Frankel is to racing what Christiano Ronaldo is to football so it was no surprise that one of his progeny made top price of R4m on the first session of the CTS Premier Yearling Sale in Cape Town. Consigned by Klawervlei Stud (as agent), the colt was the subject of some sustained bids, but Australian auctioneer Grant Burns brought the hammer down in favour of bloodstock consultant John Freeman. Another yearling that had clearly caught the eye of Freeman was a Captain Al filly from Klawervlei, which he secured with a bid of R3m. Freeman emerged as the top buyer of the first day spending R8.3m on four lots. It was always going to be a tough call to match 2017’s average of R699,212, but at the close of business CTS chairman Chris van Niekerk and CEO Wehann Smith would have been more than satisfied with the average of R556,618. "I’m certainly happy with that figure and delighted to see the Hong Kong Jockey Club among the buyers," said Van Niekerk. Representatives of the Hong Kong Jockey ...
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