The Mike de Kock-trained Spumante Dolce is one of Vercingetorix’s star performers this season. (JC Photos).
The BSA National Yearling Sale is fast approaching and stallion phenomenon Vercingetorix is sure to be on centre stage as usual.
The son of Silvano is backing up his big Sales prices with the scintillating performance of his progeny on the racetrack and he could go close to breaking a South African record for earnings in a season.
He is currently on R22,338,825 and he should go close to breaking the R30,623,225 (excluding restricted stakes) that Gimmethegreenlight’s progeny accumulated last season.
It is not known what the record is for stakes winners in a season, but Vercingetorix will almost certainly break his own record.
He has twice sired 14 individual stakes winners in a season, in the 2021/2022 season (14 stakes winners of 21 races) and last season (14 stakes winners of 18 races).
This season he is on 14 stakes winners of 16 races.
Vercingetorix’s first seven figure lot of the forthcoming Sale, which is on the 10th and 11th of April at the TBA Complex in Germiston, could come with the very first lot of the Sale.
This is a Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud-bred filly who is the first foal of Gr 1 Garden Province winner Zarina.
Vercingetorix will have 27 lots on offer and lot 49 might be the one which attracts most attention.
This filly vendored by Klawervlei Stud as agent is a half-sister to Equus Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom (Captain Al).
Last year at the BSA National Yearling Sale a Vercingetorix half-brother to Captain’s Ransom was bought by Central Route Trading for R2,8 million.
