Thoroughbred bargain hunters head for Cape
by David Mollett,
2016-03-18 05:00:00.0
ONE thing is certain about this weekend’s CTS Book Two Sale — Cape trainer Glen Puller will be making the trip to Durbanville racecourse in search of another moneyspinner.
It was at this sale that Puller bought Illuminator who gave the stable their biggest success when winning the inaugural CTS Million Dollar race.
Many owners and trainers who found the prices too high at the Premier Sale in January will be making the journey to the Cape. Lots 1-75 will come under the hammer on Saturday from 6pm.
On Sunday, the start time for lots 76-240 will be 12.30pm.
A total of 51 sires are represented on the sale, so buyers have a huge range of stallions to choose from.
All the yearlings on sale will qualify for the two $500,000 races to be run over 1,200m and 1,600m in January 2018 on Investec Derby day.
Cape Thoroughbred Sales can boast that this Book Two Sale has produced some bargain buys — not only Illuminator, but several other top performers who have proved bargain buys.
Other top graduates purchased on this sale include Kochka (grade 1 Premier Champions Stakes), Guiness (grade 1 Gold Medallion), Seventh Plain (grade 1 Golden Horseshoe and grade 1 Gold Medallion), Siren’s Cove (grade 1 Fillies Classic) and Lauderdale (grade 1 Thekwini Stakes).
Of these big race winners, Guiness was the most expensive at R425,000, Seventh Plain cost R400,000, Illuminator R180,000, Kochka R160,000, Siren’s Cove R60,000 and Lauderdale R40,000.
Grey’s Inn’s progeny should be in demand and Rosedene Stud will be offering a filly by the Durban July winner out of Two Cities who is a three-quarter sister to Horse Chestnut and dual Oaks winner, Monyela.
Illuminator and Inara have flown the flag successfully for Trippi this season and — in the Saturday session — he has a filly out of a winning Western Winter, three-parts sister to former horse-of-the year, Yard-Arm. Twice Over, a former stablemate of the mighty Frankel, was highly rated by the late Henry Cecil and won four grade 1 races.
Klawervlei Stud pulled off a coup in purchasing the horse, as many pundits are predicting he could make a big name for himself in the stallion ranks.
There are four colts and six fillies by Twice Over on this weekend’s sale, and one may be of particular interest to champion trainer, Sean Tarry. In the Sunday session, there is a colt out of Jallad, three-times winning half-sister from the family of Tarry’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate victor, Legal Eagle.
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ONE thing is certain about this weekend’s CTS Book Two Sale — Cape trainer Glen Puller will be making the trip to Durbanville racecourse in search of another moneyspinner.
It was at this sale that Puller bought Illuminator who gave the stable their biggest success when winning the inaugural CTS Million Dollar race.
Many owners and trainers who found the prices too high at the Premier Sale in January will be making the journey to the Cape. Lots 1-75 will come under the hammer on Saturday from 6pm.
On Sunday, the start time for lots 76-240 will be 12.30pm.
A total of 51 sires are represented on the sale, so buyers have a huge range of stallions to choose from.
All the yearlings on sale will qualify for the two $500,000 races to be run over 1,200m and 1,600m in January 2018 on Investec Derby day.
Cape Thoroughbred Sales can boast that this Book Two Sale has produced some bargain buys — not only Illuminator, but several other top performers who have proved bargain buys.
Other top graduates purchased on this sale include Kochka (grade 1 Premier Champions Stakes), Guiness (grade 1 Gold Medallion), Seventh Plain (grade 1 Golden Horseshoe and grade 1 Gold Medallion), Siren’s Cove (grade 1 Fillies Classic) and Lauderdale (grade 1 Thekwini Stakes).
Of these big race winners, Guiness was the most expensive at R425,000, Seventh Plain cost R400,000, Illuminator R180,000, Kochka R160,000, Siren’s Cove R60,000 and Lauderdale R40,000.
Grey’s Inn’s progeny should be in demand and Rosedene Stud will be offering a filly by the Durban July winner out of Two Cities who is a three-quarter sister to Horse Chestnut and dual Oaks winner, Monyela.
Illuminator and Inara have flown the flag successfully for Trippi this season and — in the Saturday session — he has a filly out of a winning Western Winter, three-parts sister to former horse-of-the year, Yard-Arm. Twice Over, a former stablemate of the mighty Frankel, was highly rated by the late Henry Cecil and won four grade 1 races.
Klawervlei Stud pulled off a coup in purchasing the horse, as many pundits are predicting he could make a big name for himself in the stallion ranks.
There are four colts and six fillies by Twice Over on this weekend’s sale, and one may be of particular interest to champion trainer, Sean Tarry. In the Sunday session, there is a colt out of Jallad, three-times winning half-sister from the family of Tarry’s L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate victor, Legal Eagle.
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