Lammerskraal’s in-form young sire Visionaire is well represented at Friday’s Emperors Palace Select Yearling Sale.
The sire of recent G3 Byerley Turk winner Africa Rising (entered in the G2 Daisy Guineas) as well as impressive 2yo winner Real Vision (entered in the G3 Godolphin Barb Stakes) has ten yearlings on the sale, which is due to start at 16:00pm this Friday:
Lot 2 –this filly is a half-sister to 5 winners including nine time stakes winner Fox Hunt
Lot 4-this colt, who, like Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, is out of a Forestry mare, is from the family of champion Wavering Girl and graded winners Military, Parade Ground and Parade Leader
Lot 5 –this filly is a half-sister to G2 Ipi Tombe Challenge winner Intergalactic
Lot 7 –this colt is out of a Kahal ½ sister to 2 stakes winners, including Oaks winner Veiled Essence
Lot 11 –this colt is out of a Kahal ½ sister to 2 stakes winners, including Oaks winner Veiled Essence
Lot 16 –a brother to a winner, this colt’s second dam is a G2 winning ½ sister to Met winner Angus
Lot 77 –a half-sister to 6 winners, this filly’s second dam is multiple G1 winning champion Vesta
Lot 93 –this colt, out of a G2 winning ½ sister to a G1 Met winner, is a half-brother to 4 winners including feature race winner Distinguished and Oaks third Coby
Lot 112 –a half-brother to 2 winners, this colt is bred on the same cross as Visionaire’s Fillies Guineas winner Heaps Of Fun and is from the same family as French 2000 Guineas winner and outstanding sire Kalamoun
Lot 128 –this colt is out of a Fort Wood ½ sister to 2 stakes winners
Visionaire proved popular at this sale last year, when his only yearling offered fetched R1 000 000!