The Blue Karoo Stud will be bringing a pair of well-related yearlings to the BSA 2025 Cape Yearling Sale at SARDA Centre on Sunday, 23 February.
Proven sire Ideal World is no stranger to siring high-class performers, with his best including such champions Rainbow Bridge, Smart Call and Hermoso Mundo.
Blue Karoo’s Lot 105, Okayama (c) by Danon Platina ex Vul Indlela (Pic – Dr Marni Strauss on FB)
Lot 65 – Money Smart (f) by Ideal World ex New Money
The son of Kingmambo is represented here by a half-sister to the useful filly Easy Money. Her numerous high-class relatives include Gr1 Benoni Guineas victor Michaelmas, out of the Captain Al mare New Money, herself a daughter of the stakes winning Fort Wood mare Cinnamon Sugar. Bred on the same Captain Al/Fort Wood cross as such stars as Captain America, William Longsword and Malmoos.
Ideal World’s stablemate, and Japanese Champion, Danon Platina is enjoying a fine season in 2024-2025, with the son of Deep Impact’s stars including the graded stakes winners Great Plains and White Pearl.
Lot 105 – Okayama (c) by Danon Platina ex Vul Indlela
A half-brother to the smart Copper Fire, he is out of the winning New Approach mare whose granddam, High And Low, ran second in both the Gr1 St Leger and Gr1 Yorkshire Oaks.
These two yearlings can be viewed from Block A.
