TRUE to its dynamic and progressive nature, the Cape Thoroughbred Sales Company (CTS) has announced a number of enterprising plans for implementation, including a major rationalisation of the sales programme.
Adrian Todd, MD of CTS, said that the company has spent several months considering suggestions for industry progress and less onerous sales schedules from major role players. Discussions in this regard have also been held with BloodStock SA.

Todd explained:  “Market sentiment has been that there have simply been too many sales. CTS will be streamlining its 2018 Auction Sales Programme in the interest of rationalising the events calendar as well as enhanced service and convenience to buyers and sellers.

“Whereas in the past CTS offered six sales for yearlings and two year olds, we have now consolidated them into three sales. The new format provides buyers and vendors with every level of sales platform, from a select offering for later developing horses, to a value session with low costs to buyers and sellers for value buys.”

The restructuring entails:

1. The Cape Premier Yearling Sale (CPYS) will remain in its attractive January slot
2. The CTS March Yearling Sale will be integrated with April’s CTS Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale to form a single Sale in April 2018. The combined sale will be held in the Cape and will comprise of three sessions:

2.1 Select Session 1:  An evening select session, catering for quality later developing horses.
2.2  Session 2: The second session caters for a quality selection of the old CTS March yearling
draft. Horses from both of these sessions qualify for the CTS Millions.
2.3  Session 3:  A value session that will provide value buys for owners and a solid platform for
vendors upon which to enter their value stock, not qualifying for the CTS Millions.
3. November’s Lanzerac Ready To Run Sale remains in place.

Todd announced two further initiatives.

CTS has acquired a major share of fast-growing Kuda Holdings and Todd said: “This is a strategic partnership.  Wehann Smith of Kuda, who has built the company in admirable fashion, will remain at the helm of the operation. Furthermore, Wehann has been tasked with identifying potential operational synergies between Kuda and CTS.”

As a result of these synergies, Todd himself will be devoting more of his time on the pressing and all-important issues surrounding bloodstock export protocols and CTS Chairman Chris van Niekerk explains:  “The Export Task Team comprises of role players across the board who have made significant progress in the last two years. We’ve come a long way in consolidating the efforts of the racing and breeding industries along with veterinarians and now we need to drive our combined efforts over the line in what is arguably the most important matter in the history of the combined industry. This is a vital juncture for all of us.”

CTS Sales Dates – 2018

20/21 JANUARY 2018 CAPE PREMIER YEARLING SALE (CPYS)

13/14/15 APRIL 2018 CTS APRIL SALE, consisting of
13 April: Select Sale
14 April: Session 2
15 April: Session 3

17 NOVEMBER 2018 LANZERAC READY TO RUN SALE

Initially beginning his stud career at Rob and Michele Pickering’s Middlefield Stud in Mooi River, Byword transferred to Mauritzfontein and sees his first crop of yearlings go on sale in 2016 – the first being presented for sale in January at the CTS Cape Premier Yearling Sale.

Byword’s female line has been made all the more stronger when Peniaphobia (by Dandy Man) ran out a facile winner of the Gr1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint, to score by half a length from Gold-Fun. Peniaphobia, who accounted for world class sprinters, shares his fourth dam Peace with Byword.

Byword has 7 lots on offer at next month’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale:

Lot 6 – a half sister to six winners, including three stakes fillies, this well related filly is from the great Enchanting family, which produced such star fillies as Enchantress, Harry’s Charm, Laverna and last season’s sensation, Siren’s Call.

Lot 62 – a half brother to 3 winners, this colt numbers former Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup winner and 11 time stakes winner Red Barrel as a half brother. This is also the family of champion Travel North.

Lot 119 –inbred to the legendary mare Special, this well related colt (a half brother to 2 winners including a G3 performer) is out of former G1 SA Fillies Classic winner Urabamba –a daughter of champion sire and broodmare sire Fort Wood.

Lot 182 – a half brother to smart stakes winner Pacific Breeze, this colt hails from the wonderful Soaring family, and his relatives include champions Devil’s Bag, Glorious Song and Singspiel, champion US sire Saint Ballado, and top stallions Rahy and Rakeen.
Lot 185 – out of a winning daughter of G1 Middle Park Stakes winner Ad Valorem, this colt’s dam is a half-sister to AUS$800 000 earner and G3 winner Generalife. His second dam is a stakes placed daughter of the great Australian sire Redoute’s Choice.

Lot 254 –this attractive colt is out of G1 SA Fillies Classic runner up Kalami –whose sire, champion Daylami, is also broodmare sire of Australian champion Pierro. This is the family of millionaire and multiple stakes winner Mannequin.

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