Buyers were bidding at the Cape Convention Centre as if the results of the next day’s J&B Met meeting were already known.
Jet Master (Ebony Flyer’s Majorca), Dynasty (Jackson’s Derby), Trippi (Agra’s Schweppes juvenile) and Silvano (Bravura’s Met-2nd) between them had a stronghold on the top prices at the successful sale, which grossed a shade over R100 million with 265 lots sold.
The sale average of 419k was on a par with that of the inaugural Cape Premier Sale of 2011, which averaged R435k for 214 lots sold, the South African record average.

Jet Master led the pack with three of the top-four prices. Mike Bass bid to R2.8 million for a colt out of stakes winning US-bred Fusaichi Pegasus miler Our Table Mountain, who is a full sister to US G1 winner & sire Artie Schiller.
Earlier Bass had outlasted the opposition for a R2.3 million Jet Master colt out of English winning middle distance stayer Mountains Of Mist. The mare is from a solid Gr1 family, and is dam of two graded stakes winners, including the dam of international Gr1 winner Joshua Tree.

Jet Master also had the fourth highest priced lot, a half sister to champion Jay Peg. The filly, which fell to a R2.3 million bid of John Freeman, is full sister to the 2011 Cape sale topping colt.

In-between these Jet Master lots was the only other R2 million-plus yearling, a colt by Dynasty out of winning Badger Land mare Something Of Value. The youngster’s dam is half sister to Gr1 placed Gr2 winner Natural Selection. He will race for Mike de Kock in the colours of Shadwell South Africa.

Among the consignors, Highlands Stud made waves with five of the dozen top-lots – including the two highest prices.

A good few overseas buyers made their presence felt in the middle market. It is to be hoped that this will be the beginning of a long and fruitful relationship for all parties.

The sale’s median price (the price halfway between top and bottom price), often a better indicator for events of this nature than the average price, showed a somewhat unusual pattern. The 2011 Cape Premier sale had weighed in with a R300k overall median, backed up by the same figure for both colts and fillies – a rare occurrence, as colts normally outperform the weaker sex. The 2012 sale, remarkably, had exactly the same R300k median for all three categories. This median is the highest in South African history.

click here for the sale prices grouped by sire & sex

click here for the stallion statistics

click here for the vendor statistics

click here for the  buyer statistics

AGRA Summer Juvenile S.(L)

JACKSON Gr1 Investec Cape Derby

(Potala Palace ran 4th in the Gr1 Investec Cape Derby)

&
AUDREY ROSE bred at Highlands for Jack Mitchell and Alec Foster – Race 9 Merit Rated 84 Hcp

Sweet Sanette

(Jallad – Scented Samantha (2005))

sold 240,000 gns

&

Spectrum mare

VENTURA

(Spectrum – Wedding Bouquet (1998))

sold 900,000 gns

Jet Master started his breeding career at Highlands.
Our thoughts are with Mr and Mrs Devine and the team at Klipdrif Stud.
A champion on the track with 8 Gr1 wins under Tony Millard (15r 11w) & Geoff Woodruff (9r 6w), and in the barn,  a 5-time champion sire and sire of Horse of the Year 3-times.

DYNASTY filly x Fading Light (23 Aug, Highlands)

CAPTAIN AL filly x Sage Blue (6 Sept, Highlands Stud)

TOREADOR filly x Killaney Road (26 Aug, Highlands Stud)

The much awaited final announcement has been made and the entry forms are now available.

Following a meeting held in Cape Town on 29th August, 2011, the undersigned agreed to serve as Directors of the Board on a new Sales Company to be known as CAPE THOROUGHBRED SALES (PTY) LTD (formerly a shelf company named Cazador).  In doing so, the undersigned agreed to subscribe to the following principles, aims and objectives :

1.    Cape Thoroughbred Sales (PTY) LTD is an independent, commercial, sales company, uniquely devised to be dedicated to the growth of the sport of horseracing and the thoroughbred breeding industry through the development of the bloodstock market, and using its strengths to become innovative, visionary, and global.

2.   Mission Statement: “To enlarge the global market for South African bloodstock by operating thoroughbred auctions in such a manner as to maximise the aggregate and average prices of selected bloodstock whilst optimising profitability for the company”

3.    Company Philosophy:
*  3.1   Net Profit to be distributed for the betterment of the sport of horse racing and breeding industry. A reputable firm of attorneys holds the shares
of the company and there is no personal ownership of the company.
*  3.2   To use the MARKET to improve the economic health of the breeders.
*  3.3   To arrange financing of payment to Vendors at 30 days after sale.
*  3.4   To hold Innovative commercial sales auctions.
*  3.5   To build a globally recognised brand.

4.    Company Strategy: CTS will aim at holding at least 3 major sales in 2012 in its formative phase :

Cape Premier Yearling Sale – Book 1
(27-28 January 2012)  (300 horses)
click here for ENTRY FORM
An international quality sale in the Cape Town International Convention Centre for which CTS holds a long term exclusive contract on the venue.

Cape Premier Yearling Sale – Book 2
(3-4 March, 2012)  (300 horses)
click here for ENTRY FORM
A quality sale which replaces the position vacated by Equimark which has ceased operations. CTS has secured the rights to the Durbanville Sales Centre.  However, consideration will be given to locating this sale in the Winelands.

National Broodmare & Weanling Sale.
(July, 2012)  (300+ horses)
CTS plans to restore the mare market to former glory and to create a weanling market of some stature with a well planned, highly motivated national sale to include broodmares, fillies for stud and weanlings.

5.    Longer term outlook : CTS will aim to centralise bloodstock auctions in the Western Cape.  To this end, consideration will have to be given by the Directors to the building of a purpose built, functional Sales Complex in the right location. The ownership of this complex will secure the long term future of CTS and the economic health of the market.

By affixing their signature below, the undersigned subscribe to the above and agree to serve as the Directors of Cape Thoroughbred Sales Pty Ltd :

Craig Carey (Arc en Ciel)
Mick Goss  (Summerhill)
Andreas Jacobs  (Maine Chance)
Markus Jooste (Klawervlei)
Ashley Parker  (Ascot)
Gaynor Rupert (Drakenstein)
Mike Sharkey  (Highlands)
Mary Slack  (Wilgerbosdrift)