Champion sire Silvano (Ger) dominated the top of the market during the opening session of Bloodstock South Africa's National 2-year-old sale on Thursday, siring three of the five top-priced lots including the R900,000 (£52,946/€58,061) session-topping colt (lot 98). That one, purchased by John Freeman from Maine Chance Farms, is a full-brother to triple Group 3 winner and multiple Group 1-placed Puntas Arenas (SAf) (Silvano {Ger}), from the extended family of American champion Paseana (Arg). Silvano, himself a resident of Maine Chance Farm, was also responsible for a R500,000 colt bought by Freeman and a R575,000 filly bought by trainer Geoffrey Woodruff.
Trippi provided the session's second-highest price when a colt from Gary Player Stud Farm was sold to Glen Kotzen for R600,000. Lot 245 is out of the G1 SA Fillies Sprint winner Wonderful World, who has already produced the Group 3-winning Chave De Oura (SAf) (Jet Master {SAf}) among her seven winners.
Var was the other sire among the top five, with a filly by him (lot 124) selling to Al Khayl Breeders for R400,000.
The sale continues with its final session on Friday.
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