Sporting Post – RCS Premier Yearling Sale ‘26

THE 2026 RACE COAST SALES PREMIER YEARLING SALE

13 & 14

MARCH – HOLLYWOODBETS KENILWORTH

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Black Swan Stud

Blue Sky Thoroughbreds

Drakenstein Stud

Hopes & Dreams Stud

Klawervlei Stud

Kommetdieding Syndicate

Kuda

Maine Chance Farms

Master Archie Syndicate

Millstream Farm

Narrow Creek Stud

Normandy Stud

Paardeberg Stud

Pendenra Stud

Precentor Place

Prosper Stud

Race Coast Sales

Sandown Stud

Soetendal Estate

Winterbach Stud

On the cover Winterbach Stud are selling #211 as agent. She’s a beautiful daughter of Declarationofpeace out of the stakes-winning Captain Al mare, Earth’s Orbit. Romi Bettison took the photograph.

THE POWER OF PREMIER!

The 2026 Race Coast Premier Yearling Sale has attracted support from some of South Africa’s top breeders, with leading stallions Gimmethegreenlight, Master Of My Fate, One World, Querari, Rafeef, What A Winter and reigning champion, Vercingetorix, all well represented in the catalogue.

There is also an international flavour to this year’s sale with outstanding Gr 1 winners Cracksman and Kingman both represented, while exciting young stallions, and racecourse rivals, Jet Dark and Kommetdieding both have some exceptional members of their first crops on sale. Invincible Spirit’s Gr 1 winning son, Digital Age is another exciting young sire represented for the first time on the Premier Yearling Sale, as are the beautifully bred Gr1 winning pair of Eden Roc and Master Archie.

This year’s Premier Yearling Sale is set to take place at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Friday 13 March and Saturday 14 March.

The first day’s trading commences at 16h00, with Saturday’s sale set to get underway at 12h00. Potential buyers are invited to view the yearlings on the Wednesday and Thursday prior to the sale.

For any enquiries about the two-day sale, interested parties are asked to contact Vicky Minott at vicky@racecoast.co.za or Pippa Mickleburgh pippa@racecoast.co.za

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VINTAGE KLAWERVLEI!

Quality is the name of the game in Klawervlei Stud’s draft for the 2026 Premier Yearling Sale. Not only is the champion nursery offering, yearlings sired by such top-class stallions as Vercingetorix, Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef, and One World, the farm will also be offering yearlings from some of the best families in the stud book.

Another notable factor in this draft is the number of high-quality yearlings from Klawervlei’s exciting young sire Kommetdieding’s first crop.

Kommetdieding’s first yearlings include a half-sister (Lot 17) to the classy North Point, a filly (Lot 92) out of a stakes winning daughter of Silvano, and a colt (Lot 249) out of Gimmethegreenlight’s multiple graded stakes winning daughter Green Plains.

A number of the July/Met winner’s first crop’s pedigrees have duplications of either, or both, Al Mufti and Fort Wood as well as duplications of the mighty Captain Al. Klawervlei will be offering a number of offspring out of top-class stakes winners, with the likes of Gibraltar Blue, Green Plains, Heaps Of Fun, Moon In June, Return Flight, Thunder Dance,

Trinity House and Witchcraft all represented. Potential standout lots in this draft are:

Lot 123: Unnamed c Vercingetorix –Thunder Dance

A full-brother to Listed Irridescence Stakes winner Ukuduma and three-parts brother to the stakes placed She’s A Rainbow, this colt’s first two dams are both multiple Gr1 winners. His dam Thunder Dance won both the Gr1 Empress Club Stakes and Gr1 Paddock Stakes, while his granddam, Shadow Dance, a half-sister to Gr1 Cape Guineas winner and outstanding sire Captain Al, won the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas and Gr1 Majorca Stakes. This colt is also bred on very similar lines to the Vercingetorix sired Gr1 TAB The Premier’s Champions Challenge winner Astrix.

Lot 64: Unnamed c Gimmethegreenlight –Return Flight

By multiple champion sire

Gimmethegreenlight, whose progeny includes stars as Gimme A Nother, Yulong Prince, and The Real Prince, to name a few, this colt is out of a top-class racemare in the form of Return Flight. Equus Champion 2YO Filly of 2017-2018, Return Flight was an exceptional performer at two when she won three of five starts (by an aggregate of more than 20 lengths) including the Gr 1 Thekwini Stakes. At three, Return Flight won two legs of the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara namely the Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic and Gr2 SA Oaks.

Lot 241: Unnamed f VercingetorixGibraltar Blue

By the Klawervlei Stud bred champion and champion sire, this filly is a full sister to the

stakes placed Cullinan Blue and to recent course record breaker I’m A Fireball. A halfsister to the smart pair of Battleoftrafalgar and Pillar Of Hercules, she is out of the outstanding racemare Gibraltar Blue, whose five black type wins include a triumph in the Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas.

Lot 60: Unnamed f VercingetorixQuite Frankly

By last season’s champion sire who is again heading the South African sires premiership, this filly is out of a Frankel half-sister to Gr2 Post Merchants third Teflon Man, who recently ran second to the highly rated All The Rage. Quite Frankly, also a half-sister to the smart Love In Winter, is out of a Dark Angel half-sister to two stakes winners, one of which produced Gr1 winning two-year-old Sudirman. This is the family of legendary Japanese champion Gentildonna among others.

Lot 102: Vauxhall Cross c VercingetorixSovereign Secret

By the sire of recent Gr1 winners Double Grand Slam and Quickstepgal, Vauxhall Cross hails from one of the best families in the South African stud book. His first three dams are all stakes winners, with his stakes winning dam Sovereign Secret a three-parts sister to champion Bela-Bela. His granddam, triple Gr1 winning Equus Champion All Is Secret, is a full-sister to Gr1 winner The Secret Is Out and a three-parts sister to dual Gr1 winner Snowdance (dam of Gr1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot) and to the dam of Horse Of The Year Eight On Eighteen.

For more information on this draft, please speak to Tracey Nash on (066) 185 7197.

FIRST PREMIER YEARLING SALE KOMMETDIEDING’S

Raceform suggests that it’s a good opportunity to look back on what was written in the Sire book when the sires with first crops now went to stud in 2023.

A sire’s best progeny often appears to have one of two origins, attributable to the affinities of either of his parents.

To make a prediction about what will suit Kommetdieding the apparent affinities of his sire Elusive Fort (Fort Wood) and dam Adorable (Captain Al) need examination.

The half-dozen or so best offspring of Elusive Fort include dams by Captain Al, Argonaut and West Man.

Captain Al has Adorable (dam of Kommetdieding) and Betty Burke (dam of siblings Ernie and Freedom Charter). Argonaut has Ignition Lady (dam of siblings Catch Twenty Two and Big Burn). West Man has Siren’s Cove (dam of Siren’s Call).

All have ratings between 105 to 115.

Argonaut is a son of Western Winter, by Gone West, the latter also sire of West Man. Gone West is close kin to Elusive Fort’s damsire Secret Prospector. Their pedigrees have Mr Prospector and close kin-relatives Buckpasser and Tim Tam close up.

It is noteworthy that among the top fifteen of Elusive Fort’s best, there are three dams by Parade Leader and Windrush (both with close kin connections to Secret Prospector) and one other by Western Winter.

Kommetdieding hails from a strong sireproducing female line, tracing to Queen Of Light.

This mare is by Borealis out of Picture Play, making her very close kin to sires Alycidon and Acropolis.

The notable lines here are grandsire Donatello and grandam Aurora.

The bottom female line extends further to the mare Absurdity, full sister to Doxa. The latter is grandam of Helene de Troie, dam of famous mare La Troienne.

The pedigree make-up of Helene de Troie makes her close kin to Amuse, grandam of Queen Of Light, which in turn leads to a close kinship between La Troienne and Queen Of Light. This gives an expectation that descendants of La Troienne and of Queen Of Light might combine well.

Four of Queen Of Light’s daughters established sire-producing families: Chandelier, Crystal Palace, Picture Light and Lovely Light. Of these, Chandelier was the most prolific one. We follow the legacy of her daughter Crystal Light. Her two highest achieving descendants are Kommetdieding and Captain America., both multiple Gr1 winners.

Kommetdieding is by Elusive Fort (Fort Wood) out of a mare by Captain Al, while Captain America is by Captain Al out of a daughter of Fort Wood.

Captain Al’s influence appears to follow one of two routes: either his sire Al Mufti, or his bottom female line. Al Mufti is a son of influential mare Lassie Dear. She is by Buckpasser, possibly La Troienne’s most influential descendant. Captain Al carries a double of Buckpasser’s dam Busanda, and thus a double of La Troienne. This provides the link to Queen Of Light.

Kommetdieding’s sire Elusive Fort brings more of the same. His dam Ever Seeking is by Secret Prospector. The latter’s grandam Numbered Account is by Buckpasser out of Intriguing, herself a descendant of La Troienne, and so giving a double La T. Interestingly, Numbered Account is close kin to Lassie Dear.

The half-dozen or so best offspring of Elusive Fort include dams by Captain Al, Argonaut and West Man. Captain Al has Adorable (dam of Kommetdieding) and Betty Burke (dam of siblings Ernie and Freedom Charter). Argonaut has Ignition Lady (dam of siblings Catch Twenty Two and Big Burn). West Man has Siren’s Cove (dam of Siren’s Call). All have ratings between 105 to 115.

Argonaut is a son of Western Winter, by Gone West, the latter also sire of West Man. Gone West is close kin to Elusive Fort’s damsire Secret Prospector. Their pedigrees have Mr Prospector and close kin-relatives Buckpasser and Tim Tam close up.

In addition, among the top fifteen of Elusive Fort’s best offspring, there are three with dams by Parade Leader and Windrush (both with close kin connections to Secret Prospector) and one by Western Winter.

Secret Prospector is kinbred through the bottom female line of his sire Mr Prospector (Miss Dogwood) to La Troienne and daughter Baby League. Miss Dogwood is also close kin to Businesslike, dam of Busanda.

Secret Prospector, in other words, looks to be a notable influence. In this context, note La Massine. She’s by Secret Prospector out of Northern Guest mare Karpakova, a pedigree loaded with La Troienne. La Massine is dam of champion Variety Club.

Elusive Fort’s sire Fort Wood will be of interest, as his dam Fall Aspen is close kin to Elusive Fort’s bottom line ancestor Empress. Empress is also close kin to La Troienne and to Flower

Bowl (dam of His Majesty, and Graustark – in Secret Prospector)

To summarise, suitable lines for Kommetdieding to consider:

-mares with multiples of La Troienne, which are widespread, and include Secret Prospector, Lassie Dear (Al Mufti, Captain Al, Duke Of Marmalade, Tiger Ridge, Jay Peg, etc), Northern Guest (Capetown Noir, Pomodoro), National Assembly (National Emblem, Rafeef, Vercingetorix), Complete Warrior, etc., etc.

-mares with Mr Prospector, which are widespread, notably including Secret Prospector, etc. (and generally hard to avoid);

-mares with kin-links to Secret Prospector, notably Gone West (Western Winter (Argonaut, What A Winter, Capetown Noir), West Man, Visionaire), Parade Leader, Seeking The Gold (Windrush, Lecture, Dubawi (Erupt, Willow Magic)), Forty Niner (Trippi, Distorted Humor (Flower Alley, Pathfork), Rich Man’s Gold (Kildonan));

-mares with sires from Queen Of Light’s female line, including Crystal de Roche, Welsh Pageant (Canford Cliffs, Saumarez, Second Empire, Kildonan), etc;

-mares with close kin-links to Queen Of Light, notably Alycidon (What A Winter (!), etc.), Acropolis (Kahal, Horse Chestnut, etc.); the dam of Queen Of Light is half sister to the dam of South African sire Royal Pardon (Goldmark, Vercingetorix);

-mares with Fort Wood (Dynasty, Horse Chestnut, Capetown Noir, William Longsword, etc).

Kommetdieding has 19 lots on the RCS Premier Yearling Sale.

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HERE’S A PROPER WISH LIST!

One of South Africa’s top stud farms, Maine Chance Farms, has bred and raised numerous top-class horses over the years. The latest star performer to have emerged from Maine Chance’s paddocks is this season’s classy dual Gr1 winner, Wish List.

The latter showed her class when downing Equus Champion Double Grand Slam to claim the recent Gr 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes in tremendous style. Maine Chance Farms will be offering buyers a chance to acquire their own Wish List when they bring forward an outstanding draft to the upcoming Premier Yearling Sale. Excitingly, their consignment includes a Rafeef half-brother to the aforementioned Wish List.

Their resident champion sire Vercingetorix has some very well-bred yearlings on offer, as do stallions Querari, Rafeef, The

United States, Digital Age, One World, and Kommetdieding. This draft also includes the offspring of numerous stakes winning mares including Bilateral, Dynasty’s Blossom, Girl On The Run, Maharanee, Mighty High and Wish List’s Oaks winning dam Wind Chill.

Five likely standouts in this impressive draft are:

Lot 25: Maryona f Vercingetorix –Maharanee

By the sire of such fillies and mares as Double Grand Slam, Mrs Geriatrix and Quickstepgal, this filly is out of Gr 2 4Racing South African Fillies Nursery winner Maharanee. By proven broodmare sire Flower Alley, Maharanee is a half-sister to Gr 3 Poinsettia Stakes winner Marigold Hotel and Maharanee’s granddam is Equus Champion, and dual Gr1 winner, Rat Burana.

Lot 144: Windmeetsfire c Rafeef – Wind Chill

Bred on the same cross as Gr 3 winner Mover And Shaker, this colt is a half-brother to two winners, notably this season’s Gr 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes winner Wish List. Bred on similar lines to the promising filly Rifle Queen, he is out of the Silvano sired Gr 2 South African Oaks winner Wind Chill.

Lot 166: Be Beautiful f Vercingetorix –Being Fabulous

This filly’s first three dams are all stakes winners, and she is a half-sister to Gr 3 Betway Mother Russia Stakes winner Gimmefabulous. Her High Chaparral sired

dam won five times including the Listed Syringa Handicap, and her Danehill sired granddam won both the Gr 1 AJC Flight Stakes and Gr1 VATC One Thousand Guineas in Australia.

Lot 185: Champagne Glow f Vercingetorix – Champery

Champagne Glow, who hails from one of the best families in the stud book, is a full sister to three winners notably Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas winner Chansonette. Out of a high-class daughter of Querari, this filly’s granddam is a halfsister to Gr 1 Las Virgenes Stakes winner Eden’s Moon. This is the family of numerous top-class international performers including Theatrical, Paradise Creek, David Junior, and Taiki Blizzard.

Lot 210: Dreamin’ Wild c Vercingetorix –Dynasty’s Blossom

Bred on the same cross as champion Gladatorian, Dreamin’ Wild, a full brother to a winner, is out of Gr 3 eLan Gold Cup/Gr 3 DStv Gold Vase winner Dynasty’s Blossom. The latter, a half-sister to East Cape Guineas winner Brilliant Crimson, is out of a Gr 3 winning daughter of the breed shaping stallion Danehill Dancer. Dynasty’s Blossom, who earned more than R1.2 million during her career, is a direct descendant of the highly influential mare Delsy, the dam of champion sire Darshaan and third dam of one of the world’s hottest young stallions -Too Darn Hot.

For more information on this draft, please contact Ross Fuller on (082) 587 7045.

NARROW CREEK - QUALITY

Quality is the name of the game in Narrow Creek Stud’s Premier Yearling Sale draft. From siblings to current exciting prospects, offspring of top-class racemares, and relatives of the likes of Isivunguvungu and Buffalo Storm Cody, Narrow Creek will be offering something to suit every buyer. John Everett will also be offering yearlings by some of South Africa’s most sought after stallions, namely Buffalo Bill Cody, Hawwaam, Jet Dark, Malmoos, Rafeef and What A Winter.

Four potential standout lots in this consignment are:

Lot 94: Rafa’s Tune c Rafeef – Singforafa

This colt is by a Gr 1 winning sprinter out of a Gr 1 winning sprinter. His dam Singforafa was a topclass performer, whose six career wins included four black-type victories. She scored the biggest win of her career when victorious in the 2021 Gr 1 South African Fillies Sprint.

Lot 163: Yes Or No f What A Winter –Bat Out Of Hell

By the same sire as top-class fillies Clouds Unfold and Humdinger, Yes Or No is a three-parts sister

to the What A Winter sired globetrotting champion Isivunguvungu. The Equus Champion Sprinter of 2022-2023, Isivunguvungu went on to enjoy success in North America, where he won the Da Hoss Stakes.

Lot 237: Fleeting Fire c Rafeef –Freed From Desire

By one of South Africa’s top stallions, this colt is out of Swallow Stakes winning half-sister to Gr 1 Mercury Sprint winner Buffalo Storm Cody. The latter was sired by a son of Redoute’s Choice, also the sire of Rafeef.

Lot 267: Something Strong c Rafeef – Indaba

By the sire of Gr 1 winners Aragosta, Master Archie, and champion Thunderstruck, Something Strong is a half-brother to Gr 2 World Sports Betting Camellia Stakes winner Cold Fact. His dam is a Gr 3 placed daughter of top sire and broodmare sire Dynasty.

For more information on this draft, please contact John on (082) 377 2912.

A LAST WINTER FOR BLACK SWAN

It will mark the end of an era when the Black Swan Dispersal Sale takes place at Robertson later this year. The farm bred and raised some top-class horses over the years including Last Winter, Siren’s Call, Freedom Charter, Celtic Rumours and Pretty Betty.

Black Swan Stud is also home to champion and successful sire Elusive Fort, whose star son Kommetdieding is set to have his first yearlings on sale this year. Both Elusive Fort and Kommetdieding are well represented in Black Swan’s Premier Yearling Sale draft, with this consignment also including yearlings sired by Canford Cliffs, Erupt and One World.

The farm’s Walter Cowe had the following comments to make about this draft:

Lot 109: Unnamed c Elusive Fort –

Step Out

This is an imposing colt, who looks powerful, correct and speedy. He is a full brother to a promising winner, and the mare, whose racing career was cut short by injury, has 2 winners from 2 runners. From the family of Solid Speed, Talahtchie and Lady in Black

Lot 142: Unnamed c Canford Cliffs –

White Rose

This is a big strong colt by Canford Cliffs out of a Dynasty mare that has produced three winners from three runners. He stands over ground and is a very athletic walker.

Lot 212: Unnamed c One World –Elusive Heart

The Elusive Fort /Captain Al cross has been incredibly successful, and this colt is bred on the reverse cross. By the sire of One Stripe, top miler in SA and runner up in the Gr 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf, out of Elusive Fort sired Gr 3 Prix du Cap winner Elusive Heart. The dam won or was placed in five graded stakes races and her first foal is a two-time winner. An outstandingly stunning looking colt, he has size and scope and walks well. A very exciting prospect.

Lot 228: Unnamed c Elusive Fort –Field Flower

By the proven sire of Gr 1 winners, including Met and July winner and sire, Kommetdieding. With nothing to prove, this Gr 1 Cape Fillies Guineas mare by Silvano, from the family of legendary racehorse and sire, Bold Ruler, has

again produced a stunning half-brother to the talented Last Winter. Beautifully put together, he walks well and looks classy.

Lot 245: Unnamed f Erupt – Goldandsilver

A full sister to the stakes placed Golden Tatjana, this filly has a good walk and is exceptionally pretty. Nothing not to like about her. She is clean limbed, correct and looks a speedy type. The mare has 100% winners from her five runners.

Lot 115: Unnamed f Kommetdieding –Sylvie

This filly has plenty of paddock value. From the family of champion fillies Mother Russia and Nother Russia, by the exciting new sire Kommetdieding. She is a half-sister to three stakes winning fillies, including Gr 2 winner Celtic Rumours, and the very fast Sarah and Almond Sea. She covers ground and she walks like a dream. She has size and scope and very clean limbs.

Lot 151: Unnamed c KommetdiedingAfrican Honey

Another very handsome strong looking colt from the new kid on the block, Kommetdieding, who stands over ground and is a half-brother to consistent multiple winners. He really fills the eye and walks very well. I like him a lot.

For more information on this draft, please contact Fran Cowe on (079) 444 4713 or Peter de Beyer on (082)4525572.

SEE THE QUALITY AGAIN!

One of South Africa’s top stud farms, Drakenstein Stud continues to produce top-class thoroughbreds. The farm bred this year’s World Sports Betting Gr1 Cape Town Met winner See It Again, with other recent headliners for the Drakenstein including reigning South African Horse Of The Year Eight On Eighteen and globetrotting star One Stripe.

Drakenstein will be bringing an exceptional draft to this year’s Premier Yearling Sale, with their consignment containing an international flavour. Among the sires represented in this consignment are international stars Cracksman and Kingman, as well as outstanding local

stallions Master Of My Fate, One World, Vercingetorix and What A Winter. highlights in Drakenstein Stud’s Premier Sale draft has a number of eye-catching lots who hail from the first crop of the farm’s home bred champion Jet Dark. Drakenstein’s Kevin Sommerville highlighted the following lots as being particularly eye catching:

Lot 12: Dark Storm c Jet Dark – Lady In Black

By exciting first season sire, Jet Dark, this strong, flashy colt has a lovely shoulder and great hind leg. He is out of Gr 1 winner Lady In Black and a half-brother to GSW Mid Winter

Wind. This cross of Trippi on a Dynasty mare has produced 35% SW to foals including Charles Dickens.

Lot 16: Winter Sensation c What A Winter –Lilac Sensation

An attractive, strongly made colt by outstanding sire What A Winter. He stands out in a crowd. Out of a half-sister to dual Gr 1 winner Snowdance (dam of Snow Pilot), this colt has a great temperament, deep girth and easy walk. He is bred on the same cross as GSW Mid Winter Wind.

Lot 29: Masai Mara c Master Of My Fate –Mara

A good-looking son of leading sire Master Of My Fate with a wonderful temperament and an athletic walk. He is a half-brother to GSW Great Plains and from the family of GSW Green Diamond. This colt is bred on the same cross as Gr 1 winners Tempting Fate and Golden Palm.

Lot 120: Third Ruler c Vercingetorix – Third Runway

By Champion sire Vercingetorix, he is a big, strong, well-balanced colt with lots of presence and a great walk. This flashy individual is out of the Gr 2 winner Third Runway and is similarly bred to Gr1 winners Vernichey, Pomp and Power, Chansonette and Alesian Chief.

Lot 158: Uvongo c Vercingetorix –Amanzimtoti

An attractive son of Champion sire Vercingetorix with a lovely racy shape, with excellent depth, he moves with purpose and uses himself well. He has an exceptional pedigree, being out of the Gr 2 winning Trippi mare, Amanzimtoti,

a daughter of Equus Champion Broodmare, Beach Beauty.

Lot 161: Tolstoy c One World – Anna Karenina

This strong colt is very much in the mould of record-breaking sire, One World. He has strong quarters and covers the ground well. His dam is a half-sister to Gr.1 winning sprinter, Chimichuri Run.

Lot 189: Dark Pearl c Jet Dark – Chestnuts N Pearls

Out of Gr 1 winner Chestnuts N Pearls, this big strong colt has a lovely shape, a great walk and is in the mould of his dam. He is by multiple Equus Champion and 5 x Gr 1 winner Jet Dark and is bred on the same Trippi/Fort Wood cross as Gr 1 winner Real Princess.

Lot 191: Le Bourget c What A Winter – Cio

Cio San

A good-walking son of What A Winter, he has a great temperament with a nice shoulder and is well-balanced. He is a full brother to recent juvenile winner Marseilles and his dam is a half-sister to GSW One Fine Winter (What A Winter). He has cruised through this sales prep.

Lot 195: Tsunami Cloud c Jet Dark – Clouds Unfold

This elegant son of Jet Dark, very much in the mould of his dam, is out of dual Gr 1 winner Clouds Unfold. This racy colt has an athletic walk with good quarters and a nice sloping shoulder.

For more information on this draft please contact Kevin Sommerville on 072 167 9971.

NO SHOT IN THE DARK!

As they did with Kommetdieding earlier in these pages, Raceform now reflect on what was written about Jet Dark in the Sires 2023 book when the sires with first crops now, went to stud.

A stallion’s best progeny often splits into two: continuing the affinities of either of the parents, going their separate ways.

Here’s a summary of what could be suitable lines for Jet Dark in general, with a link to yearlings on offer at sale at the end.

It’s less complicated than it looks!

In the crosshairs are Family 9 descendants, tracing (remotely) to close kin-relatives The Apple (Trippi’s bottom female line) and Avoca (Jet Dark’s bottom female line).

One of The Apple’s daughters Thankful Blossom leads to Bull Lea, in this context especially through Alydar, Nijinsky and Roberto. Alydar notably in Byword, Oratorio (treble Bull Lea), Duke of Marmalade. Nijinsky in Dancing Champ, Peacetime, and linking to his close kin-relative Storm Bird. Roberto in Al Mufti (with Lassie Dear) and Roberto’s full sister as dam of Rollins (in Jet Master).

Another of The Apple’s daughters One I Love, leads to the mare Escutcheon (Coastal) and especially Sun Again, male line of Damascus. There’s Storm Bird, whose dam is from Bull Lea male line, with second dam by Sun Again. Storm Bird lines are widespread (notably Storm Cat, Tiger Ridge, Var (double Sun Again),

Mogok, Black Minnaloushe). Storm Bird is sire of Trippi’s Storm.

The female line of The Apple extends to champion 2yo filly Nellie Flag, who mated to Sun Again got Sunshine Nell, dam of Dewan. This also is female line of Trippi, whose third dam is close kin to Sweetest Chant (Distorted Humor).and Fairy Bridge (dam of Sadler’s Wells). Dewan sired Complete Warrior, dam by Damascus out of a half sister to Buckpasser (out of Busanda, the La Troienne female line). Complete Warrior is in Captain Al (with Al Mufti), Counter Action, and in local female lines.

Damascus sired Damascus Gate and Rollins (damsire of Jet Master). Damascus’ dam Kerala is close kin to Never Bend (Riverman (Rainbow Dream – adds Bull Lea), Rainbow Quest). Kerala is by My Babu, leading to Lassie Dear, and Joy (Dynasty, Jet Master). Damascus is second damsire of Rich Man’s Gold, who is by Trippi’s sire Forty Niner.

Sleat, third dam of Trippi’s G2 winner Trippi’s Storm (by Storm Bird), is also third dam of Kahal. Sleat is 90% kin to Nalatale, grandam of Horse Chestnut (by Dynasty’s sire Fort Wood, son of Sadler’s Wells.

You can find all about Jet Dark’s ancestors Trippi, Jet Master (and other stallions) on the Raceform Sires page.

Jet Dark has 24 yearlings on the RCS Premier Yearling Sale.

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Graduates of Soetendal Estate enjoyed a big day at Turffontein recently when their alumni Splittheeights and Grand Empire finish first and second in the 2026 TAB Gr2 Gauteng Guineas with another graduate, Charge It, finishing second in the same day’s Wilgerbosdrift Gr2 Gauteng Fillies Guineas.

Soetendal will be offering an eight strong draft at this year’s Premier Yearling Sale. Their string is made up of yearlings sired by exciting and popular stallions Digital Age, Fire Away, Master Of My Fate, Querari, Royal Mo and What A Winter. While this string is quality from beginning to end, the following five lots could be the standouts!

Lot 28: Motion Light c Digital Age -Making A Scene

From the first crop of a Gr 1 winning son of Invincible Spirit, this colt is out of a twice winning daughter of Gimmethegreenlight. He hails from one of the best families in the Australian stud book, with Motion Light’s numerous high-class relatives including such top-class sires as Not A Single Doubt and Snippets as well as Gr 1 Investec Cape Derby winner Ertijaal.

Lot 112: Mystic Flame c Fire Away – Sweet Ohanna

This colt shares his sire Fire Away with the likes of Fire Attack, Confederate, My Best Shot and Warm Reception. He is out of a half-sister to Gr 1 Hollywood Gold Cup winner Rail Trip and this is the family of US classic winner Palace Malice among others.

SPECIAL STUFF, SOETENDAL!

Lot 116: Mozart’s Anthem c Querari – Symphony

Querari is enjoying another fine season and is currently the Leading Sire of 2YOs in South Africa for 2025-2026. This colt is out of a twice winning halfsister to three black type horses including Kenilworth Cup, Listed, winner Gothic and Mauritian champion Tandragee.

Lot 137: Master Of Shots c Master Of My Fate –Vodka Lime

This colt shares his sire with champions Golden Palm, Tempting Fate and Jan Van Goyen, with the latter victorious in this season’s Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas. A half-brother to promising two-yearold Gimme A Vodka, an impressive winner at the second time of asking, and out of a three time winning daughter of Captain Al, this colt hails from the family of numerous graded stakes winners including this season’s Gr 3 Betway Lebelo Sprint winner Taxi To The Moon.

Lot 173: Winter Kisses c What A Winter – Calandra

By the same sire as champion sprinters Isivunguvungu and Russet Air, Winter Kisses is out of a stakes placed, five-time winning half-sister to Gr 3 Champion Juvenile Cup winner O Tamara (who, like Winter Kisses, was sired by a son of Western Winter).

For more information on these yearlings, please speak to Julia Pilbeam on (082) 317 9474.

The Viljoen sales horses are always turned out to perfection

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THE DREAM MERCHANTS

Hopes And Dreams Stud is home to one of the best-bred stallions in South Africa. Their resident sire Frantastic, who shares his legendary sire Frankel with 40 Gr1 winners, is a full brother to four-time Gr1 winner Cracksman, the sire of unbeaten Gr1 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Ace Impact. Bred by the potent Frankel/ Pivotal cross, Frantastic hails from the same female line as such breed shaping stallions as Kalamoun, Nasrullah and Royal Charger.

While Frantastic has yet to have yearlings, Hopes And Dreams will be offering a classy draft of yearlings at this year’s Premier Yearling Sale. From proven topclass sires Master Of My Fate, One World and The United States to exciting young stallions Eden Roc and Jet Dark, this draft looks to have something for everyone!

Five lots bound to attract attention are:

Lot 34: UNNAMED c The United States – Maryah

By the sire of this season’s graded stakes winners Kingdundee, Rodeo Drive and Tin Pan Alley, this colt is out of Gr2 Prosport International Debutante winner Maryah. This colt is bred on the same The United States/Querari cross as this season’s Gr2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge/Gr3 Betway Graham Beck Stakes winner Tin Pan Alley.

Lot 61: Unammed f Buffalo Bill Cody – Rattle Mouse

This filly is out of a four-time winning, stakes placed half-sister to Gr2 Umkhomazi Stakes winner Harry Lime. Bred to be speedy, her granddam is a winning half-sister to Champion Sprinter Will Pays.

Lot

72:

Unnamed c Jet Dark – Ruby And Roses

This colt hails from the first crop of five-time Gr1 winner and multiple Equus Champion Jet Dark. His dam won four times and she hails from the same female line as such standout performers as Seize The Grey, Polish Precedent and Zilzal.

Lot 130: Unnamed f One World –Underthemistletoe

By one of South Africa’s most exciting stallions, this filly is out of a winning full sister to this season’s Listed Woolavington Stakes runner up Master Of Paris and this is the family of champions Kiss Of Peace and Proceed.

Lot 209: Unnamed f Master Of My Fate -Duchess Of State

By the sire of top-class fillies Golden Palm, Sentbydestiny and Zarina, this filly is out of a threetime winning full-sister to Zimbabwean champion Silver Coin and half-sister to graded stakes winners Halve The Deficit and Mombela. Her Fort Wood sired granddam is a Gr3 winning half-sister to multiple Gr1 winner Smart Banker.

For more information on this draft, please contact Suzette Viljoen on (082) 733 3811.

IT PAYS TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

The Raceform Buyers’ Guide is a detailed summary of the dam and siblings of the RCS Premier Yearling Sale yearlings.

It gives insight as to what to expect of the youngsters in terms of class, stamina, sale price.

It’s essential reading for the prospective buyer.

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Pendenra Stud’s Judy Davies is a woman with an impressive resume in the thoroughbred industry. After working for the Woodditton Stud, Judy became the assistant to Darley’s pedigree consultant, before going on to become the Pedigree Database Manager. Judy was associated with Darley for 29 years!

During her time at Darley, Judy got to know many of the numerous star performers and stallions on their impressive lineup, with her favorites including In The Wings, Polish Precedent and the legendary Dubawi. Pendenra Stud will be offering five quality yearlings at this year’s Premier Yearling Sale, and Judy is sure they will go well!

Here are Judy’s comments on her draft for the 2026 Premier Sale:

Lot 31: Black Amber c Jet Dark – Maria Theresa

From the first crop of multiple Equus Champion Jet Dark, this colt is a half-brother to five winners notably Listed Taboline.co.za Irridescence Stakes/ Listed World Sports Betting Stormsvlei Stakes winner Maria Querol and to recent Gr 3 World Sports Betting Summer Fling Stakes third Queen Regent. Youngest of the draft. Very attractive, athletic colt with a great attitude. It should grow into a big, very handsome boy.

Lot 81: Mistress Mine f Master Archie – Secret Plan

Mistress Mine hails from the first crop of Rafeef’s Gr 1 Computaform Sprint winning son, with this filly

JUDY – A TOP JUDGE!

out of a winning daughter of Gr 3 SA Fillies Nursery winner Secret To Success.

Tall, elegant filly and a very good advert for Master Archie. Classic type.

Lot 36: Unnamed f What A Winter

– Mile High

By the sire of such high-class fillies as Clouds Unfold and Humdinger, this filly is out of a daughter of Fastnet Rock from the family of outstanding siblings Barathea and Gossamer.

Attractive, tall and rangy filly with a wonderful walk.

Lot

164: Unnamed c Malmoos – Beautiful Shay

By Captain Al’s Triple Crown winning son, this colt is out of a four-time winning full-sister to Gr3 Cape Racing Victress Stakes runner up Heart Stwings. Imposing, solid colt. His 2yo half sister, Platinum Shay, ran a promising 3rd on debut at the Vaal.

Lot 226: Spiced Ginger f Real Gone Kid – Felina

By a promising son of Snitzel, this filly, who hails from the same family as the likes of Dubai Millennium and Fort Wood, is a half-sister to Romeo’s Magic, a nine time winner who has earned more than R730 000 in stakes. Filly who is powerful as well as pretty. Looks to come early and a sprinter type.

For more information on this draft, please contact Judy on (076) 814 7944.

TRUE BLUE!

Double Superlative – new stallion on the Blue Sky Thoroughbreds block Credit: Supplied

Blue Sky Thoroughbreds recently enjoyed a notable feature race double when two of their products in Legal Counsel and Disting won the Gr 3 Cape Mile and Listed Laisserfaire Stakes on the same card. The farm also bred Spirit Of Gabz, the first winner for promising young sire and Gr 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner, Chimichuri Run.

The KZN outfit will be offering a six strong draft at the 2026 Premier Yearling Sale, with Blue Sky set to bring forward yearlings sired by all of Eden Roc, Erupt, Fire Away, One World and Twice Over.

Lot

4: Unnamed f One World

– Kileigh

By the sire of globetrotting champion One Stripe and high-class fillies She’s My World and World Of Alice, this filly is a half-sister to three winners notably this season’s Gr 2 Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge runner up Minogue (the latter is now a five-time winner). Her dam is a four-time winning three-parts sister to Triple Crown winner Abashiri and this is also the family of champion Yard-Arm.

Lot 55: Unnamed c Fire Away – Private Dancer

Fire Away has sired a growing number of high-class performers including Confederate, Fire Attack, My Best Shot and Warm Reception. This colt is a halfbrother to Castle Tankard winner Action Zone, and his dam is out of Gr 2 Gold Bracelet winner Dance Along.

Lot 140: Unnamed f Twice Over –We’re Watching You

By a champion and four-time Gr 1 winner, whose progeny includes stars Do It Again and Double Superlative, this filly is bred on the same Twice

Over/Visionaire cross as multiple Gr 1 winner See It Again. Her dam won five times, and this filly hails from the immediate family of dual Gr 1 winner, and sire, Crimson Waves.

Lot 230: Hot Rox c Eden Roc – Flame Cat

From the first crop of Gr 1 Gold Medallion winner Eden Roc, Hot Rox is a three-parts brother to a winner and half-brother to Gr 2 Pospack SA Fillies Nursery third Rapid Fire. His Tale Of The Cat sired dam won five and finished second in the Gr 3 Pretty Polly Stakes.

Lot 252: Unnamed c Erupt – Guide You Home

By the sire of such stakes winners as Karangetang, Moonlight Trader and Buster Barnes, this colt is out of a Gimmethegreenlight three-parts sister to the Gr 2 Gold Bracelet third Catchafallingstar. His granddam, by Var, won six races including the Gr 2 Kuda Gold Circle Oaks and she is a half-sister to the Oaks winners Arcola and Ash Cloud.

Lot 206: Unnamed f Twice Over –Diva’s Daughter

This filly shares her sire with such top-class performers as Do It Again, Double Superlative and See It Again. She is a half-sister to four winners notably Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship winner Miss Florida and hails from the family of international Gr 1 winners Atlantic Jewel, Embassy and King’s Apostle.

For more information on Blue Sky Thoroughbreds’ Premier Sale draft, please contact Bruce Le Roux or Tinus Gericke on info@blueskytb.co.za.

Champion Legislate is one of South Africa’s top stallions. In terms of percentages and statistics, the son of Dynasty is the country’s top sire, and is having another excellent season in 2025-2026. His black type winners this season are headed by Cartier Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Wish List and also include graded stakes winners Good For You, Legal Counsel and Regulation.

Normandy Stud will be offering two of just three on sale, yearlings by this wonderful sire at the Premier Yearling Sale, and Oscar Foulkes is understandably very high on both horses.

Oscar had the following comments to make about his Premier Sale draft:

Lot 47: Unnamed f Legislate – Pelaya

She’s a late foal, so there’s plenty of development still to come. I love her athleticism, great walk and presence. Bred on the same cross as Gr 1 winner Wish List, this half-sister to three winners is out of a half-sister to Ardmore Jamaica Handicap, Listed, winner Principessa.

Lot 41: Unnamed c Legislate – Nordic Light

He’s a neat, close-coupled horse (like the rest of the Nordic family). I’d expect him to be a sprintertype Legislate. Walks well. From the same female line as the sire’s Gr 1 winner Good For You, this colt is out of a half-sister to two graded stakes winners and to the dam of the Normandy bred champion Rio Querari.

Lot 8: Unnamed c Erupt – La Mas Bella

Solidly built, athletic colt. He’s caught the eye since he was a foal. His dam La Mas Bella is a three-parts sister to the stakes winners Pinnacle Peak and Principessa and this is the family of champions Paita and Potemkin.

Lot 84: Unnamed f The United States – Shalkot

Lovely filly, well-grown and scopey with the most lovely shoulder and depth of girth. From the family of the Normandy Stud bred champions Mother Russia and Winter Solstice, this filly’s dam is a half-sister to this season’s Gr 3 1Voucher Victress Stakes winner Sukhumvit.

For more information on this draft, please contact Oscar on (083) 297 3402.

HOME OF THE MASTER

Between them, Winterbach Stud’s Hendrik Winterbach Snr and Hendrik Winterbach Jr offer more than 50 years of expertise in the breeding industry. Winterbach is home to the exciting young sire, and Gr 1 Computaform Sprint winner, Master Archie, whose first crop are yearlings this year.

A son of the increasingly successful Rafeef, Master Archie has a number of well-bred yearlings on offer at this year’s Premier Sale, and they look sure to be well received.

Winterbach Stud will be offering an exceptional draft at the 2026 Premier Yearling Sale, with their Premier consignment including lots sired by Fire Away, Gimmethegreenlight, Jet Dark, One

World, Querari, Rafeef and Vercingetorix. While it is difficult to single any particular lots, the following five yearlings look sure to prove popular when they enter the sales ring at March’s auction!

Lot 10: Tempting Fortune c Hawwaam –La Volta

By five-time Gr 1 winner and hugely promising young sire Hawwaam, Tempting Fortune is a half-brother to seven winners. His three black type half-brothers include Winterbach Stud’s Gr 1 winning sire Master Archie, with this colt’s stakes winning dam a full sister to Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship third placegetter Valeta.

Lot 28: Unnamed f Declarationofpeace –Earth’s Orbit

By a stakes winning son of the mighty War Front, this filly is a yearling with plenty of paddock value. A full sister to impressive debut winner Spacebound, she is a halfsister to six other winners notably Gr 3 Lebelo Sprint winner Taikonaut and World Sports Betting Perfect Promise Sprint Listed winner Mercury Rising. Another half-sister, Veronica Mars, finished second in both the Lady’s Bracelet Listed and WSB Sign Up Now Ladies Mile Listed. This is the family of champions Foveros and Hinterland.

Lot 176: Abigail Fix f Gimmethegreenlight – Captain’s Darling

This filly shares her sire with such star fillies as Gimme Another, Bless My Stars,

She’s A Keeper and VJ’s Angel. Bred on the same potent cross as champions Proceed and Sandringham Summit, Abigail Fix is a half-sister to the classy East Cape Breeders Stakes winner Sweetie Darling from the family of champion fillies Cherry On The Top and Summer Pudding.

Lot

197: Caesar’svastghost c Vercingetorix – Come Fly With Me

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire, this regally bred colt is a half-brother to four winners including Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met/Gr 1 HWB Cape Guineas winning sire Double Superlative and the promising Vroom Vroom. His Gr 3 placed dam is a full-sister to Gr 1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night.

Lot 262: Unnamed f Rafeef – I Like It Hot

This filly is out of a twice-winning half-sister to Equus Champion, and triple Gr 1 winner, Via Africa. The latter has produced a pair of Gr 1 winners in Australia, namely Gr 1 ATC Golden Rose winning sire In The Congo and the unbeaten sensation Gr 1 ATC Epsom Handicap winner Autumn Glow. Both horses were sired by a son of Redoute’s Choice, whose son Rafeef is responsible for the filly on sale.

For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to contact Hendrik on (082) 465 4433.

ARCHIE – A MASTER!

Gr1 Computaform Sprint winner Master Archie (Rafeef ex La Volta) has his first Premier Yearling Sale progeny going through the ring on 13 and 14 March!

The latest Redoute’s Choice descendant poised to make his mark at stud, Rafeef’s striking looking son, Master Archie emulated Rafeef, who won the 2017 renewal, when he scored in the 2022 Gr1 Computaform Sprint. In the process, the grey accounted for notable graded stakes winners such as Big Burn, True To Life, Alesian Chief, Bohica, and Val D’Orcia, as well as promising young sire Real Gone Kid.

Rafeef has certainly made his mark on the Computaform Sprint, as he is also responsible for Computaform Sprint winners Thunderstruck (2024) and William Robertson (2025).

Bred on the same Rafeef/Var cross as champion Thunderstruck, and on a similar cross to Australian Gr1 winners Autumn Glow and In The Congo, Master Archie is out of the smart La Volta.

A Var full-sister to the Gr1 placed dam of Gr3 Starling Stakes winner She’s A Giver, La Volta, who also ranks as the dam of the stakes placed pair of Churchillian and Purple Cloud, won eight times including the Listed Bauhinia Handicap.

The regally bred La Volta, who also numbers the graded stakes winners Chesalon (Fort Wood) and Mardi Gras (Oratorio) as

half-brothers, was produced by Fancourt Gr1 Majorca Stakes winner Sarabande (Goldmark).

Master Archie has a quintet on offer at the RCS Premier Yearling Sale:

Lot 81 -out of a winning half-sister to two stakes horses, this filly’s granddam is dual Gr3 winner Secret To Success, a half-sister to champion Special Key

Lot 146 -a half-sister to three smart winners including Gr3 Man O’ War Sprint runner up Laetitia’s Angel, this filly is out of Listed Queen Of The Sand Handicap winner Xilomante

Lot 187 -this filly’s granddam is a daughter of champion sprinters Orientate and Harry’s Charm from the family of champions Enchantress, Laverna and National Currency

Lot 229 -closely related to a three time winner, this colt is out of a So You Think half-sister to graded stakes winners Eight Street and Ottimo

Lot 258 -a 1/2 to 2 winners, this colt is out of a Jet Master half-sister to champion sprinter Al Nitak and dual Gr1 winning sire The Sheik

PROSPER’S POWER PLAYERS

She’s a star.” “Something special.” “She’s incredible”. These are just a few of tributes paid to unbeaten Australian star Autumn Glow. A winner of all ten of her starts, the top seller at the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast National Weanling Sale sent her earnings soaring past A$7,5 million with her second Gr1 success this past weekend.

Prosper Stud will be offering a relative to this current superstar at the 2026 Premier Yearling Sale.

Lot 114: f The United States – Swift Dancer

By one of the hottest stallions in South Africa at the moment, this full sister to the smart filly The Charleston is out of a winning half-sister to Via Africa. Equus Champion Sprinter of 2013 -2014, Via Africa was a lightning-fast filly whose ten career wins included a pair of wins in the South African Fillies Sprint Gr 1, as well as the 2014 Cape Flying Championship Gr 1. She has proved a sensation at stud, and is not only the dam of the aforementioned Autumn Glow, but also the latter’s ATC Golden Rose Gr 1 winning three-parts brother, and sire, In The Congo.

Other attractive prospects to be found in this consignment include:

Lot 71: Rosabelle f Rafeef – Rosenwind

By the sire of such top-class fillies as Chasing Happiness, Mon Petit Cherie and Reet Petite, Rosabelle is out of a smart racemare who won three of just five starts. A half-sister to Gr 2 Debutante winner Rosier, the well related Rosenwind is bred on similar lines to dual Whitney Handicap Gr 1 winner Commentator.

Lot 150: Master Chime c Master Of My Fate –African Chime

This colt shares his top-class sire with this season’s Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas Gr 1 winner Jan Van Goyen among many other high-class performers. His dam African Chime is a twice winning half-sister to Allan Robertson Championship Gr 1 heroine On Her Toes, and this is also the family of fellow Gr 1 winners Follow The Falcon, Querari Falcon and Savannah Queen.

Lot 187: Lady Archie f Master Archie –Charmz Luck

From the first crop of Computaform Sprint Gr 1 winner Master Archie, Lady Archie is out of a winning half-sister to the useful galloper Grey Light. This filly’s granddam Charmz is a daughter of sprint champions Orientate and Harry’s Charm, and fourth dam is the influential Stuttafords Cup Gr 1 winner Enchanting.

Lot 207: Orbit’s Lad c Kommetdieding –Down To Earth

This colt hails from the first crop of Vodacom Durban July Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met Gr 1 winner Kommetdieding. Closely inbred to champion sires Captain Al and Fort Wood, Orbit’s Lad is out of a twice winning half-sister to two stakes winners including Lebelo Sprint Gr 3 winner Taikonaut. A colt with a stallion’s pedigree, Orbit’s Lad hails from the same female line as champions Foveros and Hinterland, among others.

For more information on this draft, please contact Jikkie De Wet on (083) 288 8112. Gateway

MORE MAGIC FROM MILLSTREAM

Millstream Farm has a number of promising alumni representing them this season. From the exciting Grand Empire and Betway Gr3 Victory Moon Stakes winner The Ultimate King (both raised by Millstream on behalf of Al Adiyaat) to exciting sprinter All The Rage, Millstream Farm looks on course to enjoy plenty of success in the months ahead.

Jan Mantel will be bringing an exciting draft to this year’s Premier Yearling Sale. Not only does Millstream’s draft including yearlings sired by the likes of Eden Roc, Fire Away, Gimmethegreenlight, Jet Dark, Legislate and Vercingetorix, it also contains lots hailing from some of the best families in the South African stud book. Below are five potential standout lots:

Lot 59: c Gimmethegreenlight – Quetta:

By a multiple champion sire, whose progeny include recent Gr 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate winner The Real Prince, this colt is a half-brother to this season’s Gr 3 1Voucher Victress Stakes winner Sukhumvit and Gr 1 ARF Commemorative Cape Derby runner up Sachdev. Tellingly, this is also the family of Gimmethegreenlight’s globetrotting champion Gimme A Nother.

Lot 76: Windswept f The United States – Savannah Leigh:

By the same sire as recent Gr 1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship winner Kingdundee as well as the top-class filly Rodeo Drive, Windswept is a halfsister to four winners notably multiple graded stakes winning filly Green Plains. This is the family of 2025 Gr 1 Wilgerbosdrift HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Cosmic Speed.

Lot 110: c Legislate – Strawberry Light:

This colt shares his inform sire Legislate with this season’s graded stakes winners Wish List, Legal Counsel and Regulation. His dam is a winning Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to Gr 2 Gold Bracelet winner Flying Ice, and this is the family of such Gr 1 winners as Good Traveller, Redberry Lane, Silvano’s Pride and Solo Traveller.

Lot 139: Hello Darkness f Jet Dark – Warm Welcome:

From the first crop of five-time Gr 1 winner Jet Dark, Hello Darkness is out of a twice winning Gimmethegreenlight half-sister to the stakes placed Silverlinks. Her granddam, Gr 3 Fillies Mile winner Close The Gap, is very closely related to champions Horse Chestnut and Monyela to name but two.

Lot 242: c Vercingetorix – Gimme Dat:

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire, this colt is out of the regally bred Gr 2 Cartier Sceptre Stakes/ Gr 3 Kenilworth Fillies Nursery winner Gimme Dat. By multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight, Gimme Dat, whose dam is a three-parts sister to champion Yard-Arm, is a full-sister to Drum Star Handicap, Listed, winner Green Haze. This is also the family of Triple Crown winner Abashiri.

For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to speak to Jan on (082) 8012499.

SANDOWN – SIMPLY SENSATIONAL

Sandown Stud has been enjoying a fine run of success this season. Feature successes include the farm’s talented graduate Rodeo Drive capturing the Gr 2 Mike De Kock Ipi Tombe Challenge, while the Sandown Studbred Royal Invitation scored in the Racing240 Sun Chariot Handicap.

Yet another classy individual bred by Sandown is Outlaw King, winner of this season’s Gr 2 SplashOut Cape Merchants. A son of Rafeef and the Greys Inn mare Way Of Escape, Outlaw King went on to finish a close third in the recent Gr 1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship and he has now earned more than R1.624 million in prize money.

The farm’s great season can be clearly seen in the NHRA statistics. Sandown is seventh on the Leading Breeders’ premiership for 20252026, despite the farm being represented by fewer runners than any other farm in the top ten. Sandown’s AEPR (Average Earnings Per Runner) of R72 531 is the highest of any stud farm in the top ten list for the current season.

Sandown’s James Armitage will be bringing three wellbred yearlings to the 2026 Premier Yearling Sale, and he had the following comments on the trio:

Lot 113: f Jet Dark – Sweet Repeat

From the first crop of five-time Gr1 winning champion Jet Dark, this filly is out of a winning full-sister to 2018-2019 South African Horse Of The Year Do It Again and 3/4 sister to leading 2026 Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met contender See It Again. The latter ran a close third in the recent Gr 1 L’Ormarins King’s Plate. This is a scopey, quality filly who is athletic.

Lot 181: c Twice Over – Cavivar

By the sire of such stars as Do It Again, Double Superlative and See It Again, this colt is out of Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship runner up Cavivar, a daughter of boom broodmare sire Var. This is the family of champions Bless My Stars and Model Man among others. This is a good looking and well-balanced colt with depth, substance and quality.

Lot 265: c Twice Over -In Your Time

By a four-time Gr 1 winning champion, this colt hails from one of the best families in the stud book. His dam is a full-sister to Lady’s Bracelet Listed winner Sovereign Secret and also a three-parts sister to the Dynasty sired champion Bela-Bela.

For more information on these three yearlings, please contact James on (072) 680 3549.