South African thoroughbred sale

BSA August 2-Year-Old Sale Catalogue Online

The Bloodstock South Africa August Two Year Old Sale catalogue is now online. Overall, 275 juveniles comprise the catalogue, with the sale set for the BSA complex in Germiston on Aug. 26-27. Sires represented at the sale include of Duke Of Marmalade (Ire), Flower Alley, Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Helmet (Aus), Ideal World (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), Oratorio (Ire), Pathfork, Pomodoro (SAf), Querari (Ger), Rafeef (Aus), Silvano (Ger), Twice Over (GB), Var, Vercingetorix (SAf), Visionaire and What A Winter (SAf).

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Vercingetorix Yearlings Popular At KZN Yearling Sale

Last held in 2019 pre-COVID, the Bloodstock South Africa KZN Yearling Sale's first session was topped by a son of Vercingetorix (SAf) for R1.1 million ($66,851/£55,728/€64,368) to John Freeman. Consigned by Boland Stud, he was sold as lot 73.  He is out of a winning Var (SAf) half-sister to Grade 2 winner Silvano's Jet (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), while his second dam is a dual listed winner and a daughter of the Grade 1 winner State Treasure (SAf) (Free State {Ire}). That Maine Chance Farms' sire was also responsible for Thursday's...

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Lammerskraal Stud Reduction Sale Catalogue Online

The catalogue for the Lammerskraal Stud Reduction Sale is now online, Bloodstock South Africa announced. Slated for Lammerskraal Stud on June 10, the sale, which includes 39 lots, will begin at noon. Breeders will be able to purchase well-bred mares in foal to stallions like Elusive Fort (SAf), Erik The Red (SAf), Futura (SAf), Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Hawwaam (SAf), Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), One World (SAf), Querari (Ger) and The United States (Ire). There are also weanlings set to go under the hammer by such sires as Erupt...

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BSA Cape Mare Catalogue Announced

The catalogue for the 2022 Cape Mare And Weanling Sale is now online. Set for Kenilworth Racecourse at 1 p.m. on May 19, 66 lots are slated to go through the ring. This year's Cape Mare sale includes broodmares in foal to Buffalo Bill Cody (Ire),  Captain Of All (SAf), Danon Platina (Jpn), Erik The Red (SAf), Flower Alley, Futura (SAf), Hawwaam (SAf), Horizon (SAf), Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), One World (SAf), Oratorio (Ire), Pathfork, Potala Palace (SAf), Quasillo (Ger), Querari (SAf), Rafeef (Aus), Soqrat (Aus), Talk...

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BSA August 2-Year-Old Sale Posts Positive Metrics

The Bloodstock South Africa August 2-Year-Old Sale saw increases in both average and median during a positive two days of selling at the TBA Sales Complex in Johannesburg on Friday and Saturday. Of the 316 2-year-olds catalogued, 280 sold from 299 offered (93.6%) and they grossed R39,540,000 ($2,603,631/£1,898,177/€2,219,487). The average improved 15.3% to R141,750 ($9,328/£6,801/€7,952) and the median also rose to R90,000 ($5,922/£4,318/€5,049) (+28.5%). Topping Saturday's proceedings was a colt by Dynasty (SAf) (lot 224) for R1,200,000 ($78,983/£57,590/€67,322), which equaled the record price set in November of 2020. Consigned by...

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