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The 2025 Bloodstock South Africa Cape Yearling Sale will be held at the South African Riding for the Disabled Association (SARDA) Centre on Feb. 23, the sales company announced on Friday. Previously, the sale was held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse. This venue reflects the new partnership between BSA, SARDA and the Constantia Valley Riding Club. The latter is based at the SARDA Centre in Brommersvlei Road, Constantia Heights, approximately six kilometres from the old site. "Bloodstock South Africa are excited to be partnering with such a giving organisation and will...

Lot 72, a filly by More Than Ready's Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), topped the Bloodstock South Africa KZN Yearling Sale on Thursday. She brought a new record price for the sale of R1,900,000 (£81,497/€96,336/$104,293) on the bid of Mary Liley. Consigned by Klawervlei Stud Party, Ltd., agent, the filly is a full-sister to the two-time winner Lovegrass (SAf), with the duo out of the Listed East Cape Oaks winner Eros's Girl (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}). The dam is a three-quarter sister to South African champion Captain's Lover (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), and...

A dedicated Broodmare, Fillies For Stud & Weanling Online Auction was announced by Bloodstock South Africa (BSA) on Tuesday. The sale will be held from May 7-8, and will carry no entry fee and no commission will be charged. The closing date for entries will be Apr. 23. Already scheduled is the BSA May Online Auction, which will consist of yearlings and horses-in-training. In 2024, the remaining BSA sales are as follows: the July 4 KZN Yearling Sale in Durban, and the National 2-Year-Old Sale in Johannesburg on Aug. 22-23....

The catalogue for the Bloodstock South Africa Cape Yearling Sale, held at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Sunday, Feb. 25, is now available. Beginning at 12:30 p.m. local time, the sale features 156 yearlings set to go under the hammer by established sires Flower Alley, Futura (SAf), Ideal World, Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), Pathfork, Querari (Ger), Rafeef (Aus), The United States (Ire), Vercingetorix (SAf), What A Winter (SAf), One World (SAf), and Talk Of The Town (SAf). There are also several yearlings catalogued by new sires like Declarationofpeace, Erik...

A 152-strong catalogue for the Bloodstock South Africa November 2-Year-Old Sale has been released by the sales company on Thursday. Slated for the TBA Complex in Germiston, South Africa, the sale will begin at 11 a.m. local time on Nov. 26. One of the highlights is a Duke Of Marmalade (Ire) half-brother to Equus Champion Nebraas (SAf) (Vercingetorix {SAf}). Some of the sires with juveniles catalogued include: Danon Platina (Jpn), Fire Away, Flower Alley, Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Lancaster Bomber, Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), Querari (Ger), Rafeef (Aus), The...

During the first session of the BSA August Two-Year-Old Sale, a colt by Rafeef (SAf) topped proceedings at R1 million to Jonathan Snaith. Part of the Wilgerbosdrift draft, the bay has already been named Aristotle (SAf) and is out of the Ford Wood mare Athina (SAf). The dam won the G1 SA Fillies Classic and is a relative to Grade 1 winner Heir Apparent (SAf) (Fort Wood). Of the 137 lots offered, 127 sold (93%) for a gross of R25,905,000. The average was R203,976 and the median was R150,000.

The catalogue for the Sean Tarry Fast Track Sale, featuring 60 lots, is now online. Held at the Bull Ring in the Randjesfontein Training Centre on Friday, Sept. 23, the sale features black-type fillies, several Gold Rush candidates, BSA added stakes candidates and some unraced horses. The sale begins at 1 p.m. local time and for more information, please visit Bloodstock South Africa's website.

The Bloodstock South Africa August Two Year Old Sale catalogue is now online. Overall, 275 juveniles comprise the catalogue, with the sale set for the BSA complex in Germiston on Aug. 26-27. Sires represented at the sale include of Duke Of Marmalade (Ire), Flower Alley, Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Helmet (Aus), Ideal World (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), Oratorio (Ire), Pathfork, Pomodoro (SAf), Querari (Ger), Rafeef (Aus), Silvano (Ger), Twice Over (GB), Var, Vercingetorix (SAf), Visionaire and What A Winter (SAf).

Last held in 2019 pre-COVID, the Bloodstock South Africa KZN Yearling Sale's first session was topped by a son of Vercingetorix (SAf) for R1.1 million ($66,851/£55,728/€64,368) to John Freeman. Consigned by Boland Stud, he was sold as lot 73.  He is out of a winning Var (SAf) half-sister to Grade 2 winner Silvano's Jet (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), while his second dam is a dual listed winner and a daughter of the Grade 1 winner State Treasure (SAf) (Free State {Ire}). That Maine Chance Farms' sire was also responsible for Thursday's...

The catalogue for the Lammerskraal Stud Reduction Sale is now online, Bloodstock South Africa announced. Slated for Lammerskraal Stud on June 10, the sale, which includes 39 lots, will begin at noon. Breeders will be able to purchase well-bred mares in foal to stallions like Elusive Fort (SAf), Erik The Red (SAf), Futura (SAf), Gimmethegreenlight (Aus), Hawwaam (SAf), Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), One World (SAf), Querari (Ger) and The United States (Ire). There are also weanlings set to go under the hammer by such sires as Erupt...

The catalogue for the 2022 Cape Mare And Weanling Sale is now online. Set for Kenilworth Racecourse at 1 p.m. on May 19, 66 lots are slated to go through the ring. This year's Cape Mare sale includes broodmares in foal to Buffalo Bill Cody (Ire),  Captain Of All (SAf), Danon Platina (Jpn), Erik The Red (SAf), Flower Alley, Futura (SAf), Hawwaam (SAf), Horizon (SAf), Legislate (SAf), Master Of My Fate (SAf), One World (SAf), Oratorio (Ire), Pathfork, Potala Palace (SAf), Quasillo (Ger), Querari (SAf), Rafeef (Aus), Soqrat (Aus), Talk...

A bay son of Gimmethegreenlight (Aus) (lot 378) brought a session-topping R2 million (£100,745/€120,106/$126,676) during the second day's trade at the Bloodstock South Africa National Yearling Sale which ended on Friday. Greg Bortz snapped up the half-brother to Grade 3 winners Ghaalla (SAf) (Var) and Due Diligence (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}) from Varsfontein Stud, who is already named Steadfast (SAf). South African Triple Crown winner Malmoos (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}) features under the second dam. Second top lot was a son of Fire Away out of Equus Champion Broodmare of the...