Rolling Dice At The Palace

Last year’s second-most-successful auction aims for sparkling follow-up

 

Some 200 yearlings go under the hammer at Emperors Palace, the second year that this CTS Select sale takes place at the casino venue. South Africa’s leading sires are well represented, including yearlings by Captain Al, Dynasty, Silvano, Trippi and Var.

Roll the dice

199 Yearlings on offer

Starts 12h00 on Friday, 15 April 2016

ALL GRADUATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE CTS R1 MILLION!

Last year’s inaugural sale set a precedent, as it had the second highest prices in terms of median in the country in 2015.

The new sale’s R300k median price was outdone only by the CTS Cape Premier sale that year. With double the number of yearlings catalogued this year, the median seems likely to drop somewhat.

Even so, a healthy pricelist looks to be on the cards, with last year’s top price of R2 million in the crosshairs.

 

There’s a reputation to be upheld!

CTS Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale strip

Sarah Whitelaw takes a look at what’s on offer, split between established sires and those with their first South African crops.

The Establishment

A P ANSWER

AP Answer

AP Answer (A.P. Indy – Pas De Response)

One of the best bred sires around, A P Answer is a son of two champions in A P Indy and Pas De Reponse. The latter is a Danzig half sister to French 2000 Guineas winner and leading sire Green Tune and this is also the family of breed shaping sire Storm Bird. From limited opportunities, A P Answer has come up with his fair share of smart winners, including Gr1 2yo Beckedorf, and high class fillies Print The Pounds and Duffi’s Call. He has 1 lot on sale:

Lot 80 – inbred to the great sire Mr Prospector, this colt is out of a five time winning daughter of leading sire Kahal and Gr3 Umzimkhulu Stakes winner Kefaah’s Secret. His dam is a half sister to Guineas placed filly Secret Babe

BIARRITZ

biarritz

Biarritz (Count Dubois – Corlia’s Bid)

From the powerful Gone West male line (responsible for leading sires Elusive Quality, Grand Slam, Speightstown and the latter’s red hot son Munning), Biarritz was a top class millionaire, who won in both South Africa and Dubai. A full brother to top class filly Countess Corlia, Biarritz’s wins included both the Gr2 Gauteng Guineas and Gr3 London News Stakes.

He made the perfect start to his stud career when his first runner, Anglet, won a stakes race.  He has 1 lot on sale:

Lot 184 – out of a half sister to a 2yo stakes winner, this colt is from a top class family with his relatives including champion sprinter Mythical Flight, as well as the latter’s Gr3 winning half sister Mana Mou. The latter is dam of this season’s impressive Listed Storm Bird Stakes winner Flying Myth.

BIG BROWN

Big Brown

Big Brown (Boundary – Mien)

Just once defeated, former US champion Big Brown was an outstanding racehorse, whose wins included the Gr1 Kentucky Derby, Gr1 Preakness Stakes, and Gr1 Haskell Invitational. A grandson of Danzig, the charismatic Big Brown has already made his mark at stud, with his top performers including such high class Gr1 performers as Dortmund, Kiss To Remember and Coach Inge. He has 1 on sale:

Lot 77 Big Brown - Joie

Lot 77 – Unnamed (Big Brown – Joie)

Lot 77 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is also a half brother to the dam of 2 Australian Stakes winners – both of whom, like the colt on sale, being sired by a Danzig line horse. His second dam won the Gr1 Queensland Oaks and is the dam of Gr1 winners Tuesday Joy and Sunday Joy, with the latter producing Australian champion and 8 time Gr1 winner More Joyous, who earned over $4.5 million. The family of former local champion sprinter Joie de Grise and ill-fated champion sire Thorn Park

BLACK MINNALOUSHE

Black Minnaloushe

Black Minnaloushe (Storm Cat – Coral Dance)

An Irish classic winning son of the mighty Storm Cat, Black Minnaloushe has made his mark at stud both in South Africa and abroad (his overseas winners including Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Dancing In Silks). His star local performers include Oaks winner Ash Cloud, Gr1 winning 2yos Arabian Beat, Gold Onyx and champion Kochka, and Triple Crown winner and new SA sire Louis The King. Black Minnaloushe has 3 lots on sale:

Lot 10 - Unnamed (Black Minnaloushe - Full Moon Rising)

Lot 10 – Unnamed (Black Minnaloushe – Full Moon Rising)

Lot 10 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is out of a half sister to stakes winners Tornado King and Gathering Storm. His second dam is a stakes placed daughter of Australian champion Rubiton and a full sister to Australian stakes winner of 10 Rich Pageantry

Lot 59 – out of a mare who won five times up to 1800m, this colt is from the same family as talented, but ill-fated Gr3 Kings Cup winner Lady Magpie

Lot 172 – a half brother to 2 winners, one of whom won four, this colt is out of a SIlvano half sister to a Gr1 performer, while his third dam is Elliodor’s stakes winning daughter Studio Star. The Black Minnaloushe/Elliodor cross previously worked to produced champion 2yo Kochka

CAPTAIN AL

Captain Al

Captain Al (Al Mufti – Off To War)

South Africa’s reigning champion sire, and one of the best sires ever bred in South Africa, Captain Al’s 30 plus Gr1 horses include such champions as All Is Secret, Captain Of All and Captain’s Lover, as well as current Gr1 star Carry On Alice and Gr1 J&B Met hero Hill Fifty Four. A seven times champion sire of 2yos (whose current juveniles include the likes of Cloth Of Cloud, Sergeant Hardy and The Secret Is Out), Captain Al had a filly sell up to R5.25 million in 2016. He has ten yearlings on offer:

Lot 28 Unnamed (Captain Al - Cornucopia)

Lot 28 Unnamed (Captain Al – Cornucopia)

Lot 28 – bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Captain America, this colt (a half brother to 2 winners including Gr3 filly Can Cope), is out of a 3 time winning Fort Wood half sister to Crimson Palace – a Gr1 winner in both South Africa and North America. His second dam is a Gr1 placed daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Northern Guest

Lot 50 – this well bred filly, out of a stakes winning daughter of Fusaichi Pegasus (damsire of Silver Mountain and Golden Slipper hero Capitalist) is from the family of 2000 Guineas winner Mystiko and Captain Al’s champion daughter All Is Secret and her very promising 2yo full sister The Secret Is Out

Lot 95 – this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of four, whose Gr1 placed dam is a half sister to Gr1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship runner up Divine Nymph (by Captain Al’s sire Al Mufti) – dam of young sire Divine Jet and ill-fated Gr1 winner Divine Jury. From the family of Met winner Martial Eagle, this colt is also closely related to Gr1 2yo Redcarpet Captain (by Captain Al)

Lot 96 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt’s half sister is none other than unbeaten Listed Ruffian Stakes winner Exquisite Touch. Bred on the same cross as Gr1 winner Exhilaration, this colt is out of a four time winning Elliodor mare, whose three parts sister produced Gr2 Dingaans hero Unparalleled. The family of Gr1 Queen’s Plate winning sire Crimson Waves

Lot 107 – this filly is out of a winning half sister to Australian Gr1 winning sire All American and Gr2 winner More Strawberries. Her third dam, a Gr1 winning half sister to Kentucky Derby winner Gato Del Sol, is the dam of multiple Gr1 winner Rock Hard Ten. Like the filly on sale, both All American and Rock Hard Ten are by Roberto line sires

Lot 127 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a daughter of Gr3 winning speedster Popular Girl (by leading broodmare sire Dancing Champ). From the family of star fillies Chestnuts N Pearls, Lambarina, Sally Bowles, Consumer Credit and champion In The Fast Lane

Lot 134 – out of an Italian Oaks runner up (and three parts sister to world leading sire Pivotal), this colt is a brother to nine winners, and a full brother to Gr1 filly Alascan Maiden and feature race winner Captain Lars, with the latter having also been successful in Britain

Lot 152 – a full brother to the very talented Master ‘n Commander, this colt is out of a four time winning daughter of seven times champion sire Jet Master and from the family of Gr1 winning speedsters Legally Blonde (dam of promising 3yo Pure Blonde) and Noblely Born, as well as star sprinter Trip Tease

Lot 160 – a colt with a real stallion’s pedigree, he is a half brother to five winners, including an overseas stakes winner, as well as to a yearling who cost R5.2 million. His dam is an own sister to multiple Gr1 winner and champion SA sire Silvano and a half sister to another multiple international Gr1 winner in Sabiango

Lot 197 – this well related colt’s dam is a half sister to the dams of champion and successful sire Jay Peg and to millionaire and top class Gr1 performer Whiteline Fever. His second dam is also very closely related to the dam of champion 2yo and Gr1 winner Kochka

CHOISIR

Choisir (Danehill Dancer - Great Selection)

Choisir (Danehill Dancer – Great Selection)

A globetrotting superstar, Choisir won the Gr1 King’s Stand Stakes and Gr1 Golden Jubilee Stakes in the space of five days. Australia’s champion sprinter, and son of outstanding sire Danehill Dancer, has also proved very successful at stud, with his 70 odd stakes winners including international Gr1 winners Starspangledbanner, Olympic Glory and Obviously, as well as Derby winner Kushadasi and Australian Gr1 winners Japonisme and Historian. He has 2 lots:

Lot 36 – inbred to the great sire, and sire of sires, Danzig, this colt is out of a daughter of the great sire and top broodmare sire Red Ransom and SA stakes winner Gathering Storm. The latter is a half sister to former Gr2 Drill Hall Stakes winner Tornado King

Lot 61 Unnamed (Choisir - Gemstone)

Lot 61 Unnamed (Choisir – Gemstone)

Lot 61 – a half sister to 3 winners, one of whom won 7, this filly is out of a full sister to Gr1 winner Penny Gem, with her dam also being a three parts sister to high class performer Entirely Platinum. The family of outstanding Gr1 winning 2yos Overreach and Reward For Effort – both of whom, like the filly on sale, are by Danehill line sires

COUNT DUBOIS

Count Dubois

Count Dubois (Zafonic – Madame Dubois)

A Gr1 winning 2yo from the great Gone West male line and from the family of champions Kris and Diesis, Count Dubois has been a consistently top class sire in South Africa. His progeny include such champions as Asylum Seeker and French Navy, as well as Gr1 winners Zaitoon and Zeeno, millionaire and promising young sire Biarritz, and this season’s top class filly, subsequently exported to the US, Madame Dubois. He has 2 lots on offer:

Lot 35 – this well bred filly is out of an Oasis Dream half sister to ill-fated R1.8 million earner Zambezi River, and is from the family of Epsom Derby winners Lammtarra and Pour Moi, last season’s French Gr1 winner Ultra, and the Gr1 classic winning siblings Bosra Sham, Hector Protector and Shanghai

Lot 41 Unnamed (Count Dubois - Eros)

Lot 41 Unnamed (Count Dubois – Eros)

Lot 41 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is inbred to the mighty 2000 Guineas winner Zafonic, with his sire being a son of that Gone West horse, and Zafonic also being sire of his damsire Xaar. His second dam is a full sister to Oaks winner Cologne

CURVED BALL

Curved Ball (Fastnet Rock - Curvaceous)

Curved Ball (Fastnet Rock – Curvaceous)

Winner of the Gr2 Dingaans, Curved Ball is a son of champion sprinter and champion sire Fastnet Rock, whose 20 plus Gr1 winners include the likes of Atlantic Jewel, Fascinating Rock, Wanted, Magicool, Diamondsandrubies and Investec Oaks winner Qualify. Fastnet Rock is also the sire of promising and Gr1 sires Hinchinbrook and Stryker. From the same family as Golden Slipper winner and leading sire Marscay, Curved Ball, whose first crop of runners include impressive recent winner Fast And Rocking, has 5 lots on offer:

Lot 26 – a half brother 2 to stakes placed winners, this colt is out of a Goldkeeper daughter from the family of Gr1 winning sprinter Shoe Shac- who, like the colt on offer, is by a Danzig line horse. Also the family of Mauritian star World Focus and this season’s millionaire 3yo Victorious Jay

Lot 37 – a half brother to 6 winners, this colt is out of a five time winning Badger Land half sister to two top class graded 2yos. The family of champion, July winner and Gr1 sire and broodmare sire Bush Telegraph

Lot 135 Truffle Hunter (Curved Ball - Polzeath)

Lot 135 Truffle Hunter (Curved Ball – Polzeath)

Lot 135 – bred on the successful Fastnet Rock/Sadler’s Wells cross, this filly is out of a seven time and feature race winning daughter of international champion and outstanding sire Singspiel. This well bred filly’s second dam is a Gone West half sister to dual Gr1 Pacific Classic winner Tinners Way

Lot 142 – a half sister to a winner, this filly (inbred to the great Danzig), is out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire Captain Al, while her second dam is a Gr1 2yo, who is by emerging broodmare sire National Emblem

Lot 174 – out of a Gr3 three parts sister to feature race winner King Neptune (and bred on the potent Danzig/Roberto cross), this filly is from the same family as the Gr1 winning siblings Stellite and Zirconeum

DYNASTY

Dynasty

Dynasty (Fort Wood –  Blake’s Affair)

A former Horse Of The Year and July winning champion, Dynasty has long been established as one of South Africa’s elite stallions. He has three Horse Of The Year sons to his credit, as well as such outstanding Gr1 performers as Act Of War, Ancestral Fore, Beach Beauty, Jackson and It’s My Turn, winner of this season’s Gr1 Investec Cape Derby. A proven smash hit in the sales ring, Dynasty has 13 yearlings on sale:

Lot 6 – this filly is out of a full sister to Gr1 sprinter Rushing Wind and a half sister to stakes winner Ice Wine. His second dam, by multiple champion broodmare sire Northern Guest, is also dam of Zimbabwean sensation Yer-Maan

Lot 46 Dusky Dancer (Dynasty - Fading Light)

Lot 46 Dusky Dancer (Dynasty – Fading Light)

Lot 46 – a full sister to talented filly Drifting Dusk, this filly is also a half sister to Gr1 2yo Mystical Twilight, and her dam is former Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Fading Light. Remarkably, this filly’s first three dams are all black type winners

Lot 47 – an own brother to Dynasty’s top class stakes winner Taipan (and inbred to Irish champion and broodmare legend Fairy Bridge), this colt’s second dam is top class Gr2 winning 2yo Tarn Fairy – also the second dam of the brilliant filly Yoshie

Lot 82 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning daughter of breed shaping sire and broodmare sire Unbridled’s Song (damsire of Gr1 winners General Quarters, Unbridled Command, Once Were Wild etc). His second dam, by great sire and broodmare sire Nureyev, is a three parts sister to Gr1 winning 2yo and sire Pearl Of Love and she is also closely related to Nureyev’s champion sprinting son Stravinsky

Lot 99 – bred on the same cross as Dynasty Gr1 stars It’s My Turn and Run For It, this filly is a half sister to 3 winners. Her dam is a winning full sister to a Gr3 performer and a half sister to top class SA Fillies Nursery winner Dash For Gretna. The family of champions Jay Peg and Kochka

Lot 116 – a half sister to 2 winners, including a stakes horse in the USA, this blue blooded filly is out of an AP Indy half sister to Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner and Gr1 sire Monarchos, and this is the family of breed shaping sire Dynaformer and former leading first crop sire and Gr1 winner Offlee Wild

Lot 143 – this well bred colt (inbred to the great Sadler’s Wells) is out of a three time winning half sister to Gr1 winning 2yo Potala Palace (who like this colt is by a Sadler’s Wells line horse) and this is the same family as classic winners Golan and North Light and leading sire Reform, as well as the likes of Sadler’s Wells, Nureyev, Fairy King and Blame

Lot 146 – this filly is out of a winning half sister to Gr1 winner and Fillies Guineas star On Her Toes, with her second dam being a half sister to Gr1 winners Follow The Falcon and Savannah Queen

Lot 153 – this blue blooded filly is out of a mare by Horse Of The Year and dual US champion sire A P Indy – and from the family of A P Indy, as well as his classic winning half brother Summer Squall, champion SA sire Al Mufti, champions and successful sires Duke Of Marmalade and Lemon Drop Kid, Derby hero Ruler Of The World and recently retired four time Gr1 winner Tonalist

Lot 173 – this filly is out of a six time stakes winning daughter of Cozzene (damsire of Dynasty’s triple Gr1 winning sire son Jackson) and her second dam is a stakes winning daughter of French classic winner and outstanding sire and broodmare sire Kingmambo

Lot 175 – this colt, bred on very similar lines to Dynasty’s champion son Legislate, is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al and Gr1 winner Roxanne, and is from the family of Horse Of The Year Legislate

Lot 181 – this well bred colt, a full brother to feature race winner Saint Sophia, is out of a four time winning daughter of US champion sire Saint Ballado. This colt’s dam is a three parts sister to US Horse Of The Year and Japanese sire great Sunday Silence

Lot 192 – a half brother to the promising Executive Power, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of sprint king and leading sire Var. All three of his first dams could run, with his third dam being Gr1 winner Garb Of Guise – a daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Al Mufti

GIMMETHEGREENLIGHT

Gimmethegreenlight (AUS)

Gimmethegreenlight (More Than Ready – Yes She Can Cancan)

A brilliant stakes winner at two, Gimmethegreenlight conquered the mighty, dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club when he won the Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate at three. The outstanding millionaire is one of over 150 stakes winners sired by More Than Ready, also sire of top stallion Sebring and promising young sire Pluck.
Gimmethegreenlight, whose first crop includes impressive winner Skip The Red, is a half brother to Gr1 Coolmore Classic winner Ofcourseican. He has 8 lots:

Lot 25 – this well bred colt is out of fast stakes winning daughter of a seven times champion sire Jet Master. His dam is a half sister to Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes winner Fairyinthewoods, and this is the family of top class performers Tarn Fairy and Yoshie, among others

Lot 49 – out of a Jet Master half sister to Gr3 winner Pirate’s Gold, this colt is from the same family as Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Captain America and traces back to the great mare Queen Of Light

Lot 69 - Unnamed (Gimmethegreenlight - Hill Of Fire)

Lot 69 – Unnamed (Gimmethegreenlight – Hill Of Fire)

Lot 69 – bred on the very powerful More Than Ready/Danehill cross, this filly is out of a six time stakes winning daughter of world leading sire Danehill Dancer (damsire of classic hope Minding). This is the family of Gr1 winner Lily Of The Valley and her Gr2 UAE Derby winning half brother Mubtaahij

Lot 74 – a half sister to 4 winners, including this season’s hugely promising 2yo Pacific Spirit, this beautifully bred filly is out of a mare by legendary sire and broodmare sire Sadler’s Wells – and from the family of Gr1 winner Archipenko, US champion and Breeders’ Cup hero Blame, and Sadler’s Wells himself, as well as Horse Of The Year EL Condor Pasa, and top sires Fairy King and Nureyev

Lot 83 – out of a stakes placed winner of six, this filly’s first four dams are by Silvano, Jallad, Dancing Champ and Harry Hotspur and this is the family of top class siblings Longshanks and Old Acquaintance

Lot 87 – out of a Gr3 placed daughter of Var, this filly’s first three dams are all black type performers and this is the family of champion sprinter Mythical Flight and current 2yo sensation Flying Myth

Lot 105 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Gr3 winner of five. This is the family of champion Dancewiththedevil, as well as high class Gr1 winners Mill Hill and Smart As Paint, as well as high class Hong Kong galloper Horse Of Fortune (formerly known as Strongman)

Lot 138 – a half brother to 2 very smart winners, this colt is out of a mare by top broodmare sire Arch (damsire of red hot sire Uncle Mo and Kentucky Derby winner I’ll Have Another) and from a top class US family of classic winning fillies White Star Line and Northern Trick (ancestress of champion Main Sequence) among others

GOLDEN SWORD

Golden Sword

Golden Sword (High Chaparral – Sitara)

A record breaker and Gr1 Irish Derby runner up, former Gr3 Chester Vase Stakes winner Golden Sword is a young sire who lacks nothing for pedigree. He is a son of European champion and sadly now deceased top sire High Chaparral, whose numerous top class performers include 10 time Gr1 winning champion So You Think, one of Australasia’s most promising young sires. Golden Sword, closely related to triple Oaks winner Alexandrova and Gr1 winning 2yo Magical Romance, is from the same family as former SA champion sire Royal Prerogative. He has 3 yearlings on sale:

Lot 17 Golden Beat (Golden Sword - Car Park Queen)

Lot 17 Golden Beat (Golden Sword – Car Park Queen)

Lot 17 – out of a mare by emerging broodmare sire Zamindar (damsire of champion Kingman and classic winner New Bay), this colt’s second dam is a Gr3 winner by champion sire and top broodmare sire Caerleon. The family of top class performers Gold Away (sire of multiple Gr1 winner Alexander Goldrun) and Silent Name

Lot 76 – out of a mare who won four and was stakes placed at two, this filly is from the family as famed international Gr1 winning siblings Irridescence and Perfect Promise, and her second dam is an own sister to multiple Gr1 winner Castle Walk

Lot 121 – a half brother to five winners, including the stakes winner Fox Hunt, this colt is out of an own sister to Gr3 winning 2yo Decorated Hero, and this is also the same family as high class performers Umngazi and Royal Exit

GREAT BRITAIN

Great Britain

Great Britain (Green Desert – Park Appeal)

The former Al Quoz Sprint (now a Gr1 race) winner is one of the best bred sires in the country, being a son of outstanding sire, and sire of sires, Green Desert and champion 2yo Park Appeal. He is thus a full brother to world leading sire Cape Cross, sire of such stars as Sea The Stars, Ouija Board and Golden Horn, with his other notable relatives including successful sire Iffraaj. From limited opportunities, he is the sire of Gr1 2yo Mystical Twilight.

Lot 151 Highland Spring (Great Britain - Scent Of Pine)

Lot 151 Highland Spring (Great Britain – Scent Of Pine)

Lot 151 – this colt is a half brother to 4 winners including Gr1 SA Oaks winner Pine Princess. Out of a stakes placed daughter of champion sire Badger Land, this colt is from a top international family, with his relatives including champion fillies Dark Mirage and Indian Skimmer, as well as top sprinter and successful sire Bluebird

GREYS INN

Greys Inn

Greys Inn (Zabeel – Great Verdict)

A former Vodacom Durban July winner and Equus Champion, the globetrotting Greys Inn has gone on to become a highly successful sire. One of more than 40 Gr1 winners by the late, great Zabeel, Greys Inn (whose half sister is the dam of Met winner Smart Call), is enjoying a purple patch with his runners including Gr1 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate/H F Oppenheimer Gr1 Horse Chestnut Stakes hero Legal Eagle, Gr2 Al Rashidiya winner Forries Waltz, and impressive recent feature hero King Of Pain. The champ has 12 yearlings.

Lot 15 Unnamed (Greys Inn - Cafe Supreme)

Lot 15 Unnamed (Greys Inn – Cafe Supreme)

Lot 15 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a winning half sister to Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Roxanne (dam of stakes winner Sting Operation). This is the immediate family of Horse Of The Year and soon-to-be Drakenstein sire Legislate

Lot 16 – a half brother to 4 winners, including Gr3 Winter Classic hero Royal Dreamer, this colt is from the famed Miss Lindeman family, with his relatives including such Gr1 winners as Bilateral, Little Miss Magic, State Treasure, and champions Blaze Of Fire and Tara’s Touch

Lot 23 – a half brother to a recent winner, this colt is out of a smart 2yo, who was fourth in a Gr1. She is a half sister to Gr3 winning 2yo The West Is Wide, and this is the family of champions Imperious Sue and Victory Moon, with the latter also going on to a brief but successful stud career

Lot 32 – out of a Jallad half sister to champion Thundering Star, this well bred filly’s second dam is an own sister to Gr1 Daily News 2000 hero Flying Duel, and her third dam, and own sister to July hero Dancing Duel, is the great champion Olympic Duel

Lot 42 – out of a Captain Al half sister to a stakes performer, this colt (whose third dam is Gr1 winner Epoque) is from the famed E family, responsible for champions Ecurie, Elusive Fort and Empress Club among others, with his recent relatives including high class stakes winners Exit Here and Eventual Angel

Lot 57 – out of a five time stakes winner, this filly is out of an own sister to the useful Southbound Again and a half to Guineas hero Modern Mission. The family of Gr1 winning filly Young Lady and her Guineas winning son and sire Young Victor

Lot 72 – out of a daughter of champion sire Fort Wood and Oaks winner Idle Fancy, this filly traces back in female line to 1000 Guineas winner Glad Rags – also ancestress of Belmont Stakes winners Colonial Affair and Union Rags, as well as European star and young Coolmore sire Declaration Of War

Lot 85 – this filly is out of a daughter of 2000 Guineas winner King Of Kings and Oaks heroine Sweet Secret and this is the family of 1000 Guineas winner Mrs Mcardy and Gr1 winning local sire Gitano Hernando

Lot 100 – this colt is out of a half sister to champion and Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner League Title, and is from the family of high class group winner Ore

Lot 110 – this colt is out of a winning half sister to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship hero and sire Tobe Or Nottobe, and this is also the family of Gr2 Gerald Rosenberg winner Prestic

Lot 126 – a half brother to a useful winner, this colt is out of a winning Silvano half sister to talented local and Dubai winner Oracle West, who finished second to champion Vengeance Of Rain in the 2007 Gr1 Dubai Sheema Classic. Second dam, Noble Prophet, was a stakes winner of six

Lot 194 – a half brother to 6 winners, including Gr2 performer La Foce, this colt (bred like Dubai star Forries Waltz) is out of a Rich Man’s Gold half sister to Champion filly Normality

HORSE CHESTNUT

Horse Chestnut

Horse Chestnut (Fort Wood – London Wall)

Winner of the Triple Crown and J&B Met, the now deceased Horse Chestnut was one of the finest thoroughbreds produced in South Africa. The champion has also done well at stud, with his top performers including Gr1 winners Chestnuts N Pearls and Lucifer’s Stone, as well as high class performers Askbut I Won’ttell,Rake’s Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut, Banbury and Chestnut’s Rock. Also broodmare sire of Gr1 winners Cannock Chase, Smart Call and Suggestive Boy, the champion has five lots on offer:

Lot 92 Madame Bourneville (Horse Chestnut - La Poppet)

Lot 92 Madame Bourneville (Horse Chestnut – La Poppet)

Lot 92 – this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of four and her second dam is a stakes winner of four, whose relatives include ill-fated champion Mark Anthony and Gr1 sprinter Poly Nation, among others

Lot 97 – out of a winning half sister to high class performer Code Rock, this filly’s dam is a three parts sister to champion 2yo Special Preview and this is also the family of ill-fated Gr1 Champion Stakes hero Military Muse, among others

Lot 103 – out of a stakes placed winning granddaughter of Fairy King, this filly’s dam is closely related to Fairy King’s grandson and Hong Kong champion Sacred Kingdom. Her second dam is a Gr2 winner by Zeditave and her pedigree contains the famous siblings Sadler’s Wells and Fairy King

Lot 131 – this well related filly is a full sister to Gr1 Golden Slipper heroine Chestnuts N Pearls and a half sister to stakes winning filly Golden Dawn. The famed Party Time family of star fillies In The Fast Lane, Sally Bowles, Lambarina, Heaps Of Fun and US graded winner Consumer Credit

Lot 195 – this filly, a three parts sister to Gold Prospector- who won three of four starts, is out of an own sister to Gr2 winning speedster Reflective Image, and her second dam is a stakes placed daughter of very successful sire and broodmare sire Goldkeeper. This filly’s dam is inbred to the great mare Crimson Saint

HUSSONET

Hussonet

Hussonet (Mr Prospector – Sacahuista)

This blue blooded sire, a son of Mr Prospector and Sacahuista, recently died after a stud career which saw him produce 30 Gr1 winners the world over.  Champion Sire in Chile on no fewer seven occasions, Hussonet’s top performers included Australian Horse Of The Year Weekend Hussler, and US Gr1 winners Host and Wild Spirit.  Also damsire of SA champion Majmu, Hussonet has one lot on sale:

Lot 106 Unnamed (Hussonet - Military Band)

Lot 106 Unnamed (Hussonet – Military Band)

Lot 106 – this filly is a three parts sister to Singapore stakes winner Huxssen (by Hussonet). Her second and third dams are by leading sires Diesis and Nureyev respectively, with her third dam being a three parts sister to unbeaten 2yo champ Fasliyev, and this is the family of champion Misty For Me and 2016 classic hope, and 2015 Gr1 winner, Ballydoyle among others

JAY PEG

Jay Peg

Jay Peg (Camden Park – Laptop Lady)

An Equus Champion and globetrotting superstar, Jay Peg is enjoying a tremendous season in 2015-2016. A proven sire of graded winners Flash Drive, Hot Affair and Olympic Owen, Jay Peg’s top performers this season include R2 million plus earner Victorious Jay, KZN Guineas Trial hero Exit Here, the Gr3 Jacaranda Handicap winner Peggy Jay, Gr1 placed She’s A Dragon and promising 3yo Le Clos. The former Dubai Duty Free hero has 3 on sale:

Lot 3 – out of a winning half sister to Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Dash For Gretna and Gr3 performer and producer Moneycantbuymelove, this colt is from the family of champion Kochka – as well as his own champion sire Jay Peg. Inbred to former highly successful sire and outstanding broodmare sire Elliodor

Lot 56 – out of a National Emblem half sister to a stakes winner, this filly (inbred to Danzig) is out of a daughter of Golden Slipper placed half sister to July third and 16 time winner Bound By Honour and this is the immediate family of one of South Africa’s greatest champions – Sea Cottage

Lot 141 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a National Assembly half sister to high class stakes winners Captain In Command, Reconcile, and Canadian Sunset, and her second dam is a Gr3 winner. Inbred to the great sire and broodmare sire Lyphard

JUDPOT

Judpot

Judpot (A.P. Indy – Miesque)

An AP Indy half brother to Kingmambo, and from the immediate family of 2016 Gr1 Dubai Turf hero Real Steel, Judpot made a huge impression when his first crop produced champion Along Came Polly and Gr1 winner Forest Indigo. Also sire of ill-fated Gr1 star Mister Cricket, Judpot has subsequently been represented by millionaire Deputy Jud, and high class fillies Double Whammy and Little Genie, and recent Gr1 SA Fillies Classic winner Juxtapose. He has five yearlings on offer:

Lot 24 – out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire Jallad, this filly is a three parts sister to Judpot’s Equus Champion, and dual Gr1 winner, Along Came Polly, and this is also the family of champion Young Rake and Gr1 Champions Cup hero Master Plan

Lot 137 Ghost Town (Judpot - Prototype)

Lot 137 Ghost Town (Judpot – Prototype)

Lot 137 – bred like champion Along Came Polly, this colt is out of a stakes winning own sister to Gr1 SA Nursery hero Fallon as well as Gr1 filly Silver Moon. The famed Drohsky family, this colt’s immediate relatives include ill-fated Gr1 winner Big Brass

Lot 155 – this well related filly is out of a Silvano half sister to Gr1 winning sprinter August Rush and to Gr3 winning filly Miss October. Her third dam is none other than July winning champion Devon Air

Lot 170 – out of a winning Western Winter half sister to Gr2 winner Park Lane (dam of impressive debut winner B Twenty One), this colt’s second dam is brilliant 2yo Hancock Park, whose 9 winners include 3 stakes performers

Lot 186 – a half sister to 3 very useful winners, this filly (inbred, like the dam of champion Golden Horn, to the great sire Nureyev) is out of a daughter of world leading sire Pivotal and champion and Gr1 winner Kundalini, and this is the family of classic winners Kooyonga and Roland Gardens among others

LAWMAN

Lawman (Invincible Spirit - Laramie)

Lawman (Invincible Spirit – Laramie)

Winner of the French Derby, Lawman is an Invincible Spirit half brother to French Oaks winner Latice. As befitting his classic relations, Lawman is living up to expectations at the Ballylinch Stud, and he is the sire of Gr1 winners Most Improved, Just The Judge and Law Enforcement, high class performer Libran as well as last season’s Gr1 Racing Post Trophy hero, and 2016 classic hope, Marcel.

Lot 12 Unnamed (Lawman - Blessed Biata)

Lot 12 Unnamed (Lawman – Blessed Biata)

Lot 12 – this classically bred filly is out of a winning three parts sister to the European Guineas winning siblings Dupont and Pacino, as well as stakes winner Zachariah. Her second dam is a blue blooded daughter of Sadler’s Wells and 1000 Guineas runner up Kerrera, a half sister to Gr2 winner and sire Rock City. The family of Epsom Derby winner Dante

LINNGARI

Linngari (Indian Ridge (IRE) - Lidakiya (IRE))

Linngari (Indian Ridge (IRE) – Lidakiya (IRE))

Now standing at Summerhill Stud, former champion Linngari made headlines the other day when his son Garlingari won the Group 3 Prix Exbury at Saint-Cloud. Himself a top class and versatile performer, Linngari won 11 times from 1200-2000m, with his victories including Gr1 contests in Germany and Italy, and he won or placed in no fewer than seven Gr1 races. The former globetrotting star, who won group/listed races in four different countries, has 2 lots:

Lot 11 – this colt is out of a five time winning mare by champion and top class sire Singspiel (also broodmare sire of hugely promising young sire Helmet). This colt’s dam is a half sister to none other than recent Gr1 Maktoum Challenge hero Special Fighter, and his second dam, who won the Gr2 Challenge Stakes, is by champion broodmare sire Machiavellian.

Lot 104 – out of a half sister to a German stakes winner, this filly is from a top class family with her relatives including Gr3 Coventry Stakes hero CD Europe, Gr1 winner Altieri and numerous other group winners, and she traces back directly to French 1000 Guineas winner Riverqueen

LION TAMER

Lion Tamer (Western Winter - Blushing Dove)

Lion Tamer (Western Winter – Blushing Dove)

A high class racehorse, the now deceased Lion Tamer won 6 times up to 2000m and finished runner up to the mighty Pocket Power in the Gr1 J&B Met. A son of triple champion sire Western Winter and Gr3 sprint queen Blushing Dove, Lion Tamer has left behind numerous useful winners from limited opportunities including the likes of Lions Emblem, Cayenne, Leeuloop Jet and Jungle Skyline.

Lot 111 Unnamed (Lion Tamer - Model Emblem)

Lot 111 Unnamed (Lion Tamer – Model Emblem)

Lot 111 – this is a full brother to the talented Gr2 Gold Bowl runner Lions Emblem, who has earned just under R500 000 in stakes. From the family of July winner Heavy Metal, this colt is out of a three time winning half sister to Gr1 performer Joshua’s Mistress

MOGOK

Mogok

Mogok (Storm Cat – Coup de Folie)

A Storm Cat half brother to the great sire Machiavellian, Mogok is a proven and versatile sire, with Gr1 winners of both sexes to his credit. His top performers include champion and young sire The Apache, US Gr1 winner Gypsy’s Warning, Gr1 Champions Cup hero Orbison and Gr2 Emerald Cup winner Meadow Magic. Mogok, who is also sire of impressive recent juvenile winner Over Sure, has one yearling on offer:

Lot 129 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning mare who is very closely related to the Pole Position sired Cape Guineas winner Alpha Omega. Also the family of top flight winners Fair Maiden, Mildenhall and The Rutland Arms, as well as this season’s Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero It’s My Turn

PATHFORK

Pathfork (Distorted Humor - Visions of Clarity)

Pathfork (Distorted Humor – Visions of Clarity)

One of the rising sire stars in South Africa, former Gr1 National Stakes winner Pathfork has made a scintillating start to his stud career. The son of US Champion Sire Distorted Humor has already had a number of smart 2yo winners to his credit including eye catching debut winners South Side and Red Chesnut Road, as well as feature race contender Corker. Pathfork, whose relatives include champion sires Northern Guest and Redoute’s Choice, has 2 lots:

Lot 115 – inbred to Sadler’s Wells (like the impressive Red Chesnut Road), this filly is out of a Dynasty half sister to former Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero Bravura and to 2 other black type performers. The family of ill-fated champions Mother Russia and Winter Solstice – both of whom, like the filly on offer, being by Mr Prospector line stallions

Lot 188 Dressed To Impress (Pathfork - Undine)

Lot 188 Dressed To Impress (Pathfork – Undine)

Lot 188 – this beautifully bred filly is out of a winning Western Winter half sister to five black type horses, including Gr1 Classic hero Divine Jury, and top sprinter, and young sire Divine Jet, as well as to the dam of Gr3 winner and Gr1 2yo Redcarpet Captain

PHILANTHROPIST

Philanthropist

Philanthropist (Kris S – Hidden Reserve)

Another really exciting young sire prospect, Philanthropist has made a most pleasing start to his stud career with his early first 2yos including impressive debut winner Good To Give, and Sail – a good second first time out. A Gr3 winner by the great sire Kris S, and from the family of leading sires National Assembly, Sovereign Dancer and What A Pleasure, Philanthropist is a proven top sire overseas, having led the US Synthetic Sires List, and his top performers include champions Pender Harbour and Phil’s Dream. He has 14 yearlings:

Lot 1 Unnamed (Philanthropist - Undine)

Lot 1 Unnamed (Philanthropist – Undine)

Lot 1 – inbred to the great sire Mr Prospector, this filly is out of a stakes placed half sister to the exported Gr1 winning 2yo Zeeno. Third dam is the lightning fast Melting, who was the first horse ever to beat the legendary Empress Club. This is also the family of high class fillies Gluwein and Pisces Star as well as current top class performer Ice Machine and Paterfamilias

Lot 9 – out of a classic placed daughter of the great sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood, this filly, whose immediate relatives include Gr1 winning female Saintly Lady, is from the powerful Sister Sublime family, with her relatives including such champions as Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song

Lot 21 – a half sister to a three time winner, this filly is out of a five time winner who ran third in the Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery. The family of top class filly Winter Lass and dual Gr1 winner The Monk

Lot 27 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this filly is out of a three time winning Western Winter half sister to the stakes winner Himalayan Hill and this is the family of US graded winner Changing World

Lot 40 – a half sister to a winner, this filly is out of a mare by champion sire and top broodmare sire Encosta De Lago (damsire of Gr1 winners Musir, Peeping, The Quarterback etc). The family of champion filly Stage Hit

Lot 62 – this colt is out of a four time winning daughter of champion sire Roi Normand and Gr1 winner Isola Lady, and his third dam was a champion in Brazil

Lot 112 – this well bred colt is out of a National Emblem three parts sister to multiple Gr1 winner and Equus Champion Nhlavini, and this is also the family of Gr2 Merchants winner Arabian Mist and Fillies Guineas heroine Mystery Guest

Lot 113 – out of a winning daughter of Trippi (damsire of Breeders’ Cup hero Liam’s Map), this colt is from the family of Gr1 performer Rake’s Chestnut and SA Derby hero Smuggler’s Den as well as Irish Oaks winner Linaria

Lot 123 – inbred to Roberto (like Gr1 winner Brody’s Cause), this colt is out of a daughter of champion sire Captain Al and from the family of world class sprinter Shea Shea, a Gr1 winner in 2 countries. His dam is closely related to the smart recent winner Yankee Captain

Lot 128 – inbred to the great Mr Prospector (like numerous Gr1 winners), this filly is out of a stakes placed winner of six, from the family of high class 2yo stakes winners Deepo and Hard To Get, as well as US champion and Breeders’ Cup heroine Meadow Star

Lot 161 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a winning Western Winter half sister to stakes winner and smart producer Catkin. His third dam is Gr1 winner Distant Echoes, dam of Gr1 winning sprinter Harry’s Echo, and second dam of triple Horse Of The Year Pocket Power and his Met winning sister River Jetez. The latter is the dam of this season’s high class 2yo Rivarine

Lot 163 – a half sister to 3 winners, this filly is out of a mare by Dixieland Band (whose daughters have produced over 170 stakes winners including Kentucky Derby winners Monarchos and Street Sense). From the family of Breeders’ Cup Mile hero and champion sire Cozzene, as well as Gr1 winner and broodmare legend Fall Aspen, whose descendants include local champion sire Fort Wood, French Derby hero Intello and Dubai World Cup superstar Dubai Millennium

Lot 178 – a half brother, this colt is out of a mare who won five times and is from the family of champion Highland Night, and the latter’s dual Gr1 winning and promising young sire half brother Warm White Night

Lot 198 – a half brother to 4 winners, including high class speedster Doing It For Dan, this colt is out of a mare by top US sprinter and successful sire Mt Livermore and this is the family of ill-fated Breeders’ Cup Sprint hero Eillo and Gr1 winner Gygistar

POET’S VOICE

Poet's Voice

Poet’s Voice (Dubawi – Bright Tiara)

A son of outstanding sire Dubawi (whose sire sons include hugely promising young sire Makfi), Poet’s Voice was a Gr2 winner at two, and won the Gr1 QE II Stakes at three. From an outstanding family, his relatives including dual US champion sire Exclusive Native and a host of Gr1 winners, Poet’s Voice made a pleasing start to his stud career in 2015, when he ended as the second leading first crop sire in Italy and fourth leading first crop sire in Britain . The former star miler’s top first crop runners include Gr3 winner Poeta Diletto and stakes winner Whitman, among a plethora of lightly raced and promising winners.

Lot 189 Unnamed (Poet's Voice - Unhappy)

Lot 189 Unnamed (Poet’s Voice – Unhappy)

Lot 189 – inbred to the great sire Danzig, this well bred colt is out of an unraced daughter of champion sire Redoute’s Choice and US Gr1 winner Happyanunoit and this is the same family as Australian Gr1 winning sprinter Gleaming Waters

QUERARI

Querari

Querari (Oasis Dream – Quetena)

A son of champion sprinter and leading sire Oasis Dream (recently represented by his 100th stakes winner and 15th Gr1 winner), former champion and Gr1 winner Querari currently rates as one of South Africa’s most exciting young sires. His exceptional first crop yielded a host of top class sorts including Gr2 winner Cosmic Light, Gr1 Thekwini runner up Melliflora and stakes horses Champery, Dynamic Speed and Spring Wonder. Querari has some extremely exciting 2yos representing him this season including brilliant debut winner Touching,Caballo Blanco and stakes filly Fresh. He has 3 yearlings on sale:

Lot 144 – a half brother to 2 winners, including stakes performer Silva Hawk, this colt is out of a Jallad half sister to stakes winner and Summer Cup third Rudi Rocks, and his second dam is a Gr3 winner of five

Lot 159 – this beautifully bred filly, a half sister to 2 winners, is out of an El Prado three parts sister to a stakes winner and from the family of leading US sires Fappiano, Honour and Glory and Quiet American, as well as Gr1 winning millionaire and hot SA sire Go Deputy

Lot 168 – this colt is a half brother to 3 winners, including a Gr3 placed juvenile. Out of an Al Mufti half sister to 2 stakes winners, including East Cape star Stormy Appeal, this is the family of Gr1 Allan Robertson winner Silver Arc and CTS Million Dollar hero Illuminator

SAIL FROM SEATTLE

Sail From Seattle

Sail From Seattle (Gone West – Seattle Classic)

A stakes winning son of Gone West from the family of champion sire Smart Strike, the sadly deceased Sail From Seattle made a considerable mark on the SA turf prior to his untimely death. His top performers include exported Gr1 Cape Guineas hero Elusive Gold, champion Seattle Storm, Gr1 Cape Flying Championship hero Gulf Storm and millionaire Tommy Gun. The blue blooded sire is also responsible for this season’s very exciting 2yos Pacific Spirit and Seattle Singer, and he has a host of well related 2yos still in the wings. He has 5 yearlings on sale:

Lot 4 - Pacific Trader (Sail From Seattle - Agbalat)

Lot 4 – Pacific Trader (Sail From Seattle – Agbalat)

Lot 4 – this well bred colt is out of a daughter of top, now retired, sire Cape Cross and stakes winner Tarfshi. His third dam is champion and Gr1 winning 2yo Pass The Peace, whose champion 2yo daughter Embassy is the second dam of Gr1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner and local sire King’s Apostle. The family of sensational, once beaten Australian star Atlantic Jewel

Lot 45 – a brother to 4 winners, one of whom was stakes placed, this colt is out of a half sister to a stakes winner and to the dam of Gr1 performer Lucky Find and multiple stakes winner Pay The Piper. The family of top sprinter National Title (a three parts brother to this colt’s dam) and champions Jay Peg and Kochka

Lot 101 – bred on similar lines to Elusive Gold, this colt is out of a three parts sister to the dam of top sprinter Magico. From the famed Drohsky family, he also calls the likes of champion Warning Zone (dam of top Aussie galloper Pittsburgh Flyer) and Gr1 winners Record Edge and Golden Peak relatives

Lot 102 – bred on the same lines as lot 101, this colt is out of a three time winning three parts sister to the dam of Magico. From the family of Gr1 winners Ocean City, Record Edge and Golden Peak and a descendant of the great mare Drohsky

Lot 157 – bred on the same cross as Cape Guineas hero Elusive Gold, this filly is a half sister to six winners including former Gr2 Selangor Cup hero De Kock. This is a top class family whose members include high class sprinters Sharp Ledge and her son Sharp Design, as well as Gr1 winner and producer Sarabande

SEVENTH ROCK

Seventh Rock

Seventh Rock (Rock Of Gibraltar – Ruby Clipper)

A son of two champions, in Rock Of Gibraltar and Ruby Clipper, Seventh Rock was a top class performer who was a Gr1 winner at two and a top class sprinter at three, with his 2yo wins including a facile score in the Gr1 Gold Medallion. Since retiring to stud, Seventh Rock has continued to make his mark, with his first two crops including the likes of Gr1 winner Guiness, Equus Champion 2yo Colt Seventh Plain, Gr3 Algoa Cup hero Stonehenge and a host of other high class performers. The blue blooded horse, whose relatives include another Equus Champion in Harry’s Son, has 12 lots on sale:

Lot 2 Unnamed (Seventh Rock - Zippy Zitter)

Lot 2 Unnamed (Seventh Rock – Zippy Zitter)

Lot 2 – this blue blooded filly, bred on the famed Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross, is out of a Galileo three parts sister to the dam of Investec Oaks winner/King George heroine Taghrooda (like the filly on offer by a Danzig line horse). This is the family of blue hen mare Ebaziya, whose four Gr1 winners include Estimate, Enzeli, and Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla – a daughter of Galileo’s sire Sadler’s Wells. This is also the family of French Gr2 winner Ebiyza – who shares her sire Rock Of Gibraltar with Seventh Rock

Lot 18 – bred on the famed Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is out of a winning half sister to world class Gr1 winning sprinter Shea Shea (like the colt on sale by a Danzig line horse). This is also the family of another multiple Gr1 winning sprinter, Fov’s Favourite

Lot 58 – out of a Smart Strike (damsire of Kentucky Derby hero Mine That Bird) half sister to 3 US stakes horses, this colt is from a top class US family responsible for such graded winners as Midnight Cello and Bella Bella Bella, among others

Lot 60 – this beautifully bred colt (who is inbred both to Danzig and the great mare Spring Adieu) is a half brother to 3 winners, including Equus Champion Hammie’s Hooker – a millionaire and winner of no fewer than seven stakes races

Lot 94 – another colt (and great grandson of Danehill) from a truly outstanding family, this half brother to useful winner Off To Gaul, is very closely related to Danehill’s champion 2yo son Holy Roman Emperor (subsequently a successful and classic sire), as well to Danehill’s Golden Slipper winner and champion Australian sire Flying Spur. The great Fanfreluche family responsible for such leading sires Encosta De Lago, Lode and Night Shift. Broodmare sire Royal Academy is damsire of Danehill’s great sire son Fastnet Rock

Lot 109 – a half sister to 3 winners, one of whom won seven, this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of world champion sire Galileo, whose daughters have produced the likes of English classic winners Night Of Thunder and Qualify

Lot 136 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a winning half sister to the useful stakes performer Noble Act and his second dam is an own sister to the stakes winner Model Future

Lot 147 – bred on the same cross as champion Seventh Plain, this filly is a half sister to the very smart, stakes placed 3yo Rikitikitana, and is out of a four time winning own sister to Gr2 (now Gr1 Thekwini Stakes winner Royal Emblem)

Lot 149 – a half brother to the very useful stakes performer San Trip, this colt (bred on the potent Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross) is out of a classic placed daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood. This colt’s dam is a half sister to high class, stakes winning juvenile Berlusconi – like the colt on offer by a Danzig line horse

Lot 158 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt is out of a five time winning (by champion broodmare sire Al Mufti) to Gr1 filly The Daydream, and his second dam, by world leading broodmare sire Northfields, is a half sister to Horse Of The Year and outstanding sire Dynasty

Lot 171 – bred on the potent Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is out of a stakes winning daughter of the great sire Dynasty, and traces back directly to the top class broodmare Fleur, ancestress of such champions as Classic Flag and Lady Windermere and US Gr1 winner Broadway Flyer among others

Lot 180 – this beautifully bred colt, a half brother to a winner, is out of a Tale Of The Cat half sister to recently retired Australian five time Gr1 winner Boban, and his second dam is Kenmare’s Oaks winning daughter Kenbelle

SILVANO

Silvano

Silvano (Lomitas – Spirit Of Eagles)

A former champion South African sire, multiple Gr1 winning globetrotter Silvano is once again enjoying a fantastic season. His five individual stakes winners this season thus far include Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Silver Mountain, Oaks Trial winner Inaninstant, and impressive Gr3 winning sophomore Black Arthur. Silvano, also sire of facile Gr3 Protea Stakes winner Janoobi, is the sire of SA’s record breaking yearling, with a colt by him fetching R6 million earlier this year. You have a choice of 13 yearlings.

Lot 30 Born To Perform (Silvano - Dancer's Daughter)

Lot 30 Born To Perform (Silvano – Dancer’s Daughter)

Lot 30 – this regally bred colt is out of former July winner and Equus Champion Dancer’s Daughter, whose 11 wins included five Gr1 scores. Herself a half sister to a Gr3 winning 2yo in Britain, Dancer’s Daughter is from the same family as Gr1 winner Icona, who, like the colt on sale, is by a Nijinsky II line horse

Lot 44 – bred on the same Silvano/Spectrum cross as R2.9 million plus earner Tellina, this filly is out of a winning half sister to the Silvano sired Gr1 Cape Derby hero Bravura, making her a three parts sister to Bravura. Also the family of ill-fated champions Mother Russia and Winter Solstice

Lot 63 – another bred on the potent Silvano/Blushing Groom cross, this filly is out of a winning half sister to 4 stakes horses, including Gr1 Vodacom Durban July hero and young Klawervlei sire Pomodoro. Her second dam, by champion sire and broodmare sire Northern Guest, is a former Gr2 Fillies Guineas winner and was South Africa’s Broodmare Of The Year in 2011-2012

Lot 86 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Gr3 winner of six races, whose three parts brother is former Gr3 Jubilee Handicap winner E-Fuel. His second dam is by former Horse Of The Year Wolf Power, who made history as the broodmare sire of dual US Horse Of The Year Wise Dan

Lot 90 – this well bred colt is a half brother to 3 winners including Gr1 Golden Horse Casino Sprint winner Normanz and impressive recent 2yo debut winner Le Harve. His dam is a half sister to a Gr3 winner while his second dam is a Gr1 daughter of champion sire Roy

Lot 98 – out of a six time winning half sister to Gr1 winner Trust Antonia and champions Succesful Bidder and Gold Flier, this colt’s second dam is former Broodmare Of The Year Loyal Linda. He is bred on the same Silvano/Blushing Groom cross as top class performers Heavy Metal, Martial Eagle and Tellina

Lot 117 – this blue blooded colt is an own brother to Gr1 Investec Cape Derby hero Bravura, a R1.6 million earner, and a half brother to 2 other stakes performers. His dam is a winning half sister to Horse Of The Year and four time Gr1 winner Winter Solstice

Lot 120 – this blue blooded filly is an own sister to Equus Champion and Dubai Gr1 winner Vercingetorix, who covered over 120 mares during his first season at stud. Her other notable siblings include Gr3 winner and Gr1 Fillies Guineas runner up Trinity House and Gr2 performer and winner of eight, Never Forever

Lot 132 – this well bred colt is an own brother to Gr3 winner and Gr1 July runner up Punta Arenas, who has earned over R1.8 million. Another bred on the potent Silvano/Blushing Groom cross, this colt’s dam is a half sister to local Gr1 winning champion Paraca and this is also the family of US champion Paseana

Lot 139 – bred on the same cross as Met winner Martial Eagle, this filly, a half sister to 2 winners, is out of a stakes winning half sister to July winner and sire Pomodoro, and second dam is Northern Guest’s Fillies Guineas winner and broodmare of the year daughter Golden Apple

Lot 156 – another blue blooded colt, this yearling is a half brother to 4 winners including dual Gr1 winner Thunder Dance and stakes performer Shadow Ofhis Smile. Bred on the potent Silvano/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is out of a Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winning half sister to Gr1 Cape Guineas winner and champion sire Captain Al

Lot 166 – this filly is out of a winning half sister to Gr2 November Handicap hero Likeithot and Gr3 winner Ivor Thirst, and her second dam is Gr1 SA Fillies Sprint runner up Hot Weather

STAGELIGHT

Stagelight

Stagelight (Montjeu – Zivania)

The first classic winner for the great champion and outstanding sire Montjeu, the lightly raced Stagelight, now deceased, won the Gr3 UAE 2000 Guineas. The impeccably bred sire, a half brother to 4 stakes winners, is from the immediate family of recent European Gr1 winners Ectot and Most Improved – with the latter now standing at Coolmore. From limited opportunities, Stagelight sired talented stakes performers Nonki Poo and Margot On Stage. He has 1 lot on offer:

Lot 66 – a half sister to 5 winners, this filly is out of Gr3 Strelitizia Stakes winner Happy Harriet – a full sister to the dam of Gr1 winner and French scorer Happy Valentine and Gr2 winner Happy Forever. Another stakes winning half sister to Happy Harriet produced SA Oaks winner Happy Spirit and this is the family of multiple Gr1 winning globetrotter and Australian sire Starcraft

STAR WITNESS

Star Witness (Starcraft - Leone Chiara)

Star Witness (Starcraft – Leone Chiara)

A dual Gr1 winner, whose victories included the Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes, former King’s Stand Stakes runner up Star Witness has made a promising start to his stud career and was Australia’s third leading first crop sire last season. The brilliant speedster is currently second leading Australian second crop sire. From just a few SA runners, Star Witness’ first local representatives include top class 3yo Lineker and Gr3 filly Mella Maria. He has a single lot on sale:

Lot 7 – a half brother to 5 winners in Australia, one of whom won seven, this colt is inbred to the mighty sire Danehill (as is champion filly Guelph among others). This colt is out of a stakes placed Danehill half sister to Gr1 winners Bluebird The Word and Porto Roca (dam of Gr1 Dubai World Cup winner and Japanese sire Monterosso)

TOREADOR

Toreador

Toreador (Danehill – Purchase Paperchase)

A Gr1 son of Danehill and half brother to Irish 1000 Guineas winner Matiya, Toreador has lived up to his illustrious bloodlines at stud. His top offspring include Equus Champion Link Man, star fillies Jackodore and Lazer Star, Gr3 winner She’s A Stunner, and this season’s potential Guineas contender Prospect Strike, Gr3 Man O’War Sprint hero Bull Valley and the latter’s promising stable mate Rikitikitana. Toreador has 2 lots:

Lot 51 – inbred to Danzig, this colt is out of a five time stakes winning daughter of the good broodmare sire Qui Danzig. His second dam, who won four, is an own sister to Gr2 winner Appelate Court and this is the Party Time family responsible for champions Let’s Rock ‘N Roll, In The Fast Lane and Trademark

Lot 93 – a half brother to 5 winners, including the stakes placed Euphoria, this colt is out of a winning own sister to Gr1 J&B Met hero Angus and half sister to Gr2 winner Dignify. Also the family of promising 3yo filly Supercilious

TRIPPI

Trippi

Trippi (End Sweep – Jealous Appeal)

Sire of inaugural CTS Million Dollar hero Illuminator, Trippi is one of South Africa’s elite sires. Broodmare sire of 2015 Breeders’ Cup hero Liam’s Map and sire of a host of top class international performers including Breeders Cup performers R Heat Lightning and Miss Macy Sue, Trippi’s numerous top class South African runners include Gr1 winners Afrikaburn, For The Lads and Inara, as well as such high class performers as Trip To Heaven, Franny, Triptique, Deo Juvente and former Equus Champion Hammie’s Hooker. The son of End Sweep has five yearlings:

Lot 34 - Unnamed (Trippi - Donna Viola)

Lot 34 – Unnamed (Trippi – Donna Viola)

Lot 34 – a half sister to a useful winner, this filly is from one of the Aga Khan’s top families with her relatives including the outstanding half brothers Daylami and Dalakhani – both named Horse Of The Year, and the winners, between them, of no fewer than 12 Gr1 races. This filly is bred on the same Trippi/Al Mufti cross as R8 million earner Illuminator

Lot 55 – this filly is out of a Gr2 winning daughter of champion sire Captain Al (by Al Mufti), who is a half sister to stakes winner Rekindle. The family of ill-fated champion Historic Lady, and current smart sprinter Barbosa (by Captain Al)

Lot 70 – this well bred colt is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of Dubai World Cup winner and world leading sire Street Cry (already damsire of Group/graded winners Barbados and Lucida among others)

Lot 71 – this filly is out of a full sister to 2 stakes performers, and her dam is a daughter of champion sire Western Winter and former champion racemare Icy Air, a daughter of champion sire Jallad. Her first four dams are by Western Winter, Jallad, Northern Guest and Luthier respectively

Lot 91 – this well related filly is an own sister to Gr2 Premier Trophy winner Paterfamilias and a half sister to useful stakes performer La Patineuse. Out of a six time winning daughter of champion sire Badger Land, she is from the family of Gr1 filly Gluwein, and current Gr1 performer Ice Machine

VAR

Var

Var (Forest Wildcat – Loma Preata)

One of South Africa’s top sires, red hot sire Var has been enjoying a purple patch this season with his 2yos. Var’s juveniles include the brilliant Ruffian Stakes winner Exquisite Touch, as well as such promising performers as Le Harve, Ribovar and Rivarine, among others.

A hugely popular sire, whose stock have sold up to R4 000 000, Var is a top class sire whose top offspring include dual Horse Of The Year Variety Club, regarded as one of the finest horses ever to race in South Africa. He has 7 lots on offer:

Lot 19 Speed Point (Var - Cash Register)

Lot 19 Speedpoint (Var – Cash Register)

Lot 19 – this well bred colt is out of a Gr3 winning own sister to ill-fated July winner and champion Big City Life and from the family of champion sprinter and former successful SA sire Hard Up

Lot 29 – out of a three time winning full sister to a Gr2 winner, this colt is from the same family as Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas Alexis, as well as high class gallopers Clear Creek, Silver Age and Thunder Creek

Lot 73 – out of a high class 2yo by champion and world leading sire Rock Of Gibraltar, this filly’s second dam is a stakes winning daughter of Broken Vow (damsire of US champion Runhappy) and her first four dams were all above average performers

Lot 88 – bred on the same Var/Jallad cross as Gr1 filly Schiffer, this filly is out of a half sister to Var’s greatest son Variety Club. This makes the filly on offer a three parts sister to the former dual Horse Of The Year and Dubai/Hong Kong big race winner.

Lot 145 – this colt is out of a stakes placed six time winning half sister (by champion broodmare sire Al Mufti) to top sprinter National Flame, and his dam is also very closely related to the Al Mufti sired Gr1 J&B Met winner Alastor. The family of Var’s 13 time winner and multiple stakes winner Vauclair

Lot 177 – out of a daughter of one of the world’s finest sires, but sadly now deceased, Street Cry this colt is from one of the finest families in the stud book, with his relatives including champion sire Redoute’s Choice, promising local sire Pathfork, and champions Aldebaran, El Gran Senor and Rags to Riches

Lot 179 – out of a Jet Master three parts sister to champion Lizarre, this colt’s dam is also a half sister to Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Talahatchie. Also the family of this season’s Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery winner The Merry Widow

VISIONAIRE

Visionaire

Visionaire (Grand Slam – Scarlet Tango)

A grandson of the great Gone West (sire of SA’s great sire Western Winter), Visionaire was a top class racehorse (whose half sister Tara’s Tango won the Gr1 Santa Margarita Handicap in 2016) whose wins included the Gr1 King’s Bishop Stakes and Gr3 Gotham Stakes. He has made an equally impressive start to his stud career and was South Africa’s Leading First Crop Sire in 2014-2015. Visionaire’s first crop winners including Gr2 Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun, Gr3 Strelitizia Stakes heroine Royal Pleasure, the stakes placed Lala and a number of promising but as yet lightly raced winners. He has 6 yearlings on sale:

Lot 38 – a half sister to 2 winners, one of whom won four, this filly’s dam is a half sister to 3 stakes winners including 16 time Gr2 winner and July third Bound By Honour, a multiple winner in Germany. This is the great Drohsky family

Lot 48 – inbred to the great sire Gone West (as is Gr2 Selangor Cup hero Hard Day’s Night), this filly is out of a winning half sister to 3 stakes horses, including the Gone West line Gr2 winner Fairyinthewoods. The family of star fillies Tarn Fairy and Yoshie

Lot 124 – a half brother to the very smart 3yo Intergalactic, second in the Listed Oaks Trial, this colt (inbred to Secretariat) is out of a mare by the great sire and broodmare sire Galileo, and his second dam is a stakes winning daughter of champion 2yo sire Tale Of The Cat. The family of Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin and his champion half brother Pleasant Tap

Lot 140 – a half brother to 2 winners, this colt is out of a four time winning own sister to the dam of champion Catch The Mad. From a top Argentine family, he is bred on the increasingly successful Gone West/Sadler’s Wells cross
Lot 196 – this beautifully bred filly is a half sister to charismatic Gr1 winner Pierre Jourdan, who earned over R4 million, and to this season’s top class 3yo Champagne Haze, who finished a close second in the Gr2 Gauteng Guineas. Her dam is a four time winning stakes placed daughter of good broodmare sire Qui Danzig. Like Pierre Jourdan and Champagne Haze, the filly is by a Mr Prospector line horse

Lot 199 – inbred to the mighty Mr Prospector, this filly is out of a half sister to 12 time stakes winner Mannequin and this is the family of Gr1 fillies Kal Sufi and Kalami (dam of a 2016 R2 000 000 yearling)

WARM WHITE NIGHT

Warm White Night

Warm White Night (Western Winter x Thousand Nights )

A top class racehorse, Warm White Night was a multiple Gr1 winner who emulated champion sire Jet Master when he won the Gr1 Cape Flying Championship. A son of triple champion sire Western Winter and the outstanding broodmare Thousand Nights, he made an excellent start to his stud career with his first small crop including Gr2 Selangor Cup hero Hard Day’s Night as well as several other black type performers.

Lot 68 Unnamed (Warm White Night - Hursonet)

Lot 68 Unnamed (Warm White Night – Hursonet)

Lot 68 – inbred to Mr Prospector, this filly is out of a Hussonet (damsire of champion Majmu) half sister to champion Lim’s Objective and her third dam is Gr1 Oaks winner Hasty Departure

First Crop Challengers

Select Sale First Season Sires

AWAIT THE DAWN

Await The Dawn

Await The Dawn (Giant’s Causeway – Valentine Band)

Sadly now deceased, this uber talented son of triple US champion sire Giant’s Causeway won three group races by an aggregate of 16 lengths, with his wins including the prestigious Gr2 Hardwicke Stakes. He shared his sire with Shamardal, one of the world’s top sires, and is from the same family as champion sire Rainbow Quest, as well as successful sires Dushyantor and Warning, as well as Deploy –damsire of the mighty Dubawi. Await The Dawn has 8 members of his first crop on sale:

Lot 5 – inbred to Roberto (like Giant’s Causeway’s Gr1 winning son Brody’s Cause) this filly is a half sister to 2 winners and out of a half sister to stakes winning sprinter Trance. This is the family of champions Enchantress, Harry’s Charm, National Currency and Laverna

Lot 20 – a half brother to the talented Mr Wise Guy, this colt is out of a three parts sister to Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night, and is inbred to Gr1 CCA Oaks winner Bramalea (dam of Roberto)

Lot 33 – this well related colt is a half brother to 4 winners, including stakes winner Distinguished and Oaks placed Coby. He is out of Golden Slipper winning half sister to Gr1 J&B Met hero Angus

Lot 65 – bred on similar lines to 2000 Guineas winner Gleneagles, this colt is out of a stakes placed daughter of the great sire and top class broodmare sire Galileo. From a superb international family, his relatives include dual Gr1 winner La Collina, Horse Of The Year Kingman and champion sprinter and world leading sire Oasis Dream

Lot 78 – another blue blooded colt, he is a half brother to 2 winners including Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes winner Rabada. The family of numerous stakes winners including high class sprinter Blue Voyager

Lot 119 – a half brother to 2 winners, including high class speedster Showmetheway, this colt is from a top class family, with his relatives including former leading KZN sire Kahal, and the latter’s Gr3 winning half sister Katici Princess. The latter is dam of the hugely promising 3yo Frosty Friday, who looks a legitimate Gr1 contender

Lot 167 – this colt is out of a five time winner, whose dam was a stakes winner. The family of graded stakes winners Right Royal Rage, Rusty Pelican and former Gr1 SA Nursery winner Royal Glitter

Lot 185 – this well bred filly is out of an own sister to US and SA Gr1 winner Crimson Palace, as well as to the dam of Gr3 winner Changingoftheguard. Her first two dams are by Elliodor and Northern Guest –two of the finest broodmare sires of the modern South African era

BYWORD

Byword

Byword (Peintre Celebre – Binche)

A top class performer and champion in France, Byword was one of the best horses of his generation in Europe. Winner of the Gr1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (defeating seven Gr1 winners in the process), Byword won five other stakes races and also ran second to triple Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova in the Gr1 Prix D’Ispahan. A half brother to a multiple Gr1 winning filly in Proviso, Byword (whose first crop are now yearlings) has already proved popular with his yearlings having fetched up to R2 000 000 in 2016. He has 2 yearlings:

Lot 22 - Unnamed (Byword - Chatanooga Chuchu)

Lot 22 – Steam On (Byword – Chatanooga Chuchu)

Lot 22 –out of a half sister to ill-fated Gr1 performer Lostintranslation, this filly’s second dam is an own sister to Gr1 J&B Met winner Angus and a half sister to Golden Slipper winner Dignify. This is also the same family as Gr1 winning 2yo Highborn

Lot 154 – this colt is intensely inbred to Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner and legendary French champion Peintre Celebre. His dam, by champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood, is an own sister to an East Cape champion, and both his sire Byword and second dam Liste Secret are by Peintre Celebre. The family of group winners Gunboat Diplomacy and Viane Rose, as well as Gr2 local performer Frosted Honey

CRUSADE

Crusade, horse

Crusade (Mr Greeley – La Traviata)

Another top class performer the Gone West male (also responsible for promising US sires Munnings and Quality Road), Crusade was a superb 2yo, when his victories included the Gr1 Middle Park Stakes, a race won previously by such breed shaping sires as Djebel, Petingo, Sharpen Up, Diesis and Oasis Dream. Out of a top class daughter of world champion 2yo Johannesburg (sire of ill-fated sire sensation Scat Daddy).

Lot 125 Cantata Mundi (Crusade - Onda Punk)

Lot 125 Cantata Mundi (Crusade – Onda Punk)

Lot 125 – out of a five time winning daughter of a high class sprinter, this filly (inbred to champion sire Storm Cat), is from a top class family with her relatives including Horse Of The Year Comando Intimo. She traces back to Gr1 winning 2yo Gentle Thoughts –herself a half sister to another Gr1 winning juvenile in the form of Junius

ORATORIO

Oratorio

Oratorio (Danehill – Mahrah)

A champion on the track and at stud, triple Gr1 winner Oratorio has twice headed the sires’ list in Italy. His 40 plus stakes winners include a host of high class Gr1 performers including champions Military Attack, Banchee, Beethoven and Cherry Collect, as well as Gr1 winners Manawanui, Mourinho and Temida. Oratorio is also a proven sire in South Africa where his runners include stakes winners Ottimo, Orator’s Daughter and Soweto Slew. He has 14 lots on offer:

Lot 8 Burana (Oratorio - Bandera Nativa)

Lot 8 Burana (Oratorio – Bandera Nativa)

Lot 8 – out of a four time winning three parts sister to a stakes winner, this colt is out of a daughter of Gr2 winner Batty Dualidad

Lot 13 –out of a mare who won three times, this colt’s dam is a three parts sister to Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Road To Success. His first three dams could all run, and won 16 races between them

Lot 14 –this royally bred colt is a half brother to six winners including Gr1 Mercury Sprint hero August Rush and Gr3 winner Miss October, and his second dam is July winning champion Devon Air, whose descendants also include Gr1 performer She’s On Fire

Lot 43 – this well bred filly is out of a winning Encosta De Lago half sister to Gr1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Bel Esprit- sire of undefeated Australian legend Black Caviar. Encosta De Lago mares have been flying in Australia, and he features as damsire of recent Gr1 winners Japonisme, Peeping and The Quarterback

Lot 52 – out of a winning half sister to a stakes performer, this colt’s second dam is Gr1 winner Divided Loyalty, and this is the same family as the international Gr1 winning own sisters Irridescence and Perfect Promise

Lot 54 – bred on the hugely successful Danehill/Sadler’s Wells cross, this colt is out of a winning daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood and from the outstanding international family of champions Dayjur, Gold Beauty, and Sky Beauty, as well as US Gr1 winners Maplejinsky, Pleasant Home and Tale Of Ekati

Lot 81 – inbred to the great sire Danzig, this colt is out of a Gr2 placed full sister to graded winners Eastern Greeting and Kwinta, and his second dam is a half sister to the Danzig line Gr1 winning 2yo Fez

Lot 84 – a half sister to 6 winners, including Gr3 winner Key Decision and stakes winner American Storm, this filly is out of a winning daughter of top broodmare sire Elliodor and is from the family of this season’s top class 2yo Sergeant Hardy

Lot 89 – this colt is out of a five time winning daughter of top sire Var, and he is also a three parts brother to the Oratorio colt who topped the recent March Yearling Sale

Lot 118 – inbred to the great mare Minnetonka, this filly is a half sister to 4 winners, including stakes winner Lochlorien and Gr1 SA Derby runner up Gothic, as well as Mauritian champion Tandragee

Lot 150 – this grey colt is a half brother to 4 winners including Gr1 July third Chesalon, stakes winner La Volta and Gr1 filly Valeta (dam of feature race winner Val Et Al), and his dam is Gr1 Majorca Stakes winner Sarabande

Lot 182 – a half brother to 3 winners, including Gr1 Gold Medallion hero Guiness (like the colt on offer by a Danzig line sire), this colt is from the same family as US legend and broodmare of the Year Personal Ensign, as well as Breeders’ Cup winners My Flag and Storm Flag Flying

Lot 187 – out of a mare who won three times, this filly is from the famed Lily family responsible for such top class performers as Bold Thatch (also by a Danzig line horse), Ravishing, Villandry, and Fort Defiance

Lot 193 – this well bred colt is out of a winning own sister to Gr1 filly Schiffer and a half sister to Gr2 performer and Dubai winner Mastermind. His third dam is the fast stakes winner Wise Queen –dam of Gr2 winner Mentor, Gr1 filly My Kazzie and Gr1 sprinter Royal IQ

TWICE OVER

Twice Over (Observatory - Double Crossed)

Twice Over (Observatory – Double Crossed)

One of the best performed horses ever to retire to stud in South Africa, former European champion Twice Over’s 12 victories included four at Group 1 level and he earned over £2.5 million in prize money. The remarkable durable and high class performer won eight group/graded races, with his victories including back to back wins in the Gr1 Champion Stakes. The versatile Twice Over, who also finished third to Zenyatta in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, has also made a splash in the sales ring with his first yearlings fetching up to R1 000 000. The champ has 12 lots on sale:

Lot 39 – a half sister to six winners, this filly is a half sister to Gr3 Cape Classic hero Jamaican Dream and to smart sprinter One Man’s Dream. She is from an outstanding international family with her relatives including major Gr1 winners Colonial Affair, Declaration Of War, Sheikhzayedroad and Union Rags

Lot 79 Unnamed (Twice Over - Julie 'D)

Lot 79 Unnamed (Twice Over – Julie ‘D)

Lot 79 – a half sister to four winners including stakes winning filly Ocean’s Swift, this filly is out of a four time winning daughter of top class broodmare sire Qui Danzig and hails from the family of champions Mazarin, National Emblem and Roland’s Song, among many others

Lot 108 – a half brother to 4 winners, including the very promising filly Shahtoush, this colt is out of a stakes placed half sister to Gr1 Summer Cup winner Flirtation and his second dam is Gr1 performer French Treasure

Lot 114 – a half sister to 2 winners, this well related filly is out of a Gr1 Kingmambo half sister to the Guineas winning own brothers Dupont and Pacino and her second dam is a daughter of champion sire Sadler’s Wells and 1000 Guineas runner up Kerrera by top broodmare sire Diesis. Truly a classic pedigree

Lot 133 – inbred to the great sire Blushing Groom (as is 2000 Guineas hero Footstepsinthesand), this colt is out of a winning Jallad half sister to Gr1 Cape Guineas champion Pointing North and this is the family of high class Gr1 performers Blue Tiger, Rodoille and the great Wainui

Lot 148 – this beautifully bred filly is a half sister to five winners, including ill-fated Equus Champion and four time Gr1 winner Mother Russia (herself dam of promising filly Nother Russia). This is also the family of former Horse Of The Year Winter Solstice, who, like the filly on sale and Mother Russia, was by a Mr Prospector line sire

Lot 162 – this blue blooded filly is out of a Gr3 winning daughter of the world’s greatest sire-Galileo. Her first and second dams are by Galileo and Danehill respectively, and her third dam won the Gr1 Auckland Cup. The family of dual King’s Stand Stakes hero and sire Elbio

Lot 165 – inbred to Derby winner and leading sire Roberto, this filly is out of a stakes winning daughter of champion sire and emerging broodmare sire Captain Al, and her dam is a half sister to Gr1 performer Otter Trail

Lot 169 – another inbred to superstar miler and sire Blushing Groom, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of four and from the family of Gr2 winning speed queen Casino Queen and her Gr2 winning half brother Jungle Earl

Lot 176 – a half brother to the useful Gr3 performer Arniston, this colt (inbred to Blushing Groom) is out of a Rainbow Quest (one of the world’s top broodmare sires) half sister to champion Strategic Choice and is from the same family as Gr1 Breeders’ Cup winner Spain and last season’s dual European Gr1 winner Pleascach. He traces back directly in female line to one of North America’s greatest taproot mares –Bourtai

Lot 183 –inbred to the great sire of sires Roberto, this colt is out of Gr3 winner and Gr1 Fillies Guineas runner up Trinity House, a Captain Al half sister to Equus Champion and Dubai Gr1 winner Vercingetorix, who recently finished a very successful first season at Maine Chance Farms

Lot 190 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a full sister to July winner, Equus Champion and US graded winner Trademark and this is the family of outstanding fillies Heaps Of Fun, In The Fast Lane and US graded winner Consumer Credit

WHAT A WINTER

What A Winter

What A Winter (Western Winter – Waseela)

A triple Equus Champion, and four time Gr1 winner, What A Winter is a son of champion sire Western Winter and a half brother to ill-fated champion What A Question. This charismatic champion is from a superb female line, with his relatives including such breed shaping sires as Hyperion, Sickle and Sir Tristram. His first yearlings have already proved very popular, with What A Winter topped the March Yearling Sales’ sires list. He has 8 lots on offer:

Lot 31 – out of a stakes winning granddaughter of Danehill, this colt is from a top class Australasian family with his relatives including top class stakes winners Our Quivira and Panipique, and this is the same family, further back, as champion Dancer’s Daughter

Lot 53 Unnamed (What A Winter - Fort Belvedere)

Lot 53 Unnamed (What A Winter – Fort Belvedere)

Lot 53 – a half sister to 2 winners, this filly is out of a four time winning own sister to Gr1 SA Guineas winner Heir Apparent and to Gr3 winner Quickwood. Bred on similar terms to champions Bad Girl Runs and Capetown Noir, this filly’s dam is also a three parts sister to Gr1 winner Athina

Lot 64 – out of an own sister to stakes performer San Trip, this colt’s second dam is a classic placed daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood, with his other relatives including stakes winning 2yo Berlusconi and champion Shesgoing Tobefun

Lot 67 – another bred on the successful Western Winter/Fort Wood cross, this colt is out of a three time winning Dynasty half sister to a stakes performer and is from the same family as champion Breyani among others

Lot 75 – a half brother to a winner, this colt is from the same family as champion and Breeders’ Cup Mile heroine Royal Heroine and ill-fated Gr1 winning sprinter Carmine Lake

Lot 122 – a half sister to 2 winners, including a stakes placed 2yo, this filly is out of a mare by US champion sire Giant’s Causeway and this is the family of Gr1 winning 2yo filly Mary Linoa and Japanese Gr1 star Hiruno D’Amour

Lot 130 –out of a National Emblem half sister to 2 stakes winners, including Gr3 hero Pessoa, this colt’s second dam is former top class 2yo Printemp-herself a half sister to Gr1 winner Pier Seventeen

Lot 164 –out of a stakes placed daughter of US Horse Of The Year Skip Away, this colt is a half brother to 4 winners, including Dubai winner and Gr3 Winter Derby hero Liquid Mercury and stakes performer, at two, Trip Poker. From the family of champions Mark Of Esteem and Mashaallah

The Power of the Combos

Sire X Broodmare Sire Crosses

A P ANSWER (A P Indy)

(80) Kahal’s Secret (Kahal: 2r/2w)

BLACK MINNALOUSHE (Storm Cat)

(172) Star Of The Party (Silvano: 10r/5w)

CAPTAIN AL (Al Mufti)

(96) Lavender Sky (Elliodor: 50r/38w/3sw)
(107) Milvago (Encosta de Lago: 2r/2w)
(28) Cornucopia (Fort Wood: 28r/21w/6sw)
(50) Feel My Love (Fusaichi Pegasus: 1r/1w)
(152) Scorched (Jet Master: 12r/10w/1sw)
(134) Polar Charge (Polar Falcon: 2r/2w/1sw)
(197) White Lies (Qui Danzig: 4r/4w/2sw)
(127) Page Girl (Saumarez: 2r/1w)

DYNASTY (Fort Wood)

(46) Fading Light (Bel Byou: 1r/1w)
(175) Sting Operation (Captain Al: 3r/1w)
(173) Starzene (Cozzene: 2r/2w/2sw)
(47) Fairy Footprints (Hermitage: 2r/1w/1sw)
(99) Love Affair (Jallad: 19r/16w/4sw)
(181) The Graceful Saint (Saint Ballado: 2r/2w/1sw)
(146) Russet Savannah (Spectrum: 3r/1w)

GREYS INN (Zabeel)

(57) Frozen In Time (Counter Action: 2r/2w)
(72) Ides (Fort Wood: 16r/10w)
(32) Defining Beauty (Jallad: 3r/1w)
(15) Cafe Supreme (Jet Master: 3r/2w)
(23) Cleome (Muhtafal: 2r/2w)
(194) Vecchia Maremma (Rich Man’s Gold: 4r/3w/1sw)

HORSE CHESTNUT (Fort Wood)

(131) Pearl Hostess (Elliodor: 3r/2w/1sw)
(97) Lia Foil (Model Man: 6r/4w/1sw)
(103) Mary Hinge (Second Empire: 1r/1w)

JAY PEG (Camden Park)

(141) Relentless (National Assembly: 6r/2w)
(56) Friday’s Child (National Emblem: 4r/2w)
(3) Addy My Love (Western Winter: 12r/8w)

JUDPOT (A P Indy)

(24) Comebackanddance (Jallad: 4r/2w)
(137) Prototype (Model Man: 6r/4w/1sw)
(170) Springtime Flame (Western Winter: 3r/3w)

LION TAMER (Western Winter)

(111) Model Emblem (National Emblem: 3r/2w)

QUERARI (Oasis Dream)

(144) Rosella (Jallad: 1r/1w)

SAIL FROM SEATTLE (Gone West)

(157) Sharp Performer (Al Mufti: 22r/13w/1sw)
(45) Exposed (National Assembly: 6r/2w)

SEVENTH ROCK (Rock of Gibraltar)

(158) Sheba (Al Mufti: 12r/5w)
(149) Santiago (Fort Wood: 5r/3w)
(2) Zippy Zitter (Galileo: 2r/1w)
(109) Miss Galilei (Galileo: 2r/1w)
(147) Russian Foxtrot (National Emblem: 7r/1w/1sw)
(94) La Romanesque (Royal Academy: 2r/1w)

SILVANO (Lomitas)

(191) Valdovino (Al Mufti: 50r/36w/4sw)
(132) Peru (Candy Stripes: 3r/2w/1sw)
(117) Musing (Centenary: 7r/5w/1sw)
(156) Shadow Dancing (Fort Wood: 32r/26w/2sw)
(139) Quest For Gold (Jallad: 27r/21w/2sw)
(120) National Vixen (National Assembly: 24r/14w/2sw)
(44) Euterpe (Spectrum: 1r/1w/1sw)
(63) Golden Spectrum (Spectrum: 1r/1w/1sw)
(98) Linda My Love (Spectrum: 1r/1w/1sw)

TOREADOR (Danehill)

(93) Larny Lady (Northern Guest: 7r/6w/1sw)

TRIPPI (End Sweep)

(34) Donna Viola (Al Mufti: 16r/8w)
(91) La Patoneur (Badger Land: 6r/5w/1sw)
(55) Fragrant Al (Captain Al: 8r/7w/2sw)
(71) Icy Chariot (Western Winter: 10r/8w)

VAR (Forest Wildcat)

(145) Rozelana (Al Mufti: 16r/12w)
(19) Cash Register (Casey Tibbs: 1r/1w)
(88) Lamarr (Jallad: 12r/10w/1sw)
(179) Tallula (Jet Master: 10r/8w/1sw)
(29) Cut No Ice (Western Winter: 22r/13w/2sw)

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