes winner Buscador, and this is the famed Party Time family responsible for this season’s Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun, among many others

Lot 215 this well bred colt is a half brother to recent Gr3 Man O’War Sprint winner Bull Valley, who looks to be one of the best speedsters of his generation. From the same family as champion and successful sire Model Man

KABOOL

A top class racehorse, Kabool is showing signs of promise as a broodmare sire. The son of Groom Dancer’s daughters are already responsible for the likes of Double Whammy (Gr3 Diana Stakes), Go Indigo (Gr2 Fillies Guineas), Rocketball (2nd SA Derby), and the stakes winning Tar Heel. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 170 Strong Scent – selling as a filly for stud, her five career wins included the Listed Jockey Club Stakes. Her dam is a half sister to a stakes winner and this is the same family as former champion sprinter The Barbican

KAHAL

One of South Africa’s leading sires for the last few years, the sadly deceased Kahal has no fewer than 19 Gr1 horses to his credit. This tally includes the likes of Noble Heir and Desert Links whose Gr1 wins came over 1000m and 3200m respectively! Another Gr1 winner by Kahal, Chocolicious, produced a Frankel filly who fetched $610 000 at this year’s Easter Sale. He has 3 lots on sale:

Lot 68 Manyano – a four time winner, and bred on the same cross as champion Bold Ellinore, this mare traces back directly to Lea Lark –also ancestress of great sires Miswaki and Southern Halo. She is in foal to sensational first crop sire Pathfork, whose first runners include undefeated Gr3 winner Red Chesnut Road.

Lot 103 Rascality – a dual winning own sister to Gr3 performer Looks Like Trouble, she is from the immediate family of Michael Roberts Handicap hero Louis Luck, and she sells in foal to dual Gr2 winner and popular young sire Master Of My Fate.

Lot 130 Spring Affair – a dual winning half sister to recent Listed Bauhinia Handicap runner up Spring Wonder, she is from the family of Queen’s Plate winning sire Crimson Waves, as well as this season’s brilliant 2yo Exquisite Touch and Gr2 Colorado King winner Unparalleled. In foal to the promising Seventh Rock, her resulting foal will be closely inbred to sire legend Danzig –as is Spring Wonder

KING’S APOSTLE

An outstanding sprinter, whose wins included the Gr1 Prix Maurice De Gheest and Gr2 Diadem Stakes, King’s Apostle, bred on the famed Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross, is a son of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire King’s Best, and his dam, by prominent broodmare sire Barathea, is out of former champion 2yo filly Embassy. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 149 Wayward – lightly raced, she is out of a six time stakes winner by Western Winter, damsire of recent high profile winners Black Arthur and Carry On Alice. Her second dam is the brilliant racemare Wild Wolverine and this is the family of champion Indian Skimmer and top sprinter and successful international sire Bluebird. Sells in foal to four time Gr1 winner and European champion Twice Over

LANGFUHR

A top class racehorse, whose three Gr1 wins included a win over SA’s great sire Western Winter in the 1997 Metropolitan Handicap, Langfuhr has enjoyed plenty of success at stud with his progeny including such champions as Lawyer Ron and Wando, among others, and he ranks as the broodmare sire of such top class performers Proud Spell (Kentucky Oaks) and Materiality (Florida Derby) among others. He has one on offer:

Lot 139 Taomina – dam of 3 winners, including this season’s progressive 3yo Tahini, she is out of former SA champion Tatler. This is a top class family whose members include champion 2yo filly Consensual and Gr1 winner Give Me Five- dam of the very promising 2yo Myfunnyvalentine. Also the family of recent Listed Somerset 1200 hero Attenborough

LATERAL

A champion 2yo and champion miler, Lateral made a blistering start to his local stud career with his first runners including Gr1 winner Bilateral and Gr2 Dingaans/Colorado King Stakes winner Unparalleled. He is a son of the great international racehorse and sire Singspiel, sire of the outstanding galloper Solow and damsire of the very hot young sire Helmet. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 171 Elegant Elle – sells as a filly for stud. A half sister to 3 winners, she is out of a Badger Land own sister to a stakes winner and half sister to 2 other black type winners. Her first three dams are by highly successful broodmare sires Badger Land, Conquistador Cielo, and Icecapade respectively

Lot 180 Arabica – sells as a filly for stud. She won three times from 1300-1600m, and is from the great Fall Aspen family, responsible for the legendary Dubai Millennium, US champion Timber Country, French Derby hero Intello, champion Occupandiste and late, great local sire and French Group 1 winner Fort Wood

LATINO MAGIC

By a full brother to the great sire and sire of sires Gone West, Latino Magic was a smart racehorse, whose 5 wins included the Gr3 Meld Stakes. He is a direct descendant of one of the greatest broodmares in history –Horama, whose numerous top class descendants include Epsom Derby winners Sir Percy and Teenoso as well as former top class SA sire Hobnob. He has 2 on sale:

Lot 13 Cottonlino – a winning half sister to high class stakes winning sprinter Dressed In Cotton, Cottonlino. Her first 3 dams are by Al Mufti, Model and Jungle Cove, and this is the same family as this season’s outstanding filly Juxtapose, winner of both the Gr1 SA Fillies Classic and Gr2 SA Oaks. Sells in foal to Redoute’s Choice’s son Time Thief

Lot 72 More Than Words – this unraced filly’s first two dams are stakes winners, with her second dam having won the Gr2 Sceptre Stakes. Sells in foal to red hot first crop sire and former Gr1 star, Gimmethegreenlight

LECTURE

A son of the great sire and broodmare sire Seeking The Gold, Lecture is a proven sire with his top progeny including champion Rock Opera, top class 2yo Hit Song and the mighty Copper Parade. Already damsire of British Gr2 winner Heavy Metal, he has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 115 Secret Tune – a three time winner over 1000m, this mare is out of a daughter of champion Rhineguard. In foal to the exciting young sire Master Of My Fate, her resulting foal will be closely inbred to the magnificently bred Rakeen

Lot 153 White Oleander – a dual winner and dam of 3 winners to date, she is a half sister to Gr2 winner Arion and is from the famed Lily family, responsible for such Gr1 winners as Bold Thatch, Fort Defiance, Ravishing and Villandry. Sells in foal to the blue blooded Gr1 winning 2yo Potala Palace

LION HEART

An outstanding racehorse who was a Gr1 winner at 2 and 3, and who finished second to the great Smarty Jones in the Kentucky Derby, Lion Heart, a son of top class broodmare sire Tale Of The Cat and a mare who won 23 times, is a proven sire whose offspring include Horse Of The Year Uncaptured, Gr1 winners Line Of David and Dangerous Midge and the very popular young sire Kantharos. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 142 Trendy Babe – a winning half sister to Gr3 Sycamore Spring winner Tiger’s Touch (like the mare by a Storm Cat line horse), she is out of an Australian stakes winner and is from the same family as recent Investec Derby winner and Horse Of The Year Golden Horn. Tracing back directly in female line to Flying Filly, Mumtaz Mahal, she sells in foal to versatile July winner Pomodoro

MAMBO IN SEATTLE

A top class performer, who was placed in both the Gr1 Travers Stakes and Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, Mambo In Seattle is a son of outstanding broodmare sire and sire Kingmambo out of Gr1 placed full sister to champion sire A P Indy. His first runners include the dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisdiction as well as graded winners Fortune Fella and Guineas third Mambo Mime. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 205 this weanling filly, a half sister to a winner, is out of a Silvano half sister to 3 stakes winners, including Merchants star Royal IQ. The same family as an Oratorio colt who recently fetched R3 200 000.

Lot 209 this weanling filly is out of a four time winner by Wolfhound (damsire of 2016 Gr1 winner Muarrab). She is intensely inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear, dam of Wolfhound and third dam of Mambo In Seattle. Her second dam is the very quick stakes winner Lupine Lady

MARCHFIELD

A dual Canadian champion, classic winner and millionaire Marchfield is a son of dual US champion sire A P Indy and broodmare of the year Pico Teneriffe. His first SA crop are now yearlings, and the former Canadian star has four lots on sale here:

Lot 186 this yearling filly, a half sister to 2 winners, is out of a four time winning daughter of Western Winter (damsire of the likes of Past Master, Carry On Alice and Black Arthur), and this is the family of dual Gr1 winner and former star miler Ashtontown

Lot 187 this yearling colt is a half brother to talented four time stakes winner Lady Perez, and is from the same family as high class graded winners American Connection and Lestat

Lot 191 – this weanling colt, a half brother to 2 winners, is out of a daughter of 2000 Guineas winner Entrepreneur (damsire of Gr1 winners The Grey Gatsby and Watsdachances) and his second dam is an own sister to Gr1 winner Talinum, and is from the family of Melbourne Cup hero Jeune and local Oaks winner Tajmeel

Lot 207 – this weanling filly, a half sister to a winner, is out of a winning half sister to the very talented but ill-fated Jack Horner. Inbred to the great broodmare My Charmer, she is from the same family as former SA Derby runner up Steiger

MARK OF ESTEEM

A truly exceptional miler, who won both the 2000 Guineas and QE II Stakes, Mark of Esteem was a very successful sire whose offspring varied from top sprinters to an Investec Derby winner. His sire Darshaan is damsire of more than 200 stakes winners, and Mark Of Esteem is also an increasingly successful damsire – his daughters have produced such classic winners as Avenir Certain, Masked Marvel, Treasure Beach and Waldpark. He has one lot on offer:

Lot 61 Let It Be – a winner over 1400m, she is a half sister to a Gr1 performer in Brazil and is from the same family as legendary US champion and Triple Crown winner Affirmed (himself a top class sire and broodmare sire). She sells in foal to Gr1 Travers Stakes winner Flower Alley, sire of 2016 Gr1 winner Lukes Alley

MARTINELLI

A horse with an exceptional pedigree, he is a son of champion and champion sire Thunder Gulch, damsire of Gr1 winners Bayern, Lovely Maria and Pleascach among others. He is a half brother to four Gr1 winners including champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood. He has one sale:

Lot 189 this well bred yearling, whose dam is a winning daughter of Silvano, is inbred to the great mare Fall Aspen (dam of Martinelli and the fourth dam of this filly on sale). The family of Gr1 winners Medaaly, Timber Country, Hamas, Mehthaaf, Intello, Fort Wood and legendary champion Dubai Millennium, among others

MASTER OF MY FATE

An exceptional looking individual who is said to be throwing equally exceptional foals, the talented Master Of My Fate won six of just eight outings, with his wins including the Gr2 Premier Trophy and Gr2 Peninsula Handicap. By seven times champion sire and Horse Of The Year Jet Master, he is out of former champion Promisefrommyheart and is from the same family as Breeders’ Cup winner and promising young sire Pluck. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 199 this weanling filly is out of a winning daughter of successful sire and broodmare sire Caesour and hails from the same family as Equus Champion Aslan and Oaks winner Danseuse Classique

MIESQUE’S APPROVAL

A Breeders’ Cup winner and Eclipse Champion, Miesque’s Approval won 12 races, and over $2 000 000, including the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile. A half brother to recent Gr1 Turf Classic runner up World Appeal, Miesque’s Approval is a proven sire of such high class stakes winners as J’s Outsider, Eton Square, Shine Like A Star, and the durable millionaire Judicial. He has one on sale:

Lot 108 Royal Jester – a half sister to 2 stakes horses, she is out of a five time winning own sister to Gr1 J&B Met winner Angus and hails from the family of ill-fated Gr1 performer Lostintranslation. Sells in foal to the talented Wylie Hall –one of 29 Gr1 winners sired by Australia’s triple champion sire Redoute’s Choice

MODEL MAN

South Africa’s first equine millionaire, former Horse Of The Year Model Man was a top class sire who left behind 13 individual Gr1 winners. The son of Elliodor has also become a top class broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced such top class Gr1 winners as Along Came Polly, Pointing North, Fly By Night and National Spirit. He has one on sale:

Lot 63 Lovey Dovey – a half sister to 2 stakes horses, and out of a stakes winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Del Sarto, she is from the great Party Time family responsible for champions In The Fast Lane, Let’s Rock ‘n Roll and Trademark, and sells in foal to the very promising sire and Equus Champion Elusive Fort (whose top class half sister, Easyjadeasy, is by Model Man).

MOGOK

A proven sire, whose offspring include the outstanding US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, Mogok is certainly bred to be a truly exceptional broodmare sire –his sire Storm Cat is a champion broodmare sire while his half brother Machiavellian is equally successful. This is also the family of legendary sires and top class broodmare sires Danehill, Halo and Northern Dancer. He has 3 lots on offer:

Lot 19 Desert Cat – dam of 2 winners, she is a half sister to ill-fated Gr1 winner Scarena, and is out of a five time stakes placed winner. Sells in foal to champion Marchfield, and the resulting foal will be bred on the very potent A P Indy/Storm Cat cross

Lot 114 Sweet Magok – a seven time winner, who is out of a six time winning daughter of champion sire Jet Master, she is from the same family as talented stakes performer Monterey Boulevard and sells in foal to Silvano’s popular Equus Champion, Vercingetorix

Lot 135 Sweet Magnolia – bred on the same cross as Equus Champion and young sire The Apache, she is out of a stakes winning full sister to the dam of Mogok’s champion son, The Apache. Her second dam is former Gilbeys Stakes winner Bold West (by champion sire Jungle Cove) and she is in foal to exciting young sire Mambo In Seattle

MOUNT NELSON

One of over 100 stakes winners for Horse Of The Year Rock Of Gibraltar, Mount Nelson was a top class racehorse whose wins included the Gr1 Eclipse Stakes . A proven sire of top class stakes winners Berkshire, Purr Along and Volume, Mount Nelson is also sire of the smart SA performer and Oaks runner up Mohave Princess. He has one on sale:

Lot 25 Elegy – lightly raced, she is out of an Elusive Quality half sister to 3 stakes horses and she traces back to the great mare Black Ray – ancestress of the legends Blushing Groom and Mill Reef. Sells in foal to A P Indy’s champion son Marchfield

MT LIVERMORE

A top class sprinter and sire, Mt Livermore was one of the best sire sons of the great Blushing Groom. Sire of Breeders’ Cup winners Eliza and Orientate, he is also damsire of nearly 80 stakes winners, including Gr1 winners Flashy Bull, Sweet Reason as well as top class US filly Sara Louise , as well as smart local gallopers Doing It For Dan and Lovetorn.  He has one on sale:

Lot 100 Quiensabe – dam of 2 winners, one of whom won four, she is a half sister to a Canadian Gr1 winner and is bred on the same Mt Livermore/Green Dancer cross as champion Peaks And Valleys. From the family of Horse Of The Year Moorestyle, she sells in foal to popular young sire Byword, and the resulting foal will be inbred to great miler and sire Blushing Groom

MUHTAFAL

Afleet’s full brother, Muhtafal did well in a stud career, which was blighted by physical issues. Despite this, the magnificent chestnut did well with his offspring including champion Let’s Rock‘n Roll, and Gr1 winners Disappear and Outcome. The latter is now making headlines as the dam of unbeaten 2yo hope Call Me Winter, who looks well above average. Muhtafal has one lot on sale:

Lot 39 Green Africa – a four time winner over 1000m, her first two dams are by champion sire Northern Guest and breed shaping sire Raise A Native. From the family of English classic winner Lucarno, she sells in foal to dual Gr1 winner and promising young sire Warm White Night, whose first crop yielded Gr2 winner Hard Day’s Night

MUJADIL

Like legendary sire Storm Cat, Mujadil was a son of Storm Bird out of a Secretariat mare. A quick horse himself, he left behind a number of high class group winners including the magnificent Kingsgate Native –whose six group wins included the Gr1 Nunthorpe Stakes. Mujadil is broodmare sire of Gr1 Breeders’ Futurity winner Joha, Gr3 winner Harlem Shake, and Oratorio’s multiple group winner King Torus. He has one on sale:

Lot 23 District Six – a dual winner up to 1600m, she is the dam of 1 winner to date. A half sister to 2 smart stakes horses overseas, she is from the same family as 2000 Guineas winner Mystiko and local legend Mystic Spring –dam of brilliant recent Fillies Guineas winner Bela-Bela and debut hero Secret Captain, and second dam of this season’s star 2yo filly The Secret Is Out. She sells in foal to Time Thief

MUTAKDDIM

A stakes winning own brother to the dam of local millionaire Kavanagh, Mutakddim was a top class sire whose 100 plus stakes winners included the multiple Gr1 winner Lady Tak. His daughters have bred nearly 30 stakes winners including top class filly and Breeders’ Cup runner up Lady Shipman. He has a single lot on offer:

Lot 127 Southern Cross – bred on the famed Mutakddim/Southern Halo cross, she is a proven producer whose 2 winners include Listed East Coast Handicap winner Star Jet. Hailing from the family of numerous high class South American runners, she sells in foal to popular Equus Champion Soft Falling Rain, who was the first 3yo ever to win the Gr2 Godolphin Mile

NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

The late, great son of Danzig more than made his mark on South Africa. His 16 individual Gr1 winners included such champions as National Emblem, Soft Falling Rain, Historic Lady and Forward Filly, to name but a few. He is also a successful broodmare sire and is damsire of such Gr1 winners/champions as Vercingetorix, Happy Valentine and Laverna, to name but a few, while his son National Emblem is also an emerging top class broodmare sire. He has four lots on offer:

Lot 7 Chantal – a five time winner up to 1200m, she is the dam of 3 winners to date. A half sister to a stakes performer, she is out of the very speedy stakes winner Lupine Lady, a daughter of former Horse Of The Year Wolf Power (damsire of US legend Wise Dan). Sells in foal to charismatic European champion and four time Group 1 winner Twice Over

Lot 48 Jade Empress – an unraced own sister to Gr3 Winter Guineas winner Irish Assembly, she is out of a winning daughter of champion sprinter Thatching, whose own brother Golden Thatch is damsire of National Assembly’s Gr1 winners Bold Thatch and Historic Lady. Sells in foal to dual Canadian champion Marchfield

Lot 76 National Emergency – a winner full sister to Gr3 winner Dream Come True (and bred on the potent National Assembly/Golden Thatch cross), she is out of a full sister to champion sprinter and Gr1 sire/broodmare sire Goldmark. Sells in foal to Master Of My Fate, whose relative Pluck has made a pleasing start to his stud career

Lot 86 Patina – a winning half sister to Gr3 performer Paolo, she is out of a Monsun (damsire of Gr1 winners Colour Vision, Pastorius, Sea The Moon etc) half sister to a French Gr1 winner and she sells in foal to Western Winter’s dual Gr1 winning son, Warm White Night

NATIONAL EMBLEM

A champion racehorse, champion sire of 2yos, and sire of 10 Gr1 winners, including numerous champions, National Emblem is now also making his mark as a broodmare sire. He is damsire of last season’s Equus Champion 2YO Seventh Plain, as well as four time Gr1 winner Legal Eagle, and Gold Bowl hero Arch Rival, while his daughter Milden Magic is second dam of Triple Crown winner Louis The King. He has four on sale:

Lot 21 Diamond Emblem – a three time winner from 1400-1800m, she is out of a Gr1 placed stakes winner of nine races. And this is the family of former SA Gr1 winner Cereus, among others. Sells in foal to July winner and champion Bold Silvano, whose first crop include impressive debut winners Besotted and Bold Rex

Lot 77 National Leader – a winning half sister to Gr3 winner Far Under Par, this dam of 2 winners is from a top class family with her relatives including former Equus Champion Night Diva and Gr1 winner Love Of London. Sells in foal to Kingmambo’s son Ashaawes, sire of impressive recent debut winner Poster Girl

Lot 84 Palo Santo – a dual winner over 1000m, this young mare is from a top class family with her relatives including champions Imperious Sue and Victory Moon as well as top international miler Imbongi. Also the family of this season’s Gr1 2yo Double Appeal. Sells in foal to the exciting young sire Querari, whose first crop includes Gr2 winner Cosmic Light and Gr1 runner up Melliflora, among others

Lot 95 Prairy Star – a four time winner from 1600-2000m, she is a half sister to stakes winner Robinson Crusoe and is bred on the same cross as National Emblem’s Gr1 winning son National Spirit. Her second dam is a Gr1 winning by top broodmare sire Dancing Champ and she sells in foal to Jet Master’s top class son Master Of My Fate

NOORDHOEK FLYER

A son of the top sprinter and sire Pivotal (also sire of French sire sensation Siyouni), Noordhoek Flyer was a top class performer whose wins included both the Cape and KZN Guineas. Out of a mare by champion miler and sire Kris, Noordhoek Flyer’s relatives include numerous champions, as well as multiple champion sire Volksraad. He has four lots on offer:

Lot 197 this weanling filly, a half sister to a winner, is out of a half sister to this season’s Gr1 J&B Met winner Smart Call, who is on target for a crack at the Breeders Cup this year. Her second dam, by champion and leading broodmare sire Horse Chestnut, is a half sister to champion and top class sire Greys Inn

Lot 198 this weanling filly is out of a four time winning three parts sister to the Gr3 winner and R2 000 000 earner No Worries and this is also the family of high class stakes winner Royal Tours

Lot 201 this weanling filly, a half sister to a dual winner, is out of a winning daughter of dual champion and multiple Gr1 winner Laisserfaire (by champion sire Danehill whose daughters have done well when mated to Pivotal). The family of champion sire Centaine and Melbourne Cup hero Rainbird among others

Lot 218 this weanling filly is out of a three parts sister to former Equus Champion and new sire The Apache, who finished first past the post in the 2013 Gr1 Arlington Million

OLD FORESTER

A son of Storm Cat son Forestry (damsire of 2016 Kentucky Derby Nyquist), Old Forester is a Gr3 winning half brother to Canadian Horse Of The Year and Breeders’ Cup winner Catch A Glimpse. A former champion sire in Canada, the well bred Old Forester also hails from the family of 2000 Guineas winner Night Of Thunder. He has one daughter on sale:

Lot 176 – this unraced filly is out of a Pivotal daughter of former Vodacom Durban July and globetrotting champion Ipi Tombe. Her dam Pin Turn had a Tapit colt fetch. Sells as a filly for stud

ORATORIO

A triple Gr1 winner and European champion, the now Avontuur domiciled Oratorio has more than made his mark at stud, and has twice headed the sires list in Italy. His first South African yearlings have fetched up to R3.2 million, and Oratorio is also a promising young broodmare sire –with his daughters having already produced the high class stakes winners Dolce Strega and Viren’s Army. He has one on sale:

Lot 154 Wild Lili – a winner over 1600m, this mare is out of a half sister to Australian Gr1 winner and $2.9 million earner Defier and she hails from the same family as Australian champion Triscay. Sells in foal to triple Gr1 winner Jackson, with the resulting foal carrying the famed Sadler’s Wells/Danehill cross

PATHFORK

An unbeaten Gr1 winner and champion at two, Pathfork is one of 17 Gr1 winners for champion sire Distorted Humor, and is from the family of another champion sire Redoute’s Choice, who was recently represented by his 29th Gr1 winner. The champion has made an excellent start at stud with his first crop including brilliant unbeaten Gr3 winner Red Chestnut Road and Pathfork is currently SA’s Leading First Crop Sire. He has one on sale:

Lot 219 this weanling colt (whose dam is by Pathfork’s close relative Redoute’s Choice) is a half brother to four winners and is a member of the great Denise’s Joy family, responsible for champion sire Thorn Park, and champions More Joyous, Joie de Grise and Sterling City (the latter being sired by a son of Redoute’s Choice).

PHILANTHROPIST

A blue blooded Gr3 winner, Philanthropist shares his sire Kris S with leading US sire Arch and is from the same male line as outstanding SA sire Captain Al and shares his female line with another outstanding former SA sire- National Assembly. A former leading sire in the USA, and proven sire of champions, Philanthropist’s first local 2yos have really caught the eye and include impressive winners Good To Give and Sail, as well as the stakes placed Kenny Trix. He has 2 on offer:

Lot 200 this weanling colt is out of a winning half sister to an Australian Gr1 performer and this is the family of group winners Berberia and How Proud

Lot 208 a half brother to a winner, this weanling colt is out of a half sister to Gr3 performer Isobar, with his first three dams being by Fort Wood, Western Winter and Al Mufti. Inbred to Roberto like top class US 3yo Brody’s Cause

POMODORO

A July winner and multiple Gr1 winner, who won from 1160m to 2450m, the versatile Pomodoro is as well bred as he is talented. He is a son of seven times champion sire Jet Master (sire of over 20 Gr1 winners) and is out of former Fillies Guineas winner and Broodmare Of The Year Golden Apple. He has one lot on offer:

Lot 222 a half brother to a winner, this colt is from one of the best families in the stud book. His dam, a half sister to 2 Gr1 performers, is a direct descendant of Dinner Partner, whose numerous high class descendants include champions Ajdal, Arazi, Noverre and tough as teak Santa Anita Derby winner Jim French

POTALA PALACE

A magnificent specimen, Potala Palace was a top class racehorse, whose wins included the Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes (over Gr1 winners Gimmethegreenlight, Fighting Warrior and Master Plan) and Gr3 Jo’Burg Spring Challenge. A son of champion and leading sire Singspiel (sire of European superstar Solow), Potala Palace is a direct descendant of the mare Simon’s Shoes – also ancestress of sire legends Nureyev and Sadler’s Wells. He has one on sale:

Lot 228 this weanling colt is out of a winning half sister to 3 stakes horses, and his second dam is former Fillies Guineas runner up Mufski

QUERARI

A Gr1 winning son and champion, by champion sprinter and world leading sire Oasis Dream (also sire of promising sires Power and Showcasing), Querari is one of the most exciting young sires currently at stud in South Africa. His small first crop includes six stakes horses, headed by Gr2 winner Cosmic Light, while his current crop of 2yos include such promising sorts as Caballo Blanco and Touching. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 182 – this 2yo gelding, a half brother to 2 winners, is out of a Silvano mare (like Gr2 winner Cosmic Light) whose 7 winning siblings include 2 stakes horses. This is an outstanding family whose members include Arc hero Suave Dancer and leading sires Habitat and Northfields among others

Lot 190 this yearling colt is a full brother to lot182, and his first three dams are by Silvano, Gone West and The Minstrel

RAHY

A blue blooded son of Blushing Groom and champion Glorious Song, Rahy has more than lived up to expectations at stud –with his progeny including champions Serena’s Song, Dreaming Of Anna, Fantastic Light and Noverre. He is also an outstanding broodmare sire, and is damsire of the likes of Horse Of The Year Giant’s Causeway and Gr1 winners Sophisticat, After Market and Courageous Cat among others. He has one on sale:

Lot 101 Rahy Cashmere – dam of 1 winner, she is a winning half sister to a US stakes winner and traces back to the great mare Lady Be Good –also ancestress of champions Culture Vulture, Polish Precedent and Zilzal. Sells in foal to promising young sire Mambo In Seattle, sire of dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisidiction

RAKEEN

A Northern Dancer half brother to Rahy and Singspiel, Rakeen more than left on his mark in SA through his great son Jet Master and such Gr1 winners as North By Northwest, Malteme and Angelina. He is also damsire of champion Princess Victoria and her top class half sister Princess Royal, as well as Gr1 winner Far De Vie. He has 3 on sale:

Lot 6 Challis –  dam of 2 winners thus far, she is a winning half sister to Derby winner Kale and 2 other stakes winners, as well as to the dam of ill-fated Gr2 winner Carry On Katie, whose daughter Carry On Alice was such an impressive recent winner of the Gr1 Computaform Sprint. Sells in foal to Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 16 Dance Along – a Gr2 winner of six races from 1600-2000m, the former Gold Bracelet winner is already dam of 4 winners to date. She is also a half sister to champion 2yo filly Consensual and this is the family of this season’s exciting 2yo filly Myfunnyvalentine. Sells in foal to Kingmambo’s half brother Judpot

Lot 102 Rakara – an Oaks placed half sister to former Gr1 2yo Noble Knight, Rakara’s 5 winners include high class Gr3 2yo Legislature. She sells in foal to Cape Cross’ blue blooded own brother Great Britain

RED RANSOM

One of the very best sons of the great sire and sire of sires Roberto, the late Red Ransom left behind a string of champions, including Horse Of The Year Typhoon Tracy and Oaks winner Casual Look. He is also a top class broodmare sire, and is damsire, to date, of more than 80 stakes winners, including champions Marchfield and Mahbooba, well as the likes of Temida, Ghisoni, and recent SA Fillies Nursery winner Fursa. He has one on sale:

Lot 89 Persistent Memory – a dual winner, and dam of a six time winner, she is out of a half sister to Gr1 winning miler and sire Priolo. Her dam, by Danzig, is also closely related to former top SA sire National Assembly, and this is also the sire of hot young SA sire Philanthropist as well as former US champion sire What A Pleasure, and former SA champion Majmu. Sells in foal to Storm Cat’s promising young sire son Where’s That Tiger

RIGHT APPROACH

A top class racehorse, and former Derby hopeful, Right Approach’s wins included a memorable dead-heat in the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free. The son of leading sire and broodmare sire Machiavellian, Right Approach is from the same family as champions Nashwan and Nayef, as well as Japan’s champion and champion sire Deep Impact. His top progeny include millionaire Whiteline Fever, Gr2 winner Halve The Deficit, Gr3 hero Fantastic Mr Fox, talented filly Eventual Angel and promising 2yo Rightful King. He has 2 on offer:

Lot 4 Brora – a winning half sister to multiple Gr1 winner and former Equus Champion Kildonan, Brora also hails from the same family as outstanding sprinter, and recent Gr1 Computaform Sprint winner, Carry On Alice. Sells in foal to Distorted Humor’s top class sire son Flower Alley

Lot 94 Pounce – a winner over 1000m, and a half sister to 4 winners, Pounce is from an outstanding US female line with her relatives including Kentucky Derby winner and breed shaping sire Unbridled. She traces back to the great mare Aspidistra –dam of Horse Of The Year and champion sire Dr Fager and the great champion Ta Wee. Sells in foal to Gr1 Travers Stakes winner Flower Alley

ROI NORMAND

A son of dual US champion sire Exclusive Native and winner of the Gr1 Sunset Handicap, Roi Normand was a multiple champion sire in Brazil. His offspring include US champion Riboletta and US Gr1 winner and sire Redattore, and is also sire of Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Here To Win.  He has one lot on offer:

Lot 98 Queen Calli – a full sister to Brazilian Gr1 winner Gibson, Queen Calli is from a top class South American family with her relatives including champion Bat Masterson. Sells in foal to another champion – Marchfield

ROYAL ACADEMY

Winner of the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile and Gr1 July Cup, Royal Academy went onto become an equally successful sire, and left behind more than 160 stakes winners.  Also an outstanding broodmare sire, Royal Academy’s daughter Mystic Spring is one of the greatest broodmares in recent SA history, and he is also damsire of champion sire Fastnet Rock, as well as classic winners Finsceal Beo, Frozen Power and Rule Of Law, as well as champion Dabirsim. He has one on offer:

Lot 73 Morisot – a dual winner who is out of a stakes placed daughter of the great sire and broodmare sire Danehill, she is from the family of Epsom Oaks placed Summitville and high class Gr2 winner Sapience –who, like Morisot, is sired by a son of Nijinsky II. Sells in foal to four time Gr1 winner and European Champion Twice Over, whose dam is by the Nijinsky II horse Caerleon

ROYAL AIR FORCE

A son of seven times champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Jet Master, Royal Air Force won the Gr2 Astrapak 1900. A half brother to champion and Gr1 producer Imperious Sue, Royal Air Force has sired the useful performers Petty Officer, Riff Raf and current smart 3yo Goodtime Gal from limited opportunities. He has one on sale:

Lot 184 this yearling colt is out of a dual winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al out of a full sister to former Horse Of the Year and multiple Gr1 winner National Colour. The latter had a $1 750 000 yearling at the recent Inglis Easter Yearling Sale

SAIL FROM SEATTLE

Sadly now deceased, the stakes winning close relative of outstanding US sire Smart Strike more than made his mark in South Africa in an all too brief stud career. His offspring include the Gr1 winners Elusive Gold and Gulf Storm, as well as this season’s very exciting 2yos Pacific Spirit and Seattle Singer. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 109 Royal Voyage –  a half sister to 3 winners, she is out of a three time winning Fort Wood half sister to Equus Champion 2YO Kochka. From the great Let Kiss family, her relatives also include globetrotting champion and successful sire Jay Peg. Sells in foal to Jackson –a triple Gr1 winner who comes from the same No Class family as does Sail From Seattle

Lot 166 Ambeloui – a winner over 1200m, she is out of a half sister to stakes winner Casey’s Dance and hails from the same family as champion 2yo Fov’s Dancer and former Gr1 winning 2yo Potent Power, now plying his trade in Hong Kong.

SAUMAREZ

Winner of both the Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris and Gr1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Saumarez is a son of the great broodmare sire Rainbow Quest. Himself a Gr1 sire, Saumarez is an internationally recognised broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced such major European Derby winners as Authorized (Epsom) and Gentlewave (Italian). He has 2 on offer:

Lot 44 Ibelieveinmiracles – a half sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner and former Equus Champion Dare To Dream, she sells in foal to L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner and hot young sire Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 81 Olive Route – a half sister to 2 stakes horses, including Gr2 winner Western Walk, this mare is from the same family as former Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner Pacific Blue. Sells in foal to Gimmethegreenlight

SEUL AMOUR

A regally bred son of champion sire Zabeel (himself an outstanding broodmare sire) and champion filly Grand Archway, Seul Amour has made the most of limited opportunities siring a number of stakes winners in Australia and is best known in South Africa as the sire of Gr2 Gold Vase hero Heart Of A Lion. He has one on sale:

Lot 181 2yo Flip Side is out of six time winner Caboodle, whose second dam was a ten time stakes winner, and this is the same family of Derby runner up Satin Supreme

SEVENTH ROCK

A Gr1 winning 2yo himself, Seventh Rock is a son of Horse Of The Year and leading sire Rock Gibraltar and former champion filly Ruby Clipper. Seventh Rock has lived up to his bloodlines with his first crops producing Gr1 winner Guiness and Equus Champion Seventh Plain as well as the very talented Stonehenge. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 229 this weanling colt is out of a winning half sister to Gr2 winner Philippa Johnson (dam of ill-fated Gr2 Hawaii Stakes winner Chekilli). His third dam is champion Scented Royal, whose descendants include one of the top 2yos seen out this season – Janoobi.

SILVANO

A globetrotting superstar himself, Silvano was South Africa’s Champion Sire in 2012-2013. His 16 individual Gr1 winners include this season’s Cape Fillies Guineas winner Silver Mountain, and he has two other Guineas winners to his credit this season –Black Arthur and Marinaresco. A promising broodmare sire, Silvano is damsire of Gr2 winner Cosmic Light, promising filly Goodtime Gal, and Derby third Fair Mountain among others.  He has ten lots on offer:

Lot 27 Elodie – a dual winner up to 2000m, she is bred on the same cross as SA Oaks winner Happy Spirit. From the family of graded winners Elegant Al and Catherina Lady, she is in foal to former top class Gr1 winner Gimmethegreenlight

Lot 28 Elsabee – a winner over 1400m, she is a half sister to the stakes winner Dressed In Cotton. Bred on the potent Silvano/Al Mufti cross, she is from the same family as this season’s star 3yo Jutxapose and sells in foal to the regally bred Time Thief

Lot 46 Implode –a winning half sister to five winners, she is from the family of classic winner Gandria, who, like Implode, is by a Nijinsky II line horse. From the family of ill-fated US champion Shared Belief as well as Yankee Gentleman (damsire of American Pharoah), she is in foal to Time Thief

Lot 87 Perceptive – an unraced half sister to 3 stakes winners, included graded winners Mentor and Royal IQ, her stakes winning dam is a full sister to Gr3 winner Wise King. In foal to Redoute’s Choice’s multiple Gr1 winning son Wylie Hall

Lot 121 Silvan Gold – a winning daughter of the stakes winner Gold Gem, this mare is in foal to hot young sire Querari, and the resulting foal will be bred on the same cross as Querari’s top class daughter Cosmic Light

Lot 122 Silver Vanity – a winner over 1400m, she is a full sister to the Gr1 2yo Kings Cross and a three parts sister to the Silvano sired champion Kings Gambit. From the great Soho Secret family, she sells in foal to Kingmambo’s successful sire son Ashaawes

Lot 150 Weather Report – bred on the highly successful Silvano/Blushing Groom cross, this winner over 1000m hails from the great Fall Aspen family, which has produced such champion as Dubai Millennium, Timber Country and SA’s late, great sire Fort Wood. In foal to Fort Wood’s grandson Jackson, a triple Gr1 winner.

Lot 152 Westwardly – the dam of 2 winners, she is a winning half sister to 2 black type performers and hails from the family of champion Suave Dancer and world leading sires and broodmare sires Habitat and Northfields. She is in foal to July winner Pomodoro.

Lot 163 Adhira – a dual winner, she is out of a winning half sister to Gr1 winners Al Nitak and The Sheik, with her second dam being former Broodmare Of The Year Jessamine. The family of champions Politician and Ragusa. She is in foal to champion and Gr1 winner Querari, whose first crop have taken South African racing by storm

Lot 169 Pas De Chat – selling as a filly for stud, she is out of a winning daughter of Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and leading US sire Cozzene (also damsire of Pivotal). This is a top class US female line with notable performers including ill-fated champion Roving Boy and US Gr1 winner A Wild Ride

SPECTRUM

The son of outstanding broodmare sire Rainbow Quest was a top class racehorse, whose wins included both the Gr1 Irish 2000 Guineas and Gr1 Champion Stakes. A proven sire of Gr1 horses, such as Golan, Spectatorial and Gamut, he is a top class broodmare sire, whose daughters have produced such notable Gr1 winners as Dutch Art, Moonlight Cloud, Tellina and Winchester. He has one on sale:

Lot 134 Sustain Space – a four time winner up to 1200m, she is out of Gr3 winner Waterwise, and is a direct descendant of Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner and outstanding broodmare Party Time. She sells in foal to Dynasty’s Gr1 Derby winning son Jackson

SPORTSWORLD

A talented racehorse himself, Sportsworld was a very successful sire, whose top runners included champion Jamaica. An exceptionally well bred horse (he is from the same family as Al Mufti and AP Indy), Sportsworld has become a top class broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced the likes of Met winner Hill Fifty Four, champion Hot Ticket and millionaire Whiteline Fever, among others. He has 2 lots on offer:

Lot 129 Sports Model – dam of a winner, she is a half sister to the Gr1 placed stakes winner Joshua’s Mistress. From the great Star Drums family, her relatives include July winner and Equus Champion Heavy Metal, and she is in foal to the well bred young Storm Cat son Where’s That Tiger

Lot 146 Veritable – a winning full sister to Listed Wolf Power Handicap winner Vertical Sport as well as to the dam of world class sprinter Tiza, Veritable (dam of 2 winners) is in foal to former Travers Stakes runner up Mambo In Seattle –who is from the same family as Sportsworld himself

STRONGHOLD

Bred on the same cross as champion sire Flying Spur, the ill-fated Stronghold was a smart performer whose wins included the Gr3 Supreme Stakes. From a limited stud career, the son of Danehill left behind Listed Sophomore Sprint hero, and subsequent top class Hong Kong performer, Strongman and high class filly Negev. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 70 Miss Africa – a winner over 1200m, she is out of a full sister to Gr3 winning 2yo Hell’s Angel and this is the family of champion Mythical Flight. In foal to Gr1 star Wylie Hall, this resulting foal will be inbred to the outstanding sire Danehill

SUNRAY SPIRIT

Winner of the Gr2 Cowdin Stakes, Sunray Spirit is a son of former US leading sire of 2yos Hennessy (whose other sons include Johannesburg). Sunray Spirit’s top performers include Gr1 winners Cagnotte and Cocho, as well as Gr2 winners Baby Gala, and Mustang Force.  He has one on sale:

Lot 26 Ella Es Asia – a full sister to a Gr3 performer, this mare is from the famed “E” family, and her immediate relatives include former Cape Fillies Guineas winner Emerald Beauty and former Equus Champion Eventuail. Sells in foal to the very popular Equus Champion, Vercingetorix

SURGING RIVER

A really well bred horse, Surging River was a smart stakes winner who finished fourth to champion Soaring Free in the 2004 Gr1 Atto Mile By the great sire and broodmare sire Gone West, Surging River is a brother in blood to top class but ill-fated sire Sail From Seattle and is also closely related to dual US champion and top class broodmare sire Smart Strike. He has one on sale:

Lot 107 Rollingontheriver – a half sister to 3 winners, including the dam of Gr2 winner and R800 000 plus earner Vertical Takeoff, she is from the famed Corn family and her relatives include Horse Of The Year and young sire Irish Flame (by Dynasty). She is in foal to Jackson (Dynasty) who hails from the same family as Surging River, Sail From Seattle and Smart Strike – which means the resulting foal be closely inbred to the great matron No Class

TAMBURLAINE

Runner up in the 2000 Guineas, Tamburlaine is a son of champion sire and outstanding broodmare sire Royal Academy and from the family of champion sire Reform. His top performers include Gr2 winning filly Reflective Image, top sprinter Mike’s Choice, Gr3 winner Sharp Mistress and former Zimbabwean champion Control Freak. He has one lot on offer:

Lot 66 Marigold – a three time winner over 1200m, she is from a truly great family, with her relatives include Epsom Derby winner and outstanding sire Shirley Heights, King George hero and top NZ sire Pentire and champion Divine Proportions (dam of young KZN sire Eightfold Path). Sells in foal to four time Gr1 winner and champion Twice Over

TARA’S HALLS

A son of former champion sire Fairy King (also the sire of champion sire and top class broodmare sire Encosta De Lago), Tara’s Halls made an impact at stud through his champion daughter Tara’s Touch, and graded winner De Los Rios, Dance Of Diamonds, Subastador and Herod The Great. Damsire of Gr3 winner Deliver The Power.
He has one lot on sale:

Lot 5 Casta Diva – a half sister to the dam of a stakes winner, she is out of a stakes placed granddaughter of great sire and broodmare sire Habitat, to whom she is inbred. The family of Poetic

THE APACHE

Former Equus Champion 3yo, The Apache was an outstanding racehorse, whose local Gr1 wins included both the Daily News 2000 and Champions Cup. Equally successful overseas, he won the Gr2 Al Rashidiya and was first past the post in the Gr1 Arlington Million, and defeat some top class performers when second in the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 221 this weanling colt, inbred to the great sire Halo, is from the great Soho Secret family, whose numerous high class descendants include the Halo descendant Pluck – winner of the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf and now a promising sire in Australia

TIGER RIDGE

Sadly now deceased, the blue blooded Tiger Ridge, a former leading first crop sire, is a half brother to classic winner and Gr1 broodmare sires A P Indy and Summer Squall. Tiger Ridge, whose past top class performers include champion Cherry On The Top and Gr1 winner Wagner, is enjoying a superb season with his top performers including Cape Guineas hero Noah From Goa, exciting 2yo Oomph and recent Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg Stakes winner Trophy Wife. He has 3 on sale:

Lot 62 Let’s Play – a winning daughter of Gr3 Oaks Trial winner and unlucky SA Oaks loser Sporting Model, she is inbred to the great mare Gay Missile . Interestingly, she is in foal to Mambo In Seattle –who is from the same family as her sire Tiger Ridge and her broodmare sire Sportsworld

Lot 93 Platinum Cat- a useful stakes placed winner of three, Platinum Cat is from the family of this season’s top class 3yo Bull Valley and former Horse Of The Year and successful sire Model Man. Another who sells in foal to Tiger Ridge relative Mambo In Seattle

Lot 137 Tamayim – a winner over 1450m, she is a half sister to a Dubai stakes winner and out of a daughter of the great Danehill. From the family of 2000 Guineas winner Rodrigo De Triano, she sells in foal to Silvano’s top class son Vercingetorix

TOREADOR

A Gr1 son of legendary sire and sire of sires Danehill, Toreador is a proven sire of high class performers, with his top runners including former Equus Champion Link Man, and current graded winners Bull Valley and Lazer Star, as well as talented 3yo Prospect Strike. He has 2 lot on sale:

Lot 140 Tarragon – a dual winner over 1200m, she is from an outstanding family with her relatives including former Horse Of The Year and champion sprinter Flobayou and graded winners Foverflo, Royal Flo and Just Like Al. Sells in foal to dual Gr1 winner Gitano Hernando, already off the mark with his first winner

Lot 192 this weanling colt is from an outstanding family, whose members include 2016 1000 Guineas winner Minding, as well as legendary sire Vaguely Noble, and SA Gr1 winners Arabian Beat, Arabian Lass and Smart Banker –as well as the record breaking colt Silver Coin

TRIPPI

The former Gr1 Vosburgh Stakes winner is an outstanding sire, whose offspring have earned more than $50 000 000. Currently South Africa’s leading sire, Trippi’s current top horses include four time Gr1 winner Inara, R8 000 000 plus earner Illuminator, and graded winners Deo Juvente, Fromafar, Real Princess and Triptique. Already a proven damsire (he is broodmare sire of Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile hero Liam’s Map), Trippi has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 113 Sebonac – a winning own sister to the useful stakes performer Trip To India, she is out of a daughter of leading sire and broodmare sire Gulch, and from the family of champions Continent and Wandesta, as well as Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris winner and sire Zambezi Run. Sells in foal to Galileo’s Gr1 Racing Post Trophy winner Kingsbarns

Lot 178 Oli Miranda – sells as a filly for stud, she was placed twice in a brief career. Her first two dams are stakes winners, with her dam a Gr2 winner of 10 races and the earner of nearly R1 000 000 in stakes

VAR

An outstanding sire, whose offspring shine both on the track and in the sales ring, former sprint star Var’s numerous top performers include champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa, as well as the likes of this season’s high class 2yos Exquisite Touch and Gr1 SA Nursery runner up Rivarine. Damsire of smart stakes winner Mambonick, Var has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 144 Vanity Affair –a winner 1000m, she is out of an Al Mufti own sister to champion sprinter and ill-fated sire Cataloochee. Sells in foal to Redoute’s Choice’s top class son Wylie Hall, who himself hails from a red hot family

Lot 145 Var Countess – a half sister to a winner, she is out of a daughter of former champion sire Cozzene from the family of US champion Roving Boy. Sells in foal to multiple Equus Champion What A Winter, whose first yearlings have been hugely sought after in sales rings around the country

VICTORY MOON

A champion son of champion sire and broodmare sire Al Mufti, Victory Moon died all too soon, but left behind a number of top class performers including champion Princess Victoria, ill-fated Gr1 winner War Horse, and the graded winners Nocturnal Affair and Straight Set. He has 3 on sale:

Lot 64 Lunar Lady – a winner over 1450m and from the great Drohsky family, she is a half sister to a stakes performer as well as to the dam of smart sprinter Magico. From the family of Gr1 winning siblings Golden Peak and Record Edge, as well as champion Warning Zone, she is in foal to triple Grade One winner Jackson

Lot 128 Spanish Victory – a half sister to 7 winners, she is from the family of Cape Fillies Guineas winner Hispanola and sells in foal to champion Jay Peg. Similar matings have resulted in Jay Peg’s graded winners Hot Affair and Flash Drive.

Lot 167 Another Goat – a winning half sister to ill-fated Oaks winner Goat, she is in foal to Breeders’ Cup runner up and blue blooded young sire Noble Tune, who is a half brother to last year’s US champion Honor Code

WEST MAN

A top class sprinter, West Man is a son of the great sire Gone West and from the same family as champion sire Irish River and SA’s outstanding sire Dynasty. He is already a proven broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced the likes of Gr1 winner Siren’s Call, smart stayer Paddy O’Reilly and Gr3 winner Promises to Keep to name a few. He has one lot on sale:

Lot 151 Western Coiture – a stakes placed winner of 3, she is from the family of former Horse Of The Year and first equine millionaire Model Man as well as this season’s Man O’War Sprint hero Bull Valley. Sells in foal to exciting sire Seventh Rock, whose first crops produced Gr1 winner Guiness and champion Seventh Plain

WESTERN WINTER

The late, great Western Winter (whose 2yos continue to impress –they include Attenborough, Bishop’s Bounty and Miranda Frost) was a triple champion sire and is an increasingly successful broodmare sire. Among the top horses produced by his daughters are Met winner and champion Past Master, US Graded winner Howe Great, current July hope Black Arthur and champion filly Carry On Alice. He has 8 lots on sale:

Lot 18 Deeyala – out of a Gr2 placed daughter of US champion sire Elusive Quality, she is from the great Courtly Dee family responsible for champions Althea and Festival Of Light, Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Bayern and top sires Green Desert and Arch. Sells in foal to Vercingetorix

Lot 37 Flowing Stars – a dual winner over 1400m, she is out of Gr3 Champagne Stakes winner Waterwise and is from the same family as Western Winter’s top class son Light The Lights. Sells in foal to champion and leading first crop sire Pathfork

Lot 41 Happy Hostess – a winner over 1000m, her 4 winners include the stakes placed 2yo Western Storm. Her dam was a Gr3 winner of the Strelitzia Stakes and this is the family of Gr1 winning 2yo Happy Valentine, subsequently a winner in France, and current smart 3yo Star Chestnut. Sells in foal to dual Gr1 winner Wylie Hall

Lot 54 Keen On You – a winner, and dam of a 3 time winner, she is out of Gr2 Natalia Stakes winner Keen Observer and hails from the family of champion Quarrytown, ill-fated Guineas star Face North and Met winner Polo Classic. Sells in foal to Redoute’s Choice’s Gr1 son Time Thief

Lot 56 Kuba Cloth – a winner over 1000m, she is out of a Sadler’s Wells daughter of a Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks winner. Bred on the same cross as champion Bad Girl Runs, she is from the family of Epsom Derby hero Kahyasi and sells in foal to Gr1 Travers Stakes winner and proven Gr1 sire Flower Alley

Lot 74 Naledi – a winner, and dam of 2 winners, she is a full sister to a Gr3 winner and a half sister to champion Laverna. Out of a champion sprinter, her first 2 dams are Grade One winners and her dam is also a three parts sister to ill-fated superstar National Currency. Sells in foal to SA Derby winner Wylie Hall

Lot 82 Original Resident – a four time winner, and dam of 2 winners, she is a half sister to a Gr2 performer. From the family of multiple Gr1 winner and star miler Ashtontown, she sells with a service to champion Marchfield

Lot 164 Agena – a winning own sister to multiple Gr1 winner Surveyor, she is out of a stakes winning half sister to Gr1 Santa Anita Handicap winner Lord At War (damsire of Kentucky Derby winner War Emblem and Pioneerof The Nile – sire of American Pharoah). Sells in foal to Marchfield

WHAT A WINTER

A triple Equus Champion, who earned over R3 000 000 in prize money, What A Winter was an outstanding sprinter, whose victories included four at Grade One level. From the great Gone West male line, he is from the same family as Hyperion, Sickle and Sir Tristram –and understandably, this charismatic champ’s first yearlings have been very popular. He has 2 lots on sale:

Lot 211 this weanling filly is out of a winning daughter of top sire Dynasty, and is bred on the very successful Gone West/Sadler’s Wells cross. She is from the same family as dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club as well as Gr1 winning filly Novenna

Lot 214 this weanling colt, a half brother to a winner, is out of a half sister to Gr1 filly Joshua’s Mistress, and he is from the same family as Equus Champion and Vodacom Durban July winner Heavy Metal

WINDRUSH

A Grade 3 winning son of top sire and broodmare sire Seeking The Gold, Windrush has been in the news as a broodmare sire this season through the deeds of his maternal granddaughter Juxtapose, winner of both the Gr1 SA Fillies Classic and Gr2 SA Oaks. He has 5 lots on sale:

Lot 17 Deadly Catch – an unraced half sister to a stakes performer, her relatives include Champions Scented Royal and Texan Summer, among a host of other graded winners. From the family of top class 2yo Janoobi, she is in foal to champion Marchfield –with the resulting foal being bred on similar lines to Juxtapose herself

Lot 79 Notimefortea – a half sister to a Castle Tankard winner, this mare is from the family of former champion 2yo and sire Special Preview, as well as ill-fated dual Gr1 winner Military Muse. Sells in foal to promising sire of Mambo In Seattle, whose top runners include millionaire Same Jurisdiction

Lot 96 Promises To Keep – a smart racemare, her 4 wins included the Gr3 Diana Stakes, and she is a half sister to the talented performer Speed Rocket. From the great Drohsky family, her immediate relatives include champion Evening Mist. Sells with a free service to Marchfield

Lot 112 Sapphire Silk – a three time winner over 1400m, she is from the same family as 1000 Guineas winner Mrs McArdy, Oaks winner Sweet Secret, and dual Gr1 winner, and promising sire, Gitano Hernando. Sells in foal to former Gr1 winning 2yo Potala Palace

Lot 131 Streams Of Song – a dual winner, she is a full sister to multiple Gr3 winner Sunsational, the dam of this season’s dual classic winning filly Juxtapose. This is also the family of Gr1 winners Eldoriza and Happy Landing, and she sells in foal to Marchfield

WOLFHOUND

A dual Gr1 winner and half brother to champion sire and broodmare sire Al Mufti, Wolfhound is the broodmare sire of 2016 Gr1 Golden Shaheen hero Muarrab. His daughter, Licence To Thrill, is also the dam of Gr3 Molecomb Stakes winner and sire Bungle Inthejungle. He has 3 lot on offer:

Lot 85 Pascha – closely inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear, a winning half sister to Oaks winning champion Festive Occasion (dam of the Australian based Gr1 winner Do You Remember), she is also from the family of graded winners Judgemental and Sarasota. Sells in foal to hot sire Judpot –and the resulting foal will be closely inbred to the great sire Nureyev and Lassie Dear

Lot 97 Puzamoya – a four time winner up to 1200m, she is out of Wolf Power’s top class daughter Lupine Lady, a stakes winner of four. Sells in foal to Equus Champion What A Winter, whose first yearlings have been in great demand

Lot 157 Wolf Beat – a dual winning half sister to a stakes winner, her dam is a Dancing Champ half sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Alnwick. She sells in foal to Dynasty’s magnificent son Jackson, whose relatives include dual US champion sire Smart Strike

YES IT’S TRUE

Sadly now deceased, the Bold Ruler line horse Yes It’s True was an outstanding sprinter, whose 11 wins included 10 stakes victories. A top class sire of over 50 stakes winners, the former Gr1 winner’s top progeny include Gr1 winners Proud Accolade and The Big Beast, as well as US champion La Verdad. He has one on offer:

Lot 14 Cross Your Heart – a dual winner, up to 1400m, she is out of a Storm Cat half sister to a US Grade One winner. Sells in foal to Distorted Humor’s Gr1 sire and Gr1 winner Flower Alley