Louvre (SAf)

The Cape Winter Mixed Sale, held June 16 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, South Africa, posted strong increases over the same sale a year ago, Cape Racing Sales announced on Monday. Overall, 129 lots of 169 offered were listed as sold for a R12.47 million (€628,000) aggregate, which produced an average of R96,667 (€4,879)--up from last year's average of around R80,000 (€4,030)--and a median of R60,000 (€3,023). The 16-year-old mare Louvre (SAf) (Doowaley {Ire}) brought R900,000 (€45,344) from Jono Snaith/Philaris Ltd. to claim top price for the sale. Drakenstein Stud Ltd., agent,...