Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale: Final Results And KZN Yearling Sale Graduate News For Vodacom Durban July Day

Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale: Final Results And KZN Yearling Sale Graduate News For Vodacom Durban July Day

The Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale finished up on Friday with 262 Lots catalogued, the average dropping by 2.9% percent from last year to R99 364 for a yearling sold.

The top-priced colt KZN-bred colt on the second day went to Clifton Stud, with the aptly named He’s A Var (Lot 216) being knocked down for R340 000 to Leon Erasmus. The handsome bay colt with a striking white blaze down his face is out of Gr3 winning She’s A Winner, a daughter of Joshua Dancer out of Jallad mare Pleasant Surprise. This is the immediate damline of the speedy Tommmy Hotspur, as well as Merchants winner Heavyweight. She’s A Winner, a lovely bay broodmare who fills the eye at Clifton Stud, has two unraced progeny, three and two year olds respectively – by Silvano and Fort Wood to come through.

The top-priced KZN-bred filly [pictured right] of the second day once again came from Scott Bros. The eye-catching Royal Agree sold for R160 000 to Glen Kotzen as Lot 202, the filly by Mogok out of Royal Promise by Royal Academy is a full-sister to Gr3 placed Mogok’s Desire. This is the damline of sire Icelandic.

Spring Valley once again had a wonderful sale, topping the vendors for KZN with an aggregate of R1 070 000, averaging R118 889 for nine yearlings sold. The Scott Bros followed in second position with an aggregate of R1 000 000, with Cathy and Jonathan Martin’s Hadlow Stud finishing third with R795 000 for 11 yearlings sold.

Kahal lead the leading KZN Sires of the sale, with R910 000 for 11 Lots sold, followed by Mogok and King’s Chapel. Kahal’s top seller came from Spring Valley Stud, a stunning bay colt for R340 000 sold on the first day as Lot 147 to Ian Van Schalkwyk, a first foal out of King Of Kings daughter Miss Zummerudd – a Gr1 and Gr3 placed racefilly.

KZN’s deceased stalwarts King Of Kings and Muhtafal also made the news. An outstanding bay colt carrying the exact head of his British Gr1 winning sire King Of Kings, Lot 256 The King Of Random was knocked down for R170 000 to Ben Jonsson, bred and consigned by Clifton Stud. Muhtafal had some handsome progeny on the sale, including two very big chestnut colts. Lot 43, Hey Casanova, a first foal for seven-time (and Bold Black Type) winning Charming Lady by Winter Romance sold for R140 000 from Spring Valley Stud to Dennis Drier. Bush Hill Stud had a beautiful colt out of Mon Sang mare Megastar, who sold for R110 000 to Mike Miller.

Young sires of the sale from KZN that excelled included Curved Ball’s first crop of yearlings to be offered, with Spring Valley’s handsome large colt Pinball selling for R230 000 to Sea Cottage Trading. Sold on the first day as Lot 101, this is the family of Silver Flyer.

The top priced King’s Chapel of the sale came from Backworth Stud [pictured below right], with a lovely filly named High Altar (sold as Lot 154) out of Moving On Up, the dam of 8-time winning (and Listed winner) Raise The Bar. Moving On Up, unplaced from three starts has produced four runners and four winners to date, including the talented three-time winning Lucky Break. The second dam is 12-time winner (including a Gr3) Eternal Dancer.

KZN’s exciting young sire Visionaire saw Celestial Blue filly knocked down for R120 000 to Nick Jonsson. A quality chestnut filly sold as Lot 42, she is a first foal for her Jallad/Badger Land dam. This is the immediate family of dual Gr1 winner Crimson Waves, Storm Surge and Unparalleled.

As the Vodacom Durban July day has unfolded, three graduates of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale have emerged once more, with previous KZN Yearling Sale Million winner and Gr1 Thekweni Stakes winner Same Jurisdiction taking home the Gr1 Garden Province Stakes this evening. The other is Tiger Territory, the first yearling to sell for over a R1million at the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale, a son of Trippi sold in 2011 for R1,1million won the 10th race today on the Vodacom Durban July card, whilst Alesh Naidoo’s and Mr Da Costa’s A.P. Answer juvenile gelding galloped home to grab the KZN Yearling Sale Million by a neck from Natal and Chosen Dash.

The Clifton Stud-bred has now had two wins and two places from just four starts, an R80 000 graduate of the 2014 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale.

Yearlings registered with the KZN Breeders Premium Scheme will once again have an added advantage in the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million to be run on Vodacom Durban July Day, with the KZN Breeders offering the winning KZN-bred an additional stake of R200 000. This will make the 2016 KZN Yearling Sale Million the richest two year old race in South Africa.

Kevin Woolward of the TBA commented on the results of the Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale: “It was a tough sale, aggregate was up 6.7% but the average was down by 2.7%. The median remained the same, with the highest price being half the top price of last year’s sale. We had the same number of horses catalogued but we sold 19 more at this sale. There were 25 not solds as opposed to 5 last year, the vendor buy backs numbered 17 as opposed to 50 at the sale last year. The average for today was R99 364, a big drop for 112 horses consigned today.”

“The top buyers were Adriaan Van Vuuren (Misty Meadows), Howells Racing, Nick Jonsson, Dennis Drier and Paul Peter. A big thank you to Suncoast, our breeders, buyers and underbidders for their support and helping us to have a successful sale.”

Well done to all concerned and looking forward to watching the graduates of the 2015 Suncoast KZN Yearling Sale excel on the tracks once more next season!