Cape Premier Yearling Sale 2024
Date: Thu, 25 January 2024
Sold: 119
Not sold: 4
Withdrawn: 13
Colts Mean price: R558,716
Fillys Mean price: R523,333
Colts Median price: R437,500
Fillys Median price: R400,000
| Horse | Sire | Dam | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clair De Lune | Trippi | Louvre | R3,200,000 |
| Astronomical Boy | Gimmethegreenlight | Cosmic Dream | R2,200,000 |
| Pivotal Role | Hawwaam | Princess Royal | R2,000,000 |
| Starting Point | Gimmethegreenlight | All Is Secret | R2,000,000 |
| Take No Prisoners | Vercingetorix | Takingthepeace | R1,800,000 |
| Happy Verse | Vercingetorix | Song Of Happiness | R1,600,000 |
| Randolph Hearst | Gimmethegreenlight | Babe Paley | R1,500,000 |
| Roland Garros | Vercingetorix | Amy Johnson | R1,300,000 |
| Nightrain | Rafeef | Varikate | R1,200,000 |
| Diamond Martini | Querari | Dynasty's Blossom | R1,100,000 |
| Vendor | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Maine Chance Farms | 16 | R11,175,000 |
| Klawervlei Stud As Agent | 24 | R10,475,000 |
| Ridgemont | 14 | R6,950,000 |
| Drakenstein Stud As Agent | 2 | R4,800,000 |
| Drakenstein Stud | 10 | R4,605,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud | 5 | R4,225,000 |
| Winterbach Stud | 6 | R2,625,000 |
| Ambiance Stud | 5 | R2,550,000 |
| Normandy Stud | 6 | R2,325,000 |
| Narrow Creek Stud | 4 | R2,300,000 |
| Buyer | Bought | Total Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Vermaak | 16 | R12,400,000 |
| Jonathan Snaith | 9 | R7,025,000 |
| Yolo Thoroughbreds | 5 | R3,400,000 |
| Greg Bortz | 4 | R2,650,000 |
| Form Bloodstock | 2 | R2,575,000 |
| Vaughan Marshall | 5 | R2,175,000 |
| Phalaris | 3 | R2,025,000 |
| Ridgemont | 1 | R2,000,000 |
| Wolf Power Syndicate | 3 | R1,750,000 |
| Reon Barnard | 1 | R1,600,000 |
| Sire Name | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Gimmethegreenlight | 15 | R11,875,000 |
| Vercingetorix | 16 | R11,025,000 |
| Rafeef | 16 | R7,525,000 |
| Hawwaam | 9 | R5,100,000 |
| Trippi | 2 | R4,000,000 |
| Querari | 9 | R3,925,000 |
| One World | 7 | R2,975,000 |
| What A Winter | 8 | R2,725,000 |
| The United States | 6 | R2,275,000 |
| Master Of My Fate | 4 | R1,400,000 |
Buyer's Guide
We have compiled a buyers guide for the Cape Premier Yearling Sale 2024.
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