Trippi Colt Tops Cape Ready to Run Sale

TRIPPI COLT TOPS CAPE READY TO RUN SALE
By Liesl King 
Session One of the Cape Thoroughbred Sales’ Ready To Run Sale, held at the Durbanville Racecourse yesterday as part of a Festival of Racing that included the Cape Seasons openers, the G3 Diana S. and G3 Matchem S., ended on a high with an aggregate of R13,525,000 (US$1,191,420), an average of R196,000 (US$17,366) and a median of R150,000 (US$13,214). The sale was solid throughout with a phenomenal 100% clearance rate. 
Adrian Todd, chief operating officer of CTS, was extremely pleased with the results of the first session. “It was a wonderful day of sport, racing, rugby and sales,” he said. “The concept of a Festival of Racing clearly works in an environment where quality horses are on offer in beautiful surroundings, and I am delighted with the results of the first day.” 
After a superb day’s racing and a glorious victory by the Springboks over the All Blacks, the assembled buyers were ready for business, and the sale had barely commenced when a fierce bidding war erupted over lot 2, a Trippi colt out of the Jet Master (SAf) mare Nimley (SAf). Lot 2 was initially sold at the CTS Premier Yearling Sale for R500,000 and hence eligible for the highly anticipated CTS Million Dollar set for 2016. Trainer Geoff Woodruff was forced to go to R1.5 million (US$132,135) before the bay colt was finally his. “I hadn’t quite expected to pay that much. He had better win the CTS Million Dollar now!” Woodruff quipped. 
It did not take long for the million Rand mark to be breached again, as the hammer fell at R1.1 million (US$96,899) for lot 20. By Warm White Night (SAf), the bay colt is the second foal of Savoire Faire (SAf), a half-sister to G1 Cape Flying Championship winner Cordocelli. “I am delighted to have got him,” commented trainer Vaughan Marshall. “He is a lovely horse, who moved beautifully and I thought he was the pick of the sale.” 
After a recent buying spree at the Arqana Sale, Mayfair Speculators went to R550,000 (US$48,450) for lot 72, a bay colt by Trippi out of the Centenary mare Aretha (SAf), dam of multiple Graded winner Nocturnal Affair (SAf). 
One of the last daughters of the deceased champion sire Western Winter and the first foal of the G2 Fillies Championship winner Townsend, lot 47 had catalogues waving, with the hammer finally coming down at R500,000 (US$44,045) to Johan Janse van Vuuren. 
CTS Chairman Chris van Niekerk also joined the fray, signing for lot 19, a Trippi colt from the Rambo Dancer (SAf) mare Sara’s Promise (SAf) at R400,000 (US$35,236). Sean Tarry, Van Niekerk’s trainer, was delighted to add the colt to his string, commenting that he was a good mover, from a great family. 
Klawervlei Stud as agent was the top vendor, selling 10 yearlings for an average of R377 500 (US$33,254), while Geoff Woodruff topped the buyers list, paying a total of R1,800,000 (US$158,562) for three horses.