Cape Premier Yearling Sale 2023
Date: Thu, 12 January 2023
Sold: 101
Not sold: 8
Withdrawn: 13
Colts Mean price: R522,619
Fillys Mean price: R313,158
Colts Median price: R375,000
Fillys Median price: R225,000
| Horse | Sire | Dam | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Ofthe Kings | Gimmethegreenlight | Victoria Lavelle | R3,800,000 |
| Handsome Prince | Querari | Maleficent | R2,000,000 |
| African Prince | Gimmethegreenlight | African Daisy | R1,500,000 |
| Lord Byron | Gimmethegreenlight | Supreme Vision | R1,200,000 |
| Pocket Dial | Trippi | Call To Account | R1,100,000 |
| Taxi To The Moon | Vercingetorix | Earn A Moon | R1,000,000 |
| Princess Avernian | Vercingetorix | Fly By Night | R1,000,000 |
| Hemisphere | Vercingetorix | Star Burst Galaxy | R1,000,000 |
| El Capitan | Rafeef | Baqueira | R1,000,000 |
| Boundless Energy | Vercingetorix | Bella Spumante | R1,000,000 |
| Vendor | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Klawervlei Stud (pty) Ltd... | 22 | R10,175,000 |
| Maine Chance Farms | 10 | R7,325,000 |
| Ridgemont Highlands | 12 | R4,600,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud | 6 | R3,400,000 |
| Avontuur Thorougbred Farm | 7 | R2,875,000 |
| Drakenstein Stud (pty) Lt... | 5 | R2,550,000 |
| Winterbach Stud | 4 | R1,925,000 |
| Millstream Farm | 6 | R1,300,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud As Agent | 2 | R1,275,000 |
| Black Swan Stud As Agent | 6 | R1,225,000 |
| Buyer | Bought | Total Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong Jockey Club | 1 | R3,800,000 |
| Justin Vermaak | 5 | R3,450,000 |
| Glen Kotzen Racing | 7 | R2,775,000 |
| Hollywoodbets | 5 | R2,750,000 |
| Amanda Skiffington | 2 | R2,750,000 |
| Irc Krish Nagendran | 3 | R2,600,000 |
| Greg Bortz | 5 | R2,475,000 |
| John Freeman | 5 | R2,450,000 |
| Form Bloodstock | 3 | R1,925,000 |
| Kestorm Investments | 2 | R1,300,000 |
| Sire Name | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Gimmethegreenlight | 15 | R11,575,000 |
| Vercingetorix | 12 | R6,825,000 |
| Rafeef | 12 | R4,925,000 |
| Querari | 8 | R3,975,000 |
| Trippi | 4 | R2,800,000 |
| One World | 8 | R1,875,000 |
| Oratorio | 5 | R1,725,000 |
| Master Of My Fate | 5 | R1,250,000 |
| Futura | 3 | R1,200,000 |
| Danon Platina | 4 | R1,175,000 |
Buyer's Guide
We have compiled a buyers guide for the Cape Premier Yearling Sale 2023.
Each lot for sale includes an overview of the dam's racing history, alongside a record of all
her offspring.
Understand the quality and potential of the offspring each dam produces, enabling informed and
strategic purchasing decisions.
Aptitude
This is shown as (for example) 67/71/82/73/0
It reflects the highest Ability Rating shown in five distance categories -
from left to right: up to 1400m/1400-1600m/1700-1950m/2000-2350m/2400m and up
Sale price
This is shown as (for example) 125k Ns (SI 0.48)
It reflects the price at which the horse was sold as a yearling
from left to right: price in ‘000, sale venue, sales index (which is the
price of the yearling compared to the average price of a yearling of the same
sex at the same sale - 1.00 means the price is exactly average)
Sale venue
ns – National Sale gw – original Cape January sale nt – KZN sale ty – National 2yo sale tt – original Ready to Run Sale bk1 – Cape Premier Yearling Sale bk2 – Cape Yearling Sale vint – Vintage Sale nms – KZN mare & weanling sale hb – Highveld Breeders sale crtr – Cape Ready to Run sale crs – Cape Regional Yearling sale