It was Warren Buffett who said that ‘risk comes from not knowing what you are doing’.
He’d probably also agree that time is money!
And that’s exactly why the Ready To Run concept is so popular!
They are all 2yo’s and we’ve seen them in action. We also know where they are from. And we are thus armed near as dammit to the hilt to make a calculated call as to where they may be headed.
The one day Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale will be held at the TBA complex in Germiston on 3 November – the day after Charity Mile day at Turffontein, where the twelfth renewal of the Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup, which recently received a handsome shot in the pocket with a boosted R1 million stake, will be run. That’s a short-term target!
The 3yo 1400m contest is restricted to eligible graduates of the 2018 Emperors Palace Ready to Run Sale and the news that the stake, which is payable all the way down to tenth finisher, has been effectively doubled, will be well received by all stakeholders.
Recent graduates of this 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, Dylan’s Promise and the multiple stakes placed Spiritofthegroove.
A total of 145 lots have been catalogued for this year’s sale, with in-demand sires of the ilk of Duke Of Marmalade, Dynasty, Elusive Fort, Kingsbarns, Master Of My Fate, Pomodoro, Oratorio, Querari, Soft Falling Rain, Trippi, Var, Vercingetorix and What A Winter all represented.
There is plenty of variety with the first crops of exciting prospects like Dynasty’s Cape Guineas winning son Act Of War, Tapit’s well performed son Coup De Grace, the regally-bred Galileo horse Flying The Flag, Dynasty Horse Of The Year Futura, Galileo’s multiple graded stakes winning son Global View, Horse Of The Year Legislate and Dubawi’s very talented SA Nursery winning son Willow Magic.
View the gallops and catalogue online – www.bsa.co.za
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ACT OF WAR
Cape Guineas winning millionaire son of Dynasty and Broodmare Of The Year Si Senorita, this is his first crop
- Lot 6 – this colt is a half-brother to 4 winners including Ready To Run Cup winner and millionaire Winter Star
- Lot 8 – a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a three – parts sister to stakes winning millionaire Mannequin, granddam is a dual winning ½ sister to Gr1 performer Kalami
- Lot 14 – this filly is a ½ sister to 5 winners including the stakes placed Banking April, and this is the family of US Gr1 winner Citronnade
- Lot 18 – this colt is out of a dual winning ¾ sister to Gr1 SA Classic winner Love Struck
- Lot 40 – this colt is out of a 3 time winning Jet Master own sister to Cape Derby hero Floatyourboat, and he is bred on a similar cross to Equus Champion Lady In Black
- Lot 66 – a ½ to a dual winner by Traffic Guard, this filly’s dam is an own sister to Gr2 winner No Worries
- Lot 71 – this colt is a half-brother to 5 winners notably dual Gr1 winner and sire Rabada, and to Gr1 performer Glider Pilot, the family of Gr1 winners Chimichuri Run and Spiced Gold
- Lot 80 – a half-brother to the useful Bravo Zulu, this colt is out of a ½ sister to Gr1 performer Fanyana and this is the family of dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club
- Lot 81 – this filly is out of a five time winning half-sister to stakes winner, and high – class producer, Cast A Spell, and she hails from the family of Cape Fillies Guineas winners Flying Snowdrop and Sparking Gem
- Lot 84 – a ½ sister to the stakes placed filly Blushing Bride, this filly is out of a 4 time winning daughter of Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths, the family of Gr1 winner Pick Six
- Lot 85 – a ½ brother to 3 multiple winners, including the talented Rouge Allure, this colt is out of a mare by outstanding sire and broodmare sire Pivotal, and is from the same female line as international Gr1 winners Marketing Mix, Quiff, Wince, and Skimming
- Lot 94 – a ½ to a multiple winner, this filly is out of a Kahal half-sister to Oaks winner Veiled Essence
- Lot 104 – a ½ to 3 winners, this filly is out of a ½ sister to 2 stakes winners (one graded) and to the grandam of promising current 3yo Captain Tatters, the family of Gold Cup winner Desert Links
- Lot 105 – this filly is out of a half-sister to the dam of four time Gr1 winning sire, and Horse Of The Year, Futura – who, like Act Of War himself, was sired by the great stallion Dynasty
- Lot 108 – this filly is a half-sister to 4 winners including the stakes placed Bated Breath
- Lot 109 – this filly is out of a winning ¾ sister to the stakes placed Saucy Savannah and ½ sister to Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths (like the filly on sale, sired by a Sadler’s Wells line horse)
- Lot 117 – bred on similar lines to the smart Knights Templar and inbred to Sadler’s Wells, this filly is a ½ sister to 3 winners including Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Royal Pleasure, family of Gr1 winning fillies Silvano’s Pride and Redberry Lane
- Lot 125 – a ½ sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a ¾ sister to smart performer Lostintranslation and ½ sister to Met winner Angus and Golden Slipper heroine Dignify
- Lot 127 – out of a mare who won twice, this filly’s granddam is a five time winning half-sister to high – class two – year – olds High Raiser and Well Styled, the family of July winning champion Bush Telepgraph
- Lot 135 – a ½ sister to 3 winners, including Fillies Championship runner up Highly Decorated, this filly is out of a Gr2 winning half-sister to 2 international stakes winners including top miler Imbongi
BEZRIN
Son of Danzig, and closely related to July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns, he has been a prolific sire of smart performers from limited chances, with his progeny including the likes of Bezanova, Thunderflash, Too Phat To Fly, Celtic Fire, Jimmi Choo and All Ablaze
- Lot 33 – this colt is a full – brother to a 7 time winner and is out of a winning daughter of 2YO stakes winner Real Speed, the family of SA Guineas winner Sloop
BLACK MINNALOUSHE
Dual Gr1 winning son of Storm Cat whose top performers include a Breeders Cup winner, a South African Triple Crown winning sire, an SA Oaks winner, and at least 3 champion 2yos! His broodmare daughters are on fire and are responsible for recent feature race winners Third Runway, Chapulu, Cat Daddy and Nasteral.
- Lot 41 – this filly is a ½ sister to 2 winners notably Irridescence Stakes winner Anglet
CAPETOWN NOIR
A triple Gr1 winning Equus Champion by a champion sire out of a broodmare of the year, he made a pleasing start with his first crop including the stakes performers Brandina and Scarborough Fair, debut winner Soiree, and the likes of Kamadeva and Capetown Affair
- Lot 19 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including the stakes placed Waka Waka
- Lot 25–out of a daughter of the stakes winning Warrior Wind, this filly (closely inbred to Fort Wood) is from the family of champions Kris and Diesis, as well as the likes of Surcharge, Count Dubois, Irish Haven, and Madame Dubois
- Lot 30 – a half or full brother to 3 winners, this colt is from the family of recent graded winners Running Brave and Sylvan On Fire
- Lot 77 – this colt is out of a Gr3 winning own sister to high – class stakes winner Staff Officer
- Lot 83 – a ½ or ¾ brother to 3 winners, this colt’s granddam is a half-sister to 3 stakes winners notably Horse Of The Year and five time Gr1 winner Yard – Arm (who, like Capetown Noir, was sired by Western Winter), and the dam of Triple Crown winner Abashiri
- Lot 101 – a half-brother to 2 smart winners, this colt is out of a half-sister to stakes winner Distinguished and Gr1 performer Coby, his Gr2 winning granddam is a ½ to Met winner Angus
- Lot 106 – this colt, closely inbred to champion sire/broodmare sire Northern Guest, is a ½ brother to 4 winners notably Gr2 winning sprinter The Thinker (like Capetown Noir, sired by a Gone West line sire)
- Lot 115 – from the family of such standouts as Saxon Warrior, Pierro, Dr Devious and Dancing Rain, this colt is a half-brother to 6 winners including Gr3 performer Rose Window and the stakes placed Nyakatho
- Lot 137 – closely inbred to Northern Guest, this filly is a half or full sister to nine winners including Gold Bowl winner Winning Leap and to the stakes placed Gymnast
CAPTAIN OF ALL
Equus Champion Sprinter, and triple Gr1 winning son of champion sire Captain Al, he was South Africa’s Champion First Crop Sire last season and his early runners include the stakes winners Captain Anne Bonny and What You Are
- Lot 26 – this colt, is out of a ½ sister to the smart Seattle Flame, and he is from the same family as champion Cherry On The Top (whose promising colt Seventh Gear was sired by Captain Al)
COUP DE GRACE
A dual graded stakes winner, he is a son of triple US champion sire Tapit (sire of promising sires Tapizar and Constitution among others) and is a half-brother to US Gr1 winner Dancing Rags. This is his first crop
- Lot 2 – this colt, a half-brother to a winner, is out of a three time winning sister in blood to stakes winner Surf The Web
- Lot 13 – this filly, whose dam is a winning Jet Master ½ sister to Gr1 winning sprinter O Caesour, is a half-sister to 3 winners including Gr2 winning millionaire African Warrior
- Lot 20 – this colt, whose dam was a stakes winner of eight and ¾ sister to Gr3 winner Gold Site, is a half-brother to 4 winners – including the 3 time winning dam of Gr3 winner Brave Move, this colt is intriguingly inbred to the great mare Terlingua
- Lot 32 – this filly is out of a winning ½ sister to the stakes placed Nima
- Lot 45 – this filly, a ½ sister to 3 multiple winners is out of a stakes placed winner of six and she is intriguingly inbred to the mares Lassie Dear and Narrate (granddam of Pulpit)
- Lot 67 – closely inbred to both Storm Cat and Weekend Surprise, this filly is out of a half-sister to Gr1 winning filly Athina, and is from the family of R9 000 000 buy Masaki
- Lot 100 – a ½ to 2 winners including the useful Flamenco Dancer, this colt is out of a stakes winner of seven, granddam is the Dancing Champ sired Gr1 winner Cool Success
- Lot 143 – this filly is out of an Oaks Trial winning daughter of top – class broodmare sire Spectrum
CRUSADE
Now deceased, the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes winning half-brother to dual Oaks winner Seventh Heaven left behind a plethora of smart winners notably Covered In Snow, Butchie Boy and Alfeo
- Lot 3 – this filly, a half-sister to 2 winners, is out of a 4 time winning own sister to stakes winner, and Gr1 performer, Fenerbahce, bred on the same Crusade/Kahal cross as Butchie Boy
- Lot 35 – this filly is out of a daughter of a three time winner
- Lot 113 – this colt is out of Queen Palm Handicap winner Roc ‘N Rose, a five time winner up to 2400m, and this is the family of Met winning champion Mark Anthony
DUKE OF MARMALADE
Five time Gr1 winner and Cartier Champion, whose impressive first local crop include such stakes winners as Santa Clara, Seville Orange, Temple Grafin, Nastergal, Duchess Of Bourbon and Princess Irene
- Lot 87 – this filly is a ½ sister to 3 winners notably Gr2 Camellia Stakes runner up Pej
- Lot 133 – another inbred to Gay Missile, this filly is out of a winning ¾ sister to dual 2yo stakes winner The Merry Widow, granddam is an own sister to 2YO Gr1 winner Talahatchie
DYNASTY
Deceased Horse Of The Year and outstanding local sire, his best includes champions Futura, Irish Flame, Legislate, Beach Beauty, Bela – Bela, It’s My Turn, Just Sensual, and Lady In Black
- Lot 42 – bred on the same cross as champion Lady In Black, this colt is a half-brother to 6 winners (by a host of different sires) and he is from the same family as the Dynasty sired Horse Of The Year Futura
- Lot 55 – this colt is out of a winning ¾ sister to outstanding producer Scented Samantha
- Lot 68 – this filly was produced by Gr2 Merchants/Gr3 Magnolia Hcp winner Jackodore
EIGHTFOLD PATH
Gr3 winning two – year – old, he is out of dual French classic winner Divine Proportions, and, like outstanding sire Shamardal, is a son of triple US champion sire Giant’s Causeway
- Lot 24 – this colt is a ½ brother to 5 winners including Queen Palm Handicap winner Roc ‘N Rose
- Lot 119 – out of a winning ½ sister to short – lived stakes performer Dynamic Speed, this colt is a half-brother to 2 winners and granddam is a half-sister to Gr1 winner and Gr1 producer Lyrical Linda
ELUSIVE FORT
Champion, and triple Gr1 winning son of Fort Wood, his best progeny include the Gr1 winners Siren’s Call and Lauderdale, as well as graded winners Fort Ember, Freedom Charter and Secret Potion
- Lot 1 – a ½ to 4 winners, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Gr1 winning sprinter Young Harvest
- Lot 52 – this colt is out of a stakes winning half-sister to Gr1 Golden Slipper winner Chestnuts N Pearls (who, like this colt on sale) was sired by a son of Fort Wood
- Lot 70 – a ½ to 4 winners, this filly is out of a dual winning full – sister to champion and Gr1 winner Battle Maiden (dam of former Ready To Run Cup winner Lineker) and to Zim champion Cannon Blast
FLOWER ALLEY
Travers Stakes winner, whose overseas runners include Kentucky Derby winning champion I’ll Have Another, his first local crop include such winners as Alibi Guy, Rille, Keep Smiling, Bayberry, Date Palm and the stakes placed Parterre
- Lot 10 – a ½ to a winner, this colt is out of a 3 time winning, ¾ sister to Horse Of The Year Yard – Arm
- Lot 36 – out of a Gr3 winning daughter of champion sire/broodmare sire Jet Master, this colt is a half-brother to 6 winners notably graded stakes winners Our Emperor and Platinum Class
- Lot 76 – a ½ to 2 winners, this filly’s dam is a half-sister to 3 stakes performers
- Lot 102 – a full – sister to the useful Rille, this filly is out of a 3 time winning Rich Man’s Gold half-sister to 2 Chilean stakes winners, and she is closely inbred to US champion Forty Niner
FLYING THE FLAG
A Gr3 winning son of the world’s premier sire Galileo and triple Gr1 winner Halfway To Heaven, he is a full – brother to multiple Gr1 winners Magical and Rhododendron. This is his first crop
- Lot 51 – a ½ brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning ½ sister to four black type horses, notably Gr1 winner Fair Maiden, as well as to the dams of high – class graded stakes winners Amur Affair, Gimme One Night and Cousin Liz
- Lot 58 – a ½ sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a speedy, stakes placed daughter of Gr2 winner Hancock Park
- Lot 61 – this colt is a ½ brother to 3 multiple winners (from as many runners) including the stakes placed Just As I Said, the family of recent Gr2 Senor Santa Stakes winner Mardi Gras
FUTURA
Horse Of The Year, and four time Gr1 winning son of top local sire Dynasty, his first yearlings made up to R1 200 000 last season
- Lot 37 – this colt is out of a speedy Gr3 winning ¾ sister to millionaire and stakes winner Negev
- Lot 48 – a ½ sister to the stakes placed Uptown Gal, this filly is out of a half-sister to 2 black type winners including last season’s Gatecrasher Stakes victor Kaydens Pride
- Lot 91 – a ½ brother to 2 winners, this colt (closely inbred to Western Winter) is out of an own sister to Gr2 performer Full Mast, and his dam is also a half-sister to stakes winner Grandalea, the family of the Western Winter sired champion and promising young sire Capetown Noir
- Lot 93 – this colt is out of a 3 time winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al, and his granddam is a half-sister to Dubai star and Gr1 sire Asiatic Boy, the family of champion Revidere
GLOBAL VIEW
Multiple graded stakes winning son of the world’s premier sire Galileo, he is bred on the same cross as Galileo’s rising star sire Gleneagles. This is his first crop
- Lot 43 – this colt is out of a full – sister to short – lived Gr2 Al Rashidiya winner Forries Waltz and his granddam is a half-sister to the stakes winning dam of Cape Guineas winner Noah From Goa
GO DEPUTY
A Gr1 winning son of Deputy Minister from the family of Fappiano, his best include Triple Crown winner Abashiri and fellow graded winners Flying Ice, Royal Badge, Changingoftheguard, Pessoa, Current Event and Icy Trail
- Lot 29 – this filly is out of a five time winning daughter of 2yo stakes winner Hard To Get and she is from the same female line as Breeders’ Cup winning champions Arrogate and Meadow Star
IRISH FLAME
Horse Of The Year and multiple Gr1 winning son of leading sire Dynasty, his numerous winners include Sunny Bill Du – Toy, Gizmo, Just My Style, Charlie McCreevy and Irish Wonder Girl
- Lot 111 – this colt, a half-brother to 2 multiple winners, is out of a daughter of an Australian stakes winner, the family of Perth Cup hero Meliador
JAY PEG
The grandson of A P Indy won both the Gr1 Dubai Duty Free and Gr1 Singapore Airlines International Cup, his best progeny include such graded stakes winners as Exit Here, Silicone Valley, Olympic Owen, Hot Affair, Flash Drive, Woljayrine, and Peggy Jay, as well as Castle Tankard victor Peggson
- Lot 56 – this filly is out of a speedy 3 time winner and her granddam is a ½ sister to Gr3 winner Halo Hunter, the family of speedy Gr3 winner Safe Structure
- Lot 144 – a ½ to a winner, this filly is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to the winning dam of the stakes placed two – year – old Look To The Sky, the famous Lily family
JUDPOT
A half-brother to Kingmambo, and a former Equus Outstanding Stallion, his best progeny include Gr1 winners Along Came Polly, Coral Fever, Forest Indigo and Juxtapose
- Lot 9 – bred on the same cross as classy filly Double Whammy, this colt is a half-brother to a pair of winners, and his granddam is a full – sister to graded stakes winners Dog Rose and Kestrel
KILDONAN
Equus Champion, and a Gr1 winner at both two and three, he is the sire of smart performers Rosier, Vision To Kill, Beach Goddess and Scotsnog from limited opportunities
- Lot 73 – this filly is out of a winning own sister to short – lived Gr2 winner Chekilli
KINGSBARNS
Short – lived Gr1 winning son of the world’s premier sire Galileo, his small first local crop has already yielded a Gr1 winner Equus Champion in the form of Gabor
- Lot 7 – this filly is out of millionaire and Ready To Run Cup winner Winter Star
- Lot 121 – this colt is out of a winning Kahal daughter of a Gr3 winning full – sister to Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Legality, third dam is Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg winner Legal Find
LATERAL
Deceased Gr1 winner, and former leading first crop sire, whose progeny include such graded stakes winners as Bilateral, Unparalleled and Milton, as well as the likes of Ali Bon Dubai and Givinitsum
- Lot 69 – out of a winner, this filly’s granddam is a dual winning half-sister to high – class stakes winners Hainan Dao and Manhasset Hills, and third dam is Gr2 winner Chinatown
LEGISLATE
Son of outstanding sire Dynasty, he was Horse Of The Year and a four time Gr1 winner, and is from the immediate family of Equus Champion Gabor
- Lot 139 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning daughter of stakes winner La Brea Pits and is from the family of Irish classic winners Romanised, Grey Swallow and Covert Love
LINNGARI
Dual Gr1 winning son of top class stallion Indian Ridge, his progeny include multiple group winner Garlingari and stakes winners Hastquina, Comical, Ta – Maluca and Mr Pommeroy
- Lot 53 – a half-sister to a winner, this filly is from the family of Gr1 winning fillies Querari Falcon, Savannah Queen and On Her Toes
- Lot 107 – a half-sister to 2 multiple winners, this filly is out of a mare who won three times over 1000m
- Lot 118 – this filly is out of a winning half-sister to Gr2 winner Lion In Winter, from the family of champions Gabor and Legislate
- Lot 126 – a ½ sister to 2 winners, including the talented Isingamoya, this filly is out of a dual winning Kahal half-sister to Gr3 winner, and Ready To Run Cup victor, Umngazi
- Lot 138 – this filly is out of a winning Rich Man’s Gold half-sister to Gr2 winning millionaire Trophy Wife
MAMBO IN SEATTLE
Three-parts brother to top US sire Lemon Drop Kid, he is the sire of dual Gr1 winner Same Jurisdiction, and high – class stakes winners Majestic Mambo, Desert Rhythm, Mambo Mime, Fortune Fella, Smart Mart and Mr O’Neill
- Lot 95 – this filly, whose dam is a winning daughter of top sire Dynaformer and US stakes winner Ethyl Mae, is a half-sister to Gr2 performer and KZN Yearling Sale Million winner Ace Antonius
MASTER OF MY FATE
Dual Gr2 winning son of two champions, he made a great start to his stud career with his first two crops producing the likes of Guineas winning millionaire Twist Of Fate, Kenyan champion Silverstone Air, Derby Trial hero Gift For The Gap, and SA Fillies Nursery winner Basadi Faith
- Lot 39 – this filly is a half-sister to eight winners including graded winners Fanzene and Joan Ranger and Gr2 performer Miss Turbulence (with the latter sired, like Master Of My Fate, by Jet Master), same female line as Gr1 winners African Appeal, Brave Mary and Takingthepeace
- Lot 62 – a ¾ brother to a six time winner, this colt is out of a four time winning Western Winter half-sister to Gr1 winner Kournikova and Gr3 winner Princess Faberge (with Kournikova dam of stakes winners overseas and Princess Faberge dam of Algoa Cup victor Forest Of Dean)
- Lot 74 – this colt is out of Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes second and five time winner Keep On Dreaming
NOBLE TUNE
Dual graded stakes winner, and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf runner up, he is the sire of White Lightning, Play Another Tune, Abelie, Noble Joshua, and Paths Of Victory to name a few!
- Lot 110 – this colt, a ½ brother to 3 winners, is out of a winning ½ sister to Swallow Stakes winner Loupe (dam of Gr3 performer Petra), the family of Horse Chestnut, Monyela and Shenanigans
ORATORIO
Triple G1 winner, and dual champion sire in Italy, he is the sire of more than 50 stakes winners, and his recent local notables include the promising pair of Ultra Magnus and Athalia and recent Racing Association Stakes winner Viva Rio
- Lot 34 – a full – sister to recent Hong Kong winner Ezra, and half-sister to five other smart winners, this filly is out of Cape Fillies Guineas winner Emerald Beauty and this is the great “E” family
- Lot 114 – this colt is a half-brother to eight winners notably Darley Arabian winner Jet Jamboree, and he is also a half-brother to the dam of Gr2 Gold Bracelet winner Running Brave
PATHFORK
The Irish champion, and half-brother to Preakness Stakes winner War Of Will, is a prolific sire of winners, with his best including the likes of Mighty High, Red Chesnut Road, Marchingontogether, My Friend Lee, Madame Speaker and Miss Honey
- Lot 112 – a ½ sister to 3 winners, including the stakes placed Fortune Flies, this filly (inbred to Sadler’s Wells) is out of a 3 time winning half-sister to Gr1 winners Front And Centre (recently victorious in the Gr3 Diana Stakes), and promising sire Potala Palace from a top classic family
- Lot 116 – out of a four time winning daughter of outstanding broodmare sire Royal Academy, this filly is a half-sister to five winners including the smart, stakes placed Royal Italian
- Lot 134 – this colt is a full – brother to six time winner Zeb and a half-brother to 2 other winners
- Lot 141 – closely inbred to champion Forty Niner, this filly is a half-sister to 3 winners (by 3 different sires), and her dam is a winning half-sister to Hyperion Handicap winner Champagne Preview
PHILANTHROPIST
Former Leading All Weather Sire in North America, and sire of champions Pender Harbour and Phil’s Dream, as well as the likes of Singapore Sling, She’s A Giver, Raven Girl, Sail, The Slade, and Pack Leader
- Lot 89 – inbred to the great mare Grey Flight, this colt, a half or full brother to 2 winners, is out of a ¾ sister to multiple champion and multiple Gr1 winner Nhlavini
- Lot 130 – a half-sister to the talented Miss Smarty Pants, this filly (whose dam is inbred to Fall Aspen) is out of a stakes placed half-sister to Hong Kong winner Travel Comforts, third dam won the Fillies Guineas
POMODORO
The July winning son of Jet Master was Leading First Crop Sire in 2017 – 2018, with his first crop having produced multiple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Return Flight and R4 000 000 plus earner Cirillo
- Lot 131 – a ½ brother to a winner, this colt is out of 6 time winning daughter of Captain Al
- Lot 140 – this filly is out of a 3 time winning ¾ sister to millionaire and stakes winner Mannequin
POTALA PALACE
The Gr1 winning half-brother to current star filly Front And Centre has made a very bright start with his first two smallish crops including the likes of Palace Chapel, Russian Prince, Palace Of Dreams, Senatla, Snow Palace and Singforafa
- Lot 78 – out of a winning half-sister to the stakes placed Man From Milan, this colt is bred on very similar lines to his sire’s Gr3 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Palace Of Dreams
- Lot 88 – this colt’s dam is a winning ¾ sister to five time Gr1 winner and Horse Of The Year Yard – Arm
- Lot 129 – this filly is out of a three time winning Go Deputy half-sister to a stakes performer and is from the immediate family of the Go Deputy sired high – class stakes winner Widow’s Lamp
QUERARI
A Gr1 winning son of Oasis Dream, and champion sire of 2Yos in South Africa last season, his current 3yos include the likes of Cockney Pride, Mill Queen and Liberty Hall
- Lot 96 – a ½ sister to 2 winners, this filly’s third dam is Gr1 Garden Province Stakes winner Diorissimo
SOFT FALLING RAIN
Deceased Equus Champion and globetrotter, he made a good impression with his first crop including such high – class stakes horses as Montreal Mist and Gin Fizz, and the vaunted filly World Radar
- Lot 123 – a ½ brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a dual winning Orpen half-sister to a Gr1 winner in Argentina, the female line of Epsom classic winners Lammtarra, Snow Bride and Pour Moi
ST PETERSBURG
Gr3 winning son of outstanding sire Nureyev and ½ brother to high-class filly Jersey Girl (dam of Gr1 winner and Gr1 sire Jersey Town), he is best known as the sire of Australian Gr1 winner Solzhenitsyn and talented SA filly Anna Pavlova
- Lot 92 – a ½ sister to a useful dual winner, this filly is out of a ½ sister to Gr2 winner Music Of Time
TOREADOR
Deceased Gr1 son of Danehill who left his mark through his champion son Link Man, dual Gr1 winner Bull Valley, and the likes of Jackodore, Matador Man, Lazer Star, She’s A Stunner, and Las Ramblas
- Lot 44 – out of a 3 time winning daughter of Fort Wood, this filly’s third dam is Gr1 winner and famous match – race winner Northern Princess, a daughter of champion sire/broodmare sire Northern Guest
- Lot 75 – a ½ to a winner, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to the winning dam of dual Horse Of The Year and Champions Mile winner Variety Club and Mauritian champion Rhythmically
- Lot 128 – closely inbred to Danehill, this colt is out of a winning ½ sister to dual stakes winner, and Woolavington 2000 second, Tawny Run, from the family of Naturalism
- Lot 142 – this filly, from the family of champions Kochka and Jay Peg, is out of a winning Silvano ½ sister to Gr3 Kings Cup second Royal Armour and ¾ sister to Gr2 filly Mazari (by Bold Silvano)
TRAFFIC GUARD
Irish Champion Stakes runner up, and son of outstanding shuttle sire More Than Ready, he is a prolific sire of winners including American Indian, Zeal And Zest, Carabinieri, Traffic Jam and Liquid Irish
- Lot 5 – a full – brother to the useful Glamorous Scandal, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire/broodmare sire Jet Master, family of US Gr1 winner Citronnade
- Lot 12 – this colt is out of a Rock Of Gibraltar ¾ sister to an Australian stakes winner
TRIPPI
Champion sire, and increasingly successful broodmare sire, he is the sire of Gr1 winners Inara, R Heat Lightning, Chimichuri Run, Real Princess, Lobo’s Legend, Deo Juvente, Afrikaburn, and For The Lads
- Lot 98 – a ½ sister to 5 winners including Gr3 winning 2yo Wheredowego, this filly is out of a winning Fort Wood own sister to two graded horses, and ½ sister to Cape Guineas winner Flight Alert
- Lot 132 – this colt, whose dam is a Gr3 placed, 6 time winning daughter of Var, is from the immediate family of US champion sire Exclusive Native as well as Trippi’s US Gr1 winning daughter R Heat Lightning
VAR
Dual Champion Sire of 2Yos, his best include champions Variety Club, Val De Ra and Via Africa, and Gr1 winners Eden Roc, Sommerlied, Villandry, August Rush, Contador and Normanz
- Lot 15 – a sister to a winner, and half-sister to 3 stakes horses including Gr3 winner Jet Set Go and Gr1 performer Jet Trail, this filly is out of Gr3 Jacaranda Hcp winner Azabu Park
- Lot 27 – a half-sister to Gr3 performer Green Laser, this filly is out of a half-sister to champion and promising sire Capetown Noir and 4 other black type performers including promising filly In The Dance, granddam is Broodmare Of The Year Akinfeet
- Lot 31 – this filly is a half or full – sister to 3 multiple winners including Gr3 winner Cat And The Moon, and this is the family of champions Kochka and Jay Peg
- Lot 86 – this colt is out of a ½ sister to Gimcrack winner Blaine and fellow British 2yo stakes winner Bogart, and he is from the family of champion sprinter Lit De Justice
VERCINGETORIX
Equus Champion and son of Silvano made an explosive start to his stud career with his first flagbearers including Gr2 winner African Warrior, East Cape champion Hooves Of Troy, East Cape Nursery winning Viking Moon and Cape Nursery second Fearless Warrior
- Lot 23 – this colt, whose dam is a dual winning half-sister to stakes winning sire Sudden Storm, is a half-brother to 4 winners including Michaelmas Hcp winner Celtic Captain
- Lot 59 – a ½ sister to Gr3 placed galloper High Voltage, this filly is out of a winning own sister to the stakes placed Captain Dino and is from the family of star fillies Little Ballerina and Trojan Belle
VISIONAIRE
Gr1 winner and Leading 1st/2nd crop sire in SA of his year, his star performers include Takingthepeace, Heaps Of Fun, The Thinker, Africa Rising, and Royal Pleasure
- Lot 16 – this colt is out of a half-sister to Equus Champion and top producer Icy and Mauritian star Ice Axe, this is the family of millionaire Amphitheatre among others
- Lot 22 – a ½ to a winner, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of five
- Lot 28 – this colt, a full – brother to a winner, is a half-brother to 2 stakes horses, and he is out of Golden Slipper winner Dignify – a half-sister to Met winner Angus, the colt in question is bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Takingthepeace
- Lot 65 – this filly is out of a winning daughter of the world’s greatest sire and she hails from the family of Gr1 winners Annoconnor, At Talaq and Marcel
WHAT A WINTER
A rising star in local sire ranks, his early crops have already yielded Gr1 winner Clouds Unfold and fellow graded stakes winners Armando, Dutch Philip, Magical Wonderland and Snow Report, also sire of recent Sophomore Sprint victor Three Two Charlie
- Lot 120 – a half-brother to 6 winners including the smart pair of Varuna and Chantyman, this colt is out of a dual winning daughter of top broodmare sire Quiet American and French Gr2 winner Ocean Ridge
- Lot 122 – this filly’s granddam is a half-sister to dual Gr1 winning filly Shadow Dancing (dam of dual Gr1 winner Thunder Dance) and Cape Guineas winner and multiple champion sire Captain Al
WHERE’S THAT TIGER
Deceased son of Storm Cat whose best local runners include the likes of Gr3 winner Tiger’s Touch, Gr1 performer Samurai Blade, recent stakes winner See You Tyger, short – lived stakes winner Tiger Quest and Gr3 winner Supertube
- Lot 11 – a half-brother to the stakes placed Action Jackson, this colt is out of a winning Jet Master half-sister to Gr2 performer Act Fast and he traces back directly in female line to legendary French champion Allez France
- Lot 64 – a ½ to a winner, this colt is out of a speedy Gr2 placed winner of 3 who won up to 1200m
WILLOW MAGIC
Versatile Gr1 SA Nursery/Gr2 Dingaans winning son of outstanding sire Dubawi – the sire of more than 40 Gr1 winners including rising sire star Night Of Thunder. This is his first crop
- Lot 17 – a ½ sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a six time winning daughter of successful sire Kahal
- Lot 21 – this filly’s dam is a winning ¾ sister to Gr1 winning champion Bold Ellinore and Cape Guineas second Emperor Napoleon
- Lot 38 – this colt’s dam is a winning half-sister to speedy Gr2 winner Fairyinthewoods and to very quick stakes winner Comet Chaser, the family of graded stakes winners Tarn Fairy and Mr Winsome
- Lot 46 – a ½ sister to 3 winners, including the useful Man And Master, this filly’s dam is a dual winning daughter of Jet Master and Oaks runner up Yasnaya, with the latter being a half-sister to two Fillies Guineas winners!
- Lot 47 – a ½ to 2 winners, this colt is out of a ½ sister to Equus Champion Icy Air
- Lot 49 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including short – lived Ready To Run Cup winner Big Bear and he is from the same family as French 2000 Guineas winner and outstanding sire Kalamoun, he traces back directly in female line to Mumtaz Mahal
- Lot 54 – bred on a similar cross to Dubawi’s Gr1 winners Night Of Thunder and Ghaiyyath, this filly (out of a stakes placed daughter of Galileo) is a ½ sister to 3 winners notably Gr1 SA Derby winner Hero’s Honour and Gr1 Thekwini Stakes runner up Rail Trip
- Lot 57 – this colt is out of a winning ½ sister to 3 stakes horses notably Fillies Guineas winner Fisani
- Lot 63 – a ½ brother to the useful Seemyvision, this colt is out of a winning ½ sister to Gr2 performer Corredor, family of current smart performer Freedom Charter
- Lot 72 – this filly’s granddam is a winning Western Winter half-sister to Gr1 winners The Sheik and Al Nitak, and third dam is multiple stakes winner, and Broodmare Of The Year, Jessamine
- Lot 79 – this colt, whose dam is Gr1 performer Lisa Anne, is a half-brother to 2 winners notably Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Takingthepeace, the family of Gr1 winners African Appeal and Brave Mary
- Lot 82 – this filly is out of a Trippi half-sister to 2 stakes winners including Gr3 Matchem Stakes winner Majestic Sun, and this is the family of Gr1 winner Majestic Crown and champion sprinter Senor Santa
- Lot 90 – a ½ to a winner, this filly is out of a half-sister to stakes winning racemares, as well as to the granddam of promising 3yo Captain Tatters, family of Gold Cup hero Desert Links
- Lot 97 – this filly is out of a full – sister to dual Syringa Hcp runner up Saucy Savannah and half-sister to Gr1 winner Pick Six, from the family of Thekwini Stakes winner Bridal Paths
- Lot 99 – this colt is a half-brother to 3 winners including Ready To Run Cup winner Vi Va Pi Pa
- Lot 103 – a ½ to 2 winners, this colt is out of an own sister to UAE stakes winner Drift Ice and to the dam of Zimbabwe champion Simona, and ¾ sister to Horse Of The Year Yard – Arm (his dam is also a half-sister to Triple Crown winner Abashiri)
- Lot 136 – a half-sister to 4 winners, including the stakes placed Flashing Star, this filly hails from the same female line as Breeders’ Cup winning champions Arrogate and Meadow Star
- Lot 145 – a ½ to 2 winners, this colt is from the same family as champion sprinter Mythical Flight
WYLIE HALL
Dual Gr1 winning son of triple Australian champion sire Redoute’s Choice, he made a promising start with early runners including exported Gr3 winner Twilight Moon
- Lot 4 – this filly is out of a four time winning half-sister to Gr3 winner My Choice, and her stakes winning granddam is an own sister to champion and Paddock Stakes winner Dollar Fortune
- Lot 124 – out of a speedy mare who won five times over 1000m, this filly’s third dam is a half-sister to King George winning sire Petoski, the family of French Derby winner and multiple champion sire Val De Loir
