Bloodstock South Africa have announced a 25% increase in their Maiden Juvenile Race Incentive on the eve of Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale at Mistico Equestrian Centre outside of Paarl.
In addition to recognizing their qualifying Graded Stakes Winners, all qualifying Bloodstock South Africa Sales graduates who win a Maiden Juvenile Race during their Two Year Old career will receive the added stakes bonus which has been increased to R50 000.
The bonus, for all qualifying Maiden Juvenile Plate winners, will be paid to eligible candidates in all of South Africa’s racing jurisdictions, be it Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Kimberley or Port Elizabeth.
This is a further incentive for prospective buyers, with the added carrot of the pinhook investment platform offered by the new Emperors Palace Breeze-Up Sale in Johannesburg on 4 November.
Read more here about that sale here
Tick the box, win a maiden juvenile plate and the R50 000 bonus is yours!
Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale is not only one of the most successful thoroughbred auctions held in the country, but also represents excellent value for money opportunities for shrewd buyers.
A long list of outstanding racehorses, bought for bargain prices, have been purchased off the Cape Yearling Sale in years gone by, with some examples including:
Sparkling Gem – bought for R85 000 at the 2007 Sale, the big daughter of Joshua Dancer went on to win the 2008 G1 Cape Fillies Guineas and banked more than R1.4 million during her career
Geepee S – also bought for R85 000 at the 2007 Cape Sale, the daughter of Goldkeeper proved a shrewd buy, dead-heating for first place in the G1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship
Ancestral Fore – a R27 500 buy from the 2008 Cape Sale, Ancestral Fore went on to win the G1 Gold Cup and earned over R1 million during his career
Royal Bencher – the son of Greys Inn was bought for a mere R50 000 at the 2010 Cape Sale but went on to earn over R1 000 000 and dead heated in the 2012 G1 SA Derby
Pagoda – well performed son of Mogok
Pagoda – a R100 000 buy from the 2014 sale has earned more than eight times his purchase price, with the son of Mogok having won the Listed SA Derby Trial and ran second in the G1 SA Derby
Spring Man –who cost R50 000 from the 2015 Cape Sale rates among the more promising 3yos this season and he has already banked more than three times his purchase price
No doubt, plenty more great buys will be found at Sunday’s sale!
Note that it starts at 13h00.
