Lot 6 is a colt by Vercingetorix out of winning Oasis Dream mare Granja, who is a a full-sister to German stakes winner Goiania.
Maine Chance Farms is home to a growing band of exciting stallions. From current star stallions Vercingetorix and Querari, to dual G1 winner Erupt, Maine Chance has something for everyone breeder.
The Robertson farm recently announced that Point Lonsdale would be standing at Maine Chance in 2025, and this globe-trotting star looks sure to prove popular in the breeding barn.
By one of Galileo’s best sons in the form of Australia, the remarkable Point Lonsdale, who raced in six different countries, won four of five starts at two, including the G2 Futurity Stakes.
Also, runner up in the G1 National Stakes as a two-year-old Point Lonsdale would go on to win seven races during his career, with this tally including five group races.
Maine Chance Farms will be offering a stellar draft at the Premier Yearling Sale, with the string including no fewer than nine yearlings sired by their outstanding stallion Vercingetorix.
Stars of Maine Chance’s Premier Sale string include:
Colts
Lot 6: Gentian c Vercingetorix -Granja
Silvano’s son Vercingetorix looks set to be crowned Champion Sire in South Africa this season. At the time of writing, Vercingetorix had been responsible for such graded stakes winners as Double Grand Slam, Spumante Dolce, Greaterix, Zeitz, Rascallion and Oriental Charm this season. A three-parts brother to a multiple winner, Gentian is out of the winning Oasis Dream mare Granja, a full-sister to German stakes winner Goiania. In turn, Granja is out of German G3 winner Goathemala, and this is the family of Irish Derby winner Fame And Glory, top-class sire Farhh and 1000 Guineas winner Legatissimo among many others.
Champion Oasis Dream is an outstanding broodmare sire, with his daughters having produced such G1 winners as Desert Miracle, Siskin, Sioux Nation,
Lot 62: Prized Possession c Vercingetorix – Princess Royal
Bred on the same Vercingetorix/Captain Al cross as G1 winners Double Grand Slam and Vernichey, this colt is a half-brother to Princess Calla, Horse Of The Year in 2022-2023, and twice Equus Champion Older Female Line in South Africa. A five-time G1 winner, the now retired Princess Calla won a staggering 11 graded races. Her G2 Sceptre Stakes winning dam Princess Royal, also the dam of the Silvano sired G3 placed galloper Platinum Sky, is a three-parts sister to dual Equus Champion, and four-time G1 winner, Princess Victoria.
Further back, this is the family of champions Hoeberg and Petrava as well as former champion sire Jallad.
Fillies
Lot 5: Girl For Me f Malmoos -Girl On The Run
South African Triple Crown winner Malmoos shares his sire Captain Al with hot young stallion One World as well as the very promising Erik The Red.
The Silvano sired Girl On The Run was a top-class racemare, who won six times including both the G3 Victory Moon Stakes and G3 Yellowwood Handicap, with Girl On The Run finishing first, second or third in five graded stakes races.
A half-sister to Listed Wolf Power 1600 Handicap hero Sabadell, Girl On The Run is out of the Badger Land mare Girl From Grenada, a daughter of G3 Kenilworth Fillies Futurity queen Lady Of Cadiz.
Lot 78: Miss Ironside f Vercingetorix -She’s A Giver
By the same sire as such star fillies as Double Grand Slam, Vernichey, Spumante Dolce, and Chansonette, Miss Ironside is a half-sister to G2 TAB SA Nursery runner up Mount Pinatubo.
She is out of G3 Starling Stakes winner She’s A Giver, who finished second in the G1 Garden Province Stakes and third in the G2 Ipi Tombe Challenge. A half-sister to recent G3 New Turf Carriers Western Cape Stayers third Triple Time, She’s A Giver is out of the G1 placed Valeta, a full-sister to the stakes winning dam of G1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Master Archie.
Lot 139: Cloudy Day f Gimmethegreenlight -Cavallaria
By the same sire as such star fillies as Bless My Stars, Gimme A Nother, VJ’s Angel, and She’s A Keeper, this filly is bred on the same Gimmethegreenlight/Galileo as the now retired Equus Champion Green With Envy.
Cavalleria has produced two winners to date including this season’s Listed 4Racing Dr Richard Mayona Handicap winner Thunee Playa, and is a winning Galileo half-sister to the French G3 winning dam of G1 Canadian International winner Sarah Lynx.
Legendary sire Galileo, sire of Cavallaria, is broodmare sire of more than 360 stakes winners including the G1 winners Auguste Rodin, City Of Troy, Night Of Thunder, The Autumn Sun, Dyce, to name but a few.
For more information on Maine Chance’s Premier consignment, interested parties are asked to speak to Danni Kuttel on 083 700 7351.
For more information please contact Vicky Minott – vicky@caperacing.co.za or Janine Van Blerk – janine@caperacing.co.za
