Maine Chance Farms’ great stallion Vercingetorix (Silvano). (Picture: Jeremy Nelson).
Vercingetorix’s success has ensured he gets quality mares as is illustrated below.
This is a list of the dams of his 29 lots at the BSA National Yearling Sale (in Lot number order):
1 Zarina (Master Of My Fate) Gr 1 winner
28 Bela-Bela (Dynasty) 3X Gr 1 winner
49 Cinnas Ransom (Red Ransom) dam of 6X Gr 1-winning Equus Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom
62 Dance At Dawn (Trippi) own sister to Real Princess dam of 3X Gr 1 winner Gimme A Prince
78 Eastern Greeting (Kahal) Gr 3 winner
102 Fidelity (Captain Al) half-sister to the dam of Malmoos
106 Flaming Mad (Captain Al) one time winner
122 Gorongosa (Montjeu) Gr 2 winner
130 Hafla (Trippi) half sister to Gr 1 winner
138 Intriguing Lady (New Approach) Gr 3 runner up
187 Mary Hinge (Second Empire), Listed placed
191 Mataaib (Elusive City) dam of Gr 1 winner Battle Force
218 Palace Of Dreams (Potala Palace) Gr 3 winner
222 Perfect Princess (Captain Al) own sister to Princess Royal, dam of Princess Calla.
244 Redberry Lane (Western Winter) Gr 1 winner
277 She’s A Keeper (Gimmethegreenlight) Gr 1 winner
286 Slalom Queen (Querari) Gr 3 runner up
290 Society Pages (Medaglia D’Oro) dam of a Listed winner
291 Sommerlied (Var) Gr 1 winner
298 Star Burst Galaxy (Var) Listed winner
299 Star Evoloution (Var) half-sister to Star Express, dam of Gr 1 winner Bless My Stars.
311 Tamaanee (Teofilo) Gr 2 winner
323 True To Life (Duke Of Marmalade) 2X Gr 3 winner, Gr 1 runner up
336 Viva Maria (Jet Master) Gr 1 winner
338 Merriment (Ideal World) half-sister to July winner Marinaresco
343 Witchcraft (Kahal), 2X Gr 3 winner
The ten Vercingetorix lots which looked most likely before the Sale to attract most attention in order of preference were:
Lot 49 (went for R2,200,00)
Lot 28 (went for R2,250,000)
Lot 277
Lot 62 (went for R2,400,000)
Lot 1 (went for R3,250,000)
Lot 244
Lot 222
Lot 336
Lot 311
Lot 323
The big question is will Vercingetorix be able to better the record-breaking average he achieved at the Cape Racing Sales Premier Yearling Sale of R1,661,364 (for 22 lots sold)?
Or will one of his lots match or better the record price of R9 million, which one of his progeny got at the latter Sale to equal the SA record?
His average after Day 1 was R1,566,667 and 8 of 12 pots went for seven figure amounts with the cheapest being R600,000 and the most expensive being R3,250,000.
