KZN-Breds Represented At 2012 Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale

The Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale takes place at the TBA complex in Germiston, on 27 and 29 April 2012.

It is great to see that one of KZN’s top stallions who consistently features within the top 5 of the National Sires Log, Kahal, has the biggest stallion representation at the sale with 31 of his progeny on sale, and it is even better to see some of the yearlings by Kahal on offer are also coming from Cape represented farms such as Maine Chance, Waterford and Bosworth farms.

Standing at National champion 7-time breeders’ Summerhill Stud for the duration of his entire career in South Africa, his stud fee is a reasonable
R45 000 (excl Vat), considering he is surrounded by stallions whose stud fees mostly exceed R80 000 plus. This makes Kahal a worthy candidate to send mares to, even from the Cape. He has sired multiple Grade 1 winners including Desert Links, Bold Ellinore, Spiced Gold, Noble Heir, Tales Of Bravery, and Backworth Stud’s Chocolicious, as well as Art Of War – a Gr 2 placed racehorse in Dubai.

Another KZN stallion maintaining a steel grip as the leading National Sire of 2 Year Olds by Stakes Earned for over three months now is King Of Kings, standing at Clifton Stud. As of 1 March 2012, he continues to lead by stakes of R337 315, lying second behind him are some of the Cape’s top stallions with service fees more then tripling that of King Of Kings. Var is a far off second, with stakes of R231 990, followed by Captain Al and Trippi both sitting on just R192 000. King Of Kings has five Lots on offer from various farms. However Lot 374, a filly, catches the eye. She is a half-sister named Catch A Queen to Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner Phunyuka from Greenhill Farm.

Two sires from KZN who are being represented by their first yearlings at the Nationals is the big well-bred Spanish Harlem, standing at Middlefield Stud. The son of Danehill out of Royal Academy champion racemare, Sleepytime, has a colt – Lot 303 named Gabriel out of a Silvino/Russian Fox mare and descends from the female line of Aquanaut. The other is a filly – Lot 59 named Lightening Lace who is out of a half-sister to Bridal Paths by Muhtafal/Northfields mare represented on the sale.

The other young stallion is Admire Main(JPN) standing at Summerhill Stud. The only son of Sunday Silence on the African continent, he is being represented by a filly from Backworth Stud, Lot 90 named Too Much Fun, out of a Habaayib/Peacetime mare. The third dam is none other then Soho Secret, the dam of London News. This filly descends from an exceptional family and will be one to look out for. The national champion breeders, Summerhill Stud, have the biggest representation on sale, with 38 Lots on offer.

A quick scan through the catalogue reveals Lot 74 from Bush Hill Stud, a half-sister to Gr 2 Emerald Cup winner The Mouseketeer by Miesque’s Approval, named Mystical Mouse. Another is Lot 302, a half-sister to the ill-fated Fort Vogue who passed away in Dubai at the beginning of this year. The filly is by Jet Master, aptly named Whatalady from Clifton Stud. Spring Valley Stud have a half-brother to Vodacom Durban July winner Dunford, Lot 137, an unnamed colt by Mullins Bay. Summerhill have a half-sister to sire Rebel King, Cousin Anne. She is Lot 398 and by Kahal. Her full-brother was Kahal’s top-selling colt for R2,4 million, Uncle Tommy, who is now a 5-time winner.

With the KZN Breeders continuing to produce exceptional racehorses and International and National champions as well as Equus Award winners, such as Gypsy’s Warning, Dancewiththedevil, The Apache, Pierre Jourdan, Extra Zero, The Mouseketeer and Smanjemanje, to name but a few, it is worth investing in KZN, where breeders are rewarded for success!

Below is a list of the KZN-breds attending the Emperor’s Palace National Yearling Sale, in ‘Lot’ order. View the complete catalogue at this link.

Sales catalogues courtesy www.tba.co.za