BSA KZN YEARLING SALE
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Ascot Stud
Black Swan Stud
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Bloomhill Stud
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds
Boland Stud
Camargue Stud
Hadlow Stud
Heuningsfontein Stud
Klawervlei Stud
Riverton Stud
Summerview Stud
Held 48 hours before the 129th renewal of the R5 million Hollywoodbets Gr1 Durban July, the KZN Yearling Sale will draw buyers from across South Africa.
Champion Quid Pro Quo was offered for sale at the 2023 KZN Yearling Sale, and bought back for just R60 000 by her breeder.
This season’s high-class two-year-olds Charming Cheetah and Quickstepgal are both graduates of the 2024 sale.
The KZN Yearling Sale is set to take place at the lavish Suncoast Casino in Durban on 3 July The auction will commence at 10h00 on Thursday 3 July and promises once again to prove very popular.
Many of the country’s top farms have drafts on offer, while prominent stallions represented in this catalogue include Fire Away, Gimmethegreenlight, Master Of My Fate, New Predator, One World, Querari, Rafeef, Vercingetorix, and What A Winter.
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ASCOT ROYAL FAMILIES!
Ascot Stud is famed for the quality of broodmares which reside there.
The farm is home to mares hailing from some of the very best thoroughbred families in the world. Some of the families will be represented at the 2025 KZN Yearling Sale, where Ascot Stud will be offering six yearlings, with resident sires Global View and Heavenly Blue responsible for all six lots.
A few potential standouts include:
By the same sire as smart performers Truth, Three Rocks and Zinovi, this colt is a half or full brother to four winners. His dam Al Bella
Lot 5: Dear Doc c Heavenly Blue -Al Bella
Ascot Resident Global View – sire of SA Horse Of The Year, Dave The King | Credit: Pauline Herman
is a full-sister to the dam of Listed World Pool With Tabgold Darley Arabian winner Get Impressed and three-parts sister to champion sire Captain Al.
Lot
106: Silva Streaker c Heavenly Blue -Kwacha
Out of a stakes placed daughter of the increasingly successful broodmare sire Tiger Ridge, this colt’s granddam is a half-sister to three graded stakes winners led by multiple G1 winning champion Arabian Lass. Further back, this is also the female line of G1 Cape Racing Presents The Cape Guineas winner Russian Rock and international sensations, Minding, Henry Longfellow and Vaguely Noble.
By the same sire as Horse Of The Year Dave The King and the charismatic Global Drummer, this filly is out of a winning half-sister to the stakes placed Gimmethegreenback. From the same family as New Zealand champion Uncle Remus, this filly also hails from the same family as classic winners Mesa and Faraway.
This draft can be found in Blocks D and E at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
Lot 143: Hazel f Global View -Peanut Butter
BEAUTIES BLACK SWAN
Black Swan Stud will be offering two beautifully bred fillies at the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.
Sired by Elusive Fort and Master Of My Fate, both fillies hail from powerful families, and both yearlings have plenty of paddock value.
Lot
71:
f Master Of My Fate - Field
Flower
This filly shares her inform stallion with current stars Atticus Finch (Gr1 Betway Summer Cup), Golden Palm (Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Nursery), and Anotherdanceforme
(Listed Dahlia Plate, Listed East Cape Fillies Nursery). From the same female line as legendary racehorse and sire Bold Ruler, this half-sister to Gr1 Sun Met runner up and sire Last Winter is out of the Silvano sired
Gr1 Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas winner Field Flower. She is a strong, well proportioned type who walks well and with purpose. She is hard to fault on conformation.
Black Swan boss Peter de Beyer – looking forward to sale | Credit: Supplied
Lot 172: f Elusive Fort - Silvan Star
Champion Elusive Fort has sired a plethora of good horses, including G1 Vodacom Durban
July/Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met winning sire Kommetdieding. This filly is out of Gr3 Final Fling Stakes winner, and equine millionaire, Silvan Star, a three-parts sister to July winning champion Bold Silvano. She is
strong, correct and a good active walker, with a well proportioned body. A deep chest and a strong, sloping shoulder make her an eye catching prospect.
These two fillies can be found in Block D at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
TO BOWL THEM OVER RABADA QUARTET BLOOMHILL’S
The well performed Rabada looks set to be well represented at the 2025 KZN Yearling Sale.
One of the best horses of his generation, and a grandson of the legendary stallion Storm Cat, Rabada won five of ten starts with his victories including wins in both the Gr1 Premier’s Champion Stakes and Gr1 Daily News 2000 (a race won previously by the likes of Dynasty and Vercingetorix).
From limited opportunities, Rabada has come up with a host of useful winners including Soldier’s Eye, Ermelo, Honorable Member, Addabar and Zatara Magic.
Bloomhill Stud will be offering four yearlings by Rabada at this year’s KZN Yearling Sale.
Lot 22 – (f) Rabada ex Bindella
A half-sister to four winners including the stakes placed Waka Waka, this filly is out of a three-time winning daughter of Jallad and her granddam is a daughter of former champion sire Green Dancer.
Lot 52 – (c) Rabada ex Deep River Woman
This colt’s dam won twice, and his high-class third dam is very closely related to the dam of multiple Australian champion sire Snitzel.
Lot 124– (f) Rabada ex Me Time
Out of a Gr3 placed daughter of multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight, this filly hails from the same family as such Gr1 winners as Royal Meeting, Van Halen and Rock Opera.
Lot 175 – (c) Rabada ex Sols Gold
A half-brother to a multiple winner, this colt is out of a four-time winning own-sister to Gr3 Fillies Mile runner up I Like It and half-sister to Gr3 winner Lady Magpie.
These four yearlings can be viewed from Block F at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
ON A CLEAR DAY…
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds will be presenting a large and imposing draft at the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.
One of the most striking things about this string is the quality of stallion represented here. From such top-class stallions as Fire Away, New Predator, One World, and Querari, to promising young stallion Chimichuri Run, Blue Sky Stud’s consignment offers something for every budget.
Brilliant Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Chimichuri Run has some very well-bred members of his first crop in this draft. Sunday Seventh, a winning half-sister to globetrotting champion Jay Peg, has a Chimichuri Run filly (Lot 186) on offer, as does Rich Man’s Gold mare Water Is Gold (Lot 205)
The latter is the dam of five winners led by G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Neptune’s Rain.
Other attractive sorts by Chimichuri Run on offer include the colt (Lot 136) out of smart racemare Nikiya and the filly (Lot 173) out of Silvano’s six-time winning daughter Silver Inspiration.
The increasingly successful One World is the
sire of a colt (Lot 171) whose dam won six and ran third in the Gr2 Tibouchina Stakes, while another top stallion, Querari, has three on offer including a filly (Lot 69) out of a four-time winning daughter of Kahal and stakes winning Silvano mare Silver Fantasy.
Quid Pro Quo was an exceptional champion at two, and Blue Sky will be offering two threeparts sisters to that star filly at the KZN Sale.
Miss Charisma (Lot 51) is a daughter of Lance and Quid Pro Quo’s Listed Ruffian Stakes winning half-sister Daring Diva, while fellow Lance filly Certainlydifferent (Lot 150) is out of another half-sister to that Equus Champion.
Blue Sky Thoroughbreds KZN Yearling Sale draft can be found in Blocks B and C at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
BEST ON OFFER! BOLAND
These are just a few of the top-class horses offered by Boland Stud at past renewals of the KZN Yearling Sale.
Eugene Freeman will be bringing another highquality draft to the 2025 sale, with Boland’s string including yearlings sired by Fire Away, Gimmethegreenlight, Hawwaam, Malmoos, Querari and Rafeef.
Multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight is represented here by a colt (Lot 46) whose first three dams are all black type performers. A half-brother to the useful Twenty Drachma’s, this colt is out of the stakes winning Querari mare Dagmar.
Dagmar’s top-class sire Querari has four yearlings on offer. His quartet includes a fullbrother (Lot 64) to the brilliant Cruise Control, a colt (Lot 141) out of a stakes placed daughter of Captain Al, and a filly (Lot 122) out of a winning half-sister to Listed Oaks Trial winner Chariot Of Gold.
The increasingly successful Rafeef is another
top-class stallion represented in Boland’s KZN string. The former G1 Computaform Sprint is responsible for a filly (Lot 45) out of a stakes placed daughter of Var, with this filly bred on the same Rafeef/Var cross as Gr1 winning sires Master Archie and Thunderstruck. Rafeef, whose top-class daughter Frances Ethel was sold at the 2022 KZN Yearling Sale, is also the sire of a colt (Lot 179) out of Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery winner Springs Of Carmel.
Other appealing lots to be found here include the Malmoos half-sister (Lot 144) to the promising Dark Matter and the Fire Away colt (Lot 207) who was produced by the Var sired Listed In Full Flight Handicap winner Wishful Eye.
This draft can be found in Blocks F and G at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
ARE PACKING A SUPER SIX! CAMARGUE
Camargue Stud, whose resident stallion Captain Of All has enjoyed a big season in 2024-2025, will be bringing a high-class draft to the upcoming KZN Yearling Sale.
From yearlings sired by such promising sires as Chimichuri Run, Declarationofpeace and Erik The Red, to lots by proven Gr1 horses like Act Of War, Captain Of All and the ever popular What A Winter, Camargue’s KZN string has something for everyone. Brett Van Laun picked out the following yearlings to follow:
Lot 77: c Captain Of All – Futuristic Dame
This colt is very well put together and a good walker.
By the sire of G1 winners Fiery Pegasus and Linebacker, this colt, closely inbred to Captain Al, is out of a twice winning daughter of G2 Fillies Championship runner up Highly Decorated.
Lot 130: c What A Winter – Mohave Princess
This What A Winter colt has a serious presence and not to be missed!
By one of South Africa’s top stallions, this colt is out of Listed Devon Air Stakes winner, and G1 SA Oaks runner up, Mohave Princess, from an outstanding female line
Lot 198: c Declarationofpeace – Trip To Paris
He is extremely athletic and moves well.
Declarationofpeace has made a cracking start to his stud career, and this colt is out of a Trippi half-sister to Duchess Of York Cup winner Night In Seattle. This draft can be found in Block A at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
QUALITY QUARTET HADLOW’S
Hadlow Stud will be bringing four smart yearlings to the 2025 KZN Yearling Sale.
This quartet is comprised of lots sired by Chimichuri Run, Erupt, Hat Puntano and Summa Cum Laude, with all yearlings hailing from high-class female lines.
A Bit Spicy (Lot 7) is a filly from the first crop of record breaking Gr1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winner Chimichuri Run. This filly is a halfsister to three winners, and the well bred A Bit Spicy hails from the immediate family of such multiple Gr1 winners as Captain America and Kommetdieding among many others.
Charity Mile winner Hat Puntano, the sire of smart performers Hat’s Pride, Hat’s Queen and Eight Hats, is represented here by Tinas Hat (Lot 8). The latter is out of a twice winning daughter of Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom, with Tinas Hat’s third dam a full-sister to both New Zealand champion St Reims and Gr1 Melbourne Cup runner up Champagne.
The aptly named Magna Cum Laude (Lot 24) is one of the few foals around for the blue blooded Vercingetorix son Summa Cum Laude. This filly, a three-parts sister to a useful winner, is out of the regally bred Blue Rhone Sky, a winning Dynasty full-sister to multiple graded stakes winner African Night Sky.
Dubawi’s dual Gr1 winning son Erupt has been in good form of late, with Erupt’s latest winners including Listed TAB Gold Bowl winner
Taxhaven and World Sports Betting Highland Night Cup hero Shoot The Rapids. Erupt is responsible for Grass Roof (Lot 28), a colt out of a five time winning daughter of top-class broodmare sire Horse Chestnut, and this colt is bred on the same cross as the useful Perilla.
These four yearlings can be found in Block A at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
TAKE A VIEW!
Classy gelding Global Drummer proved to be a real star in the Eastern Cape.
The son of Global View, and 2019 National Sale purchase, won six of his first seven starts, with Global Drummer’s winning streak including triumphs in all of the Listed East Cape Nursery, Listed Dahlia Plate, Listed Champion Juvenile Cup and Listed Racing Association Stakes.
The gelding won 15 of 26 starts with Global Drummer banking more than R820 000 in prize money.
Heuningsfontein Stud will be offering a Global View filly (Lot 105), Perfect Sparkler, bred on similar lines to the wonderful Global Drummer at this year’s KZN Yearling Sale.
This filly, who also shares her sire with champion Dave The King, is like Global Drummer out of a mare by a Mr Prospector line horse, with Perfect Sparkler sporting an 11-time winner as her second dam.
Leon Lotz is very upbeat on this filly, and he had the following comments to make about her: “She is a well-balanced, athletic and speedy looking. This filly is bred on similar lines to Global Drummer.”
This filly can be found in Block F at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
QUALITY COUNTS! KLAWERVLEI
Klawervlei Stud, South Africa’s champion breeders on numerous occasions, will be offering a top-class draft at this year’s KZN Yearling Sale.
Remarkably, each yearling offered in this string was sired by a Gr1 winning stallion, with the likes of Malmoos, Querari, Rafeef and Twice Over all represented here.
The increasingly successful Rafeef has three yearlings on offer, including Star Galaxy (Lot 138), a filly out of a winning full-sister to Gr3 winner
Sovereign Spirit, and a colt (Lot 200) whose dam, a winning daughter of outstanding sire Uncle Mo, hails from the same female line as current stars
Henri Matisse and Mon Petit Cherie (the latter sired by Rafeef).
The ever consistent Querari, whose flagbearers include this season’s Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Cosmic Speed, has two regally bred yearlings on offer.
Captivating, whose dam is a half-sister to three North American graded stakes winners including champion sire Philanthropist, has a Querari filly (Lot 31) on sale, while Perfectproportions, a twicewinning own-sister to champion and outstanding sire Vercingetorix, has a colt (Lot 145) by Querari on sale.
Other attractive prospects on offer include the Malmoos filly (Lot 37), whose three-time winning dam is a half-sister to Gr1 S A Classic winner
Pierre Jourdan, and the Twice Over colt You Made Me Look (Lot 109). The latter is a colt from the immediate family of champions Kayf Tara and Opera House, with You Made Me Look’s fourth dam Gr1 Irish Oaks winner Colorspin.
This string can be viewed from Block D at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
AN IMPRESSIVE HISTORY RIVERTON
Riverton Stud have consistently produced top-class horses, and their record at the KZN Yearling Sale is an impressive one.
Among the high-class performers sold by Riverton in KZN are the likes of Al Mariachi, Pearl Of Asia and Same Jurisdiction.
Duncan Barry will be offering two smart colts at this year’s KZN Yearling Sale, with this pair including a half-brother to the aforementioned Gr1 Mercury Sprint winner Pearl Of Asia.
Duncan Barry and Robbie Hill at Suncoast a year ago | Credit: Candiese Lenferna
Duncan had the following comments to make about his KZN Sale draft:
Lot 9: c Horizon ex Asiatic Pearl
By Silvano’s close relative Horizon, this colt is a halfbrother to three winners including Mercury Sprint winner Pearl Of Asia. His third dam is G1 Arc-En-Ciel Paddock Stakes winner Perfect Order. He is a big, strong, well-balanced colt!
Lot 55:c Malmoos ex Durban Bourbon
By Triple Crown winner Malmoos (whose yearlings averaged over R530 000 at this year’s National Sale), this three-parts brother to the classy One More is from the same family as such Gr1 winners as Bavarian Beauty, Lucky Lad and VJ’s Angel. This is a high quality, good walking colt!
These two colts can be found in Block D at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
SUPER SIX SUMMERVIEW’S
Summerview Stud,
long term supporters of the KZN Yearling
Sale, will be offering a very smart string at the 2025 Durban auction.
The Summerveld based farm will be offering six yearlings at this year’s KZN Yearling Sale, with their draft made up of yearlings sired by Chimichuri Run, Futura, Hawwaam, and Soqrat.
Champion and triple Gr1 winner Soqrat, whose progeny include 2025 Listed World Sports
Betting Sledgehammer winner I Salute You and the classy filly Sohot Sowhat, has three lots on offer.
So Indi (Lot 98) is a filly out of Gr3 Flamboyant Stakes winner Indi Anna, while Crimson Clover (Lot 114) is a colt whose granddam is Gr2 The Nursery winner Spring Clover.
Soqrat is also the sire of a filly (Lot 11) from the immediate family of such Gr1 winners as Follow The Falcon, On Her Toes, Querari Falcon and
Savannah Queen.
Joy N Hope (Lot 103) is a Futura colt out of a stakes placed daughter of Vercingetorix, while champion Hawwaam is responsible for Just Carter (Lot 107). The latter is out of a three-time winning half-sister to the dam of millionaire Cartel Captain.
Last, but not least, is the Chimichuri Run filly Tears Of The Sun (Lot 183), with this filly’s granddam a half-sister to champion Damasco.
This draft can be found in Block B at the Suncoast Casino in Durban.
