HORSE RACING
Big bids expected at yearling casino sale
High demand for quality horse stock is likely to be repeated at the 2017 Select Yearling Sale
Auctioneers John O’Kelly and Andrew Miller were bombarded with bids at the CTS Premier Sale in Cape Town in January and it could be an action replay at Emperors Palace Casino Resort on Friday. The Kempton Park casino is the venue for the 2017 Select Yearling Sale with the first of the 159 lots coming under the hammers of O’Kelly and Miller at 4pm. A total of 41 sires are represented in the catalogue. Graduates from this sale are eligible for the CTS Millions comprising two races to be run in Cape Town in January 2019. In an editorial, the racing newspaper The Sporting Post commented: "This young sale has flexed its muscle in just two years of existence with median figures proving very competitive on national comparisons. "In a tough operating environment, the catalogue suggests the Class of 2017 can be expected to hold its own again," the editorial read. While the country’s top sires such as Captain Al, Trippi, Dynasty and Silvano are all represented, it is the close relations to se...
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