A total of 869 yearlings on offer in the sales ring in the space of a fortnight makes for a busy time as owners and trainers try and identify a future star that will take them to racing’s big time.First up was the CTS Yearling Sale at Durbanville racecourse, where 343 youngsters were catalogued. Top price was R700,000 for a Silvano colt bought by Vaughan Marshall.Next on the bloodstock menu is the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sale at Germiston, running from April 24-26. A total of 526 yearlings will come under the hammer.Graduates who have turned out stars are the best advert for any sale and the Thoroughbred Breeders Association (TBA) can point to three achievements by horses they sold: Legal Eagle, Coral Fever and Dubai grade3 winner Light The Lights.• Legal Eagle — Bought for R425,000 by Sean Tarry for Markus Jooste at the 2013 national sale, the son of Greys Inn made it three Horse Chestnut Stakes wins in a row on Classic day. That took his tally of wins to 13 from 23 start...
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