Prominent owners Basie and Suzette Viljoen are hopeful that their success on the racetrack will spill over into the sales ring when they make their Cape Premier Yearling Sale debut on Thursday
Summary for all major yearling & 2yo sales of 2012 with all the sires, prices, buyers, vendors
‘Fortune favours the bold, so kudos to Peter de Beyer for retaining Sylvie, a moderate race filly many breeders would have shunned as a broodmare’
A race steeped in history, previous winners include champion sires Jet Master and Gimmethegreenlight, as well as multiple Equus award winning champions Pocket Power, Do It Again, Jet Dark and Charles Dickens
There was a unique South African connection in the background as the Ralph Beckett-trained Bluestocking charged to victory under Rossa Ryan to win the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Sunday
