Picture: This Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm-bred Vercingetorix colt, who is a half-brother to Tempting Fate and October Morn, was the sales topper on day 2 of the BSA National Yearling Sale, sold to Brett Crawford for R2.8 million.
It would not be surprising if this year’s BSA National Yearling Sale broke a world record for an upturn as prices continued to be sky high on the second and final day on Friday.
The gross aggregate last year was R153.8 million, the average R443 228 and the median R300 000 respectively.
This year the aggregate was 200,190,000, the average was R581,948 and the median R400,000.
Therefore the aggregate rose by 31,16%, the average rose by 31.29% and the median rose by 33.33%.
The clearance rate was 94%.
Last year there were 27 lots of R1 million and over, this year there were 43, an increase of 59%.
The highest price of R6,000,000 is below the record of R9,000,000 set in 2019 but was almost double last year’s highest price of R3,200,000.
Vercingetorix’s cover fee last year was R220,000 in total (R50,000 nomination and R170,000 for a live foal).
However, he showed how worthwhile that fee is at this Sale, where his 34 lots sold from 35 available avaraged a phenomenal R1,161,029.
He had 13 seven figure lots.
He topped the aggregates at R39,475,000.
Last year Vercingetorix was also top of the standings with 35 lots sold of 36 available for an aggregate of 29,900,000 and an average of R854,286.
His average increased this year by 35,9% and his aggregate by 32%.
National champion sire Gimmethegreenlight had the highest priced lot at the Sale (R6m).
He had eleven seven figure lots.
He had 39 of 42 lots available sold and averaged R908,974 for an aggregate of R35,450,000.
Trippi had the highest average of R1,412,500 and Hawwaam also averaged over R1 million.
However, both only had 8 lots on the Sale (all of them sold) and both had a yearling that went for R5m+ , compared to Vercingetorix’s highest priced lot of R3,6 million, which was the highest priced filly on the Sale.
Half Of Trippi’s eight lots went for seven figure amounts.
Hawwaam only had one seven figure lot.
What A Winter had four seven figure lots, Futura had two, Rafeef had two, Querari had two, One World had two, Danon Platina had one and Erik The Red had one.
The highest priced lot on day 2 was a Vercingetorx colt out of the five time-winning Gr 3-winning sprinter Miss October (Var). That makes him a half-brother to Gr 1-winning sprinter Tempting Fate (Master Of My Fate) and to Gr 2-winning sprinter October Morn (Trippi). The latter is favourite for tomorrow’s (Saturday’s) Gr 3 Champagne Stakes. This colt was bred by Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm. He was purchased by Brett Crawford.
An interesting purchase was the R2,6 million Sabine Plattner went to to get Drakenstein Stud-bred Futura half-brother to Gr 1 Hollywoodbets Cape Guineas winner Snow Pilot.
Futura stands for just R20,000 (R5,000 nom, R15,000 live foal) so did well to get two seven figure lots, although both of them were bred by Drakenstein Stud where he stands and both were from great mares. Futura’s other seven figure lot is a half-brother to See It Again.
Also going for R2,6 million was a Klawerveli Stud-bred Vercingetorix filly out of the dual Gr 1 winner Thunderdance (Jet Master), purchased by Form Bloodstock.
An Ascot Stud-bred Gimmethegreenlight filly out of a Listed-winning full-sister to Cape Guineas winner Elusive Gold (Sail From Seattle), also fetched R2,6 million and was purchased by Justin Vermaak.
