Wilgerbosdrift, breeders of such champions as Dynasty, Elusive Fort, Hawwaam and Rainbow Bridge, will be offering a very high-class draft at this year’s Cape Yearling Sale.
Among the stallions represented in this draft are Buffalo Bill Cody, Danon Platina, Fire Away, Hawwaam, Master Of My Fate, One World, Rafeef and The United States.

The farm’s Shane Van Zyl is confident that Wilgerbosdrift’s Cape Sale will appeal to plenty of buyers, saying, “I think we have a quality draft with good confirmation for the sale.”

Shane picked out the following yearlings as potential standouts:

COLTS
Lot 106: Cowboy Country The United States -Oklahoma Sky
A half-brother to impressive debut winner Pistol Pete, this colt is out of a stakes placed winner of five, from the family of outstanding sire Pivotal

Lot 107: Noriega Hawwaam -Ortega
From the first crop of champion Hawwaam, he is out of a half-sister to G1 winner Athina

Lot 114: Lookout Mountain Buffalo Bill Cody -Public Protector
By promising young sire Buffalo Bill Cody, this colt is a half-brother to two winners including the stakes placed Defender Of Rights

FILLIES
Lot 83: Eisteddfod Potala Palace -Liberty Dance
By the same sire as this season’s top class filly Red Palace, she is a half sister to graded stakes winners Capoeira and Folk Dance

Lot 84: Limerick Lace Danon Platina -Limerick Ridge
A daughter of a Japanese champion, she is out of a winning own sister to the Wilgerbosdrift bred Cape Guineas winner Noah From Goa

Lot 87: Provocative Buffalo Bill Cody -Lizzie Arden
A half-sister to three winners including G3 London News Stakes third Total Protection, this filly is out of a mare who won three and was second in the G3 Yellowwood Handicap

Lot 115: Witching Hour Rafeef -Pumpkin Queen
A daughter of the highly successful Rafeef, this filly is out of a three-part sister to former Horse Of The Year and outstanding sire Dynasty

This string can be viewed from Block A at Hollywoodbets Kenilworth racecourse in the days leading up to the sale.