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Jonathan Snaith shelled out R525,000 (€26,540) for lot 228 to top the second day of the Cape Racing Sales Premier Yearling Sale Day 2 on Friday. The son of Pomodoro (SAf) and the stakes-placed Captain Al (SAf) mare War Path (SAf) was offered by Klawervlei Stud. A half-brother to stakes winner Bella Chica (SAf) (Rafeef {Aus}) and the Grade 3-placed Fearless Warrior (SAf) (Vercingetorix {SAf}), the colt is a grandson of Listed Goldfields Sprint winner Uber Rock (Aus) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), who was second in the G3 Pretty Polly...

A son of Vercingetorix (SAf) already named Wreath Of Snow (SAf) topped the first session of the Cape Racing Sales Premier Yearling Sale on Thursday when selling for R9 million (€452,899) to Greg Bortz. Vercingetorix's offspring filled the top five spots. Consigned by Drakenstein Stud, lot 85 is out of Snowdance (SAf) (Captain Al {SAf}), a winner of both the G1 Cape Fillies Guineas and G1 Majorca Stakes. Already the dam of G1 Cape Guineas hero Snow Pilot (SAf) (Lancaster Bomber), the mare is out of Grade 3 winner Spring...