Cape Yearling Sale 2025
Date: Thu, 13 March 2025
Sold: 219
Not sold: 17
Withdrawn: 24
Colts Mean price: R640,208
Fillys Mean price: R464,394
Colts Median price: R387,500
Fillys Median price: R300,000
| Horse | Sire | Dam | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wreath Of Snow | Vercingetorix | Snowdance | R9,000,000 |
| 23The Secret Is Out | Vercingetorix | The Secret Is Out | R4,100,000 |
| Kalahari King | Vercingetorix | Really Royal | R3,500,000 |
| 23Return Flight | Vercingetorix | Return Flight | R2,700,000 |
| John Coltrane | Vercingetorix | Jet Belle | R2,500,000 |
| One Point Champion | Elusive Fort | Adorable | R2,100,000 |
| In Due Course | Gimmethegreenlight | Due Diligence | R2,100,000 |
| Ocean Mistress | Querari | Varsity Lover | R2,000,000 |
| Exposure | Gimmethegreenlight | Dream de Ra | R2,000,000 |
| Cloudy Day | Gimmethegreenlight | Cavalleria | R1,800,000 |
| Vendor | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Klawervlei Stud (as Agent... | 39 | R28,825,000 |
| Drakenstein Stud (pty) Lt... | 11 | R19,450,000 |
| Maine Chance Farms | 28 | R15,675,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud | 11 | R8,075,000 |
| Oldlands Stud | 9 | R4,675,000 |
| Avontuur Estate | 11 | R4,575,000 |
| Drakenstein Stud (pty) Lt... | 3 | R4,225,000 |
| Soetendal Estate (as Agen... | 9 | R3,875,000 |
| Winterbach Stud (as Agent... | 7 | R3,650,000 |
| Varsfontein Stud (as Agen... | 5 | R3,650,000 |
| Buyer | Bought | Total Spent |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Snaith | 27 | R22,875,000 |
| Greg Bortz | 2 | R9,300,000 |
| Triple 8 Clothing | 10 | R8,325,000 |
| Hollywoodbets | 6 | R6,875,000 |
| Darryl Yutar | 1 | R4,100,000 |
| De Kock Racing / Form Bloodstock | 2 | R3,600,000 |
| Leon Ellman | 1 | R3,500,000 |
| Assm Racing Syndicate | 5 | R2,975,000 |
| Form Bloodstock | 3 | R2,900,000 |
| Justin Vermaak | 5 | R2,800,000 |
| Sire Name | Sold | Total Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Vercingetorix | 23 | R36,550,000 |
| Gimmethegreenlight | 24 | R23,800,000 |
| Querari | 13 | R7,700,000 |
| Rafeef | 16 | R7,475,000 |
| One World | 12 | R6,150,000 |
| What A Winter | 11 | R5,075,000 |
| Hawwaam | 10 | R4,250,000 |
| Malmoos | 13 | R4,075,000 |
| Erik The Red | 18 | R3,890,000 |
| Elusive Fort | 13 | R3,875,000 |
Buyer's Guide
We have compiled a buyers guide for the Cape Yearling Sale 2025.
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