Maine Chance Farms’ champion sire Vercingetorix enjoyed another big weekend last week.
Not only did South Africa’s reigning champion sire enjoy a feature race double at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth on Saturday (another son of Vercingetorix, I’m A Fireball, won the March Stakes on Sunday), but Vercingetorix also supplied the sales topping colt at Sunday’s Cape Yearling Sale.

His Hemel ‘N Aarde Stud consigned son Luca’s Limelight (Lot 22) was knocked down to James Crawford for R900 000 to top Sunday’s auction.

The only yearling by his sire on the Cape Sale, Luca’s Limelight is a half-brother to two winners led by five time scorer Soho Star.
The sales topper is out of the three time winning Your Song mare Intothelimelight, whose dam Fun Flight is an Anabaa half-sister to two Australian group winners.

Vercingetorix also made headlines at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Sunday when his classy son I’m A Fireball won the day’s feature race, the March Stakes (Non-Black Type).
Under Callan Murray, the Mike and Mathew De Kock trained gelding jumped out well and went on to make the running.

Under a strong ride, I’m A Fireball kept going gamely to win by nearly half a length.
Bred, like his sire, by Klawervlei Stud, the Hollywood Racing owned I’m A Fireball has won three of nine starts and two of his last three starts.
The blue blooded three-year-old is out of Gibraltar Blue, who has a Vercingetorix full-sister to I’m A Fireball on offer at the Premier Yearling Sale.