Stud manager Sally Bruss has decades of experience at the highest level in the thoroughbred breeding industry and is a valuable asset to Paardeberg Stud
Paardeberg Stud is a superb modern equine facility, encompassing 200 hectares of agricultural land in the ‘Voor Paardeberg region, situated close to Paarl in the Western Cape. It’s a prime location, offering an idyllic environment dedicated to the breeding of high calibre thoroughbred racehorses.
The farm, which is home to, among others, Gr 1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Expert Eye, will be offering three well-bred thoroughbreds at the 2025 Two-Year-Old Sale.
Paardeberg Stud’s Two-Year-Old Sale trio consist of two colts, sired by Querari and What A Winter respectively, as well as a filly by the sensational One World. The farm’s part-owner Sally Bruss is delighted with her three two-year-olds and had the following comments to make:
Lot 34: Bullet Catch – What A Winter – Magic Trick (colt):
By the sire of champions Isivunguvungu and Russet Air, as well as smart US campaigner Distant Winter, Bullet Catch is a half-brother to two winners. His Trippi sired dam is a full sister to equine millionaire Miss Katalin, and his granddam is the Jet Master sired Gr 1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic. Bullet Catch is bred on the same What A Winter/Trippi cross as the graded stakes winners Distant Winter and One Fine Winter. This is an attractive, strong, well-made colt.
Lot 53: Cue Stick – Querari – Ponal (colt):
By one of South Africa’s leading sires, Cue Stick is a half-brother to two smart winners led by Derby Trial Listed winner, and Gr 1 World Sports Betting SA Derby runner up, Pamushana’s Pride. His dam is a full sister to Gr 3 Track And Ball Derby winner Cape Speed, and Cue Stick hails from the same family as champions Horse Chestnut and Monyela among others. Cue Stick is a is a brilliant young colt. He has lovely quality, athleticism and depth.
Lot 118: World Princess – One World – Arissa (filly):
Bred on the same cross as dual Gr 1 winner, and Equus Champion, One Stripe, World Princess is out of the high-class racemare Arissa, who was placed in four graded races and finished runner up in the Gr 3 Magnolia Handicap. The well-bred Arissa, a three-parts sister to Oaks Trial Listed winner Inaninstant, is a full-sister to Storm Bird Stakes Listed winner American Grafffiti and the stakes placed Arabian Air. World Princess is a robust, filly of substance
For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to contact Sally Bruss on (066) 220 1587.
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.
