The Ready To Run concept has really and truly become the thinking player’s game. It is the lottery where your ticket stands a very fair chance to share in big prizes and where underlying value and quality reign supreme.
Despite its youth, the CTS Ready To Run Sale has already established itself as a major source of high class thoroughbreds.
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It’s on paper and in one’s head. Throw in a keen eye and a touch of good fortune and October 14 and 15 suddenly become two days that could change your life, observes Sarah Whitelaw.
Gallops from 09h30 on Friday 14 October
No fewer than 159 2yo’s have been entered in the sale. They gallop on Friday 14th October and they go through the ring the next day.
Among the recent stars sold off this platform are Equus Champion French Navy, R3 000 000 earner Captain America, Gr3 Matchem Stakes hero Reim, Gr1 Mercury Sprint hero and Equus Award nominee Red Ray, top sprinter Brutal Force, Fillies Guineas winner Alexis, and Gr3 Jubilee Handicap hero Liege.
French Navy – star graduate of this sale
The majority of South Africa’s top sires are strongly represented at the 2016 Ready To Run Sale – with all of Captain Al, Dynasty, Judpot, Kahal, Silvano, Trippi and Var having at least one lot on offer.
2013 Dubai World Cup – Animal Kingdom (photo: Dubai Racing Club)
High profile international sires represented at this year’s sale include Black Caviar’s multiple Gr1 winning half brother All Too Hard, former Gr1 Kentucky Derby/Gr1 Dubai World Cup hero Animal Kingdom, star sprinter and top class sire Choisir, former Equus Champion Delago Deluxe, multiple Gr1 winning miler Excelebration, successful young sire and former Gr1 Prix Du Jockey Club hero Lope De Vega.
Promising young sires strongly represented include Elusive Fort, the boom boy Gimmethegreenlight, Smart Call’s sire Ideal World, Pathfork, Philanthropist, Querari, Seventh Rock and Visionaire.
Sires represented by members of their first local 2yo crop include Byword, Crusade, Marchfield, Oratorio, Twice Over and What A Winter.
We have done some of the ground work. Now it’s up to you!
159 lots
SALE: Saturday 15 OCTOBER starts 18h00
GALLOPS: Friday 14 OCTOBER starts 09h30
Take Your Pick – 2018 Million Dollar Qualifiers
The following lots also qualify for the 2017 Lanzerac R2,5 million Ready To Run Stakes & 2018 Million Dollar Race
1, 5, 8, 17, 18, 19, 36, 43, 45, 46, 48, 59, 64, 66, 67, 73, 74, 76, 78, 82, 91, 97, 98, 103, 105, 109, 110, 112, 119, 121, 122, 125, 126, 127, 128, 133, 134, 139, 145, 149, 150
ALADO
One of the best bred sires to retire to stud in South Africa, Alado is a son of the great sire Danzig and dual Gr1 Champion Stakes winner Alborada. The latter is a full sister to Horse Of The Year Albanova and this is the family of such legends as Golden Horn, Shergar, Zarkava and mighty sires Nasrullah and Royal Charger. From limited opportunities, he has sired the smart winners Northern Conquest, Half Moon Hotel and classy filly Adorada.
Lot 66 – a half or full brother to five winners, this colt is a half brother to eight time winner and stakes hero Campo De Santana and his dam herself is a five time winner out of a stakes placed winner of three. The family of top class racemare Poetic among others
ALL TOO HARD
A half brother to undefeated superstar Black Caviar, All Too Hard was himself an outstanding racehorse whose four career Gr1 wins included the Caulfield Guineas and C F Orr Stakes. All Too Hard, whose first crop are two-year-olds this season, made an instant impression at last season’s yearling sales, where his stock fetched up to AUS600 000 at this year’s Easter Yearling Sale. He has one lot here:
Lot 100 – this magnificently bred colt is out of a Galileo own sister to former South African Horse Of The Year and Gr1 Vodacom Durban July winner Igugu, and his dam is also a half sister to Australian Gr1 performer Honorius. The family of Arc winner Zarkava (dam of this year’s Gr1 Prix du Jockey Club runner up Zarak), and this colt traces back directly to the mighty racemare and producer Mumtaz Mahal
ANIMAL KINGDOM
One of the most versatile champions of recent years, Animal Kingdom not only won both the Gr1 Kentucky Derby (dirt) and Gr1 Dubai World Cup (tapeta) but also finished second to dual Horse Of The Year Wise Dan in the Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile (turf). This Blushing Groom line champion (whose first Southern Hemisphere crop race this season) was a superb athlete who earned over $8 000 000.
Lot 80 – out of an Encosta De Lago half sister to Australian Gr2 winner Champagne Harmony, this filly (whose immediate relatives include former Gr1 Melbourne Cup runner up Champagne) is from the magnificent Bourtai family whose members include King George hero Nathaniel, the latter’s classic winning sister Great Heavens and US champion Slew O’Gold
ANTONIUS PIUS
Antonius Du Bois
A son of the mighty sire Danzig, former Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile runner up Antonius Pius is a former Leading First Crop Sire in South Africa. His runners include such high class performers as graded winners Antonius Du Bois, Belong To Me and My Sanctuary, dual Listed Aquanaut Handicap hero Cool Chardonnay, and East Cape star Yoshie.
Lot 45 – out of a winning mare by emerging broodmare sire Windrush (damsire of Gr1 winner Juxtapose), this colt (who is intensely inbred to the undefeated super sire Danzig) second dam is a half sister to 2 stakes winners including Gr1 Cape Guineas third Walk In Space
Lot 47 – this colt is out of a winning half sister to multiple Gr1 winner and former Horse Of The Year National Colour, who, like the colt on sale, is by a son of Danzig. This grey colt’s second dam was a top class racemare, whose seven wins included the (now Gr3) Champagne Stakes
ASHAAWES
Sanshaawes
A son of the great Kingmambo (sire of outstanding sires King Kamehameha and Lemon Drop Kid –as well as hot SA sire Ideal World), Ashaawes has more than made his mark at stud, with the blue blooded sire’s offspring including the versatile graded winner Priceless Jewel, Gr3 Matchem Stakes hero Reim, Dubai Gr1 performer Sanshaawes and top class, recent feature race winner Asstar, to name but a few.
Lot 86 – bred on the famed Kingmambo/Sadler’s Wells cross (also responsible for Equus Champion Smart Call), this well bred filly is out of a daughter of champion sire and multiple champion broodmare sire Fort Wood and dual Gr1 winner Duchess Daba, and, like numerous Gr1 winners the world over, she is inbred to multiple champion sire Danzig
BIARRITZ
Anglet
A multiple graded stakes winner, whose victories included the Gr2 Gauteng Guineas, millionaire Biarritz hails from the same Gone West male line as current international sire sensations Quality Road and Wootton Bassett. He made the perfect start to his stud career when his very first runner was none other than Listed Irridescence Stakes heroine Anglet.
Lot 7 – this filly is a full sister to the useful Gr3 colt Grandissimo, and her dam is a seven time winning granddaughter of champion 2yo and Gr1 winner Tempest Queen – a full sister to Gr1 Cape Derby runner up and sire Highborn Harry
Lot 32 – out of a half sister to five winners, including the dam of Gr1 filly Lisa Anne, this colt is from a top class family with his relatives including former Gr1 Champions Cup hero African Appeal and recent Gr2 Camellia Stakes heroine Joan Ranger
Lot 34 – out of a Goldkeeper half sister to a stakes winning 2yo, this colt is from the same family as former Equus Champion Mythical Flight and the latter’s Gr3 winning half sister Mana Mou –the latter having produced last season’s high class 2yo Flying Myth
Lot 87 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire and red hot broodmare sire Captain Al, this colt is from the great Party Time family –and his relatives include Equus Champions In The Fast Lane and Trademark as well as last season’s local classic winner Heaps Of Fun (who, like the colt on sale, is by a Gone West line sire)
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
Louis The King
Storm Cat’s classic winning son is a proven sire, whose offspring include over 60 stakes performers. The former Irish 2000 Guineas winner’s top runners include Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Dancing In Silks, Triple Crown winner Louis The King, SA Oaks winner Ash Cloud and the Gr1 winning 2yos Arabian Beat, Jokers Wild, Kochka and Gold Onyx.
Lot 1 – out of a full sister to Equus Champion and sire Argonaut, this filly’s dam is also a half or full sister to four other stakes winners, including Gr1 SA Fillies Guineas winner Finest View
Lot 69 – out of a half sister to 2 stakes horses, including Gr1 performer Rebel Knight, this colt’s second dam is Gr1 SA Fillies Guineas runner up Darby Game. The latter is by Elliodor –who is also broodmare sire of Black Minnaloushe’s Equus Champion son Kochka
BOLD SILVANO
A former Equus Champion and Durban July winner, Bold Silvano made a stunning Dubai debut when he won the Gr3 Al Maktoum Challenge (Round 2) defeating such world class performers as Al Shemali, Gitano Hernando and Crowded House. Retired to stud, the son of champion sire Silvano has made a pleasing start to his stud career, with his first 2yo winners last season including the talented Bold Rex and debut winner Besotted.
Lot 15 – a full brother to useful winner Boldly Respectable, this colt is bred on the hugely successful Silvano/Blushing Groom cross, which has produced the likes of Martial Eagle and Heavy Metal. This colt’s second dam is a winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Model Man and former Oaks heroine Respectable
Lot 106 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a winning Goldkeeper half sister to Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Captain America and Gr3 winner Aquitaine. The latter is by Al Mufti –who is also broodmare sire of Bold Silvano himself. This is the great Queen Of Light family
Lot 115 – this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of four, whose half sister is Gr3 winner Oochee Agent. The family of Gr2 winner Soviet Rising –like the filly on offer, a male line descendant of Triple Crown winner Nijinsky II
Lot 154 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a mare who won four and is from the same family as dual Gr1 winner and Equus Award nominee of last season, Rabada
BYWORD
A superb athlete, and French champion, Byword’s seven victories included the Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes, in which he accounted for no fewer than seven individual Gr1 winners. Also second in the Gr1 Prix d’Ispahan to triple Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova, Byword is from an outstanding family and is a half brother to multiple Gr1 winner Proviso. His first crop sold up to R2 000 000 last season.
Lot 71 – this filly, whose first three dams are by National Assembl, Gulch and A P Indy, gained a handsome update to her family when relative Union Strike won the recent Gr1 Del Debutante Stakes. Union Strike’s third dam is Court Hostess –the fourth dam of this filly on offer! This is also the family of European champions Mark Of Esteem and Mashaallah as well as legendary racemare Gallorette
CAPTAIN AL
Met hero Hill Fifty Four
A former Champion Sire, Captain Al reeled off a staggering eighth consecutive 2yo sires title last season. The mighty son of Al Mufti completely dominated South Africa’s top 2yo contests in 2015-2016, with his juveniles including the Equus Champions Always In Charge and Cloth Of Cloud, as well as undefeated Gr1 winner The Secret Is Out. Captain Al’s 30 plus Gr1 winners also include such champions as All Is Secret and Captain Of All, Met hero Hill Fifty Four and star sprinter Carry On Alice.
Lot 74 – this colt, a half brother to Gr3 filly Can Cope, is a full brother to the smart recent winner Captain Courteous. Bred on the same Captain Al/Fort Wood cross as Gr1 winner Captain America, this colt’s three time winning dam is a half sister to US Gr1 winner Crimson Palace and his second dam is a Gr1 daughter of the great broodmare sire Northern Guest
Lot 128 – a half or full brother to 4 winners, this well bred colt is out of an Elusive Quality half brother to European classic winners, and his second dam is a Sadler’s Wells half sister to French 1000 Guineas runner up Firth of Lorne (herself a classic producer)
Lot 131 – a half/full brother to five winners, this colt is out of a three parts sister to Gr2 winning sprinter Casino Queen and stakes winner Toronto Star, and half brother to Gr2 Woolavington Cup hero Jungle Earl
CHOISIR
An outstanding sprinter, Choisir made history when he won both the Gr2 King’s Stand Stakes and Gr1 Golden Jubilee Stakes in the same week. A proven top class sire (he has more than 70 stakes winners to his credit including Gr1 winners Starspangledbanner, Olympic Glory and Obviously), Choisir has been enjoying a great run of success lately with recent winners including Gr3 winning British 2yo The Last Lion and high class Australian 3yo Divine Prophet.
Lot 39 – this well bred colt is out of a four time winning half sister to Australian stakes winner Vezalay and is from the family of New Zealand Gr1 winner Albany Reunion and outstanding miler Northjet, as well as 1000 Guineas heroine Queenpot
COUNT DUBOIS
French Navy
A Gr1 winning 2yo himself, and half brother to Irish 2000 Guineas winner Indian Haven, Count Dubois is a former Equus Outstanding Stallion and ranks as one of South Africa’s most consistent sires. His top offspring include such Equus Champions as Asylum Seeker and French Navy, as well as the Gr1 winners Zaitoon and Zeeno, while another top class runner by Count Dubois is the Team Valor owned Madame Dubois – who has since been exported overseas.
Lot 54 – bred on the same Count Dubois/Jet Master cross as multiple Gr3 winner Madame Dubois, this filly’s second dam is a half sister to Gr2 Dingaans hero Petros and this is also the family of the great Variety Club – a dual Horse Of The Year in South Africa
Lot 85 – out of a winning Oasis Dream half sister to ill-fated millionaire Zambezi River, this blue blooded filly is a direct descendant of Epsom Oaks winner Snow Bride –herself dam of unbeaten Derby/Arc winner Lammtarra. This is also the family of fellow English Derby hero Pour Moi, the classic winning siblings Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Shanghai as well as Gr1 winning 2yo Ultra
CRUSADE
Himself winner of the prestigious Gr1 Middle Park Stakes at two (like current sire sensations Dark Angel and Oasis Dream), Crusade is a half brother to one of the world’s leading fillies this year Seventh Heaven, a winner of both the Gr1 Irish Oaks and Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks in 2016. Crusade, whose first crop are now, proved popular at yearling sales around the country last season.
Lot 50 – this blue blooded colt is out of Gr3 winner Aquitaine –a three parts sister to Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes hero and R3 000 000 plus earner Captain America. This is the outstanding Queen Of Light family responsible for such outstanding performers as Desert Prince, Greinton and Royal Palace – to name a few
DELAGO DELUXE
A former Equus Champion who is now standing at stud in Australia, Delago Deluxe was a Gr1 winner at both two and three. He is one of 26 Gr1 winners for former Australian champion sire Encosta De Lago, whose other sire sons include ill-fated star stallion Northern Meteor and shares his broodmare sire Flying Spur with top class Aussie sire Sebring. Delago Deluxe’s first yearlings proved extremely popular in Australia last season – his ten yearlings averaged more than 15 times his stud fee at the Magic Millions Sale!
Lot 59 – a half brother to nine winners (including an 11 time winner in Australia), this colt is out of a Scenic half brother to Gr1 winner Bollinger (herself dam of top class US colt Friesan Fire). His second dam is champion 2yo and Golden Slipper winner Bint Marscay (by champion sire Marscay) and this colt is inbred, through siblings Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King, to Northern Dancer and Fairy Bridge
DYNASTY
Futura (credit: hamishNIVENPhotography)
This former Horse Of The Year, and sire of a R5.2 million yearling, has long been regarded as one of the country’s elite stallions. His sons include three who have been named Horse Of The Year (all three of whom are now standing at stud), as well as such Gr1 winners / champions as Act Of War, Ancestral Fore, Beach Beauty, Bela-Bela, Jackson, and last season’s Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero It’s My Turn.
Lot 51 – this well related filly is out of a full sister to graded stakes winning siblings Rushing Wind and Nordic Breeze, and half sister to seven time stakes winner and Gr2 performer Ice Wine. Also the family of ill-fated Gr1 Fillies Guineas winner Yquem
Lot 94 – out of a Gr3 Jet Master half sister to feature race hero Road To Reason, this well bred filly is from the same family as the Gr1 winning siblings Counter Action, Divine Fashion and Perfect Order, as well as recent Gr2 Merchants hero Triptique
Lot 111 – from one of the best families in the stud book, this colt is a half brother to five winners (including stakes winner Rosinante) as well as to the dams of current high class black type performers Dark Force and Mambonick. His dam is a four time winning half sister to Gr2 winner Grey Arrow and this is the family of champion sire Zabeel, Arc winners Carnegie and Detroit and Irish 2000 Guineas hero Roderic O’Connor
Lot 135 – one of the best bred colts on sale, he is a half brother to none other than Equus Champion, dual international Gr1 winner and successful local sire Jay Peg, as well as to Gr3 winning sprinter Cyber Case and stakes placed winner of six Cabernet Kid. He is from the same family as millionaire Whiteline Fever and Equus Champion Kochka, as well as numerous other high class stakes winners
ELUSIVE FORT
Siren’s Call
Like mighty sire Dynasty, Elusive Fort is a champion son of the great sire Fort Wood. A member of the magnificent Sadler’s Wells male line, this triple Gr1 winner (whose close relative Elusive Silva lifted a Derby last season) has made a superb start to his stud career, with his first crops producing Gr1 winners Siren’s Call and Lauderdale, and his current 3yos including the exciting fillies Smokey Affair and Safe Harbour.
Lot 30 – a half or full brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a Gr3 performer who won six times and this is the family of Gr1 SA Nursery winner Forest Trogon
Lot 49 – bred on the same cross as Elusive Fort’s stakes winning son Ernie, this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al and hails from the same family as Gr1 Garden Province Stakes winner Dynamite Lady
Lot 73 – a half sister to no fewer than eight winners (including the very decent Spirit Of Hamilton), this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of three and hails from the same family as ill-fated Cape Derby hero Corning Touch and former Horse Of The Year National Colour
EXCELEBRATION
A son of champion sire, and emerging sire of sires, Exceed And Excel, Excelebration was a world class racehorse and classic winner, whose three Gr1 victories included the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot. Well known for his battles with the peerless champion Frankel, Excelebration won or placed in 13 of his 15 outings and earned over £1 000 000 in stakes. The Danehill grandson, who stands at Coolmore, has made a pleasing start with his first Northern Hemisphere 2yos this year including Gr3 performer Pellucid and debut winners Natalie Express and Tara Celeb.
Lot 104 – a half brother to 2 winners, including a stakes placed winner of five, this colt is out of a winning half sister to a Gr3 winning 2yo and is out of a full sister to 10 time stakes winner Del Toro. The family of Gr1 winning 2yo Pillaging
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
Gunner
This former Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner made a scintillating start to his stud career, and ended 2015-2016 as South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire. Gimmethegreenlight’s first crop includes Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Gunner and undefeated Gr2 winner Hack Green, the very promising winners Legend, Gimme Six and the undefeated Green Lantern.
Lot 6 – a half sister to a useful winner, this filly (bred like Gimme’s Hack Green) is out of a Fort Wood half sister to smart Gr3 performer Isobar. Her second dam is a speedy stakes placed daughter of champion sire Western Winter and this is the same family as November Handicap hero Likeithot
Lot 16 – out of a winning Jet Master half sister to a six time winner (and intensely inbred to breed shaping sire Halo), this filly is from the same family as ill-fated Cape Guineas winner Face North, Gr1 J&B Met star Polo Classic and former champion Quarrytown
Lot 18 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning daughter of triple champion sire Western Winter and the Gr1 winning mare Divided Loyalty and this is the same family as international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise
Lot 28 – out of a mare by Strike Smartly (also damsire of Gr1 winner Guiness), this colt’s second dam is a daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Elliodor and multiple champion and Gr1 winner Dancing Danzig and this is the mighty Drohsky family
Lot 31 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a useful Oaks placed half sister to the stakes winning 2yo Triumphant Surge and this is the same family as champion sprinter Mythical Flight and last season’s stakes winning 2yo Flying Myth
Lot 79 – another closely inbred to Halo, this colt is a half brother to a pair of winners and is out of a half sister to former Gr1 winning speedster – Scarena
Lot 91 – bred on the hugely successful More Than Ready/Danehill cross, this well bred filly is out of a winning Rock Of Gibraltar half sister to a stakes winner who ran third in the Gr1 New Zealand Derby and this is the same family as legendary sire Zabeel and champions Durtal, Detroit and Carnegie
Lot 123 – this well bred filly is out of a Gr1 placed stakes winner, who is a half sister to multiple stakes winner Lucky Sam. Her fourth dam is US champion, and Gr1 winner, Heavenly Cause-whose stakes winning son Two Punch sired US champion and successful sire Smoke Glacken
Lot 133 – this filly is bred to be quick –she is out of a Gr3 2yo by top sprinter and sire Var and hails from the immediate family of former Champion Sprinter Mythical Flight, among others
Lot 141 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner and Equus nominee Gunner, this colt is a half brother to the useful performer Genial, and his dam is a half sister to the very useful Gr2 filly London
GITANO HERNANDO
From the same male line as champion sire Silvano, Gitano Hernando was, like Silvano, an outstandin globetrotting Gr1 winner. His victories included both the Gr1 Goodwood Stakes and Gr1 Singapore International Cup, and the handsome chestnut earned over $2 000 000 in prize money. Gitano Hernando’s first 2yos made a pleasing start last season and include the smart stakes filly Whose That Girl.
Lot 9 – this well bred colt is out of Gr3 Diana Stakes winner Promises To Keep (by emerging broodmare sire Windrush) –a half sister to the talented Gr2 performer Speed Rocket and this is the famed Drohsky family
Lot 55 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a four time winning three parts sister to 10 time Gr3 winning sprinter Sharp Design, and her second dam is seven Gr3 winning sprinter Sharp Ledge. The family of Gr1 Majorca Stakes winner Sarabande and Selangor Cup winner De Kock
GO DEPUTY
Abashiri
A Gr1 winning millionaire, Go Deputy is a son of dual US champion sire Deputy Minister and is from the same family as the great breed shaping sire Fappiano. Go Deputy is a proven top class sire, whose offspring include the Triple Crown winning Abashiri, as well as such high class graded stakes winners as Changingoftheguard, Current Event, Flying Ice and Pessoa, as well as the top class multiple stakes winner Deputy Ryder and Adobe Pink.
Lot 70 – this regally bred gelding (a three parts brother to Adobe Pink) is a half brother to five winners including recent winner and Gr3 performer Mr Roy. His second dam is the late, great mare Nacarat – dam of Gr1 winners Nania and Red Ray as well as Gr2 winner Brutal Force – who was bought back for a then record price of R4.5 million at the 2013 Ready To Run Sale
Lot 96 – out of a three time winning daughter of Western Winter, this filly is a three parts sister to Gr3 winner Current Event and is also very closely related to Go Deputy’s dual Gr1 winner and Triple Crown winning son Abashiri, and her dam is a three parts sister to former Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm
Lot 118 – out of a four time winning Western Winter half sister to stakes winning 2yo Juan Two Three as well as the very talented filly Counter Ridge, this filly is from the same family as former Equus Champion Filly National Bay
GREAT BRITAIN
An Al Quoz Sprint winning full brother to the top sire Cape Cross (sire of Sea The Stars, Golden Horn, Ouija Board etc), Great Britain is a son of the hugely successful sire of sires Green Desert. From limited opportunities, this regally bred sire has come up with a number of winners including Gr1 2yo Mystical Twilight and last season’s Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes runner up Wrecking Ball.
Lot 19 – this well bred colt is a half brother to 4 winners including Gr1 SA Oaks winner Pine Princess and 12 time winner Stone Pine. He is from an exceptional family with his relatives including champion fillies Dark Mirage and Indian Skimmer and top sprinter and Gr1 sire Bluebird
Lot 56 – this well related filly is a half sister to four winners including the classy filly Harvard Crimson –who was recently was narrowly beaten into second in the Listed Jockey Club Stakes. She is out of a four time winning half sister to Gr2 winner Laurasian Express
GREYS INN
Legal Eagle
A former Durban July winner and Equus Champion himself, Greys Inn is the sire of reigning Horse Of The Year and four time Gr1 winner Legal Eagle. A son of legendary sire Zabeel, Greys Inn (whose half sister is the dam of champion Smart Call) is a proven sire whose other notable performers include Gr1 winners King Of Pain and Royal Bencher and Graded winners Forries Waltz and Chekilli.
Lot 36 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire/broodmare sire Fort Wood, this filly’s dam is a sister in blood to legendary Horse Of The Year Horse Chestnut (Fort Wood) and former Equus Champion Monyela (Fort Wood). This is also the family of recent graded winners Cape Speed and Off The Mark
Lot 117 – out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and SA Oaks winner Idle Fancy (by former champion sire Badger Land), this filly is from the family of 1000 Guineas winner Glad Rags II, classic winner and hot young sire Union Rags and popular young Coolmore sire Declaration Of War
Lot 130 – bred on the same Greys Inn/National Emblem cross as Legal Eagle, this colt’s winning dam is a half sister to a five time winner and from the family of graded winners Casino Queen and Jungle Earl
Lot 144 – a half sister to stakes winning 2yo Kitti Cat, this filly is from one of the truly great families –her relatives include outstanding broodmare Hasili (dam of champion sire Dansili and second dam of successful SA sire Ideal World), Leroidesanimaux (sire of Animal Kingdom) and 2000 Guineas winner Gleneagles, as well as mighty champion Giant’s Causeway
HORSE CHESTNUT
Chestnuts N Pearls
Arguably the greatest racehorse produced in South Africa, this late, great champion was a Triple Crown winner and Horse of The Year. His top runners include such Gr1 winners as Lucifer’s Stone and Chestnuts N Pearls, as well as high class graded winners Joan Ranger, Banbury, Chestnut’s Rocket and Spanish Chestnut. Horse Chestnut is also a top class broodmare sire (he features as damsire of champion and Breeders’ Cup bound Smart Call).
Lot 24 – a half brother to five winners, including the Gr1 filly Uptothemoon, this colt is out of former Ladies Mile winner Size Em Up and he is bred on the hugely successful Sadler’s Wells/Habitat cross
Lot 26 – a half sister to no fewer than nine winners (including a stakes performer by Tamburlaine), this filly is out of a stakes placed daughter of top class broodmare sire Goldkeeper and this filly’s first two dams are both black type performers
Lot 37 – a three parts sister to the talented Gold Prospector (he won three of just four outings), this filly is out of a full sister to Gr2 winner Reflective Image and her second dam is a stakes placed daughter of Goldkeeper. This filly’s dam is inbred to the top class broodmare Crimson Saint through Royal Academy and Goldkeeper
Lot 92 – this well bred colt is a half brother to Listed Irridescence Stakes winner Anglet (who has earned over R700 000 in prize money), and this is the same family as former Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Sounds Of Light
Lot 97 – out of a mare with a 100% strike rate of winners to runners, this colt is out of a daughter of champion sire and red hot broodmare sire Captain Al and a stakes placed daughter of National Assembly and this is the family of Gr1 Cape Flying Championship hero Benzol
Lot 121 – a half sister to 5 winners, this filly (inbred to the great mare Special) is out of a half sister to the Gr1 winners Priceless Asset and State Treasure and is from the same family as Gr1 winning fillies Bilateral, Little Miss Magic and champion Tara’s Touch
Lot 145 – out of a three time winning daughter of top speed sire Var, this filly’s first three dams are by Var, Sportsworld and Dancing Champ and this is the same family as high class sprinter Thunder Cat and ill-fated Gr1 performer La Mancha
IDEAL WORLD
Smart Call
One of the best bred sires in the country, this stakes winning son of Kingmambo and Breeders’ Cup winner Banks Hill (a full sister to outstanding sire Dansili) has made an instant impression in South Africa where his first crops have produced the likes of Equus Champion Smart Call, Derby winner Cape Speed and Gr1 filly Persian Rug. Ideal World has also enjoyed success in the sales ring, with his yearlings fetching up to R600k in 2016:
Lot 44 – bred on a similar cross to Met winner Smart Call, this colt is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood and he is from the same family as Hong Kong superstar Able Friend, Gr1 Golden Slipper hero Overreach and local Gr1 winning 2yo Global News
Lot 60 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is from the same family as ill-fated Cape Nursery hero La Mancha, top local speedster Thunder Cat and Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Badger’s Gift
IMPERIAL STRIDE
A brilliant racehorse, whose wins included the Gr3 September Stakes and Gr2 Scottish Derby, Imperial Stride is a son of outstanding sire Indian Ridge and is a three parts brother to former Irish 2000 Guineas hero Indian Haven. Also related to sire Count Dubois, Imperial Stride’s better winners include the useful stakes winner Lucky Sam, smart sprinter Eddie Sweat, and the useful Will Pays.
Lot 3 – this colt, who is out of a Gr1 daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Northern Guest, is a half brother to nine winners including US Gr1 winner and Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Crimson Palace. His siblings also include the dam of graded winner Changingoftheguard and the dam of useful filly Can Cope and her recent winning half brother Captain Courteous
JAY PEG
Exit Here
One of most successful racehorses ever bred in South Africa, former Equus Champion Jay Peg was a Gr1 winner in three different countries, with his wins including two major international contests – the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free and Gr1 Singapore International Cup. The champ enjoyed a great season in 2015-2016 with his runners including the graded winners Exit Here (who downed July hero The Conglomerate) and Peggy Jay, as well as Gr1 filly She’s A Dragon and R2 million plus earner Victorious Jay.
Lot 61 – out of a half sister to useful feature race winner Big Cat, this colt’s second dam is a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood and former Gr1 Met winning champion Imperious Sue. The latter’s Gr1 winning daughter Imperious Star fetched R3.2 million at the inaugural CTS Mare And Fillies For Stud Select Sale
JUDPOT
Forest Indigo
An A P Indy half brother to outstanding sire Kingmambo and French classic winner East Of The Moon, the superbly bred Judpot is firmly entrenched as one of South Africa’s top sires. His first crop produced an Equus Champion as well as Gr1 winner Forest Indigo, while last season his 3yos included Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner and Equus nominee Juxtapose, and his 2yos the Golden Slipper winning Final Judgement and the exciting Maleficent.
Lot 2 – a half brother to 2 winners, including a stakes placed 2yo, this colt is out of a three time winning half sister to Gr1 sprinter Poly Nation. This is the family of ill-fated champion Mark Anthony and Fillies Guineas winner Rose Bay
Lot 5 – one of the best bred lots on sale, this colt is a half brother to last season’s Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes hero and Equus nominee Gunner. Inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear, he is out of Gr3 Diana Stakes runner up Play Nice –a daughter of champion sire Captain Al
Lot 33 – inbred to the great mare Weekend Surprise (dam of A P Indy and Tiger Ridge), this colt is out of a winning half sister to stakes winning 2yo Pure Power and this is the same family as champion sprinters Flobayou and Ethereal Lady among others
Lot 72 – from the same family as A P Indy’s outstanding Gr1 winning son Aptitude, this colt is out of a Gr3 placed winner of six, and his dam is a full sister to multiple Gr1 winner and East Cape champion Copper Parade. Bred on the famed A P Indy/Mr Prospector cross
Lot 105 – out of a four time winning half sister to 3 winners, this colt is from the same family as English classic winner Lucarno and the latter’s top class brothers Flying Officer and Thought Worthy, and the great mare Bourtai
Lot 122 – a half brother to 2 winners, including the stakes placed King Of Indians, this colt’s dam is a winning half sister to 2 black type performers and this is the family of Equus Champion Yorker, who ran a cracking second in the Gr3 Strensall Stakes when making his British debut recently
Lot 150 – out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire and outstanding broodmare sire Encosta De Lago, this colt (inbred to Seattle Slew like current US star Frosted) is a direct descendant of champion US racemare Waya and this is also the family of Gr1 Prix Vermeille winner Walensee and her outstanding multiple Gr1 winning son Westerner
KAHAL
Bold Ellinore
This son of great sire Machiavellian more than made his mark in South Africa, with Kahal’s 70 odd stakes horses including no fewer than 20 Gr1 performers. His top offspring include Equus Champion Bold Ellinore, as well as such Gr1 winners as Chocolicious, Desert Links, Noble Heir and Love Struck, with the versatile sire (also responsible for last season’s Oaks winner Witchcraft) throwing Gr1 winners from 1000 to 3200 metres.
Lot 62 – inbred to the mighty sire Danzig (as well as to the great mare Natalma), this colt is out of a four time winning half sister to Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge hero National Spirit and his second dam is a winning daughter of Model Man –damsire of the Kahal sired July runner up Smanjemanje
LOPE DE VEGA
Like his outstanding sire Shamardal, Lope De Vega won both the French 2000 Guineas and Derby. The Ballylinch Stud resident has made an outstanding to his stud career (Lope De Vega stood for a fee of €45 000 in 2016), with his early runners including champion Belardo, French Gr1 winner Jemayel, Italian star Hero Look, and group winners Burnt Sugar, Royal Razalma, and unbeaten 2yo South Seas.
Lot 148 – this filly is a half sister to 3 winners, one of whom won six. From the family of Japan Cup winner Horlicks (dam of a Melbourne Cup winner), her dam is a half sister to champion sprinter and top class Australian sire General Nediym
MAMBO IN SEATTLE
Same Jurisdiction
Placed in both the Gr1 Travers Stakes and Gr1 Jockey Club Gold Cup, the blue blooded Mambo In Seattle (his three parts brother Lemon Drop Kid is responsible for 2016 stars Da Big Hoss and Beach Patrol) has made a bright start to his stud career, with his early crops producing dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisdiction (who made a pleasing UK debut recently), and July runners Saratoga Dancer and Mambo Mime as well as Gr3 winner Fortune Fella.
Lot 14 – inbred to the mighty mare Lassie Dear, this colt is a half brother to 2 winners- one of whom won four. From the great Drohsky family, his dam is a winning own sister to a stakes winner and stakes producer and this is the family of Gr1 SA Derby runner up Gothic
Lot 35 – a three parts sister to useful filly Beautiful Shay, this filly is also a half sister to 4 winners, and her dam is a daughter of French Oaks winner Lypharita
Lot 110 – bred on the same Mambo/Captain Al cross as Same Jurisdiction, this colt’s dam is a full sister to the stakes winning sprinter Mainbrace and to the dam of Listed Sophomore Sprint hero Door Of Deception. The family of Gr1 winners Big Brass, Fallon and Stella Maris
Lot 129 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this filly is out of a winning daughter of champion sire Western Winter, and her second dam is a daughter of Sadler’s Wells and Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks winner Key Change. The family of classic winners Kastoria, Kahyasi and Milan
MARCHFIELD
A dual Canadian champion, and classic winner, millionaire Marchfield is a son of dual US champion sire A P Indy, sire of outstanding sires Bernardini, Judpot, Malibu Moon, and Pulpit (sire of Tapit). From the same family as successful sires Boldnesian and Harlan’s Holiday, Marchfield’s small first Canadian crop included the talented Field Of Courage, who was narrowly beaten by subsequent Gr1 Woodward Stakes hero Shaman Ghost when he ran third in the classic Prince Of Wales Stakes as a 3yo.
Lot 41 – this well bred filly is a half sister to 2 winners, including Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Hot Affair. Inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear as well as outstanding sire Roberto, this filly hails from the same family as former Gr1 J&B Met winner La Fabulous
Lot 43 – this colt is a half brother to five winners, including five time stakes winner Principled Man. Out of a winning half sister to 2 talented 2yo stakes performers, this colt is from the family of European star Declaration Of War, hot US sire Union Rags and Gr1 Belmont Stakes winner Colonial Affair –as well as recent Gr2 Doncaster Cup hero Sheikhzayedroad
Lot 114 – out of a stakes placed three parts sister to French Gr2 winner Gunboat Diplomacy, this filly is a half sister to four winners including talented 2yo and former Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery runner up Frosted Honey
Lot 153 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a half sister to Gr3 King’s Cup hero Pirate’s Gold and this is the same family as R3 million plus earner and Gr1 winner Captain America. This colt is from the legendary Queen Of Light family responsible for such classic winners as Royal Palace, Desert Prince, Fairy Footsteps and Light Cavalry among others
NOORDHOEK FLYER
A dual Guineas winner and one of the best horses of his generation, the blue blooded Noordhoek Flyer is a son of outstanding sire Pivotal, whose 100 plus stakes winners including top class sires Siyouni and Kyllachy. From the same family as leading sire Volksraad, Eclipse winner Mukhadram and champion Halling, Noordhoek Flyer is a prolific sire of winners, with his runners including last season’s smart 2yo filly Felicity Flyer.
Lot 138 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Elliodor and high class stakes winner Joyous Dancer (herself a daughter of another great broodmare sire in Dancing Champ)
Lot 142 – a half brother to 4 winners (including a stakes horse), this regally bred colt is from the same family as Equus Champion Enaad, dual Australian Gr1 winner and Coolmore sire Pride Of Dubai and top class sire half brothers Invincible Spirit and Kodiac –whose dam, like Noordhoek Flyer’s dam Serra Negra, is by champion miler Kris
Lot 157 – inbred to the great mare Special, this filly is out of a half sister to stakes winning filly Sunset Tripp and she is from the same family as such outstanding Gr1 winning females as Imperious Sue, Imperious Star and Real Princess
ORATORIO
Military Attack
A triple Gr1 winner and European Champion, Oratorio (who is from the same family as champion sires Alydar and Plum Bold) is a proven top class sire, who has headed the Italian Sires List twice. Oratorio, whose offspring have earned over $50 000 000 in stakes, has over 40 stakes winners to his name including the Gr1 winners Banchee, Beethoven, Manawanui, Mourinho and Hong Kong superstar Military Attack. The sire’s first local crop fetched up to R3.2 million.
Lot 20 – a half brother to a five time winner, this colt is out of a winning daughter of Equus Champion and classic winner Monyela –the latter being a three parts sister to legendary Horse Of The Year and successful sire Horse Chestnut
Lot 52 – this well bred colt is a half brother to 4 winners, including globetrotting Gr3 winner Nocturnal Affair –who won races in South Africa, Dubai, Britain and Ireland. Out of a useful stakes placed sister to a stakes winning 2yo, his damsire Centenary is by Alydar -sire of Oratorio’s second dam –and, like Oratorio himself, a descendant of the great mare Real Delight
Lot 57 – this filly, a half sister to 5 winners, is out of a three time winning own sister to the dam of Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Pointing North. Like the filly on sale, Pointing North was by a Danzig line sire. This is also the family of record breaking Gr1 Queen’s Plate winner Wainui
Lot 65 – out of a half sister to Gr2 2yo Rebel To The Fore (also a Danzig line filly), this colt’s dam is a daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al and this is the family of top class stakes winner Joyous Dancer among others
Lot 103 – out of a six time winning mare, this colt’s Fort Wood sired second dam is a half sister to Gr2 Merchants winner Super Home and this is the same family as champion sprinter and top class sire Song
Lot 107 – bred to be speedy, this colt (a half brother to 3 multiple winners) is out of a stakes placed half sister to world class and multiple Equus Award winning sprinter J J The Jet Plane, and to 2 other stakes performers. Inbred to Ribot and Flower Bowl through brilliant siblings His Majesty and Graustark
Lot 108 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire and top class broodmare sire Captain Al (damsire of Gr1 winners Gunner, Potent Power and Same Jurisdiction). His third dam, by champion sire/broodmare sire Royal Prerogative is Gr1 winning 2yo Royal Glitter
Lot 143 – out of a Model Man half sister to feature race winner Buscador, this filly is from the great Party Time family, responsible for such top class fillies as champion In The Fast Lane, recent Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun, Gr1 winning 2yo Chestnuts N Pearls, and US graded winner Consumer Credit
Lot 156 – a half brother to a winner, this colt (inbred to Danzig) has a second dam who is a half sister to Gr1 winners Al Nitak and The Sheik, and this is the same family as local Horse Of The Year Politician and English classic hero Ragusa among others
PARADE LEADER
Pierre Jourdan
This former Gr2 New Orleans Handicap winner shares his sire Kingmambo with such top stallions as King Kamehameha, Lemon Drop Kid and local sire Ideal World. A proven sire, Parade Leader’s top offspring include champion Laverna, as well as Gr1 winners Rudra and Pierre Jourdan, and he is also damsire of Fillies Guineas winner Alexis.
Lot 89 – a full brother to former Equus Champion and Gr1 winner Laverna, this gelding is also a half brother to Gr3 winner Nevvay and nine time winner Spellcaster. Out of Equus Champion and Gr1 winner Enchantress, this gelding is from the family of champions Harry’s Charm and National Currency
Lot 90 – a half brother to 5 winners including Derby placed Stebbins, this colt is out of a winning half brother to Horse Of The Year Yard-Arm and Gr3 winner Donya (dam of last season’s Triple Crown winner Abashiri) and second dam, Fashing, is a former Broodmare Of The Year. Broodmare sire Rakeen hails from the same family as Parade Leader!
PATHFORK
Red Chesnut Road
An unbeaten Gr1 winning champion at two (he won the Gr1 National Stakes as did such outstanding sires as Roberto, El Prado and Dubawi), Pathfork (a son of champion sire Distorted Humor) made a cracking start with his first 2yos last season including the unbeaten Gr3 Godolphin Barb winner Red Chesnut Road and the stakes placed Turbo. From the same family as champion sires Northern Guest, Try My Best and Redoute’s Choice.
Lot 27 – a half brother to the useful Bold Var, this colt is out of a Western Winter own sister to a Gr3 2yo and this is the family of Gr1 Cape Flying Championship hero O Caesour as well as champions Enchantress, National Currency and Laverna
Lot 78 – out of a half sister to Gr3 winner Master Of Note, this filly is from the immediate family of current high class performer Smart Mart, as well as Gr1 Cape Derby hero Grande Jete and star filly Joshua’s Princess
Lot 84 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly (inbred to the great sire Danzig) is out of Gr3 winner Dream Come True – whose Gr3 placed dam is a full sister to champion sprinter and Gr1 sire Goldmark
Lot 147 – out of a five time winning daughter of champion sire Silvano, this colt’s stakes placed dam is a full sister to Gr3 winners Azuaga and Golden Corn. Interestingly Cordoba, sire of this colt’s second dam, is by champion and top class sire El Gran Senor –who hails from the same family as Pathfork himself
Lot 155 – inbred to legendary sire Sadler’s Wells, this well bred filly is out of a Dynasty half sister to Gr1 Investec Cape Derby winner and Gr1 Met runner up Bravura, and her second dam is a half sister to Horse Of The Year Winter Solstice
PHILANTHROPIST
A Gr3 winning son of the great sire Kris S and from the same family as leading sires Sovereign Dancer, What A Pleasure and National Assembly, Philanthropist is a former leading sire in North America, whose first crop included champions Pender Harbour and Phil’s Dream. The chestnut has made an equally pleasing start in South Africa, with his first crop including Gr1 filly Sail, stakes placed Kenny Trix and debut winners Good To Give, Rockefeller and Tipping Point.
Lot 46 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire Trippi (already broodmare sire of Breeders Cup winner Liam’s Map), this filly’s dam is a half sister to a seven time winner and second dam is a full sister to a Gr3 performer
Lot 75 – out of a winning daughter of Count Dubois (damsire of Gr1 filly Melliflora), this well bred filly’s second dam is a Giant’s Causeway half sister to two European guineas winners and this is the same family as Epsom Derby hero Dante and St Leger winner Sayajirao
Lot 83 – a half brother to 4 winners, this colt is out of a winning half sister to a stakes performer –and to the dam of 3 stakes horses, including Gr2 Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger. This is also the family of Gr1 Champions Cup hero African Appeal
Lot 95 – this impeccably bred colt, whose dam was a champion, is a half brother to seven winners (four stakes winners) including Equus Champions and Gr1 winners Let’s Rock ‘N Roll and In The Fast Lane, as well as to the subsequently exported Gr2 Peninsula Handicap hero Light The Lights
Lot 101 – a half sister to 3 winners, this blue blooded filly is out of a daughter of champion sire Giant’s Causeway and Gr1 Golden Slipper winning champion Burst –herself a daughter of former Golden Slipper winner Marauding
QUERARI
Cosmic Light
A former champion and Gr1 winner, Querari is a son of champion sprinter and top class sire Oasis Dream (also sire of hot young sires Power and Showcasing). He has made a tremendous start to his stud career with the Maine Chance Farms’ resident’s first book including the graded winners Cosmic Light and Kangaroo Jack (along with five other stakes horses) and his second the Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Querari Falcon.
Lot 40 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt (bred like Gr2 winner Cosmic Light) is out of a winning Silvano half sister to 2 black type performers, and this is the outstanding family responsible for Arc hero Suave Dancer, top sires and broodmare sires Habitat and Northfields, and current high class Australian performer Hartnell –who recently won the Gr2 Chelmsford Stakes by 7.75 lengths!
Lot 127 – another bred like Cosmic Light, this colt is a half brother to a multiple winner and is out of a half sister to talented Gr2 filly Real Red. The family of local Gr1 winners Shoe Express, Al Nitak and The Sheik, as well as South African legend Politician and English classic winner Ragusa
Lot 149 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning half sister to Gr3 winning 2yo Miss Ethics, and his second dam is a stakes winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Del Sarto
REBEL KING
Prince Of Thieves
A former Gr1 winner and champion sprinter, Rebel King has made a name for himself as a sire of high class 2yos and speed horses, with his top performers including Gr3 winner Prince Of Thieves, East Cape champ La Rebel and graded 2yos Dark Force and Rebel To The Fore. Also the sire of Gr3 Winter Classic hero Royal Dreamer.
Lot 125 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a three time winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Sportworld. He is from an outstanding family with his relatives including top sprinter Shoe Express (like the colt on sale, by a Danzig line sire), legendary champion Politician and St Leger hero Ragusa
ROCK OF ROCHELLE
Like proven sires Seventh Rock and Mount Nelson, Rock Of Rochelle is a son of Horse Of The Year and hugely successful sire Rock Of Gibraltar. This Gr3 winning speedball also hails from a top notch family with his relatives including the outstanding sires Dynaformer and Brian’s Time, as well as recently deceased Gr1 Suburban Handicap hero Offlee Wild – sire of Breeders’ Cup winners Bayern and She Be Wild.
Lot 81 – this filly is a half sister to 2 winners, including hugely promising 3yo Gimme Six. Out of a winning half sister to Royal Ascot hero Irony and stakes winner Carioca, she is from the same family as 2000 Guineas hero Mystiko as well as the outstanding local broodmare Mystic Spring –dam of champions Bela-Bela and Rabiya
SAIL FROM SEATTLE
Elusive Gold
This stakes winning three parts brother to major US sire Smart Strike showed huge potential with his early crops. His first crop was responsible for Gr1 winners Elusive Gold and Gulf Storm, as well as millionaire Tommy Gun, while Sail From Seattle’s current crop of 3yos include Gr1 filly Seattle Singer, Pacific Spirit –runner up in the Listed The Sun International Summer Juvenile Stakes, and the useful Wavebreaker.
Lot 88 – inbred to the great sire Mr Prospector, this filly is out of Gr3 Yellowwood Handicap winner Enchanted Kingdom, a daughter of top sire Kahal, and this is the same family as Gr1 Garden Province winner Soft Landing
Lot 102 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a four time winning half sister to Gr1 SA Classic hero Slumdogmillionaire and to Gr2 winner Cycad and her second dam is a Last Tycoon half sister to Australian Gr1 winner and sire Runyon
Lot 124 – out of a mare bred on the same cross as champion Nhlavini, this colt’s second dam is a Gr3 placed half sister to champion Evening Mist and his third dam is Gr1 SA Oaks winner Sea Mist –a direct descendant of legendary broodmare Drohsky
SEVENTH ROCK
Seventh Plain
A Gr1 winning son of Horse Of The Year Rock Of Gibraltar and champion Ruby Clipper (by Australian champion Rubiton), Seventh Rock got off to a flying start at stud, with his first crops producing Gr1 winner Guiness as well as Equus Champion Seventh Plain, as well as the Algoa Cup hero Stonehenge. His current 3yos include the useful Red Rock and Rocky Valley.
Lot 8 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a useful 2yo stakes performer and his second dam is a full sister to Cape feature race winner Model Future
Lot 77 – bred on the same cross as Equus Champion Seventh Plain (and inbred to Danzig), this colt is out of a winning half sister to 3 stakes horses –notably globetrotting champion and successful sire Jay Peg –a Gr1 winner in three different countries
Lot 98 – bred on a similar cross as Gr1 winner Guiness (his damsire is Strike Smartly –a full brother to Smart Strike), this colt is out of a winning half sister to US Gr3 winner Knockadoon and this is the family of recent US Gr3 winner Midnight Cello
Lot 112 – inbred to Danzig (like champion Seventh Plain), this colt is out of a useful 2yo filly by champion sire Exceed And Excel (damsire of current Aus star Astern), and this is the family of champions Busted and Spook Express, former top SA sire Elliodor and Australian Gr1 winner Northern Drake
Lot 151 – this colt is out of a half brother to Gr3 Prix Du Cap winner Halfway To Heaven and his second dam is an eight time winning daughter of successful sire and broodmare sire Rambo Dancer
SILVANO
Heavy Metal
One of the best stallions currently at stud in South Africa, former champion sire Silvano has 17 individual Gr1 winners to his credit including recent Equus champion Marinaresco and three July winning sons – Bold Silvano, Heavy Metal and Power King. Sire of top colts and fillies alike, Silvano’s runners (which also include a German Derby winner) include more than 120 stakes horses and his progeny continue to be in great demand in the sales ring.
Lot 4 – out of a winning Fort Wood mare (and bred on the same cross as Marinaresco), this filly’s second dam is a Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery runner up by National Assembly –also damsire of Silvano’s Gr1 winners Happy Valentine and Vercingetorix
Lot 48 – one of the best bred fillies on offer, this filly is a half sister to seven winners including Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner and sire Potala Palace and to the dam of Dubai Gr3 winner Excellent Result. A direct descendant of the great mare Simon’s Shoes, this filly is from the same family as the great sires Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev and Fairy King
Lot 68 – a half sister to 3 winners (including the useful stakes placed Grasp Your Destiny), this filly is out of a winning half sister to feature race winner Sudden Storm and hails from the same family as graded winners Katy’s Lane and Poetic
Lot 113 – bred on the same Silvano/Jet Master cross as Derby winner Silvano’s Jet, this filly is out of a half sister to Gr1 winning siblings Al Nitak and The Sheik and her second dam is none other than former Broodmare Of The Year Jessamine
Lot 120 – a full brother to last season’s Listed Oaks Trial heroine Inaninstant, and three parts brother to current high class filly Arissa, this colt is also a half/full brother to seven other winners including the very talented, but ill-fated, filly Charnwood and this is the same family as brilliant filly Crimson Palace –a Gr1 winner in both South Africa and North America
Lot 134 – this regally bred colt is a half brother to Gr1 Golden Horse Sprint winner Normanz, promising 3yo Le Harve and useful performer Tripandie while his dam is a half sister to an Argentinian Gr2 winner
Lot 139 – bred on the same Silvano/Spectrum cross as R2 000 000 plus earner Tellina, this colt is out of a six time winning half sister to 3 Gr1 winners –including former Equus Champion Succesful Bidder and his second dam is former Broodmare Of The Year Loyal Linda
TRIPPI
Inara
Last season’s Champion Sire, Trippi is an outstanding sire whose offspring have amassed more than $50 000 000 in prize money. Sire of such stars as five time Gr1 winner Inara, Equus Champion Hammie’s Hooker, Million Dollar hero Illuminator, and US Gr1 winner R Heat Lightning, Trippi is also damsire of Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile hero Liam’s Map as well as the very promising US filly Miss Sunset – who is unbeaten in two starts.
Lot 140 – this regally bred filly (whose own sister ran second on just her second racecourse outing) is out of former Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic, herself a daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master, and this is the outstanding Miss Lindeman family responsible for star fillies Bilateral, State Treasure and champion Tara’s Touch
TWICE OVER
An outstanding racehorse, Twice Over emulated the great sire Fairway when he won back to back runnings of the Gr1 Champion Stakes (a race also won by such outstanding stallions as Nasrullah, Pharos, and current red hot sensation Frankel). Twice Over’s other Gr1 successes came in the Gr1 Juddmonte International (also previously won by Frankel) and the Coral Eclipse Stakes (a race won previously by Sadler’s Wells and Giant’s Causeway).
Lot 10 – inbred to the great sire Roberto (as is US Gr1 winner Brody’s Cause) this filly is out of a Captain Al half sister to 2 black type performers, including Gr1 horse Lubricator and this is the family of Oaks heroine Carolera
Lot 23 – the well named Banstead Manor is a half brother to 2 winners, and is out of a four time winning Silvano half sister to champion Consensual, and this is the family of current high class performers Myfunnyvalentine and Attenborough. Like sire greats Scat Daddy and Tapit, he is inbred to the great Nijinsky II
Lot 25 – another inbred to Epsom Derby hero Roberto, this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al whose half brother is former talented Gr1 performer Otter Trail
Lot 42 – a half brother to 3 winners, including one who won five, this colt is out of a three time winning half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Exhilaration and this is the family of former July winner Power King and the Gr1 winning siblings Malteme and Wendywood
Lot 126 – a half sister to 4 winners including the feature race winner Ocean’s Swift, this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of highly successful broodmare sire Qui Danzig and this is the family of champions Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song –among many others
Lot 152 – inbred to the great sire and French classic winner Blushing Groom, this colt is out of a winning half sister to Gr3 Cape Classic hero Chave Do Oura and his second dam is the Gr1 winning sprinter Wonderful World
Lot 159 – out of a stakes winning daughter of 2000 Guineas winner Refuse To Bend, this colt is closely inbred to French Derby hero and top sire/broodmare sire Caerleon and hails from the family of Gr1 winner Talinum and Melbourne Cup hero Jeune among others
VAR
Variety Club
A former sprint star, Var is one of South Africa’s elite sires, who year in and year out is represented by high class stock. The sire of champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa, Var has 18 individual Gr1 horses to his credit. His exceptionally strong crop of 3yos this year includes the undefeated Gr2 The Debutante winner A Womens Way, Gr1 SA Nursery runner up Rivarine and R4 000 000 buy Moonrise Sensation –who accounted for champion Always In Charge when breaking his maiden.
Lot 12 – a half brother to 4 winners, including a stakes winner and Gr2P Dubai based The Journeyman, this colt is out of Gr3 The Debutante winner Rambo’s Love and is from the family of Gr1 winning sprinter King’s Apostle, star fillies Atlantic Jewel and Embassy, as well as the recent Gr3 winning Duke Of Marmalade daughter Duchess Andorra
Lot 17 – this colt is out of a stakes placed six time winning half sister to top sprinter National Flame and his three time winning second dam is a half sister to former Gr1 J&B Met winner Alastor –who, like the colt’s dam, was by former champion sire Al Mufti
Lot 22 – a half brother to a winner, this colt (inbred to the great mare Crimson Saint) is out of Gr3 winner Sharp Mistress –whose own stakes winning dam is a half sister to former Equus Champion and dual Gr1 winner Lady Windermere
Lot 76 – out of a three time winning full sister to Gr2 winner Weston Paint and half sister to classy stakes winning fillies Deputy Ryder and Winona, this colt’s second dam is also granddam of Gr2 Fillies Guineas winner Alexis
Lot 82 – this well bred colt is a half brother to 8 winners including ill-fated Gr1 SA Classic hero Divine Jury, top sprinter and young sire Divine Jet and 3 other stakes horses, as well as the dam of talented Gr3 winner Redcarpet Captain. Also the family of Gr1 J&B Met hero Martial Eagle
Lot 99 – a half sister to 3 winners, including stakes winning filly Milady ,this filly (whose second dam was fifth in the Epsom Oaks) is inbred to champion 2yo and top sire Storm Bird –as are the major winners Summer Bird, Birdatthewire, Oaks winner Faint Perfume and Kentucky Oaks winner Lovely Maria
Lot 116 –another impeccably bred lot, this colt is a half brother to 3 winners, notably Gr1 Champions Cup hero (and conqueror of the legendary Pocket Power) Ivory Trail. This is the great Best In Show responsible for the likes of Irish classic winners Covert Love and Grey Swallow, as well as outstanding sires El Gran Senor, Redoute’s Choice and Northern Guest
Lot 119 – a half sister to the useful Work Ethic (and bred like the Gr1 winner Contador), this filly is out of a winning daughter of Fort Wood and Oaks heroine Idle Fancy and hails from the family of US classic winner and hot young sire Union Rags, fellow Belmont Stakes winner Colonial Affair and 1000 Guineas winner Glad Rags II
Lot 136 – out of a winning half sister to 3 stakes horses, this filly is from the same family as champion and Epsom Derby winner Reference Point among others
VISIONAIRE
Winner of the Gr1 King’s Bishop Stakes and half brother to outstanding US Gr1 winner Tara’s Tango, the Gone West line sire Visionaire has made a superb start to his stud career in South Africa and was the country’s leading first crop sire in 2014-2015. His first crop included Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun and Gr3 winning 2yo Royal Pleasure, while Visionaire’s current crop of 3yos include Gr1 performers Africa Rising and Visuality as well as a host of undefeated debut winners.
Lot 13 – a half brother to seven winners, including Gr1 performer Patriotic Rebel, this colt’s dam is by top class broodmare sire Qui Danzig out of former Gr1 winning 2yo Rebellious. The family of top sprinter Even Beat
WARM WHITE NIGHT
Harlem Shake
Another from the potent Gone West male line, Warm White Night was an outstanding racehorse and dual Gr1 winner (at two and four). The son of triple champion sire Western Winter and outstanding broodmare Thousand Nights has made a promising start to his stud career with his first, small crop including the graded winners Hard Day’s Night and Harlem Shake and his next the promising 3yo Buffalo Soldier.
Lot 29 – a half brother to 2 winners (and to the dam of Gr3 2yo Jungle Skyline), this colt is from the great Sister Sublime family responsible for champions Prairie Oyster, Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song among others
Lot 67 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a dual winning daughter of seven time champion sire Jet Master and is another from the famed Sister Sublime family
WESTERN WINTER
What A Winter
This sale offers buyers one of the last opportunities to buy a 2yo by the great, triple champion sire Western Winter. This great sire, who has a high class crop of 3yos representing him this season, has 20 Gr1 winners to his credit (including recent scorer Red Ray), highlighted by champions Bad Girl Runs, Ice Cube, Lady Windermere, Yard-Arm, Winter Solstice, and What A Winter. Other notables sired by the late great sire include Covenant, Fair Maiden, Solo Traveller, Reveille Boy and On Her Toes.
Lot 11 – this blue blooded colt is out of a full sister to stakes placed winner of nine and half sister to Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero Bravura and this is the immediate family of Western Winter sired Horse Of The Year Winter Solstice
WHAT A WINTER
A triple Equus Award winner, and four time Gr1 winner, What A Winter was a superb athlete, whose 15 career victories netted his connections more than R3 000 000 in stakes. A son of the great Western Winter, What A Winter is a half brother to ill-fated champ What A Question, and, like top sires Cape Cross and New Approach, is out of a mare by the massively influential sire Ahonoora.
Lot 21 – a half brother to a useful winner, this colt is out of a half sister to nine time winner and Gr3 performer S’il Vous Plait. Bred on the same cross as high class galloper Kingvoldt, the colt is from the great Queen Of Light family with his immediate relatives including recent high class European gallopers Kodi Bear and Esoterique
Lot 53 – out of a stakes placed winning National Assembly half sister to stakes winning speedball Prince Elliodor, this filly is from the same family as US Gr1 winner Plenty Of Light
Lot 58 – this blue blooded colt, whose dam is Badger Land’s Gr3 winning daughter Bardot, is a half brother to Gr1 Woolavington 2000 winner Viva Maria and a three parts brother to record setting Blizzard Belle and Gr2 Camellia Stakes heroine Bichette
Lot 63 – out of a Fort Wood half sister to Gr3 winner Olympic Gold, this colt (bred on similar terms to Equus Champion Capetown Noir), is from the same family as graded winning siblings Disco Queen and Jungle Earl
Lot 93 – out of a dual winner, this colt’s second dam won four and this is the family of stakes winning 2yo Youth Club and 12 time stakes winner Von Spee
Lot 109 – out of a three time winning daughter of leading sire Dynasty, this colt hails from the same family as former champion filly Breyani and traces back to the top class Royal Affair mare Indian Spice
Lot 132 – out of a National Emblem (damsire of champions Legal Eagle and Seventh Plain) half sister to globetrotting star Nocturnal Affair (a winner in four different countries), this filly’s second dam is a full sister to stakes winner and half sister to 3 other black type winners
Lot 137 – a half sister to 5 winners, including useful filly Harakiri, this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of three and this is the family of champions Katies and Admire Moon
Lot 158 – a half sister to 2 winners, including a 2yo stakes horse, this filly is out of a daughter of triple US champion sire Giant’s Causeway (damsire of local champ Soft Falling Rain and recent Eclipse Stakes winner Hawkbill) from the family of French Gr1 winning 2yo Mary Linoa
WINDRUSH
Mother Russia
A proven sire, whose best offspring include Equus Champion Mother Russia, Emerald Cup hero In A Rush, Gr1 producer Sunsational and flying filly Diana’s Choice, Windrush has a top class crop of 3yos this year including Gr3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery heroine Nordic Breeze, KZN Yearling Sale Million winner Lunar Rush and recent smart debut winner Pete’s Girl.
Lot 38 – a half brother to 2 winners (one of whom won five), this colt is out of a winning Model Man half sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Young Harvest
Lot 64 – out of useful Gr34th placed daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al, this filly’s second dam produced nine winners- one of whom won ten
