Local Bloodstock Consultant John Freeman went to R4 million to secure a Frankel colt topseller at a buoyant first session of the Cape Premier Yearling Sale at the Cape Town International Convention Centre on Saturday evening.
John Freeman – R4 million for Frankel chestnut colt
With a strong international contingent present that included, amongst others, Briton Amanda Skiiffington of Anglia Bloodstock, former Godolphin CEO John Ferguson, and representatives of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, it was Capetonian Freeman who secured #94, a magnificent Frankel colt.
He was consigned by Klawervlei as agent, and is bred on the same Kingmambo cross as Group winners Eminent and Last Kingdom. The chestnut is the fifth foal of the unraced Irish-bred mare Pale Moon Rising. Both her runners to date are winners.
R1,5 million to Pat Shaw #74 (Frankel – Mowaadah)
Earlier on, the first Frankel to come up also attracted plenty of attention. She was #74, a half-sister to five winners, who went to trainer Patrick Shaw for R1,5 million. The Frankel duo thus achieved R5,5 million and the champion’s final lot comes up today – #172 a well-related filly.
Champion sire Silvano topped the sires table on the evening with an aggregate of R9 775 000 – his eleven lots averaging R888 636.
Star producer Captain Al sold 8 lots for an aggregate of R9,7 million with an average of R1 212 500. The evergreen star of Dynasty shone brightly, with his 6 totalling R8,4 million for an average of R1,4 million.
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John Freeman was the top buyer on the evening, buying four for R8,3 million at an average of R2 075 000. Amanda Skiffington got three for R5 million at an average of R1,6 million, while the Hong Kong Jockey Club bought two for a gross R3,6 million.
Amanda Skiffington – 3 for R5 million
With their power of numbers, Klawervlei were unsurprisingly leading vendors with 28 lots sold for R21 150 000 at an average of R28 755 357.
The first session aggregate was R56 775 000, with the average of R556 618 – down on the overall full-sale averages of R699 212 in 2017, and R598 017 achieved in 2016.
The first session median of R300 000 was 20% down from the full-sale median of R375 000 in 2017 – which figure was the same in 2016.
The second session of lots 121- 254 gets under way at 13h00 today.
