Members of champion Cousin Casey’s illustrious family proved very popular at the recent National Yearling Sale.
The Drakenstein Stud consigned Snap Out Of It (Lot 217), a Vercingetorix colt bred on very similar lines to Cousin Casey, was knocked down to Jonathan Snaith for R2 800 000.
The choicely bred colt is out of G2 Cape Stayers/G3 Victress Stakes winner Snapscan (by Oratorio), whose G3 Final Fling Stakes winning dam Cash Register is a full-sister to the dam of the Vercingetorix sired champion Cousin Casey.
Cash Register, who also won the Listed Ladies Mile, is also the dam of Listed Ibhayi Stakes winner Point Of Sale (by Var).
The latter’s Legislate colt Deed Of Sale was sold to Etienne Braun for R1 100 000 at the National Sale.
Bred by Drakenstein Stud, Deed Of Sale is the second foal for his dam.
Cousin Casey’s outstanding sire Vercingetorix once again dominated proceedings at this year’s National Yearling Sale.
The champion sire was responsible for the three top lots sold at the National Sale, where Vercingetorix colt Red Trix made R5.25 million to top the sale.
The remarkable Vercingetorix was the Leading Sire by Aggregate, with his 29 yearlings grossing R46.2 million and averaging R1 593 103.
