The October month-end weekend has been a festive one with the 2021 CTS Ready To Run and Unbroken Two-Year-Old Sale, scheduled for today at 14h00.
All of the top breeders are represented, including Klawervlei Stud, Drakenstein, Lammerskraal and Normandy, with Julia Pilbeam’s Soetendal Estate out in numbers with a variety of beautifully-bred and well-prepped two-year-olds.
All the champions are in the book!
“This is a catalogue with outstanding depth and variety. One of the best we have had, and there will be the customary value-buying potential for pedigree students willing to do their homework,” said Grant Knowles, MD of CTS.
All the top sires are represented, including Gimmethegreenlight, Querari, Captain Of All, dual RTR champion Vercingetorix, What A Winter, Elusive Fort and Rafeef.
A number of superbly bred first foals will come under the hammer, and among them are a Soetendal-prepared William Longsword colt bred from Dream De Ra, the half-sister to exported listed winner, Miss Frankel. From the same farm comes a Rafeef colt out of Golden Cloud (Silvano), from the immediate family of stallion Pomodoro.
Also sure to attract lively interest will be a colt sired by Twice Over from Jo’s Bond (Captain Al), who won eight races, including the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes.
Winterbach Stud also has a beautifully-bred William Longsword first foal from Kilauea (Trippi), the four-time winning and graded-place mare from the close family of Kildonan.
Riethuiskraal will present a Visionaire first colt foal from Favour’s Pride, the multiple stakes-placed mare by Harry Hall, who brings world champion broodmare sire Pivotal into his female line.
Nadeson Park has an Elusive Fort first filly foal on offer – she is out of a four-time winning mare by leading international broodmare sire More Than Ready, from a good international female line.
Normandy brings a second foal of Matushka (Windrush), a full sister to star mare Mother Russia. This one is a filly sired by Elusive Fort. Soetendal (as agent) has the third produce of the Casey Tibbs mare, Eva Tibbs, whose one runner so far is the listed winner, Paisley Park.
Enjoy our lot-by-lot preview below:
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
Irish Classic winner and sire of Gr1 winners Dancing In Silks, Ash Cloud, Kochka, Gold Onyx, Jokers Wild, Black Mamba and promising young sire Louis The King
Lot 73- This colt is out of a winning half-sister to Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Lielums
CANFORD CLIFFS
The five time Gr1 winner is a proven sire of high-class performers with his flagbearers including such group/graded stakes winners as Cliff’s Edge, La Falaise, Jin Jin, Fish River, Al Jazi, Painted Cliffs, Princess Posh and Italian classic winner, and champion, Cima Emergency
Lot 58- Out of a full-sister to Gr2 winner Reflective Image, this colt is a half-brother to two winners including Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes third Gold Image
Lot 98- Out of a three-parts sister to the Gr3 placed Tamazug, this colt is from the same family as deceased Irish classic winner, and top-class sire, Mastercraftsman, Arc winner Sakhee and champion US sire Broad Brush
Canford Cliffs
CAPTAIN AL
Multiple champion sire whose broodmare daughters have produced the likes of July winner Kommetdieding and fellow Gr1 winners Eden Roc, Gunner, Potent Power and Same Jurisdiction
Lot 128- This mare hails from the same family as champion sprinter Rebel King and fellow Gr1 winners Lyrical Linda and Liege, as well as promising young sire Lance
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Champion Sprinter, and sire of dual Gr1 winner Linebacker and fellow graded stakes winners Shango and Springs Of Carmel
Lot 57- A 3/4 brother to the useful Valediction, this colt is from the same female line as his sire’s Gr2 winning daughter Springs Of Carmel
Lot 66- Bred on the same cross as dual graded stakes winner Shango, this colt is out of a winning own sister to Singapore champion Lizarre
Lot 70- Bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner Springs Of Carmel, this filly is from the same female line as such outstanding performers as A.P. Indy, Duke Of Marmalade, Lemon Drop Kid and Ruler Of The World -as well as champion SA sire Al Mufti -the grandsire of Captain Of All
Lot 89- A 1/2 to the smart Pretty Ballerina, this filly is out of a half-sister to dual Gr3 winner Hollywoodboulevard -the dam of In Full Flight winner On That Boulevard
Lot 105- Bred on a similar cross to the likes of Malmoos and William Longsword, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood mare from the family of multiple Gr1 winning racemare Happyanunoit
Lot 106- This colt is out of a 4 time winning 1/2 to the stakes placed Banking April
Lot 121- Bred like Gr2 winner Springs Of Carmel
COUNT DUBOIS
Himself a Gr1 winner at two, he is the sire of champions Asylum Seeker, Edict Of Nantes and French Navy among others
Lot 111- Closely inbred to the brilliant Zafonic, this colt’s dam won twice and his granddam is a 3 time winning half-sister to Gr3 Prix du Cap winner Bridal Lace
COUP DE GRACE
A Gr2 winning son of multiple champion sire Tapit, he has sired numerous winners including Sh Boom, Kiss Of Life, Un Deux Trois, Paton’s Tears, Uncomplicated and Liverpool Legend
Lot 81- A 1/2 to 3 winners, including the very smart Tribal Fusion, this colt is out of Equus Champion and Gr1 South African Fillies Sprint winner Far De Vie
Lot 91- Closely inbred to Storm Cat, this colt is a full-brother to the useful Uncomplicated, the family of the Storm Cat line champion Kochka
Lot 97- Out of a 3 time winning, stakes placed daughter of Dynasty, this filly’s fourth dam is US champion Lakeville Miss -the dam of Gr1 winning champion Mogambo
Lot 110- This filly is out of a six time winning daughter of Gr1 performer Tetre Rouge
Coup De Grace
DUKE OF MARMALADE
Cartier Champion whose near 50 black type winners include Equus Champion Rain In Holland and fellow Gr1 winners Big Orange, Nutan, Simple Verse, Sound Of Freedom, Star Of Seville and Temple Grafin
Lot 20- Closely inbred to Nureyev, this 1/2 sister to 2 winners is out of a half-sister to champion Promisefrommyheart -dam of top class sire Master Of My Fate and granddam of Triple Crown winner Malmoos, granddam a high-class sister to Horse Of The Year London News
Lot 112- This colt is a half-brother to 2 smart winners notably Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Star Fighter
ELUSIVE FORT
Triple G1 winner and Equus Champion whose progeny include July winner Kommetdieding and fellow Gr1 winners Lauderdale, Out Of Your League and Siren’s Call
Lot 10- A 1/2 to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a winning own sister to the stakes placed Monterey Bay and 1/2 sister to Gr1 perfomer Main Emblem
Lot 96- This filly is out of a four time winning daughter of breed shaping sire More Than Ready and her granddam is a stakes winning Royal Academy 1/2 to US Gr3 winner Sabercat
FLOWER ALLEY
The Gr1 Travers Stakes winner, whose progeny include Kentucky Derby winning champion I’ll Have Another, is represented in South Africa by the likes of Princess Calla, Santa Therese, Marygold, Fayrooz, and Bayberry
Lot 50- Bred on the same cross as Princess Calla, this filly is out of a winning own sister to the Gr1 placed stakes winner Captain Gambler
FUTURA
Former Horse Of The Year whose stellar first crop included the graded stakes winners Nourbese, Vihaan’s Pie and Warrior, as well as Zimbabwe champion Dindingwe
Lot 5- This filly is out of Listed Jockey Club Stakes winner Bursary
Lot 26- A half-brother to five winners, including Prince Of Fire -a winner of his first two starts, this colt is out of the Gr1 placed Laisserfaire Stakes winner Joshua’s Mistress
Lot 124- This unraced filly’s third dam is dual champion and multiple Gr1 winner Dancing Danzig
GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT
The son of More Than Ready is South Africa’s reigning Champion Sire and sire of such as Got The Greenlight, Yulong Prince, Gunner, Cosmic Highway, Barahin, National Park, Gimme Six, Lady Of Steel, and She’s A Keeper
Lot 19- Bred on similar lines to the likes of Gr2 winner Hack Green and Breeders’ Cup winner Pluck, this colt is from the same family as leading sire Master Of My Fate and last season’s Triple Crown winner Malmoos, to name but two
Lot 33- A 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of four
Lot 49- A full-brother to the stakes placed Cane Lime ‘n Soda, this colt is also a three-parts brother to the Gimmethegreenlight sired Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six
Lot 79- A full-brother to the very smart Cash Time, this colt’s dam won three, and he hails from the same family as Gr1 Garden Province Stakes winner Dynamite Lady
Lot 85- Bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Gimme Dat and Lady Of Steel, this filly is out of Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery runner up Frosted Honey
Lot 88- This colt is out of a half-sister to the Gr1 winning champion dam of Gr1 winning champion Just Sensual and the dam of Gr1 winner Give Me Five
Gimmethegreenlight (Pic- Jeremy Nelson)
GOLD STANDARD
Selangor Cup winning son of champion sire Trippi, his granddam is multiple Gr1 winner and champion Olympic Duel
Lot 8- From the immediate family as last season’s Gr1 winning 2yo Under Your Spell, this colt’s dam is a winning Galileo half-sister to the Gr3 winning dam Gr1 Canadian International winner Sarah Lynx
Lot 23- A 1/2 to a winner, this filly is out of a winning sister to Gr3 Track And Ball Oaks winner Zante and three-parts sister to the Gr3 placed dual stakes winner Helen’s Ideal
JACKSON
Triple Gr1 winning son of Dynasty whose best offspring include dual Gr3 winner Pretty Young Thing and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes runner up Kailene
Lot 108- This colt’s granddam is a four time winning half-sister to triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power and Met winner, and Gr1 producer, River Jetez
Lot 114- This colt is out of a 5 time winning Captain Al 1/2 to the stakes placed Kenny Trix
Lot 117- This colt is a 1/2 to 5 winners notably Gr2 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge winner Vistula
JAY PEG
A G1 winner in three countries, he is the sire of graded stakes winners Silicone Valley, Exit Here, Flash Drive, Hot Affair, Olympic Owen, Peggy Jay and Woljayrine
Lot 30- Closely inbred to Al Mufti (as are the sire’s graded winners Flash Drive and Hot Affair), this colt is out of a 3/4 sister to the dam of graded stakes winners Magical Wonderland and Magico as well as the very promising Mufasa
Lot 80- Bred on the same cross as Flash Drive and Hot Affair, this filly is out of a winning own sister to two black type horses, granddam was second in the Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship
LEGISLATE
Former Horse Of The Year made a sensational start at stud with his first small crop producing the stakes winners Hoedspruit, Speed Machine, Swazi Queen and Zimbaba
Lot 38- A 1/2 to 6 smart winners, this colt is out of a stakes placed half-sister to Gr1 Summer Cup winner Flirtation
LOUIS THE KING
Triple Crown winner and Summer Cup victor’s first crop is headed by SA Derby runner up Pamushana’s Pride, and his second by the smart filly Waymaker
Lot 22- This colt is a full-brother to the useful performers Louis’ Diamond and Louis Gem
Lot 41- A 1/2 to 2 winners, including the useful Meet At The George, this colt is out of a Sadler’s Wells daughter of French stakes winner Ingeburg
Lot 47- A 1/2 to four winners, including Jockey Club Stakes winner Bursary, this filly is from the immediate family of Gr1 winning filly Badger’s Gift
Louis The King
MASTER OF MY FATE
A rising star in the SA sire band, his best include the G1 winners Sentbydestiny, Zarina and champion Tempting Fate, as well as recent Sophomore Sprint winner Zapatillas
Lot 40- Bred on the same cross as Tempting Fate, this 1/2 brother to 2 winners is out of a Var half-sister to Gr2 Sceptre Stakes winner Reflective Image
Lot 53- This filly is out of a Gr1 placed own sister to Gr3 Godolphin Barb winner Punk Rocker
Lot 54- This colt is out of a 1/2 sister to July winning champion Big City Life and Gr3 winner Cash Register, the latter dam of four black type horses including Gr2 winner Snapscan and G1 sprinter Speedpoint
Lot 83- Inbred to Elliodor, this filly is out of Jamaica Handicap runner up Flighty’s Last, granddam is a full-sister to the Gr1 winning granddam of dual Horse Of The Year Legal Eagle
Lot 84- A 1/2 to the useful Gimmethegoahead, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to the Met winning champion Past Master, sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master
Lot 99- An own brother to a dual winner, this colt is out of a winning sister to the stakes winner Dream Come True
Lot 100- This filly is a 1/2 to 3 winners including Racing Association Stakes second Look For Hounds, her granddam is a winning half-sister to Gold Cup winner Cereus
Lot 113- This colt is out of a winning daughter of Fillies Guineas winner Fisani
ORATORIO
The triple Gr1 winning son of Danehill is the sire of more than 100 black type horses with his star offspring headed by Hong Kong Horse Of The Year Military Attack and fellow Gr1 winners Beethoven, Banchee, Biz The Nurse, Mourinho, Temida and top sprinter Van Halen
Lot 32- Bred on the same cross as the sire’s Gr2 winning son Divine Odyssey, this colt is out of a winning sister to Horse Of The Year, and promising sire, Legislate, Jockey Club Stakes winner Statute and the very smart The Gatekeeper
Lot 63- This colt is a three-parts brother to Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes/Gr2 Golden Horseshoe runner up Ancestry, his dam is a winning own sister to Gr2 winner A Womens Way
Lot 103- Closely inbred to Danehill, this 1/2 sister to 2 winners is out of a winning Redoute’s Choice 1/2 to Aus Gr3 winner Dawnie Perfect, granddam (by Zabeel) won the Gr1 Queensland Oaks
PATHFORK
An Irish champion, and half-brother to Preakness Stakes winner War Of Will, he is the sire of Gr1 winners Mighty High and Pearl Of Asia, as well as such graded stakes winners as Jet Start, Marchingontogether, Mr Flood, My Friend Lee and Red Chesnut Road
Lot 94- Bred on the same cross as the very smart Pathfork daughter Madame Speaker, this filly (out of a sister to champion Historic Lady), is a half-sister to 4 winners including Gr3 Cape Summer Stayers runner up I Travel Light
POMODORO
The July winner, and Leading First Season Sire of 2017-2018, is the sire of Gr1 winners Return Flight and Russian Rock, as well as R5 million plus earner Cirillo -to name but three
Lot 16- Closely inbred to Apples Of Gold (the third dam of Pomodoro), this filly is a half-sister to Secretariat Stakes winner Paisley Park, her 5 time winning dam is a half-sister to Gr3 winner Apple-A-Day
Lot 21- A 1/2 to four winners, this colt’s granddam was a smart full-sister to champion Forward Filly
Lot 37- A 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Gr3 placed, four time winning half-sister to Gr3 winning two-year-old Hard Rock and the dam of Gr1 winning two-year-old Potent Power
Lot 52- This filly’s dam is a dual winning 1/2 to Gr2 Southern Cross winner Jo’s Bond
Lot 60- This colt’s dam is a full-sister to Gr2 Charity Mile winner Mujaarib -who won the G2 Al Rashidiya in Dubai
Lot 77- Out of a stakes placed winner of six, this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners notably triple graded stakes winner Depardieu
Lot 78- A 1/2 to four winners, this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to the stakes winning dam of outstanding racehorses Daylami and Dalakhani
Lot 93- This colt is from the same family as champion Rebel King, Gr1 winner Summer Cup hero Liege and promising sire Lance, the latter, like Pomodoro, being sired by Jet Master
Lot 101- A 1/2 to a winner, this colt’s dam is a Trippi half-sister to four black type horses including Gr3 winner Captain In Command
Lot 102- A 1/2 to five time winner Kept Secret, this colt is from the same family as Syringa Handicap winner Start Me Up (like Pomodoro, sired by Jet Master), and current high-class performers Catch Twentytwo and Big Burn
Lot 119- Out of a winning half-sister to Somerset 1200 runner up Western Storm, this filly’s third dam is speedy Gr3 winner Happy Harriet -a full-sister to the dam of Gr1 winning filly Happy Valentine
Lot 129- A 1/2 to 3 winners, including champion Ma Petite Folie, this colt hails from the same female line as such legendary sires and racehorses Blushing Groom and Mill Reef
Pomodoro
QUASILLO
A G3 winning Sea The Stars half-brother to top-class sire Querari, his early winners include the stakes placed Miss Putin and debut winner Quasiforsure
Lot 13- This colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including last season’s Gr1 Garden Province Stakes winner Zarina
QUERARI
The Gr1 winning son of Oasis Dream was SA’s Leading Sire of 2YOs in 2018-2019, and his progeny include champion Rio Querari, and the likes of Querari Falcon, Monks Hood, Maryah, Caya Coco, Head Honcho, Wonderwall,Kampala Campari and Kangaroo Jack
Lot 9- This colt’s dam won four times, and his granddam is a twice winning half-sister to Gr3 King’s Cup winner Olympic Gold
Lot 28- Out of a half-sister to Gr3 winning filly Jet Aglow, this filly is a five time winning half-sister to two smart winners, one of whom won nine
Lot 35- A half-brother to the smart Macara, this colt is out of a winning Dubawi half-sister to the Australian stakes placed Seattle Lass (Dubawi being sire of Querari’s top-class half-sister Quidura)
Lot 36- Bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners Head Honcho and Kampala Campari, this half-brother to the very smart Danilo Danilovitch is out of Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery/Perfect Promise Sprint winner The Merry Widow
Lot 44- This filly is a three-parts sister to the Querari sired Jamaica Handicap winner Principessa and Querari’s top-class sprinter son Pinnacle Peak
RAFEEF
The Gr1 winning son of Redoute’s Choice and National Colour was South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire of 2020-2021, and his progeny continue to be sought after in the sales ring
Lot18- Out of a three-parts sister to Oaks Trial winner Chariot Of Gold, this colt’s granddam is a winning 1/2 sister to four black type horses notably July winner, and successful sire, Pomodoro
Lot 31- A 1/2 to four smart winners, this colt is out of a winning half-sister to stakes winning sprinter Monterey Star-sired by a son of National Assembly -the broodmare sire of Rafeef
Lot 43- This colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of Captain Al who is closely related to the Captain Al sired Gr1 winner Undercover Agent
ROYAL MO
Winner of the Gr3 Robert B. Lewis Stakes and third in the Gr1 Santa Anita Derby, he is the only son of US champion, top-class sire, and emerging sire of sires Uncle Mo at stud in South Africa
Lot 6- Out of a Smart Strike half-sister to British Gr3 winner Steele Tango, this filly is from the same female line as Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and champion sire Last Tycoon, as well as Aus Gr1 winner and promising local sire The United States -to name but two!
Lot 64- A direct descendant of the mighty Selene, this half-brother to Angry Warrior is out of a half-sister to dual Australian Gr2 winner, and sire, Time For War, his 3 time winning granddam is bred on similar lines to the Zabeel sired champion Might And Power
Lot 65- This colt is out of a 3 time winner whose dam is a Gr3 winning daughter of Galileo
Rafeef
SILVANO
Sadly now deceased, the five times South African champion sire left behind more than 100 stakes winners, including four Vodacom Durban July winners, and current boom sire, and champion, Vercingetorix
Lot 34- From the same family as Silvano’s high-class sons Bravura and Sachdev, this filly is out of a full-sister to champion Mother Russia -herself the dam of fellow Equus Champion Nother Russia
THE UNITED STATES
The Gr1 winning own brother to dual Guineas winner Hermosa made a great start to his stud career with his very first runner being G2 4Racing SA Nursery/Storm Bird Stakes winner Sheela
Lot 104- This colt is out of Listed Queen Of The Sand winner Rivulet
TIME THIEF
Zeditave Stakes winning son of Redoute’s Choice and a prolific source of winners, his best includes dual Australian Gr1 winner In Her Time
Lot 29- This colt’s granddam is a stakes winning daughter of multiple champion sire Giant’s Causeway, the family of champions Ajdal, Arazi, and Noverre
Lot 55- This filly is a half or full sister to 6 winners including Gr2 Merchants runner up Ready Steady Go, and his dam is a Jet Master close relative to the Jet Master sired Gr1 winner Master Plan
Lot 69- This colt is out of a Gimmethegreenlight daughter of Gr1 winning 2yo Silver Arc
Lot 71- Out of a Gr3 placed stakes winner of 3, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners notably Listed Lady’s Pendant winner Roll In The Hay
Lot 72- This colt’s dam is a daughter of Captain Al and Starling Stakes winner Kiribati
Lot 90- Out of a mare by Dynasty, this colt’s granddam is a stakes winning daughter of outstanding US sire Dynaformer, the family of Epsom classic winners Oath and Snow Fairy
Lot 109- A brother to a winner, this colt (closely inbred to Golden Slipper winner Canny Lad), this colt’s dam is a 3/4 sister to the Canny Lady sired Gr1 winner Dodge
Lot 116- A full-sister to a dual winner, this filly is out of Gr3 Fillies Mile runner up Uptothemoon
Lot 118- A half-brother to the very smart Stranger Danger, this colt’s dam is a winning Fort Wood half-sister to Flamboyant Stakes winner Lake Baikhal
TRIPPI
Champion sire whose progeny include dual Equus Champion Jet Dark and fellow Gr1 winners Afrikaburn, Chimichuri Run, Deo Juvente, For The Lads, Inara, Lobo’s Legend, R Heat Lightning and Real Princess
Lot 48- This colt is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of Equus Champion Almah
Lot 61- Bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Real Princess, this filly is a half-sister to five winners notably Spook Express Handicap winner Forest Express
TWICE OVER
European champion and four time Gr1 winner, whose progeny include dual Vodacom Durban July winner Do It Again and the likes of Sand And Sea, Doublemint, Smorgasbord, Moon In June, Twice The Trip and Invidia
Lot 7- A 1/2 to a winner, this colt is out of Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner Cat And The Moon
Lot 17- From the same female line as champion Dance Smartly and multiple champion sire Smart Strike, this filly is out of a winning own sister to triple Gr1 winner, and sire, Jackson and Gr3 Byerley Turk winner Heartland
Lot 25- Inbred to Roberto, this colt is out of the Captain Al sired G2 winner Jo’s Bond
Lot 42- This colt is out of a Gr3 winning Jet Master own sister to Gold Medallion runner up Sports Coach, his granddam is Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Sport’s Chestnut
Lot 76- This filly is a half-sister to four winners including G2 Fillies Guineas winner Gimme Six and the dam of the stakes placed Cane Lime ‘N Soda, the family of outstanding broodmare Mystic Spring and 2000 Guineas winner Mystiko
Lot 87- A brother to a winner, this colt’s dam won five times up to 1400m
Lot 95- This filly, a three-parts sister to the Twice Over sired Gr1 winner Sand And Sea, is a half-sister to 2 smart winners notably last season’s Listed Somerset 1200 winner Trip Of Fortune, her dam was a Gr2 winner who earned over R1 000 000 in stakes
Lot 126- This unraced filly is out of a daughter of Captain Al from the family of Summer Cup winner Liege
VERCINGETORIX
Equus Champion and currently one of South Africa’s top sires, his current stars include G1 winner Ambiorix, Equus Champion Nebraas and Spring Spree Stakes hero Vaseem
Lot 75- A 1/2 to 5 winners, including the smart Willow Express, this filly is out of a winning 1/2 sister to Gr2 winner Senor Versace, granddam is dual Gr1 winning champion Donatella
Lot 122- Bred on the same cross as Gr2 winner African Warrior and Gr1 performer Padre Pio, this filly is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to G3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Laser Fan
Lot 123- Another bred like African Warrior and Padre Pio, this own sister to a winner is out of the Gr3 placed, 3 time winner Air Pocket -whose half-sister bred the smart Silver Class to Vercingetorix’s sire Silvano
VISIONAIRE
Winner of the Gr1 King’s Bishop Stakes, his best include champion Good Traveller, Gr1 winner Takingthepeace and Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun
Lot 1- A brother to a winner, this colt, inbred to Gone West, is out of a twice winning Jet Master half-sister to Gr3 winner Lady Of Steel, granddam is Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Fair Maiden
Lot 68- This filly is out of a 5 time winning Singspiel half-sister to Dubai Gr1 winner Special Fighter
Lot 82- This colt is out of the Gr3 placed, Lady’s Slipper Stakes runner up Favour’s Pride
WHAT A WINTER
Last season’s Leading Sire of 2YOs, the four time Gr1 winner is the sire of champion Russet Air and fellow Gr1 winners Clouds Unfold and Warrior’s Rest
Lot 4- This filly is a half-sister to Equus Champion and triple Gr1 winner Via Africa -the dam of Australian Gr1 winner In The Congo and the smart, stakes placed Elusivenchantment
Lot 11- This filly is a half-sister to 3 multiple winners, one of whom won nine, and she is out of a winning own sister to Argentine Gr1 winner Smart Wells
Lot 14- A 1/2 sister to four winners, this filly is out of a winning three-parts sister to Equus Champion, triple Gr1 winner, and successful sire Elusive Fort, the famous E family
Lot 24- This filly is out of a dual stakes winning own sister to Horse Of The Year, and dual Gr1 winner, Irish Flame -family of November Hcp winner Swartland -who, like What A Winter, was sired by Western Winter
Lot 46- A 1/2 brother to Gr3 Cape Classic winner Seeking The Stars and Nursery second Seventh Sea, this colt is out of a Winter Oaks winning half-sister to the Western Winter sired stakes winning dam of exported Gr1 SA Classic winner Lobo’s Legend
Lot 67- This colt is out of a winning half-sister to Gr2 winner Demanding Lady -dam of Cape Derby second Charles and the smart Somerset Maugham
Lot 120- Out of a mare by Qui Danzig (sire of What A Winter’s top-class brother What A Question), this filly is a 1/2 to 6 winners including Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Perovskia
Lot 127- This unraced 3yo colt hails from the same female line as top-class sire Dandy Man and Gr1 Phoenix Stakes winner Sudirman
What A Winter
WILLIAM LONGSWORD
Cape Guineas winning son of Captain Al whose promising first crop includes Gr2 winner Dyce, Debutante runner up Remember When and Sophomore Sprint second Safe Return
Lot 2- This colt is out of a 3 time winning sister to SA Fillies Classic winner Caughtintheslips- who produced Gr3 winner Doosra to the cover of William Longsword’s sire
Lot 3- This colt is from the same female line as Equus Champion Captain’s Lover and Java Handicap winner Fulcrum- both of whom were sired by Captain Al -sire of William Longsword
Lot 12- This colt is out of an Oasis Dream half-sister to the stakes winning Miss Frankel, and his granddam is Equus Champion and multiple Gr1 winner Val De Ra
Lot 15- Out of a Gr3 placed daughter of champion US sire/broodmare sire Distorted Humor, this filly is from the same family as international Gr1 winning fillies Estimate, Ebadiyla, and Taghrooda -the latter herself dam of the very promising Israr
Lot 27- Inbred to Wild Hyacinth, this colt is a half-brother to Devon Air Stakes winner Caralluma, from the same female line as William Longsword himself
Lot 39- A 1/2 to a winner, this colt’s dam is a 1/2 to 3 black type horses overseas
Lot 45- A 1/2 to the Gr2 placed Putontheredlight, this filly is a 3/4 sister to the stakes placed Outlandos D’Amour and Swallow Stakes winner Sting Operation (dam of Gr3 winner Silver Operator), her dam is a Gr1 winning daughter of multiple champion sire Western Winter
Lot 51- Out of a stakes winning daughter of Trippi (sire of William Longsword’s Gr1 winning half-sister), this colt hails from the same female line as William Longsword himself and is closely inbred to Bluebell Girl
Lot 56- Closely inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this 1/2 brother to 2 winners hails from the famed Denise’s Joy family
Lot 59- This colt is a half-brother to 2 stakes winners (one of whom was sired by William Longsword’s grandsire) and the dam (sired by William Longsword’s broodmare sire) of Gr3 winner Second BaseLot 62- This filly is a 1/2 to 2 winners who won six times between them
Lot 86- Bred on the same cross as Safe Return, this colt is out of a twice winning 1/2 to the stakes winning Dream Come True
Lot 92- This colt is out of a smart, Gr2 placed daughter of Trippi -sire of William Longsword’s Gr1 winning half-sister Real Princess, the family of champion Carry On Alice (also sired by Captain Al)
Lot 107- This filly’s dam won three and was runner up in the Listed Bauhinia Handicap
Lot 115- Out of a winning daughter of Fastnet Rock, this colt’s granddam is a full-sister to group winners High Pitched and Imperial Stride and 3/4 sister to Irish classic winner Indian Haven
Lot 125- This unraced 3yo colt is out of Winter Oaks winner Cause To Believe
WYLIE HALL
Dual Gr1 winning son of legendary sire Redoute’s Choice and sire of graded stakes winners Twilight Moon and Wylie Wench
Lot 74– Closely inbred to Danehill, this colt’s dam won four and she is a 3/4 sister to G1 WATC Derby winner Cat’s Fun (sired by a son of Danehill)
