Vercingetorix (SAf)

BSA November 2YO Catalogue Released

A 152-strong catalogue for the Bloodstock South Africa November 2-Year-Old Sale has been released by the sales company on Thursday. Slated for the TBA Complex in Germiston, South Africa, the sale will begin at 11 a.m. local time on Nov. 26. One of the highlights is a Duke Of Marmalade (Ire) half-brother to Equus Champion Nebraas (SAf) (Vercingetorix {SAf}). Some of the sires with juveniles catalogued include: Danon Platina (Jpn), Fire Away, Flower Alley, Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Lancaster Bomber, Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), Querari (Ger), Rafeef (Aus), The...

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BSA August 2YO Sale Topped by Vercingetorix Filly

The second session of the BSA August Two-Year-Old Sale proved more adventurous than the first as four of the five seven-digit purchases came during the portion of the event. The crowning draft arrived in the form of Lucrative (Saf), who topped the sale at R1,400,000 and cemented Vercingetorix as the top sire with an aggregate of R7,300,000 from 12 lots sold. The jewel of the Maine Chance Farms (pty) Ltd. consignment, the bay daughter of Querari (Ger) mare La Collossa (Saf) hails from a busy Group-winning and performing family including...

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Strong Clearance Rate Recorded At Cape Premier Yearling Sale

The one-day Cape Premier Yearling Sale featured a healthy clearance rate of 93%, after 101 sold of 109 offered for a gross of R44,825,000 (£2,193,921/€2,469,962/$2,679,212 /A$3,847,200). The average was R443,812 (£21,716/€24,453/ $26,528/A$38,091) and the median came in at R300,000 (£14,681/€16,530/$17,932/A$25,745). Gimmethegreenlight (Aus) was the sire of the day, accounting for three of the top four lots, while Vercingetorix (SAf) had four yearlings in the top 10. Overall, there were 10 yearlings to bring seven figures or more. Topping proceedings was Valley Of The Kings (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}) (lot 107), who...

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Cheveley Stud to Hold Farm Sale
Cheveley Stud to Hold Farm Sale

The catalogue for the Cheveley Stud Farm Sale is now online. Slated for June 16, the sale features 32 broodmares, yearlings, and weanlings set to go under the hammer. Covering sires represented include Futura (SAf), Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Lancaster Bomber, Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), One World (SAf), Querari (Ger), Soqrat (Aus), The United States (Ire), Var, and Vercingetorix (SAf). For more information, please visit www.bsa.co.za.com.

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Cape Yearling Sale Topped By Vercingetorix Colt

A yearling colt by Vercingetorix (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}) took top billing during Sunday's Bloodstock South Africa Cape Yearling Sale. Consigned by Wilgerbosdrift as lot 64, the yearling, named Galic War (SAf), hammered at R375,000 to the Hollywood Syndicate. Produced by the winning Oojooba (SAf) (Dynasty {SAf}), the colt's second dam is the group-placed Salsabeel (Aus) (Elusive Quality) from the extended family of G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Dead Certain (GB) (Absalom {GB}). The top filly (lot 9) of the sale was by What A Winter (SAf) (Western Winter) and she...

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