Moutonshoek, breeders of numerous classy gallopers including the ill-fated Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom, will be offering two quality colts at this year’s Cape Yearling Sale.

The underrated Royal Mo, whose progeny include the top-class R6 million plus earner Royal Aussie, is the sire of Tycoon Mo (Lot 12), a colt from an exceptional female line.
Tycoon Mo, a three-parts brother to a winner, is out of Care To Dance, a Smart Strike half-sister to G3 Darley Stakes winner Steele Tango, and his fourth dam is the wonderful producer Mill Princess.
Famed as the dam of G1 Breeders’ Cup Mile winner, and champion sire, Last Tycoon, Mill Princess is ancestress of a host of international stars including the G1 winners Henri Matisse, Hermosa, Hydrangea and Moutonshoek’s own successful sire The United States.

Flower Alley, whose current flagbearers include the likes of Chyavana and Firealley, is responsible for Thomas Burchell. That colt (Lot 59) is out of a full-sister to exported Listed Sea Cottage Stakes winner Majestic Mambo, with Thomas Burchell’s dam Miss Chance closely inbred to the great mare Lassie Dear.

A farm known for its motto of “where the horses come first”, Moutonshoek has large paddocks on limestone-rich soil. The equine athletes play, run and grow up strong with good bone. Moutonshoek’s Bennie Van Der Merwe is a firm believer in the importance of land, and says of Moutonshoek, “This is real horse country and was the area they used to breed cavalry and Green Point tram horses.” No doubt, Moutonshoek will produce more, top-class, tough equine athletes in the years to come.

These two colts can be viewed from Block E at the SARDA Centre in Constantia.