National Yearling Sale 2023
Date: Fri, 21 April 2023
Venue: TBA Sales Complex
Sold: 346
Not sold: 17
Withdrawn: 38
Colts Mean price: R503,544
Fillys Mean price: R350,504
Colts Median price: R400,000
Fillys Median price: R250,000
| Horse | Sire | Dam | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kommetjie Storm | Elusive Fort | Adorable | R3,200,000 |
| Air Raid | Lancaster Bomber | Inara | R3,000,000 |
| Honorine's Gimmie | Gimmethegreenlight | Honorine | R2,700,000 |
| 21Acaciawood | Vercingetorix | Acaciawood | R2,400,000 |
| Dubbelosix | Vercingetorix | Captive Lady | R1,900,000 |
| Express Yourself | Trippi | Madonna | R1,800,000 |
| Chieftain | Vercingetorix | Miss Katalin | R1,700,000 |
| Hush Money | Vercingetorix | Storm Destiny | R1,600,000 |
| Blossoming Mind | Vercingetorix | Dynasty's Blossom | R1,600,000 |
| Definitely Yes | Vercingetorix | Maybe Yes | R1,600,000 |
| Vendor | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Drakenstein Stud (pty) Lt... | 20 | R16,225,000 |
| Wilgerbosdrift | 23 | R15,825,000 |
| Maine Chance Farms (pty)... | 29 | R13,430,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud | 25 | R11,520,000 |
| Mauritzfontein (pty) Ltd | 16 | R9,600,000 |
| Lammerskraal Stud | 17 | R9,100,000 |
| Avontuur Thoroughbred Far... | 8 | R4,025,000 |
| Winterbach Stud (agent) | 11 | R4,000,000 |
| Narrow Creek Stud | 11 | R3,950,000 |
| Blue Sky Thoroughbreds (... | 18 | R3,925,000 |
| Buyer | Bought | Total Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Form Bloodstock | 24 | R21,840,000 |
| J T Freeman | 23 | R18,900,000 |
| J Vermaak | 18 | R10,925,000 |
| Greg Bortz | 11 | R7,575,000 |
| Bass Racing | 8 | R6,975,000 |
| Kestorm Investments | 3 | R4,050,000 |
| Jasm Solutions | 6 | R3,895,000 |
| Hollywood Syndicate | 12 | R3,835,000 |
| Glen Kotzen | 10 | R3,595,000 |
| Sean Tarry Racing | 9 | R3,550,000 |
| Sire Name | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vercingetorix | 37 | R29,450,000 |
| Gimmethegreenlight | 37 | R20,910,000 |
| Lancaster Bomber | 25 | R10,685,000 |
| Danon Platina | 22 | R10,070,000 |
| What A Winter | 25 | R9,705,000 |
| Rafeef | 19 | R7,870,000 |
| Master Of My Fate | 20 | R7,845,000 |
| Querari | 26 | R6,650,000 |
| One World | 22 | R6,630,000 |
| Fire Away | 11 | R4,810,000 |
Buyer's Guide
We have compiled a buyers guide for the National 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