An exceptional catalogue has been drawn up for the 2025 National Yearling Sale. This catalogue is now online and can be viewed at www.bsa.co.za
Graduates of the 2023 National Sale have, in particular, enjoyed another wonderful few months, with their ranks headed by G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met/ G1 SplashOut Cape Derby winner Eighteen On Eighteen, and fellow graded stakes winners Cats Pajamas, Cosmic Speed, Fire Attack, Greaterix, and Simply Majestic. This season’s G1 World Sports Betting Cape Fillies Guineas winner Fatal Flaw was a bargain, R210 000 purchase from the 2023 National Sale.
This year, the National Yearling Sale will take place at the TBA Complex in Germiston from Thursday 10th April to Friday 11th April, with each day of trading set to commence at 10:00 AM sharp.
The majority of South Africa’s top stud farms will be represented at the sale, as will South Africa’s top stallions. Among the leading sires represented at the 2025 National Sale are Gimmethegreenlight, Master Of My Fate, One World, Querari, Rafeef, Trippi, Vercingetorix and What A Winter.
The sale will also be offering a pair of yearlings sired by stallions standing overseas. Darley’s dual G1 winner Harry Angel is represented here by a colt (Lot 73) from the family of top-class US galloper Lil’s Lad, while exciting young sire, and G1 Phoenix Stakes hero, Lucky Vega has two yearlings on offer.
Ridgemont’s exciting young stallions Malmoos and Real Gone Kid both have members of their eagerly awaited first crops on the National Yearling Sale, as does Trippi’s G1 Tsogo Sun Sprint winning son Chimichuri Run.
Grade One winning mares represented on the National Sale this year include Alboran Sea (colt by Hawwaam), Ash Cloud (colt by Futura), Bela-Bela (colt by Vercingetorix), Nightingale (colt by What A Winter), Orchid Island (filly by Rafeef), Pine Princess (filly by Gimmethegreenlight), Redberry Lane (filly by Vercingetorix), River Jetez (colt by Vercingetorix), She’s A Keeper (colt by Vercingetorix), Silver Mountain (colt by Rafeef), Sommerlied (colt by Vercingetorix), Viva Maria (colt by Vercingetorix) and Zarina (filly by Vercingetorix).
Ill-fated Horse Of The Year Captain’s Ransom has a Vercingetorix half-sister on offer, while champion Mrs Geriatrix has a Master Of My Fate half-brother on the sale. The superb producer Miss October, dam of G1 winners October Morn and Tempting Fate, has a Rafeef colt on offer while this season’s G1 Maine Chance Farms Majorca Stakes winner Rascova has a Malmoos half-brother up for sale.
There are also siblings to graded stakes winners Alexis, Anna Capri, Battle Force, Billy Bowlegs, Bohica, Brave Mary, Caya Coco, Ciao Bella, Coral Fever, Cousin Liz, Delta Queen, Doublemint, Due Diligence, Epsom Girl, Fire Attack, Forries Waltz, Frances Ethel, Gabor, Galla Vanting, Ghaalla, Gilded Butterfly, Gimme One Night, Green Plains, Greeting My Master, Hoedspruit, Homely Girl, Just Reckless, La Moohal, Little Ballerina, Magical Wonderland, Magico, Maryah, Mount Laurel, Mount Pilatus, Pacaya, Petala, Pure Predator, Rainbow Lorikeet, Rivarine, Rockie Reef, Running Brave, Saartjie, Seville Orange, Shangani, Silver Hills, Sovereign Spirit, Sprinkles, Undercover Agent, White Pearl, Without Question, World Of Alice, and Zouaves on offer, which further underlines the depth of this catalogue.
The 2025 National Yearling Sale is not an auction any serious buyer can afford to miss!
