Few, if any, farms have enjoyed more notable success at the upcoming Two-Year-Old Sale than has Normandy Stud. The farm’s flagbearers from this auction include the Gr 1 winning sprinters Rio Querari and Sergeant Hardy, with a strong supporting cast of high-class stakes winners. For a small stud, it is safe to say that Normandy Stud punches well above their weight!
Oscar Foulkes is confident that buyers will like what they see in Normandy’s draft for this year’s Two-Year-Old Sale and had the following comments to make about his string:
Lot 28: Lady Nancy – Legislate – Lady Wylie (filly):
Named for Britain’s first woman MP to take her seat, Lady Nancy Astor, this filly is out of a half-sister to Sergeant Hardy. Bred on the hugely successful Sadler’s Wells/Danehill cross, she is super athletic and bred for the classics.
Lot 37: Russian Fort – Elusive Fort – Matushka (colt):
The final foal of Mother Russia’s full-sister. He’s a big, rangy horse who has taken time to fill into his frame.
Lot 41: America First – The United States – Miss Putin (filly):
Her parentage presented an interesting naming opportunity, and we hope we’ve delivered on the challenge. She’s the first foal of a talented black-type performer. She is inbred to the great mare, Urban Sea, a pattern that has been hugely successful in Europe. She’s always had presence and has impressed with her athleticism.
Lot 50: Puhpowee – Erupt – Pelaya (colt):
His name is the Native American word that describes the force which causes mushrooms to pop up overnight (is that an eruption?). With his plain bay coat, there is nothing flash about him, but he is every bit a racehorse. His dam produced the talented Ocean Warrior by Coup De Grace and her three-year-old, Miami Summer, ran a cracker on debut over 1250m.
Lot 95: Bicameral – Legislate – Twice As Nice (colt):
Out of a half-sister to Mother Russia, he is a classic example of the family. He’s neat, well put together and moves like a dream.
Lot 97: Profumo – Legislate – Two Hearts (colt):
It was a blessing in disguise that we had to withdraw him from the January sale. He has absolutely blossomed as he’s matured. Not only is he a magnificent, eye-filling individual, but he also takes to the track as if he owns it. The first foal of his dam, a daughter of the top race filly Joshua’s Princess, is a winner since the catalogue was printed.
Lot 108: Sans Serif – Futura – Yekaterina (filly):
As streamlined as the sans serif font after which her sire is named, this filly is very racy. Her dam has a 100% record, with some talented performers. Like her dam, and most other representatives of the Mother Russia family, “size” is a comment that many will make. Mother Russia’s performances on the track gave her greater stature than she had in the flesh – take a look at the attached lead-in pic to see just how tiny she was.
Lot 119: Line Call – Legislate – Azarenka (colt):
This mid-November colt is only now starting to fill into his frame. He’s a super mover, by one of the country’s best stallions, out of a stakes-place mare with a 100% record.
For more information on this draft, please contact Oscar on (083) 297 3402
All horses purchased off the RCS Two-Year-Old Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in mid-April for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.
