Race Coast Sales 2yo Sale 2025

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RCS 2YO SALE SUPPLEMENT

HOLLYWOODBETS DURBANVILLE 25 OCTOBER 2025

We bring you:

Standouts And Snapshots

Insights into each lot

Paarl Diamant

True gems

Klawervlei

Class and quality

Big Cap Is Back

On East Coast in 2026

Soetendal

Power-packed draft

Hopes And Dreams

Value principle

Narrow Creek Worldbeaters

Black Swan

A top trio

Winterbach

Winners, winners, winners!

Normandy

A proud record

Paardeberg

Big-hitters

Ambiance

Boxing above their weight

Maine Chance Farms

Best works

Varsfontein

Champion nursery

STARS AND STRIPES… COUNTDOWN TO SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER!

The upcoming Race Coast Sales Two Year Old Sale includes two-year-olds from some of the best families in the stud book, with both high-class local and international female lines prevalent in the catalogue.

A few potential standout lots at the 25 October auction at Hollywoodbets Durbanville, includes:

Lot

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c One World - Glory Days

By one of South Africa’s most popular young stallions, this colt is out of a stakesplaced daughter of reigning champion South African sire Vercingetorix. Glory Days, who won four and finished runner up in the Listed Breeders Guineas, is a direct descendant of Marguerite, the dam of US Triple Crown winner Gallant Fox. The numerous stars descended in female line from Marguerite include the Epsom classic winners Generous and Imagine. This colt is bred on a similar cross to champion One Stripe, with the latter’s dam, like Vercingetorix, sired by Silvano.

Lot 22: Vice And Virtue c Gimmethegreenlight - Juxtapose

A three-parts brother to Listed East Cape Breeders Stakes winner

Pineapplemintgreen, this colt is a halfbrother to Listed Woolavington Stakes winner Daimyo. His top-class dam won both the Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic and Gr2 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks, with Juxtapose a half-sister to the dams of both East Cape star Luna Halo, and last season’s Equus Champion 2YO Filly, Golden Palm.

Lot 30: Sweet Cherry f Malmoos - Let It Flow

From the first crop of Master Of My Fate’s Triple Crown winning close relative, this filly is out of Gr2 Gold Circle Golden Slipper runner-up Let It Flow. The latter is a halfsister to Sovereign Flo (sired, like Malmoos, by Captain Al), the dam of both last season’s Gr3 World Sports Betting 1900 winner Selukwe and the very exciting Wild Justice. The latter is unbeaten in two starts to date.

Lot 53: Cue Stick c Querari - Ponal

By the same sire as this season’s smart performers Questioning, Quantum Theory and recent Michaelmas winner Pioneer Square, this colt is a half-brother to two winners, both by Louis The King, including Listed Derby Trial winner and Gr1 World Sports Betting SA Derby runner-up

Pamushana’s Pride. This is the family of champions Horse Chestnut and Monyela, as well as Gr1 winners Sport’s Chestnut and Temple Grafin.

Lot

64: Unnamed c Rafeef - Rose In Bloom

This colt shares his Gr1 Computaform Sprint-winning sire with a number of very exciting three-year-olds this season, including Cognac, Reet Petite, and All The Rage. Rose In Bloom, a daughter of multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight, was a high-class racemare, whose five wins, including three black- type successes, included a triumph in the 2019 Gr3 Vasco Prix du Cap. A full-sister to the dual stakes winner Going Up, Rose In Bloom is out of a stakes winning daughter of the very successful Goldkeeper.

Lot 135: Unnamed f VercingetorixDesert Rhythm

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire, whose daughters include Gr1 winners as Double Grand Slam, Mia Moo, Vernichey and Chansonette, this filly is out of Gr2 Gold Circle Golden Slipper winner Desert Rhythm. The latter, whose sire Mambo In Seattle is broodmare sire of last season’s Gr1 HKJC World Pool Premier’s Champions Challenge winner Fire Attack, is out of an Al Mufti half-sister to Gr1 Met runner-up Lion Tamer, with Desert Rhythm’s other relatives including outstanding broodmare Cosmic Dream. The latter, like Vercingetorix, was sired by Silvano.

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PAARL DIAMANT’S SMART DRAFT

Paarl Diamant has been in the Schabort family for many decades. The farm has a world-class infrastructure with stables, irrigated grass paddocks, smaller paddocks for rehab horses, lunge rings and large exercise areas and 24-hour supervision.

They currently offer pre-training, spelling & rehabilitation, broodmare and foal care and sales preparation.

Paarl Diamant’s Monique Schabort will be bringing a very smart draft to this year’s Two-Year-Old Sale, with this consignment including two-year-olds sired by the likes of Erik The Red, Gimmethegreenlight, Master Of My Fate, One World and Rafeef.

Monique selected a few potential standouts in her eye-catching string:

Lot 27 - Beach Festival (f) by Master Of My Fate ex Lady Of Scandal

By the sire of Gr1 winning fillies Golden Palm, Sentbydestiny and Zarina, ½ to four winners, bred on the same Master Of My Fate/Var cross as champions Golden Palm and Tempting Fate. A very neat filly that hails from a good female line. Has an incredible temperament and generous eye.

Lot 55 - Speed Storm (c) by Rafeef ex Princess Blitz

Three-parts to Gr1 Computaform Sprint winning sire Master Archie, bred to be fast, with his dam a winning daughter of What A Winter and granddam a stakes winning daughter of Var. Dam a ½ to Master Archie. He looks to be a speedy sort as his name implies.

Lot 83 - Unnamed (c) by One World ex Someone Exciting

By one of South Africa’s most promising stallions, out of a four-time winning daughter of Goldfields Sprint Listed winner Lady Perez. He is an athletic son of One World that shows a good turn of foot. This scopey colt has a good rein and shows great action.

Lot 90 - One Turn (c) by One World ex The Turning Point

From a top-class family, dam is a threeparts sister to multiple graded stakes

winner Future Swing. Very smart son of One World, who looks to be the sort to take on the classics. A very attractive colt.

Lot 126 - Just Because (c) by Erik The Red ex Just Fabulous

By last season’s Leading First Season Sire, closely related to Golden Palm, with the latter sired by Erik The Red’s close relative Master Of My Fate. His dam is a ½ to the dam of Alan Greeff’s top filly Golden Palm. A well-made, scopey colt who oozes quality.

Lot 144 – Unnamed (f) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Fairyinthewoods

A daughter of a multiple champion sire, closely related to the likes of Tail Of The Comet and Chasing Green. Dam won six times, from seven starts, including the Gr2 Southern Cross Stakes. She’s a full-sister to thrice-winning Lighthearted. Dynamite comes in small packages, and this filly works really well!

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Monique on (083) 310 9751.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

A TOP-CLASS DRAFT FROM KLAWERVLEI

Klawervlei Stud, breeders of stars Vercingetorix, One World and Real Princess, will be offering a top-class draft at the upcoming Two-Year-Old Sale.

Their consignment includes progeny of South Africa’s reigning champion sire Vercingetorix, as well as two-year-olds sired by the likes of Gimmethegreenlight, Malmoos, and Querari.

Likely highlights of Klawervlei’s TwoYear-Old Sale draft include:

Lot 9 - Unnamed (f) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Hollywoodboulevard

By the champion sire of star fillies Gimme A Nother, Bless My Stars and She’s A Keeper, half to five winners notably Listed In Full Flight Handicap winner On The Boulevard. Dam a dual Gr3 winner, whose breed shaping sire Street Cry is damsire of such outstanding performers as Rebel’s Romance, Farnan, Romantic Warrior and Vino Rosso.

Lot 13 - Unnamed (f) by Vercingetorix ex

Intergalactic

Bred on the same cross as champion Mrs Geriatrix, this filly shares her champion sire Vercingetorix with star fillies Double Grand Slam, Mia Moo, Mrs Geriatrix and Vernichey. Out of a Gr2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner (whose dam Nojoom was sired by Galileo), hails from the immediate family of Gr1 Kentucky Derby winner Go For Gin among many others.

Lot 40 – Unnamed (f) by Malmoos ex Miss

Milanna

From the first crop of Triple Crown winner Malmoos, half to the useful Circumbendibus. Dam twice-winning half to the stakes placed Count To Ten, and Gr1 Sun Met winning champion, and sire sensation, One World. The latter, like Malmoos, was sired by Captain Al.

Lot 60 - Unnamed (c) by Querari ex Quite Frankly

By one of South Africa’s most consistently successful sires, three-parts brother to Querari’s smart son Teflon Man. His dam is a daughter of unbeaten legend and multiple champion sire Frankel, whose broodmare daughters have already produced Gr1 winners Lead Artist and Sparkling Plenty.

Lot 91 - Unnamed (f) by Vercingetorix ex Thunder Dance

Bred on the same cross as graded stakes winners African Warrior, Quickstepgal and Rascallion, a full sister to last season’s Listed Irridescence Stakes winner Ukuduma. Dam won both the Gr1 Paddock Stakes and Gr1 Empress Club Stakes, with her dam Shadow Dancing, a dual Gr1 winning half to champion sire Captain Al.

For more information about this exciting draft, please contact:

Tracey Nash on (066) 185 7197.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in mid-April 2026 for a purse of R3 Million at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

THE BIG CAP RETURNS!

The racing world is bracing for one of the most anticipated events on the 2026 calendar – The RCS Big Cap, scheduled for 12 April 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville. Boasting a massive R5 million purse, this high-stakes contest will be run over 1400m under set conditions and is expected to draw blue-chip contenders.

The RCS Big Cap is a slot race, offering a thrilling opportunity for owners and syndicates to participate by purchasing one of 14 exclusive slots, each priced at R350,000 (excl. VAT).

With only 14 places in the starting gates, competition for these slots is already heating up, driven by the lucrative prize pool and the prestige of winning one of South Africa’s richest races.

Potential Contenders: A Star-Studded Field

A dazzling mix of seasoned campaigners and exciting up-and-comers are on the radar for potential Big Cap entries. From powerful three-year-olds to seasoned five-yearolds, the depth of talent ensures a fiercely competitive spectacle.

Among the 3-year-olds, Malmesbury Missile, Military Command and Esteemed are generating early buzz. Roland Garros, Dreamworld, Vapour Trail, Randolph Hearst and Happy Verse have shown impressive form in recent starts, while Zalatoris and Winter Snap bring versatility and tactical speed to the fold.

The fillies She’s My World and Glastonbury may also take on the colts, adding a thrilling dynamic to the race.

Looking to the 4-year-olds, the field becomes even more formidable. The flashy chestnut Kaiboy and the ever-consistent Captain West will be looking to assert their class together with Bjorn Ironside, Okavango, Great Plains, Makazole, La Pulga and Musical Score.

Meanwhile, Almond Sea, Just Be Lekker and Little Ballerina represent the leading older female talent, with VJ’s Angel not far behind.

At the top end of the age scale, Coastal Commander and The Grey King bring invaluable experience to the table and could surprise with the right pace setup.

Major absentees from the line-up will be One Stripe, who has been exported to the United States with a focus on the Breeders’ Cup – an exciting move for South African breeding and racing pride on the global stage.

The 2025 HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap winner, All Out For Six, is also set for an international campaign in Hong Kong.

More Than a Race – A R5 Million Opportunity

Whether you’re a racing enthusiast, owner, or punter, the RCS Big Cap is set to be a spectacle you won’t want to miss. Stay tuned for official slot announcements and entries as the road to Hollywoodbets Greyville begins.

For more information, please contact:

Vicky Minott vicky@racecoast.co.za

MJ Byleveld mj@racecoast.co.za

Janine van Blerk janine@racecoast.co.za

SANDOWN’S QUALITY QUARTET

Sandown Stud, whose alumni include champions such as French Navy and Magnificent Seven, continues to produce high-class thoroughbreds. The latest star foaled and reared on the farm is Choisaanada, winner of the 2025 Highveld 3YO Winter Series.

Other current standouts bred at Sandown include 4Racing Gr3 Jubilee Stakes hero

Immediate Edge, along with promising runners like Chieftain’s Shield and Thisiswhatitmeans.

Sandown Stud will be offering, as agent, four well related two-year-olds at the upcoming sale, and James Armitage had the following to say about this quartet:

Lot 44 - Unnamed (c) by Soqrat ex Musaanada

By resident sire and Equus Champion Soqrat, this colt is a half-brother to the aforementioned Choisaanada, winner of all of the 4Racing Gr3 Sea Cottage Stakes, 4Racing Egoli Mile and Betway Secretariat Stakes last season. This is a lovely big athletic colt who has a good shape with a strong hindquarter.

Lot 99 - Unnamed (f) by Rafeef ex Up Front

By the same sire as the top-class Sandown bred Outlaw King, this filly is a half-sister to five winners, including the Gr3 placed Eau De Vie, and her dam finished runner up in the Gr1 Allan Robertson Championship. Offered on account of La Berg Stud, this is a big, strong filly. She has a lot of substance, size and scope.

Lot 25 - Unnamed (f) by Erupt ex Kinematic Countess

By the same sire as Taxhaven, Moonlight Trader, Karangetang and Mount Pinatubo, this filly’s dam won the Gr3 Sycamore Sprint and her granddam won seven

including the Listed KwaZulu-Natal Stakes. A scopey, athletic filly, she is a full-sister to the highly thought of Karate Kid (MR 105)

Lot 129 - Unnamed (f) by Hawwaam ex Buldaan

By the very exciting young sire Hawwaam, this filly, a three-parts sister to a winner, is a half-sister to the smart King’s Express. Her dam, a granddaughter of Redoute’s Choice, is a half-sister to three stakes winners including Gr1 Cape Derby winner Ertijaal and is from the family of Redoute’s Choice’s top-class sire son Not A Single Doubt.

For more information on these three twoyear-olds, please contact:

• James on (072) 680 3549.

All horses purchased off the RCS TwoYear-Old Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

SOETENDAL - A MARKET LEADER

“Soetendal has an exciting draft for this year’s Race Coast Two Year Old Sale, and is most fortunate once again to be consigning on behalf of stud farms, individual breeders and private clients alike. There are some strong pedigrees, including fillies already carrying paddock value, and good specimens to match, so hopefully the sale will once again attract a strong buyers’ bench.”

So says Julia Pilbeam who is one of the most respected horsewomen in a competitive industry and has followed racing since the age of 11.

Julia started the Wellington-based Soetendal on a small scale on 50 hectares

of magnificent Boland countryside in 2005.The establishment has since grown exponentially.

Their main focus is pre-training and facilities for spellers, as well as postop care. They also board a number of permanent broodmares.

While staffing needs are seasonal, the core Soetendal team has been a strong foundation.

The proud Mom of two is supported by her highly qualified husband horseman Deon Ensink.

Julia tells that their Race Coast Sales 2yo sale draft includes the progeny of top sires such as Gimmethegreenlight, Rafeef, Master Of My Fate and What A Winter, as well as exciting younger sires such as One World, Erik the Red and Hawwaam, and first season sires Malmoos and Real Gone Kid.

“Graduates of our 2024 draft are led by the promising Black Eagle, and previous top-class graduates include One Stripe, Frances Ethel, Royal Aussie, The Futurist and Good Council – all horses that are still racing. It’s interesting to note that many of our graduates, including these, are racing successfully into their third, fourth and even

fifth season, encouraging us to continue with our policy of pushing the young horses as little as possible during their sales preparation,” she adds, suggesting that this particular sale is different from past sale.

“In our draft, some horses are unbroken, some are recently backed, and some are backed and cantering. Prospective buyers are welcome to contact me directly for any enquiries with regard to the work any of the horses are doing, or can speak to one of our team at the sale.”

Contact Julia via whatsapp on 082 317 9474.

A DREAM DRAFT BY TOP-CLASS STALLIONS

Vercingetorix. Master Of My Fate. Rafeef. One World. These are just three of the top-class stallions represented in Hopes And Dreams Stud’s Two-Year-Old Sale draft.

With two-year-olds hailing from some outstanding families, there is much to like about this consignment.

Likely standout two-year-olds here include:

Lot 4 – Unnamed (c) by One World ex Glory Days

By the same sire as top-class performers including One Stripe, All Out For Six, and Dreamworld, out of a stakes placed daughter of Vercingetorix. Granddam was sired by Sadler’s Wells, hails from the same family as outstanding performers Generous, Moonlight Cloud, Triptych and Imagine.

Lot 57 - Contrary Mary (f) by Master Of My Fate ex Princess Thiana

By the red-hot sire of current champions

Golden Palm and Jan Van Goyen, out of a full-sister to dual Horse Of The Year and eight-time Gr1 winner Legal Eagle.

Lot 110 – Unnamed (f) by One World ex Abbey Wood

Out of a winning daughter of champion sire Vercingetorix, granddam is a Gr3 placed daughter of seven-times champion sire Jet Master. This filly traces back directly in female line to Soho Secret, ancestress of stars like Malmoos, Master Of My Fate and Pluck.

Lot 123 – Unnamed (f) by Rafeef ex Before The Daw

By the sire of Thunderstruck and fellow Gr1 winners Master Archie, Aragosta and William Robertson, out of a seven-time winning half to Equus champion and sire Thunderstruck, making her a three-parts sister to the Ridgemont based Equus champion. Granddam is Var-sired Gr 2 Post Merchants winner Varikate.

Lot 147 - Gallic Flight (f) by Vercingetorix ex Flight Zone

Bred on the same Vercingetorix/Jet Master cross as the likes of African Warrior, Rascallion and Quickstepgal, half to a

four-time winner, out of a six-time winning half to globetrotting champion, and Gr1 Vodacom Durban July winner, Bold Silvano. The latter, like Vercingetorix, was sired by Silvano.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Furdy Swartbooi on (073) 919 6285.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

JOHN’S HIGH-QUALITY DUO HAS CLASS

Established by John Everett in 2011, the Narrow Creek Stud has steadily built a reputation for producing high-quality racehorses.

From the globetrotting champion Isivunguvungu to such classy, graded stakes winners as Buffalo Storm Cody and Chronicle King, as well as the classy filly Rifle Queen, Narrow Creek is firmly established as one of South Africa’s leading suppliers of equine talent.

John will be offering a pair of very wellbred colts at the upcoming Two-Year-Old Sale, and he had the following comments to make about his classy duo:

Lot 10 - Moonrise (c) by Querari ex

Hungry Heart

By the same sire as Gr 1 winners Cosmic Speed, Querari Falcon and Bavarian Beauty, bred on the same cross as champion Rio Querari, half to two winners

including the very smart Tomyris. Thricewinning dam is a ½ to Gr2 KRA Fillies Guineas winner Maybe Yes, the dam of last season’s high-class two-year-old Absolutely Yes. This is an athletic, well-grown halfbrother to Tomyris.

Lot 20 - Mountain Music (c) by Rafeef ex Jin-Go-La-Ba

By one of South Africa’s top sires, whose sons include Gr1 winners Aragosta, Master Archie, Thunderstruck and William Robertson. A full-brother to two winners, ½ to Gr3 Three Troikas Stakes winner, and Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic runner up Sprinkles. From the family of champion

Yorker, dam is a thrice-winning full-sister to the stakes placed Georgia On My Mind. He is a neat classic type.

For more information on these two colts, interested parties are asked to contact:

John Everett on (082) 377 2912

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

BLACK SWAN’S TRIO SET TO STAR

Black Swan Stud, the home to champion and highly successful sire Elusive Fort, continues to produce a number of topclass performers.

Cape Town MET runner-up and now sire, Last Winter, and the winner of the first two legs of the Triple Tiara, Siren’s Call, head the list of stakes winners produced, which also includes Freedom Charter, Sarah, Pretty Betty, Helen’s Ideal, Major Attraction, Ernie.

Walter Cowe will be bringing three highclass fillies, offered by Black Swan Stud

as Agent, to the upcoming Two-Year-Old Sale, and had the following comments to make about his trio:

Lot 46 - Unnamed (f) by Elusive Fort ex Omaticaya

By the same sire as top-class fillies Lauderdale, Siren’s Call and Secret Potion, a direct descendant of Irish 1000 Guineas winner Miralla. Out of a classy listed winning mare, this filly has grown into a real nice type. She has always looked the part for me. She is tall and elegant with a lovely long stride. She’ll be a clever buy for someone.

Lot 100 - Unnamed (f) by Elusive Fort ex Valediction

This filly shares her multiple Gr1 winning sire with Gr1 Vodacom Durban July/Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town MET winner Kommetdieding among many others. Dam won 4. She issmall but perfectly packaged. She will be a fun horse to race.

Lot 148 - Unnamed (f) by Erupt ex Fynbos

By a dual Gr1 winning son of the legendary stallion Dubawi, granddam is the Silvanosired Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas winner Field Flower. A first foal out of the ½ to Last Winter, I think this is a powerful precocious

filly that you won’t have wait long for. She is correct and looks like a classy horse.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Walter Cowe on (063) 662 1250.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets

QUALITY IS KEY FOR WINTERBACH

Leading thoroughbred boarding and yearling preparation farm, Winterbach Stud is firmly established as one of the Cape’s leading thoroughbred nurseries.

Established in 2011 by Hendrik Winterbach Sr and now co-managed with his son, Hendrik Winterbach Jnr, the stud offers over 35 years of expertise in the breeding industry.

Winterbach Stud will be offering a highclass draft at the 2025 Two-Year-Old Sale, with their offering including siblings of

top-class performers as well as offspring of high-class racemares.

Likely standouts include:

Lot 47 – Stitchintime (c) by Vercingetorix ex Patchit Up Baby

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire (Vercingetorix progeny have made up to R9 000 000 in the sales ring), full to a winner, dam won the Allez France Stakes. He is from an outstanding female line, granddam a half to star two-year-old, and successful

sire, Bakharoff. Further back, this colt is descended in female line from dual English classic winner Imprudence.

Lot 82 - Three Halves (c) by Querari ex Sofala

By the sire of Gr1 winners Bavarian Beauty, Cosmic Speed, Querari Falcon and Rio Falcon, half to five winners including Kuda Sprint winner Agent Of Fortune and fourtime graded stakes winner Rascallion. The latter, who earned more than R2.2 million, finished runner up in the Gr1 Cape Derby, Gr1 Daily News 2000 and Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.

Lot 56 - Sport Of Kings (c) by One World ex Princess Of The Sky

By the same sire as exported champion

One Stripe, out of Stormsvlei Mile Listed winner. The latter is a Jet Master threeparts to such notable stakes winners as Love Is In The Air, Jet Jamboree and Careful Landing. Jet Master is broodmare sire of champions Hawwaam, Jet Dark, Rainbow Bridge, Lady In Black and Edict Of Nantes.

Lot 85 - City State (f) One World ex State Factor

A daughter of one of South Africa’s best young stallions, three-parts to a winner,

and half to two more. Her Gr2 SA Fillies Nursery winning dam is bred on very similar lines to the National Assembly-sired champion, and star producer, National Colour, and this is also the family of Gr1 winners Cardinal’s Fury and Corning Touch.

Lot 86 - Gimme The Sun (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Sunshine Silk

By multiple champion sire

Gimmethegreenlight, bred on the same cross as champion Bless My Stars as well as the likes of Barahin, Let’s Go Now and Cosmic Highway. From the immediate family of current high-class galloper Madison Valley, dam was a top-class racemare whose eight career wins included triumphs in both the Gr3 Caradoc Gold Cup and Gr3 Gold Bowl.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Hendrik Winterbach on (082) 465 4433.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

A SMALL STUD WITH A POWERFUL PUNCH!

Few, if any, farms have enjoyed more notable success at the upcoming TwoYear-Old Sale than Normandy Stud.

The farm’s flagbearers from this auction include Gr1 winning sprinters Rio Querari and Sergeant Hardy, with a strong supporting cast of high-class stakes winners.

For a small stud, it is safe to say that Normandy Stud punches well above their weight!

Oscar Foulkes is confident that buyers will like what they see in this draft:

Named for Britain’s first woman MP to take her seat, Lady Nancy Astor, this filly is out of a half-sister to Sergeant Hardy. Bred on the hugely successful Sadler’s Wells/Danehill cross, she is super athletic and bred for the classics.

Lot 37 – Russian Fort (c) by Elusive Fort ex Matushka

The final foal of Mother Russia’s full-sister. He’s a big, rangy horse who has taken time to fill into his frame.

Lot 41 – America First (f) by The United States ex Miss Putin

Her parentage presented an interesting naming opportunity, and we hope we’ve delivered on the challenge. She’s the first foal of a talented black-type performer. She is inbred to the great mare, Urban Sea, a pattern that has been hugely successful in Europe. She’s always had presence and has impressed with her athleticism.

Lot 50 – Puhpowee (c) by Erupt ex Pelaya

His name is the Native American word that describes the force which causes mushrooms to pop up overnight. With his plain bay coat, there is nothing flash about him, but he is every bit a racehorse. His dam produced the talented Ocean Warrior by Coup De Grace and her three-year-old, Miami Summer, ran a cracker on debut over 1250m.

Lot 95 – Bicameral (c) by Legislate ex Twice As Nice

Out of a half-sister to Mother Russia, he is a classic example of the family. He’s neat, well put together and moves like a dream.

Lot 97 – Profumo (c) by Legislate ex Two Hearts

It was a blessing in disguise that we had to withdraw him from the January sale. He has absolutely blossomed as he’s matured. Not only is he a magnificent, eye-filling individual, but he also takes to the track as if he owns

it. The first foal of his dam, a daughter of the top race filly Joshua’s Princess, is a winner since the catalogue was printed.

Lot 108 – Sans Serif (f) by Futura ex Yekaterina

As streamlined as the sans serif font after which her sire is named, this filly is very racy. Her dam has a 100% record, with some talented performers. Like her dam, and most other representatives of the Mother Russia family, “size” is a comment that many will make. Mother Russia’s performances on the track gave her greater stature than she had in the flesh – take a look at the attached lead-in pic to see just how tiny she was.

Lot 119 – Line Call (c) by Legislate ex Azarenka

This mid-November colt is only now starting to fill into his frame. He’s a super mover, by one of the country’s best stallions, out of a stakes-place mare with a 100% record.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Oscar on (083) 297 3402.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in mid-April for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

PAARDEBERG PRESENTS A CLASSY TRIO

Paardeberg Stud is a superb modern equine facility, encompassing 200 hectares of agricultural land in the ‘Voor Paardeberg region, situated close to Paarl in the Western Cape.

It’s a prime location, offering an idyllic environment dedicated to the breeding of high calibre thoroughbred racehorses. The farm, which is home to, among

others, Gr1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Expert Eye, will be offering three wellbred thoroughbreds at the 2025 TwoYear-Old Sale.

Paardeberg Stud’s Two-Year-Old Sale trio consist of two colts, sired by Querari and What A Winter respectively, as well as a filly by the sensational One World.

The farm’s part-owner Sally Bruss is delighted with her three two-year-olds and had the following comments to make:

Lot 34 - Bullet Catch (c) by What A Winter ex Magic Trick

By the sire of champions Isivunguvungu and Russet Air, as well as smart US campaigner Distant Winter, half to two winners. His Trippi-sired dam is a fullsister to equine millionaire Miss Katalin, granddam is the Jet Master-sired Gr1 Empress Club Stakes winner Little Miss Magic. Bullet Catch is bred on the same What A Winter/Trippi cross as the graded stakes winners Distant Winter and One Fine Winter. This is an attractive, strong, well-made colt.

Lot 53 - Cue Stick (c) by Querari ex Ponal

By one of South Africa’s leading sires, half to two smart winners led by Derby Trial Listed winner, and Gr1 World Sports Betting SA Derby runner up, Pamushana’s Pride. Dam full to Gr3 Track And Ball Derby winner Cape Speed, and Cue Stick hails from the same family as champions Horse Chestnut and Monyela among others. A brilliant young colt. He has lovely quality, athleticism and depth.

Lot 118 - World Princess (f) by One World ex Arissa

Bred on the same cross as dual Gr1 winner, and Equus Champion, One Stripe, out of the high-class racemare who was placed in four graded races and finished runner up in the Gr3 Magnolia Handicap. A well-bread three-parts sister to Oaks Trial Listed winner Inaninstant, full to Storm Bird Stakes Listed winner American Grafffiti and the stakes placed Arabian Air. A robust, filly of substance

For more information on this draft, interested parties are asked to contact:

Sally Bruss on (066) 220 1587.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-Year-Old Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in mid-April for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

AMBIANCE STUD’S STRONG OCTET

Ambiance Stud’s Dr Marianne Thomson continues to breed top-class thoroughbreds.

Already the breeder of champions, namely, Al Nitak and Royal Victory, Marianne is also responsible for breeding current smart performers She’s My World, George Handel, and Royal Kailani.

Ambiance will be offering an eight strong draft at the upcoming Two-YearOld Sale at Hollywoodbets Durbanville, and Marianne picked out the following lots of particular interest:

Out of a daughter of one of my old favourites, State Coach. I am very pleased with this filly, she is very classy looking with a good walk and is nicely grown. This is a consistently strong distaff side.

She is correct and has a lovely temperament.

Lot 92 - Trendy Vibe (f) by Erupt ex Trendy Babe

Out of a winning half-sister to Tiger’s Touch, this is a typically powerful looking Erupt

filly with plenty in the engine room! She is strong, compact and walks like she’s going somewhere. She’ll be brave and bold.

Lot 2 - Fourth Of July (c) by The United States ex Gimmegifts

I’m so pleased with how this colt has grown, he is well developed and strong and walks with purpose.

He has a lovely quarter and a good strong shoulder. Only a second foal for the mare, her first is now a winner.

Lot 62 - Miss Prosperity (f) by The United States ex Red And Gold

From the family of Pomodoro, this looks like a filly with a future, she is beautifully put together and walks well. Although the dam never ran, she is from such a strong female line and as a first foal, I’m delighted.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Dr Marianne Thomson on (082) 557 1442

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

A GR1 DRAFT FROM MAINE CHANCE

Grade One producers and star stallions are a striking factor of the consignment that Maine Chance Farms are bringing to the 2025 Two-Year-Old Sale.

This draft includes progeny of outstanding producers as well as two-year-olds by the likes of Japan, Legislate, Master Of My Fate, Querari and Maine Chance’s own champion sire Vercingetorix.

Five likely standouts are:

Lot 49 - Pearly Beach (c) by Japan ex Paulinia

By Galileo’s Gr1 Grand Prix de Paris/ Gr1 Juddmonte International winning son Japan, Pearly Beach, closely inbred to the legendary Urban Sea, half to a winner, and his Sea The Stars-sired dam is out of a stakes winning Red Ransom half to Gr1 winning champion Potemkin.

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Qilin

(f) by Master Of My Fate ex Quena

By the same sire as such top-class fillies as Golden Palm, Anotherdanceforme, Zarina and Sentbydestiny, half to two multiple winners. Her Silvano-sired dam hails from the same family as champion, and top-class South African sire, Querari among many others.

Lot 79 - Fine Silver (c) by Futura ex Silver Stripe

By one of the best sons of star sire Dynasty, half to both Equus Champion, and dual Gr1 winner, One Stripe, and last season’s Gr3 Langerman third Vapour Trail. His Listed Spook Express Handicap winning dam, full to Gr3 Winter Derby winner Gifted For Glory, was produced by Gr1 Paddock Stakes winner Badger’s Gift.

Lot 81 - Snowblade (c) by Vercingetorix ex Slalom Queen

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire, bred on the same cross as the likes of Chansonette and Peach Daiquiri, out of speedy Gr3 Strelitzia Stakes runner-up. Three-parts to Vercingetorix’s stakes placed son The Mauritian, has black-type performers as his first three dams, with his third dam Bardot having produced three graded stakes winners led by Gr1 winners Viva Maria and Warrior’s Rest. Viva Maria

produced impressive debut winner Viva’s Liberte to the cover of Vercingetorix.

Lot 132 - Cherryblossompink (f) by Vercingetorix ex Champery

Full to Gr1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas winner Chansonette, produced by Querari’s stakes placed daughter. The blue-blooded dam is out of the Mr. Greeley mare Celigny, half to Gr1 Las Virgenes winner Eden’s Moon. This is the family of outstanding international gallopers Theatrical, Paradise Creek, Wild Event and David Junior among others.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Ross Fuller on (082) 587 7045

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

VARSFONTEIN FAB-FIVE SET TO SHINE!

Varsfontein Stud’s resident stallions

Erik The Red, Gimmethegreenlight and Master Of My Fate all enjoyed excellent seasons in 2024-2025.

Erik The Red was South Africa’s Leading First Season Sire last season, multiple champion sire Gimmethegreenlight’s 14 individual stakes winners included Gr1 Hollywoodbets Durban July winner The Real Prince, and Master Of My Fate’s trio of Gr1 winners included two Equus Champions.

The string is made up of two-year-olds sired by the aforementioned Varsfontein trio, as well as by the red-hot Rafeef.

Varsfontein will be offering five colts, each with a stallion’s pedigree, at the upcoming Two-Year-Old Sale:

Lot 22 - Vice And Virtue (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Juxtapose

By multiple champion sire, half to two winners including 2024 Woolavington Stakes Listed winner Daimyo. A three-parts brother to the Gimmethegreenlight-sired

stakes winner Pineapplemintgreen, out of the top-class racemare who is a winner of both the Gr 1 SA Fillies Classic and Gr 2 SA Oaks.

Lot 35 – Diaval (c) by Master Of My Fate ex Maleficent

By the sire of champions Golden Palm, Jan Van Goyen and Tempting Fate, half to three winners including the smart Handsome Prince. His dam won the Devon Air Stakes Listed and she is a full to Gr1 SA Derby runner up Rocketball and half to Michaelmas Handicap Listed winner Blackball.

Lot 70 - Another Hero (c) by Gimmethegreenlight ex Sentbydestiny

By the same sire as such stars as Gimme A Prince, Green With Envy and The Real Prince, out of the Master Of My Fate-sired Gr1 Premiers Champion Stakes winner. The latter is full to Listed World Sports Betting East Cape Derby winner American Princess and half to the Gr3 winning dam of champion Double Grand Slam.

Lot 134 - Sossusvlei (c) by Erik The Red ex Desert Pride

A son of one of South Africa’s most exciting young sires, who is also closely related to the sensational Master Of My Fate. Closely

inbred to champion sire Al Mufti, out of a thrice-winning half to Gr2 Gold Circle Golden Slipper winner Desert Rhythm, and is from the family of last season’s Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift H F Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes winner Cosmic Speed.

Lot 131 - Caught Speed (c) by Rafeef ex Catchafallingstar

By the sire of Gr1 Computaform Sprint winners Master Archie, Thunderstruck and William Robertson, out of a Gr2 placed Gimmethegreenlight half to no fewer than three Oaks winners! This trio includes Gr1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks winner Ash Cloud, the dam of stakes winners Pacaya and Silver Hills.

For more information on this draft, please contact:

Carl De Vos on (082) 800 8490.

All horses purchased off the RCS Two-YearOld Sale qualify for the RCS Slipper. The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Race Coast Sales. This lucrative race will be run in midApril for a purse of R3 Million in 2026 at Hollywoodbets Greyville.

READ BEFORE YOU BUY!

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