Though he lives in Palm Beach, Florida, international owner-breeder Bjorn Nielsen was born and raised in Cape Town and he furthered his links with the Mother City at Sunday's CTS Premier Yearling Sale.

Held for the first time at the De Grendel wine estate, a total of 155 yearlings came under the hammer and the top lot of R1,1m was knocked down to Nielsen. The Gimmethegreenlight filly is likely to be trained by Justin Snaith...

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