A daughter of Klawervlei Stud’s late champion sire Captain Al proved the star attraction at Wednesday’s Cape Premier Yearling Sale.
Consigned by Klawervlei, the beautiful filly (Lot 129) was knocked down to Anthony Stroud for R4 000 000 to top the one day auction.

Produced by the winning Fort Wood mare Pagan Princess, the bay filly is a full-sister to G1 Cape Guineas winner and Klawervlei sire William Longsword and half-sister to G1 South African Fillies Sprint winner Real Princess.

Stroud said of his buy, “She’s a lovely filly and I think she’ll be trained by Justin Snaith. She was bought for an old client of mine who’s down here on holiday and has a connection to South Africa, so he wanted to have a go.”

The progeny of Pagan Princess have long proved popular, with her progeny William Longsword making R2.2 million, Real Princess R2 700 000 , and Silver God R2 000 000.

Captain Al was also responsible for the top colt sold at Wednesday’s sale, with his son Chestnut Bay (Lot 49) being knocked down to Amanda Skiffington for R2 200 000. Consigned by Ridgemont Highlands, the striking colt is out of the winning Galileo mare Exotic –and his second dam is Irish Oaks runner up Ice Queen. This well bred colt (who has a stallion’s pedigree) is from the same family as Breeders’ Cup Mile and champion sire Last Tycoon as well as Moutonshoek’s G1 winning young stallion The United States.

Captain Al ended up as the Leading Sire by aggregate, with his seven yearlings to sell grossing R11.2 million.

Klawervlei Stud topped the Vendors List, with South Africa’s reigning champion breeders selling 48 yearlings for R30 875 000, while KZN breeders, Rathmor Stud topped the buyers list –purchasing 13 lots for a total of R6 725 000.
Rathmor’s purchases included a Captain Al filly (Lot 199) out of G3 Strelitzia Stakes winner Thekkady who fetched R800 000, and they also purchased lots by the likes of Coup De Grace, Duke Of Marmalade, Dynasty, Flower Alley, Futura, Gimmethegreenlight, and Trippi.

In total, 192 of the 217 yearlings on offer were sold for R83 135 000, and the lots to sell averaged R432 994, with the median staying steady at R300 000.