Bloodstock SA Wrote:
> It is hard to believe we are in March already –
> amazing how time flies when you are having fun! We
> have experienced some top class racing already
> this year, with a world class Sizzling Summer
> campaign in the Cape leading into an electric
> Highveld Season.
> We are now in the build up to the 2013 Emperors
> Palace National Yearling Sale and are very excited
> about our catalogue which is chock a block with
> blue blooded yearlings waiting to be unearthed in
> the annual yearling pickers convention.
> From yearlings from the last crop of champion Jet
> Master to promising unproven stallions, the
> 2013NYS catalogue has something for every buyer.
> This is the last National Yearling Sale where the
> progeny of Jet Master will be sold and is the last
> opportunity to acquire one of the great breed
> shaping sire’s offspring. We are well
> represented by leading stallions Var,
> Silvano,Dynasty, Trippi, Captain Al and Fort Wood
> as well as by some exciting second season sires
> like Sail from Seattle, Rebel King, Jay Peg and
> Judpot. Some of the new boys on the block like
> Mambo in Seattle, Ideal World , AP Answer are
> already setting tongues wagging already…
> Please note the Ipad application for NYS13 is
> available for download on Equineline.com and we
> will be doing catalogue updates in the build up to
> the sale. The actual catalogue will be ready next
> week so keep an eye on out for it at all your
> usual collection points .Note there is a postal
> strike on so will not be posting out catalogues.
> Sarah Whitelaw has done an overview of the entire
> catalogue by stallion and hope you will find this
> interesting as you try and find your next
> champion. Click here :
>
www.tba.co.za/pdf/2013nys_Future_Champions
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> pdf
> The social calendar around NYS13 is starting to
> fill up - there will be a Golf Day on the
> afternoon Tues 23rd April where we will raise
> money for the NHT. Gary Player has agreed to be
> the Patron Saint of our fund raising golf days and
> although he can’t make this golf day he will be
> at the 2 yr old Sale Golf Day. Wilgebosdrift will
> be holding a Sales party on the Wednesday night ,
> and the Grade 1 Awards will be held on the
> Thursday night at Emperors Palace as usual. Please
> remember to book your place for racing at
> Champions Day on the Saturday, it will be a
> cracker of a day.
> Please keep an eye on our website where we update
> news daily, as well as on our Facebook
> page(Thoroughbred Breeders Association of South
> Africa). Our Twitter handle is @BloodstockSA1 for
> those Twitterers. I will be doing a weekly blog on
> our Facebook page which I will try and make as
> informative and interesting as possible. I hope
> you are all making use of the Formgrids tool to
> see how stallions are performing, and see stud
> results and runners , I think it is a great tool
> and hope that more people will use it. Go to the
> breeding tab in Formgrids and follow prompts it
> really is a great tool.
> Lastly we will be doing a special tribute to the
> legend Jet Master and his final crop ever to be
> sold on a National Yearling Sale, an emotional
> moment in our history. This tribute will serve as
> the opening to the sale at 9.30am on Friday 26th
> April and hope you will all attend.
> Well done to the breeders for bringing together
> such a world class collection of thoroughbreds –
> and now it is up to the discerning buyers to
> uncover the next Dynasty or Princess Victoria,
> Ebony Flyer or Aslan.
> Happy Racing and remember it only takes one horse
> to change your life forever.
> Tom
U r doing a great job Tom. Keep it up!
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