Picture: Lot 4: Vercingetorix – Gibraltar Blue
Klawervlei Stud continues to make waves, with the Bonnievale based farm having bred two of South Africa’s hottest stallions.
The Klawervlei bred Vercingetorix, South Africa’s Leading Sire of 2024-2025, is having a remarkable season this year, with the champion son of Silvano having already supplied 12 stakes winners of 13 black type races in 2024-2025. Yet another top-class stallion bred by Klawervlei is One World, with that MET winning champion’s first crop headed by star three-year-old One Stripe among others.
Buyers will have their own chance to buy their own One World or Vercingetorix when Klawervlei brings a world-class consignment to the Premier Yearling Sale. The draft includes yearlings sired by such top-class stallions as the aforementioned pair of Vercingetorix and One World, as well as by Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef and Trippi.
A few likely standouts include:
Lot 4: Vercingetorix – Gibraltar Blue
A full-sister to Listed Betway Swallow Stakes third Cullinan Blue, this blue blooded filly is a half-sister to Gr 2 SA Nursery third Battleoftrafalgar and the stakes placed Pillar Of Hercules.
Her dam Gibraltar Blue, already the dam of six winners, was a top-class racehorse, who won all of the Gr 2 KRA Fillies Guineas, Gr 2 Ipi Tombe Challenge, Gr 2 Tibouchia Stakes and Gr 3 Joburg Spring F&M Challenge. She is a very athletic filly with good quarters and is well balanced.
Lot 75 – Rafeef – Schism
A half-brother to three winners including multiple graded stakes winner Seeking The Stars, this colt is out of a Listed Winter Oaks winning half-sister to the stakes winning dam of exported Gr 1 SA Classic winner Lobo’s Legend. This colt’s granddam was Wolf Power’s top-class daughter Wild Wolverine. This is the family of Gr 1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks winner Pine Princess, whose son Native Ruler ran third in this season’s Gr 3 City Of Cape Town Politician Stakes and who looks to be a promising sort.
This half-brother to Seeking The Stars is a Good size athletic colt with good reign and quarters.
Lot 88: c Gimmethegreenlight – Sovereign Secret
This colt, whose dam is bred on similar lines to the Dynasty sired champion Bela-Bela, is out of a stakes winning daughter of Dynasty and the Captain Al sired champion All Is Secret. The latter, winner of all of the Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship, Gr 1 Thekwini Stakes and Gr 1 Mercury Sprint, is a full-sister to Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship winner The Secret Is Out and is also closely related to the dual Gr 1 winning dam of Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot and the dam of this season’s dual Gr 1 winning three-year-old Eight On Eighteen. A colt with lots of quality, depth and substance.
Lot 92: c Gimmethegreenlight – Sting Operation
This colt, bred on the potent Gimmethegreenlight/Captain Al cross, is a half-brother to three winners including Gr 2 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes/Gr 3 Cape Classic winner Silver Operator and the smart Prometerre. From the family of Gimmethegreenlight’s promising two-year-old son Malmesbury Missile, Sting Operation, herself a winner of the Listed Swallow Stakes, is out of the Western Winter sired Gr 1 Thekwini Stakes winner Roxanne. This colt hails from the same family as Horse Of The Year and successful sire Legislate as well as fellow Equus Champion Gabor. He is a high-quality, well-balanced colt.
Lot 97: f Vercingetorix – The Secret Is Out
Bred on similar lines to the Vercingetorix sired stakes winner Roman Agent and bred on the same cross as recent Gr 1 Cartier Paddock Stakes winner Double Grand Slam, this filly is out of Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship winner The Secret Is Out. The Secret Is Out is a full-sister to fellow Allan Robertson winner All Is Secret, and is also very closely related to the Captain Al sired dual Gr 1 winner Snowdance (dam of Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas hero Snow Pilot) and Sempre Libre. The latter is the dam of this season’s Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET/Gr 1 SplashOut Cape Derby winner Eight On Eighteen. This filly is a strong, well balanced athletic filly with a huge depth and quarters.
Lot 107: c Vercingetorix – Varsity Girl
Bred on the same cross as Gr 1 winner Alesian Chief, this half-brother to two useful winners is out of a twice winning three-parts sister to the Var sired Gr 1 Mercury Sprint runner up Al Sakeet.
His granddam is Gr 1 Allan Robertson Fillies Championship winner Give Me Five, the dam of Gr 3 winner Myfunnyvalentine, and this is the family of champions Consensual, Just Sensual and Tatler.
A very nice colt with quality, depth and quarters – he looks speedy.
For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to contact Tracey Nash on 066 185 71
