Quality and a time honoured history of delivering some smashing big-hitters makes today’s 2018 Ready To Run Sale a treasure chest of opportunity for the astute investor.
And we are not suggesting that luck plays no part. Just consider some of the bargain buys – over the years!
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In a tough economy, the ‘time is money’ axiom has never been more real and in the face for the racehorse owner.
So whether you are searching for a quick return on investment, a classic contender, or even a potentially high-class paddock prospect, you’re on the right page.
Recent graduates of the sale include former Horse Of The Year Igugu, as well as graded stakes winning stars Pierre Jourdan, Redcarpet Captain, Chestnuts And Pearls, Rich Girl, Tamaanee, and Dylan’s Promise.
Pierre Jourdan – champion graduate
The 2018 renewal’s catalogue pages host 111 well-bred 2yo’s that will go through the ring as the class of 2018 for what is traditionally one of South Africa’s most popular auctions.
Top sires represented at this year’s auction include the exciting Drakenstein stallion Duke Of Marmalade. His son, lot 91, is a handsome chestnut half-brother to dual classic winner Takingthepeace, who was the talking horse of last season.
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Cleverly named, The Sandwich Man looks tailor made to be the Duke’s next champion, as he ticks all of the boxes in terms of blood and pure athletic physique.
Other exciting sires on the pages include Captain Al, Dynasty, Elusive Fort, Gimmethegreenlight, Pomodoro, Querari, Silvano, Trippi, Var, Visionaire and What A Winter.
Evergreen Var – topping the tables
Young stallions represented by their first local crops this year include triple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Capetown Noir, the Captain Al sired Equus Champion Captain Of All, Jet Master’s well-bred Gr2 son Divine Jet, multiple Gr1 winner Linngari, globetrotting Equus Champions Soft Falling Rain and Vercingetorix, and Redoute’s Choice multiple Gr1 winner Wylie Hall.
Eligible graduates of the sale could line up for a slice of the cash action in the 2019 renewal of the historic world’s first Ready To Run sales race.
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The sale will be held at the TBA complex in Germiston on Sunday 4 November – on the same day as the Johannesburg Mixed Sale.
BRAVE TIN SOLDIER
Gr3 winning son of breed shaping sire Storm Cat whose best include the Gr1 winners Rabada (now at stud) and Brave Mary
- Lot 39 – this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners and he is out of a winning own sister to Gr3 winning 2yo Hell’s Angel, from the family of champion sprinter Mythical Flight
- Lot 40 – out of a daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Anabaa, this filly is from the same family as numerous top overseas gallopers including multiple Gr1 winner General Quarters, US Hall Of Fame member and champion Manila and Targowice – sire of the great mare All Along
- Lot 57 – this colt, a ½ to a winner, is out of a winning ½ to stakes winner Onehundredacrewood
- Lot 89 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Brave Mary, this filly is a half-sister to 2 winners notably the useful Breakfast Club, third dam is Gr1 November Hcp winner Northern Princess
CAPETOWN NOIR
An Equus Champion and triple Gr1 winner, he is a son of triple champion sire Western Winter (sire of prominent Cape sire What A Winter) and the Fort Wood sired Broodmare Of The Year Akinfeet, his half-sister In The Dance impressed when making a winning debut over 1160m
- Lot 2 – this filly is a half-sister to 4 winners notably Gr2 Merchants winner The Thinker, whose sire, like Capetown Noir, is from the Gone West male line, this is the great Sun Lass family
- Lot 6 – this colt is a half-brother to 8 winners including Onehundredacrewood, a feature race winner of five, dam, by top broodmare sire Jallad, is a winning sister to Thekwini Stakes third La Boutique
- Lot 7 – this colt is a ½ to 3 winners notably Gone West line Gr3 winner Royal Pleasure, and this is the family of Gr1 winners Solo Traveller and Redberry Lane (both sired by Capetown Noir’s own sire)
- Lot 12 – this filly is a ½ to 10 winners whom won more than 30 races including short – lived Gr3 Cape Classic second Lostintranslation, her dam is a winning own sister to a Met winner
- Lot 14 – a half-brother to 3 winners, notably Gr2 Fillies Championship runner up Highly Decorated, this colt is out of a Gr2 winning half-sister to high – class local and international galloper Imbongi, from the family of Real Princess, Imperious Sue, Victory Moon and William Longsword
- Lot 16 – this colt is a half to 7 winners notably Gr2 Gold Bowl hero Winning Leap, this is the family of breed shaping sire Kalamoun and this colt is a direct descendant of Mumtaz Mahal
- Lot 27 – this colt is out of a half-sister to 12 time stakes winner and millionaire Mannequin
- Lot 48 – closely inbred to champion sire Fort Wood, this colt’s dam is a daughter of Fort Wood and six time stakes winner Warrior Wind from the family of Surcharge and top sires Diesis and Kris
- Lot 55 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly is out of a 3 time winning own sister to Gr1 winner Pick Six
- Lot 60 – this colt, a ½ to a multiple winner, is from the same family as Gr1 winner Love Is In The Air and this season’s promising filly Captain’s Princess
- Lot 61 – out of a daughter of multiple champion sire Jet Master, this filly is from the family of Gr1 winner Sloop
- Lot 72 – this colt is a ½ to 3 winners including short – lived Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner Big Bear, the family of Gr2 winner Winning Leap
- Lot 73 – out of a stakes placed mare by the world’s premier sire Galileo, this colt (inbred to the great Sadler’s Wells) is a half-brother to Gr1 SA Derby winner Hero’s Honour and hugely promising Railtrip – second to champion Return Flight in the 2018 Gr1 Thekwini Stakes, family of Oasis Dream, New Bay, Beat Hollow and new sire sensation Kingman
- Lot 75 – a ½ to 3 winners including stakes placed Duke Nukem, this filly is out of a winning ½ to 2 stakes winners and to the winning dam of Fillies Guineas winner Maybe Yes
- Lot 83 – a ½ to a winner, this colt is out of an own sister to Gr2 winner and R3 million plus earner No Worries and second dam was an 11 time stakes winner
- Lot 95 – this colt, a ½ to 3 winners, is out of a smart five time winner and is bred on very similar lines to Horse Of The Year Yard – Arm (like Capetown Noir, sired by Western Winter), also the family of retired Triple Crown winner Abashiri
CAPTAIN AL
Deceased champion sire whose numerous high class offspring include Equus Champions All Is Secret, Captain Of All, Carry On Alice, Always In Charge, Cloth Of Cloud and the remarkable British based gelding Captain Lars
- Lot 101 – this colt, bred on the same cross as Gr1 winners Captain America and William Longsword, is out of a four time winning Fort Wood mare and is closely related to Cape Nursery winner Captain Chaos, the family of Gr1 winners Nania, Red Ray, Rudra and Set Afire
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Triple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion son of Champion Sire Captain Al, he was a Gr1 winner at both two and three
- Lot 5 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning ½ to Gr3 winner Hard Rock and to the Captain Al sired dam of exported Gr1 Gold Medallion winner Potent Power
- Lot 31 – this filly, a ½ to 2 multiple winners, is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Southern Halo and former SA champion Faralmond
DIVINE JET
Merchants placed half-brother to Gr1 SA Classic winner Divine Jury and 2yo stakes winner Velvet Hue, he shares his champion sire Jet Master with prominent young stallions Master Of My Fate and Pomodoro
- Lot 9 – this filly’s Silvano sired dam is out of a half-sister to two graded stakes winners by Jet Master (sire of Divine Jet), notably world class sprinter and champion J J The Jet Plane
- Lot 51 – this filly is out of a winning ½ to Gr2 sprinter Captain Harry
- Lot 80 – this filly, whose dam is a 4 time winning ½ to stakes placed filly Winter Watch, is from the same family as Horse Of The Year Celtic Grove and exported July winning champion Marinaresco
- Lot 111 – this colt is out of a 3 time winning ½ sister to Gr3 winner Elegant Blush and is from the family of Gr1 winning millionaire Glamour Boy and Merchants winning millionaire Gaultier
DUKE OF MARMALADE
Cartier Champion, and sire of more than 60 stakes horses the world over, the son of Danehill’s first local crop includes Cape champion Temple Grafin and the very smart Santa Clara
- Lot 45 – out of a winning daughter of champion sire Jallad, this colt’s second dam is a winning half-sister to high class local racemare Hurricane Queen and Hong Kong Gr2 winner Able Prince
- Lot 91 – this colt, whose dam is a Gr1 placed daughter of successful broodmare sire Rambo Dancer, is a half-brother to 2 winners notably star filly and Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Takingthepeace, the family of exported Gr1 winner Brave Mary and Champions Cup hero African Appeal
DYNASTY
July winning Horse of The Year and four times Equus Outstanding Stallion, he is one of SA’s elite sires with his stars including Equus champions Futura, Irish Flame, Legislate, Beach Beauty, Bela – Bela, It’s My Turn, Lady In Black, and Just Sensual to name but a few
- Lot 21 – a ½ to a winner, this filly is out of a Peintre Celebre half-sister to two French Gr3 winners and to the dam of Gr1 winning sires Ectot and Most Improved, her second dam is a stakes winning daughter of legendary sire Danehill and this filly traces back directly to the tap root mare Gondolette
EIGHTFOLD PATH
Gr3 winner (at two) son of champions Giant’s Causeway and Divine Proportions (whose ¾ brother is the sire of 2018 multiple Gr1 winner Recoletos), his best includes the very smart The Rising Legend and the stakes performer Born A Bully
- Lot 1 – this colt is out of a 3 time winning daughter of 7 times champion sire Jet Master (also damsire of The Rising Legend), family of Oaks winner Carolera
- Lot 56 – this colt is out of a winning ½ sister to Gr1 performer Rippling Ring
- Lot 58 – out of a mare who won five, this colt is a ½ to two winners notably Listed Ruffian Stakes winner Daring Diva from the family of champion and high class sire Busted
ELUSIVE FORT
Equus Champion and prolific sire of high class performers such as Siren’s Call, Lauderdale, Safe Harbour, Fort Ember, Elusive Heart, Freedom Charter and Secret Potion
- Lot 23 – out of a 3 time winning daughter of champion sire Jallad, this colt is from the family of high class Hong Kong performer and Golden Horseshoe winner Port Of London (Sambuca) – who was also out of a daughter of Jallad
- Lot 78 – this colt’s second dam is a full – sister to Met winner Zebra Crossing and ½ sister to Gr1 winners Circle Of Life (dam of Gr1 winner Deo Juvente) and African Lion
- Lot 90 – this colt is out of a winning ½ to the stakes performer Shingle Beach and he is from the same family as Breeders’ Cup winning champion Zagora and Arc winner Solemia among many others
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
Former Champion First Crop Sire is building an increasingly successful resume with his top runners including the likes of Surcharge, Gunner, Barahin, Green Top, Green Plains, Green Pepper, Gimme Six, Hack Green and Beataboutthebush
- Lot 33 – this colt is out of Dubawi’s Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap winning daughter Amber Orchid and he is directly descended from one of best mares in the stud book – Peltin
- Lot 79 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning ½ to 3 stakes horses, notably Charity Mile hero Seattle Ice, from the family of top SA sire Elliodor and champions Busted and Spook Express
JACKSON
Triple Gr1 winning son of Dynasty from the family of Smart Strike, his first 2yos last season included promising performers Can You Feel It and Mr Crumford, also sire of recent debut winner Nifty Fifty
- Lot 70 – a half-brother to the useful Temp The Tiger, this colt is out of a 3 time winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al and from the family of high class graded winners Royal Emblem and Rikitikitana
JUDPOT
A son of A P Indy closely related to recent Gr1 winners Alpha Centauri and Study Of Man, his best includes the Gr1 winners Along Came Polly, Coral Fever, Forest Indigo and Juxtapose
- Lot 110 – bred on the same cross as Forest Indigo, this colt is out of a winning own sister to multiple Gr1 winner Forest Path and Gold Vase hero Reef Road, his second dam is a winning Northern Guest half-sister to July winner and champion Spanish Galliard
LINNGARI
Versatile performer and multiple Gr1 winning son of highly successful sire Indian Ridge, his best runners include multiple group winner Garlingari
- Lot 37 – this colt is out of a winning Western Winter ¾ sister to Horse Of The Year and five time Gr1 winner Yard – Arm, second dam is also a ½ to the Gr3 winning dam of Triple Crown hero Abashiri
- Lot 71 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning Jet Master daughter of Oaks runner up Yasnaya
- Lot 92 – directly descended from Hydroplane (dam of US legend Citation), this colt is out of a 5 time winning half-sister to 6 time stakes winner Cast A Spell – whose 4 black type winners include the very speedy Banyana Hcp winner Little Genie, family of Fillies Guineas winners Sparkling Gem and Flying Snowdrop
- Lot 96 – this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
- Lot 97 – out of a half-sister to stakes winner Flash Dance, this colt’s winning granddam is a half-sister to French Gr3 winner Roi De Rome, family of French 1000 Guineas winner Riverqueen – among other
MAIN AIM
One of more than 100 stakes winners sired by top sprinter Oasis Dream, his best includes feature race winner Desert Chief, smart filly Yaas, useful galloper Ballymaine and the stakes performers Elegant Beauty and Golden Mystery
- Lot 94 – a ½ to a winner, this colt is out of a daughter of Gr2 performer Ice Lily
MAMBO IN SEATTLE
The ¾ brother to outstanding sire Lemon Drop Kid has enjoyed good success at stud with his top offspring including exported Daily News 2000 second Majestic Mambo and graded winners Same Jurisdiction, Mambo Mime, Desert Rhythm, and Fortune Fella
- Lot 59 – a half-sister to Winter Derby second Spring Man, this filly is out of a 3 time winning Fort Wood ½ sister to Gr2 winner Senor Versace (also sired by a son of Kingmambo) and second dam is champion and multiple Gr1 winner Donatella, dam is a sister in blood to Gr3 winner Negroamaro
- Lot 68 – closely inbred to Nureyev, this colt is out of a ½ to stakes placed 2yo Ivory Girl and his Caesour sired dam is a sister in blood to international Gr1 winners Irridescence and Perfect Promise
- Lot 82 – this colt, out of a French stakes winner, is from an outstanding international family whose members include high class sire Inchinor, St Leger winner Harbour Law and 2018 King George/Prince Of Wales’s winner Poet’s Word
MARCHFIELD
A champion and millionaire by A P Indy whose best includes classic placed Gr2 winner Field Of Courage and Winter Derby runner up Spring Man
- Lot 18 – closely inbred to Weekend Surprise, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of five
- Lot 107 – this filly, closely inbred to Lassie Dear and Roberto, is out of a stakes winning (by Captain Al) ¾ sister to Gr1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge winner Undercover Agent
MASTER OF MY FATE
Leading First Crop Sire by winners last season, the son of Jet Master’s first runners include Gr1 performers Goliath Heron and Gr3 winner Twist Of Fate and exciting filly In The Stars
- Lot 10 – this colt is out of a winning sister to Gr2 Premier Trophy/Gr3 Algoa Cup hero Surfin’ USA
- Lot 32 – out of a mare by Captain Al, this colt is a direct descendant of hugely influential US champion Vagrancy – also ancestress of outstanding US champion sire Elusive Quality
- Lot 62 – a ½ to 2 winners, this colt’s dam is a ½ sister to Gr1 winner Amberpondo and champion Ethereal Lady, family of high class racemare and producer Chant De Nuit
PATHFORK
Irish Champion and ½ brother to current Gr1 2yo, the son of Distorted Humor has already got a plethora of smart performers to his name including Gr1 winner Mighty High and East Cape champion Madame Speaker, as well as graded winners Red Chesnut Road and My Friend Lee
- Lot 52 – a ½ brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a five time winning half sister to Gr3 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Cyber Press, family of graded winners Tarn Fairy and Fairyinthewoods
- Lot 72 – this filly is out of a speedy 3 time winning Kahal mare from the family of uber fast Gr3 winner Safe Structure and short lived Gr1 winning champion Historic Lady
PHILANTHROPIST
Former Leading Sire (on all weather) in the USA, his best includes champions Pender Harbour and Phil’s Dream, current Hong Kong star Singapore Sling and Gr1 filly She’s A Giver
- Lot 34 – closely inbred to the great sire Roberto, this filly, whose two winning siblings have won 16 races between them, is out of a winning Al Mufti sister to six time stakes winner Al Karama
- Lot 35 – a ½ to a number of winners, this filly is out of Jamaica Handicap winner Atlantic Storm – whose dam is a full sister to Breeders’ Cup winning champion Sheikh Albadou
POMODORO
July winning son of champion sire Jet Master and Broodmare Of The Year Golden Apple, he was SA’s Leading First Crop Sire last season with his first crop yielding such as Equus Champion and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Return Flight and Nursery runner up Cirillo
- Lot 26 – this filly is out of Gr3 placed Var daughter of stakes winner Indian Squaw – an own sister to the stakes placed dam of exported Equus Champion Yorker (sired by Pomodoro’s own sire Jet Master)
- Lot 108 – intriguingly inbred to the great producer Ballade, this filly is out of speedy stakes winner Pacific Breeze, from the family of such as Glorious Song, Rahy, Singspiel, Devil’s Bag, and Rakeen – the sire of Jet Master
QUERARI
One of 17 Gr1 winners sired by Oasis Dream, his growing list of stakes winners includes Gr1 winner Querari Falcon, Guineas hero Monks Hood, and recent Sophomore Sprint hero Pleasedtomeetyou
- Lot 11 – this filly is out of a winning own sister to the dam of 2YO stakes winner Alfeo and third dam is champion Scented Royal the family of Guineas winner and Zabeel Mile hero Janoobi
- Lot 28 – bred on the same cross as the sire’s high class performers Pinnacle Peak and Melliflora, this colt, a ½ to the smart Ali Bon Dubai, is out of a ½ to Gr1 Champions Cup winner James Jaguar
- Lot 42 – a ½ to a winner, this colt’s dam is a Zabeel ¾ to Oaks winner and Gr1 producer Grand Echezeaux (dam of top class sire Darci Brahma), family of Melbourne Cup winner Ethereal
- Lot 109 – bred on the same cross as graded winners Cosmic Light and Wonderwall, this colt is from an outstanding family with his relatives including outstanding miler Bahri, Breeders’ Cup winning champion Ajina and current US sire sensation Quality Road
SEVENTH ROCK
A Gr1 winning son of two champions, his best includes the Gr1 winners Guiness and Seventh Plain, Algoa Cup hero Stonehenge and Gr1 filly Rockin Russian
- Lot 67 – bred on the same cross as Equus Champion Seventh Plain, this filly is out of a Gr3 winning half-sister to dual Camellia Stakes winner Joan Ranger and she is a sister in blood to former March Sales topper Ruby Dancer
SILVANO
Triple Gr1 winner and multiple champion sire of 20 Gr1 winners – including four Vodacom Durban July winners, he is also an emerging sire of sires and broodmare sire
- Lot 17 – a ½ to 2 smart winners including Gr3 performer So Var, this colt is out of a Gr2 winning ½ sister to two graded winners – notably Gr1 Matriarch Stakes winner Gypsy’s Warning
- Lot 25 – this colt, whose winning siblings include the talented filly Heaven’s Reward, is out of Gr2 The Fillies Nursery winner Waywest Goddess and he is bred on a similar cross to that which produced Arc winner Danedream
SOFT FALLING RAIN
Short lived unbeaten Equus Champion at two, he won graded races in three different countries and was the first 3yo ever to win the Gr2 Godolphin Mile
- Lot 50 – this colt, whose siblings also include 6 time stakes winner Lucky Sam, is a ¾ brother to record breaking stakes winner In Like Flynn, his third dam won the Kentucky Oaks and this is the family of successful sire Two Punch and 2018 Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl
- Lot 63 – closely inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of Gold Bracelet runner up Estidraaj, whose sire Hard Spun is damsire of US champion Good Magic, third dam is champion Mythical Play
- Lot 100 – closely inbred to Storm Cat, this filly is out of Tibouchina runner up Mombasa and hails from the same family as globetrotting sprinter Tiza and French Gr1 winner and Gr1 sire Marchand de Sable
TOREADOR
Deceased Gr1 performer by Danehill whose best include Gr1 winners Link Man and Bull Valley, British scorer Misty Birnam, and graded winners Deliver The Power, Lazer Star, She’s A Stunner and Jackodore
- Lot 87 – a half-brother to a winner, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to the winning dam of dual SA Horse Of The Year Variety Club and Mauritian star Rhythmically
TRIPPI
The Gr1 winning champion sire enjoyed plenty of success last season with his stars including such as Lobo’s Legend, Chimichuri Run, Railtrip, Miss Katalin and Lesedi La Rona
- Lot 85 – this regally bred colt is a half-brother to 4 winners notably dual Gr1 winning new sire Rabada and Gr1 performer Glider Pilot
VAR
The flying machine, SA’s Champion Sire of 2YOs the past 2 years running, has more than 20 Gr1 horses to his name including champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa, as well as last season’s South African Fillies Sprint winner Sommerlied
- Lot 20 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Contador, this colt is out of Oaks winning Fort Wood half-sister to Queen Palm winner Treaj Pots, the family of US champion Riboletta
- Lot 98 – a full – sister to high class performers Schiffer and Mastermind, this filly is out of a winning Jallad half-sister to graded winners Royal I.Q. and Mentor
VERCINGETORIX
An Equus Champion by multiple champion sire Silvano, his wins included Dubai’s Gr1 Jebel Hatta and SA’s Gr1 Daily News 2000, his first yearlings proved popular and made up to R2 200 000 in 2018
- Lot 76 – this filly, whose first two dams are both winners, is from the same family as high class fillies Happy Valentine and Happy Spirit – both of whom were sired by Vercingetorix’s own sire Silvano, her third dam is Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Happy Heiress
VISIONAIRE
A Gr1 winning half-brother to a Gr1 winner, he was Leading First and Second Season sire, his best includes Gr1 winner Takingthepeace and graded winners Africa Rising, Heaps Of Run, Royal Pleasure and The Thinker
- Lot 3 – a ½ brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a four time winning sister to the dam of two Gr1 winners notably champion Catch The Mad
- Lot 4 – this filly is out of a winning ½ sister to Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
- Lot 8 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly is out of a ½ to Met winner Angus and Gr2 winner Dignify
- Lot 13 – this filly is out of a five time winning daughter of stakes winner Choice, and she hails from the same family as Gr1 winning fillies Royal Glitter and Outcome
- Lot 15 – a ½ to 3 winners, this filly is out of a winning own sister to Gr3 winning filly Side By Side and this is the family of outstanding fillies Cold As Ice and Live Life
- Lot 19 – this colt is a half-brother to 7 winners, including four black type horses, notably Gr1 Summer Cup runner up Shogunnar and Gr1 performer Admiral’s Eye, out of a winning Elliodor ½ to stakes winner On The Rostrum, this is the family of champions Minding and Vaguely Noble
- Lot 22 – this filly, a sister in blood to Visionaire sired Gr3 winner Africa Rising, is a half-sister to 4 winners notably Oaks Trial winner Salutation and her winning dam is a half to short – lived Gr1 Administrators Classic hero Last Watch
- Lot 24 – this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
- Lot 29 – out of a Gr3 placed ½ to Gr2 winner Phunyuka, this colt is a half-brother to Zimbabwean champion Comanche Brave and two other black type performers
- Lot 30 – out of a winning Peintre Celebre ½ to an 18 time stakes winner, this colt’s third dam is Gr1 Cheveley Park Stakes runner up Absurde
- Lot 38 – a ½ sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a winning National Assembly daughter of Gr3 winner Grey Angel – a daughter of top international sire Kenmare, family of Jockey Club Gold Cup hero River Keen
- Lot 41 – this filly is out of a winning sister to Gr2 performer Pure Blonde and her second dam is Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Legally Blonde
- Lot 43 – a ½ to seven good winners, this filly is out of Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
- Lot 44 – this colt is a half-brother to six winners of 20 races and his dam is a winning daughter of champion and multiple Gr1 winner Vesta
- Lot 47 – this colt is out of the stakes placed Chekeche – a ½ sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Disappear
- Lot 49 – this colt is a half or full brother to 3 winners, including the stakes performer Cape Tango and his dam is a ½ to Gr1 winners Record Edge and Golden Peak, bred on the same cross as the sire’s high class graded winners Heaps Of Fun and The Thinker
- Lot 53 – a ½ to 3 winners, this colt is out of a six time winning daughter of multiple Gr1 winning champion Up The Creek from the family of Equus Champion 2YO Filly Return Flight as well as the very smart Dalai’s Promise
- Lot 54 – this colt is out of a winning sister to East Cape Nursery winner Nondweni
- Lot 64 – out of a ½ to Gr3 winner Just Cruised In, this filly is a direct descendant of Allegretta, dam of 2000 Guineas winner and champion sire King’s Best and Arc winning broodmare extraordinaire Urban Sea (dam of Galileo, Sea The Stars et al), family of 2018 Investec Derby winner Masar
- Lot 66 – inbred to Gone West, this filly is out of a winning ½ to speedy stakes winning fillies Comet Chaser and Fairyinthewoods, family of Derby winner Mr Winsome
- Lot 69 – this colt, a ½ to a multiple winner, is out of a 3 time winning own sister to Cape Derby winner Floatyourboat – whose dam in turn is a Foveros ½ to Met winners Surfing Home and Badger’s Coast
- Lot 77 – a ½ to 2 winners, this colt is from the same family as champion Circle Of Life (dam of Gr1 winner Deo Juvente) and her Gr1 winning half-brothers African Lion and Zebra Crossing
- Lot 81 – this filly is out of a winning half to KRA Guineas third Corredor
- Lot 84 – a half to a recent multiple winner, this filly is out of a stakes winner of four, who is a half sister to Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Mzwilili
- Lot 86 – this filly is out of a winning Trippi ½ sister to Gr2 winner Phunyuka and the stakes placed dam of Comanche Brave, family of champions Politician and Ragusa
- Lot 88 – this filly is out of a winning Kahal ½ to Mauritian star Ice Axe and Equus Champion Icy Air
- Lot 93 – this colt is out of a ½ to French group winners Irish Wells and Sign Of The Wolf
- Lot 99 – a ½ to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning ¾ sister to Gr3 Jubilee Handicap hero Bless This Day and the smart stakes placed racemare Sans Frontieres
- Lot 102 – a ½ to 2 very smart winners, this filly is out of an sister to Darley Arabian winner Jet Jamboree and ¾ sister to Gr1 Majorca dead – heater Love Is In The Air, Gr3 winner Careful Landing and stakes winner Princess Ofthe Sky
- Lot 103 – this well bred filly, a ½ to 2 winners, is out of a Galileo own sister to the dam of Gr2 winner Intergalactic and she is from the same branch of the La Troienne family as Kentucky Derby hero Go For Gin and US champion, and very successful sire Pleasant Tap
- Lot 104 – a half-sister to a champion in Mauritius, this filly is a daughter of hugely successful US sire and broodmare sire Carson City and Gr3 Sabin Handicap winner Radiant Megan
- Lot 105 – this colt’s third dam is champion Wavering Girl, the dam of Gr1 winner and sire Military, and this is the family of champions Better Than Ever, Devil’s Bag, Glorious Song and Singspiel, as well as outstanding sires Saint Ballado and Rahy (and Jet Master’s sire Rakeen)
- Lot 106 – this colt is out of a Kahal ½ to Oaks winner Veiled Essence and stakes winning 2yo Silver Arrow, second dam is a stakes winning daughter of multiple champion sire/broodmare sire Foveros
WHAT A WINTER
Triple Equus Champion and Champion First Crop Sire, his best includes graded winners Clouds Unfold, Dutch Philip, and Magical Wonderland, as well as the likes of Agent Of Fortune and Warrior’s Rest
- Lot 46 – this filly, whose siblings include 2 winners, is out of a winning National Assembly half-sister to the stakes placed dam of Merchants winner Sniper Shot, 2nd dam was second in the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas
WHERE’S THAT TIGER
Classic placed in Dubai, and out of a sister to Kentucky Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus, the son of Storm Cat’s stakes performers include Tiger’s Touch, Tiger Quest, Samurai Blade and Supertube
- Lot 65 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly is out of a Kahal mare whose dam is a ½ to stakes winners Ramblin Jac Eliot and Start Me Up, the family of Fillies Guineas heroine Maybe Yes (who was sired by a son of Storm Cat – sire of Where’s That Tiger)
WYLIE HALL
First past the post in the 2014 Gr1 Vodacom Durban July, this multiple Gr1 winner is a Redoute’s Choice half-brother to star sprinter Absolute Champion and closely related to current Gr1 winner Melody Belle
- Lot 36 – a ½ to 4 winners, this filly (closely inbred to Danzig) is out of a four time winning ½ to Gr3 winning sprinter Sharp Design and granddam is a Gr3 winner of seven
