Two of the hottest stallions currently at stud in South Africa have strong drafts on offer at this weekend’s Emperors Palace Ready To Run Sale.
Black Minnaloushe, whose Triple Crown winning son Louis The King runs in Saturday’s Gr2 Charity Mile, has been enjoying a purple patch with his runners of late.
Over the weekend, his son Greek Legend maintained his unbeaten record with a smart victory over 1800m, while on Tuesday, another son of Black Minnaloushe, prevailed in a Turffontein feature race.
American Storm, like Louis The King trained by Geoff Woodruff, picked up the first feature race win of his career, when storming home in Tuesday night’s Listed Egypt Air Java Handicap at Turffontein. The 5yo gelding, bred by Pam Lowe, pushed his earnings to over R350 000 in the process. He looks a top class prospect for some of South Africa’s top staying events.
A top class stallion, whose offspring include the likes of Breeders Cup Sprint hero Dancing In Silks, SA Oaks vixen Wild Ash, and Equus Champion Kochka, Black Minnaloushe has four lots on offer at the 2014 RTR Sale:
Lot 58 is a colt out of a Silvano half sister to two stakes winners. This nicely bred colt also hails from the family of the top class Grade 2 performer Cagiva amongst a host of other stakes performers.
Lot 60 is a half sister to two winners, including the useful stakes performer Jungle Jim. This nicely bred filly’s relatives also included high class sprinters Prince Elliodor and Blow The Whistle.
Lot 92 is a colt from one of the best families in the South African stud book. His three time winning dam is a full sister to Grade 1 winner O Caesour, and this is the family of champions Enchantress, Harry’s Charm and National Currency.
Lot 92 is a filly with a stunning pedigree. She is out of top class Grade 2 winning mare Supper Club, and hails from the family of Equus Champion Festive Occasion –herself the dam of exceptional Grade 1 winner Do You Remember, now campaigning in Australia.
Another local sire who has enjoyed a tremendous run of success is six times champion 2yo sire Captain Al. The latter had two graded winners in just three days, when his son Disco Al won Sunday’s Gr3 Algoa Cup for a second year in a row. Captain Al filly Pine Princess gave her sire a memorable double when landing Tuesday night’s Gr3 Racing Association Yellowwood Handicap at Turffontein.
Sire of 26 Grade 1 horses, Captain Al has three lots on offer:
Lot 30 is a colt whose dam is a half sister to US Grade 1 winner Crimson Palace. This well bred colt’s second dam is the top class Grade 1 juvenile Perfect Guest, and this colt should come to hand earlier if his pedigree is anything to go by.
Lot 35 is another exceptionally well bred colt. His five time winning dam is a half sister to five stakes horses, including the ill fated Grade 1 SA Classic hero Divine Jury, and this is also the family of former J&B Met winner Martial Eagle.
Lot 119 is a nicely bred filly, whose dam, by leading broodmare sire Qui Danzig, was a top class 2yo who ran third in the Gr2 Fillies Nursery. She looks sure to make up into a classy juvenile.
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