HORSE RACING
Foreign trainers set to flock to Mooi River sale
Buyers from Kenya, Mauritius and Zimbabwe are expected to attend Wednesday’s Emperors Palace Ready-To-Run Sale at Summerhill Stud in Mooi River when 62 two-year-olds are due to come under the hammer. They will arrive at a time when the bloodstock industry is thriving. A look at the results of Tattersalls October Yearling Sale is proof of that — the average was up 29% on 2016. The highest price for a yearling sold anywhere in the world in 2017 — and the second-highest for a yearling filly sold at auction — was realised when a Galileo filly was bought by Godolphin for £4m. The emphasis at Wednesday’s sale (2pm start) will be buyers trying to identify which horses look to have real potential in their gallop. Summerhill supremo Mick Goss is not surprised there is interest from outside SA. "They arrive at a time when we are once again at the head of the breeders’ log, with 21 individual stakes winners emerging from our Ready-To-Run drafts in 2016 and 2017," he said. Emperors Palace has b...
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