A daughter of four time Gr1 winner and 2000 Guineas winner Henrythenavingator in foal to Dynasty topped the charts at the CTS Mares, Weanlings & Fillies for stud Select Sale held at Highlands on Friday, purchased by Rathmor Stud.

The broodmare named Allmosthaditall (USA) sold as Lot 15, a winner in Ireland with a previous foal by Rock Of Gibraltar in 2015.

She is out of a Storm Cat / Mr Prospector mare, from the damline of Gr1 winner Mastery and sire Miswaki.

Henrythenavigator is sire of recent Betting World 1900 winner Ten Gun Salute and his winning daughter Ialmosthaditall is a half-sister to Gr2 winner and successful US sire Jump Start and to the dam of retired and undefeated Gr1 winner Mastery.

She was purchased for R2,4 million by Rathmor Stud, who were the top buyers with their 3 lots averaging R1 183 333 for an aggregate of R3 550 000.

Rathmor also purchased Fastnet Rock mare as Lot 68, Mile High (GB) for R900 000, out of a Sadlers Wells mare.

She is carrying her second foal to Silvano with her yearling being by Camelot.

She hails from the immediate damline of sire Barathea.

Rathmor have bolstered their broodmare band significantly since the purchase of Noble Tune and their acquisitions have paid off with superb results at the recent National Yearling Sale, where Rathmor averaged over R500 000 per yearling sold – the top price R1,7million for a Dynasty colt.

Noble Tune’s first crop are yearlings and the regally bred stallion will be on display to the public once more at Rathmor’s stallion day, taking place 2 July at 12pm.

Noble Tune’s highest price at Nationals was R350 000 for an outstanding colt consigned by Piemonte Stud.

If you havent rsvp’d, please do so for a superb afternoon of an outstanding stallio in Noble Tune, a luncheon and live music with plenty of festivity!

Rathmor are offering a bus service, based on response.

Congratulations to Rathmor Stud!

-extract sportingpost.co.za

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Summerhill Stud: Sale of Mares and Weanlings

Ever since they announced their intention to reduce their numbers, there has been much speculation as to when and what form the Summerhill sale of breeding stock would take. It’s now official: the sale will be held on Sunday, 14^th May in the School Of Excellence at the farm.

In his statement this morning, Business Manager, Ferdi Heinen said that in his recollection, there had not been a sale of this depth and quality in twenty years, when the two July heroines Devon Air and Tecla Bluff, as well as the dams of Jet Master, Royal Chalice, Promisefrommyheart and Covenant were sold at Summerhill.

“The timing of the sale represents a convergence between the maturation of our old partnerships which in some cases date back 30 years, and the owner’s intention to make space for their other projects. Clearly in this day and age, it is a rare opportunity to acquire the stock of a farm that has been at the head of the national breeding scene for much of the first two decades of the new century.”

According to Bloodstock Manager Tarryn Liebenberg, the catalogue of 106 mares includes 40 Black-type winners, performers or Stakes producers and 74 siblings to Stakes horses. And for the first time in years, there is a weanling entry of 80.

“Out of respect to our good friends at Backworth Stud, the catalogue will only be published online after their sale next week. We’ll keep the public informed in that regard”, added Heinen.

A Tapit  colt that is a half brother to champion and Lane’s End stallion Honor Code and Rathmor’s Noble Tune sold to Chris Baccari for $1.05 million during the 9 November session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale, the highest-priced weanling at the time of his selling.

Consigned by Hill ‘n’ Dale Sales, the dark bay colt is out of the top-producing Storm Cat mare, Serena’s Cat, whose offspring have been extemely popular in recent years.

A half sibling to the Tapit colt sold for $2.6 million at last year’s Keeneland November sale with a full sibling bringing a then-North American record weanling price of $3 million at the 2014 exercise.

Given those prior levels, Baccari felt he got one of the steals of the sales in the colt he purchased in the name of his Baccari Bloodstock on behalf of a partnership.

“That’s a very very hard pedigree to get into,” said Baccari, who said the partnership could race the colt or resell him. “I happened to see the colt on the farm ahead of time so I had the ability to see what I was going to get into. He’s just a very special horse. Very hard to find that kind of pedigree with that kind of sire power.

“I just felt like he could have brought a lot of money here,” Baccari continued. “But it’s like anything, he’s a younger foal and he’s been here for several days. When I first saw him he was very sharp and the last two days he was probably a little sluggish for some people. But I remembered what he looked like. That’s why I thought if I have the ability to get him, I’m going to try.”

In addition to Honor Code, the Tapit colt is also a half brother to multiple Graded Stakes winner and Gr1 Breeders Cup placed Noble Tune.

“I think the horse was a great value to the buyer,” said Hill ‘n’ Dale’s John Sikura.

Mares due to foal this year include Gypsy Queen, the dam of American and South African Gr1 winner, Gypsy’s Warning.

– extract bloodhorse.com

The KZN Mare, Weanling, HIT, Yearlings and Fillies For Stud Sale took place on 4 July at the Royal Agricultural Show grounds and saw 50 horses catalogued.

The mare prices were topped with Spring Valley’s dam of 8-time winner including a Gr3 Kinematic Countess – National Navigator – sold for R100 000 in foal to Capetown Noir. The daughter of National Emblem out of a Rocky Marriage/Lords mare has produced four winners to date from five foals, and descends from the damline of Yentl and Oliver Twist.

The second highest went to a lovely chestnut mare consigned by Clifton Stud – a daughter of Tiger Ridge named Queen Kastanea, in foal to Irish Flame (by Dynasty) sold for R90 000 to Summerhill Stud. Her dam is a half-sister to the dam of Futura and she would make a great addition to the book of new Dynasty sire, Act Of War, standing at Summerhill Stud.

The third mare to make an impression was Dreams And Fancies, from the famous dynasty of Spring Valley Stud that produced Silver Flyer, Malinga and Indiscreet Fantasy. The daughter of Fort Wood out of Fancy Fantasy, the dam of Indiscreet Fantasy, sold for R70 000. She is in foal to the very exciting Noble Tune.

The top priced yearling was for an eyecatching AP Answer colt named Business Jet, out of Just Jettin’ Along, knocked down for R37 000. His dam is closely related to Madame Dubois. Two weanlings each sold for R30 000 – one by Toreador out of Blushing Polly by Jallad from the family of Flaming Reality and Green Crest, and the other out of Secret Babe from Clifton Stud. This is the mare’s second produce.

Rathmor Stud’s Noble Tune and his half-brother Honor Code had their weanling half-brother by War Front, Lot423 sell for $2,6million to MV Magnier of Coolmore Stud at the Keeneland November Breeding Stock sale.

Noble Tune’s first foals are on the ground this season and dual Gr1 winner Honor Code, who came from stone last – two lengths off the pack in the Breeders Cup Classic – to finish a courageous third behind American Pharoah.

Honor Code made up the most amount of ground in the fastest time of any other horse in the race, and retired to Lane’s End Farm on Sunday to replace his great sire who is pensioned, A.P. Indy.

The weanling colt’s half-sister by Tapit set a record last year when she sold for $3million.

Noble Tune’s book is full this season. Touted as one of the best stallion prospects to come to South Africa, he has received mares countrywide this season.

His fee was set at R25 000 for a service this season.