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The Cape Winter Mixed Sale, held June 16 at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth, South Africa, posted strong increases over the same sale a year ago, Cape Racing Sales announced on Monday.

Overall, 129 lots of 169 offered were listed as sold for a R12.47 million (€628,000) aggregate, which produced an average of R96,667 (€4,879)–up from last year's average of around R80,000 (€4,030)–and a median of R60,000 (€3,023).

The 16-year-old mare Louvre (SAf) (Doowaley {Ire}) brought R900,000 (€45,344) from Jono Snaith/Philaris Ltd. to claim top price for the sale. Drakenstein Stud Ltd., agent, consigned the Group 2 winner, who is the dam of G1 Turffontein Horse Chestnut S. winner Trip of Fortune (SAf) (Trippi). Overall Snaith was the highest buyer, securing four lots for R1.31 million (€66,000).

“This sale showed a resurgence in the buyers bench. I saw a few old faces coming from the woodwork,” Snatih said. “It was encouraging and I believe the interest was revived as a result of Cape Racing's latest incentives. The venue was beautifully renovated, the atmosphere was good and we enjoyed ourselves. This is the way of the future for bloodstock auction sales, and Cape Town remains the ideal city to host them.”

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The one-day Cape Premier Yearling Sale featured a healthy clearance rate of 93%, after 101 sold of 109 offered for a gross of R44,825,000 (£2,193,921/€2,469,962/$2,679,212 /A$3,847,200). The average was R443,812 (£21,716/€24,453/ $26,528/A$38,091) and the median came in at R300,000 (£14,681/€16,530/$17,932/A$25,745). Gimmethegreenlight (Aus) was the sire of the day, accounting for three of the top four lots, while Vercingetorix (SAf) had four yearlings in the top 10. Overall, there were 10 yearlings to bring seven figures or more.

Topping proceedings was Valley Of The Kings (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}) (lot 107), who was offered by Maine Chance Farms. The Hong Kong Jockey Club extended to R3.8 million (£185,990/€209,384/$227,158/A$326,105) for the son of listed heroine Victoria Lavelle (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), who ran third in the G3 Poinsettia S.

Colts by Gimmethegreenlight filled the third and fourth places, with lot 112, a son of African Daisy (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), making R1.5 million on the bid of Greg Bortz from Klawervlei Stud. His third dam is the influential blue hen Ebaziya (Ire) (Darshaan {GB}), who produced The Queen's G1 Gold Cup heroine Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}).

IRC Krish Nagendran snapped up Supreme Green (SAf) (Gimmethegreenlight {Aus}) (lot 99) for R1.2 million from Drakenstein Stud. Already a half-brother to stakes winner See It Again (SAf) (Twice Over {GB}), the colts dam is a half-sister to South African Horse of the Year Do It Again (SAf) (Twice Over {GB}).

Second on the buyers' sheets was Handsome Prince (SAf) (Querari {Ger}) (lot 59) at R2 million. Hailing from the Varsfontein Stud consignment, the colt was bought by Westward Bloodstock. His dam, the Judpot mare Maleficent (SAf), won at listed level and was second in the G3 Starling S.

Trippi's daughter of Call To Account (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}) (lot 1) was the day's dearest filly, going to the Tawny Syndicate for R1.1 million. Another from Klawervlei Stud, her dam is a dual stakes winner.

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