HORSE RACING
Historic yearling sale canters up
The National Yearling Sale features an impressive line-up of lots likely to achieve top prices
Television addicts will know the South African Breweries ad about the beer that has "stood the test of time" and the National Yearling Sale, which kicks off at Germiston on Wednesday, falls in the same category. That is the view of the racing newspaper Sporting Post in their preview of the 492-lot sale that will have New Zealander Steve Davis, Andrew Miller and Graeme Hawkins on the rostrum. The sale runs until Friday. The paper reads: "The sale has stood the test of time with graduates having won over 400 grade 1 races. It has moved with the times with R7m up for grabs by way of the lucrative added stakes incentive, which has been tweaked to include grade 1, grade 2 and grade 3 races." Bloodstock SA has been quick to advertise one of their notable graduates is Nother Russia, winner of the recent Empress Club Stakes. Mike de Kock’s talented filly will take on horse-of-the-year Legal Eagle in next Saturday’s R4m Premier’s Champions Challenge at Turffontein. Included in the catalogue ...
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