A close relative of Klawervlei Stud’s G1 Cape Guineas winning sire WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) proved popular on the first day of the National Yearling Sale.
Consigned to the auction by Klawervlei Stud, As Agent, the colt (Lot 62) was knocked down to the Hong Kong Jockey Club for R2 400 000.

His price tag made the colt the third top lot sold on Thursday’s sale.

A son of the Klawervlei bred champion VERCINGETORIX (Silvano), the blue blooded colt is a half-brother to three winners including the G2 placed BJORN IRONSIDE (Gimmethegreenlight).

His dam DANCE AT DAWN (Trippi) is a winning own-sister to G1 SA Fillies Sprint/G3 Poinsettia Stakes queen REAL PRINCESS, the dam of star sprinter and multiple G1 winner GIMME A PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight), G3 BakerMcVeigh Diana Stakes heroine GIMMIE’S COUNTESS (Gimmethegreenlight) and this season’s Listed City Of Cape Town Jet Master Stakes winner THE REAL PRINCE (Gimmethegreenlight).
The regally bred Dance At Dawn, a half-sister to William Longsword, also numbers stakes winners SILVER GOD (Silvano) and REALLY ROYAL (Captain Al) as half-siblings.

William Longsword has been responsible for a number of high-class performers this season including G2 Betway Joburg Spring Challenge winner BACK IN BUSINESS and Listed Betway National Colour Stakes queen ICE STAR.

A full-brother to Klawervlei Stud’s exciting young sire KOMMETDIEDING (Elusive Fort) proved one of the star attractions on the first day of the Premier Yearling Sale.
The Oldlands Stud consigned colt, who has been named One Point Champion, was knocked down to Kenneth Pillay for R2.1 million at Thursday’s session.

One Point Champion (Lot 114) is out of Listed Gardenia Handicap runner up ADORABLE (Captain Al), a three-parts sister to triple G1 winner CAPTAIN AMERICA (Captain Al).
Adorable, who has produced five winners, ranks as the dam of not only Kommetdieding but classy filly KOMMETJIE STORM (Elusive Heart), who was sold for R3.2 million at the 2023 National Yearling Sale.
To date, Kommetjie Storm has won or been placed in three of four starts, with the filly having contested the G2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas last time out.
Remarkably, Adorable’s outstanding sire Captain Al was broodmare sire of the three top lots sold at Thursday’s sale, with Captain Al’s dual G1 winning daughter SNOWDANCE the dam of the sales’ R9 million Vercingetorix colt.
The brilliant Kommetdieding, whose first crop are yearlings in 2026, defeated champions GOT THE GREENLIGHT (Gimmethegreenlight), DO IT AGAIN (Twice Over) and RAINBOW BRIDGE (Ideal World) when he won the 2021 G1 Vodacom Durban July, and such stars as JET DARK (Trippi), DOUBLE SUPERLATIVE (Twice Over) and PUERTO MANZANO (Seek Again) when victorious in the 2022 G1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met.

Klawervlei Stud’s triple G1 winning stallion CAPTAIN OF ALL (Captain Al) enjoyed some good results at the recent National Yearling Sale.

The former champion sprinter had yearlings make up to R550 000 at the National Sale this year, with two colts by Captain Of All making R400 000 apiece.

Captain Of All’s top lot sold, a filly (Lot 373) out of SYLVIE (Dupont), was consigned to the sale by Black Swan Stud (As Agent), and she was sold to Kestorm Investments.

Bred to be extremely speedy, the pricey filly is a half-sister to five winners including the stakes winning fillies SARAH (What A Winter) and ALMOND SEA (Canford Cliffs).

Captain Of All also had success over the weekend, when the multiple G1 winner supplied winners in both the Eastern and Western Cape.

On Friday, Captain Of All filly LISTENTOTHEOCEAN romped home, under Craig Zackey, to break her maiden impressively at Fairview.

Trained by Gavin Smith, the three-year-old was always up with the pace in Friday’s Play Soccer 6,10, and 13 Maiden Plate (F and M) (1200m) before drawing clear to win by two and a half lengths.

Bred by the Cape Leopard Trust, Listentotheocean races for Messrs A D C A Fernandes, J G Gomes and SMB Insurance Brokers CC.

Captain Of All struck again the very next day when his son ALL ABOUT RONNIE won the RaceCape Powered By Hollywoodbets Class 4 (1600m) in game fashion.

Under a spectacular ride from Richard Fourie, the Des McLachlan trained gelding flew up late to get up and score by a short-head.

Bred by Klipdrif Stud, All About Ronnie has now won three times with the four-year-old having won two of his last three starts. All About Ronnie races for Denis Le Breton.

One of the very best sons of his legendary sire, Captain Of All has six lots on offer at the Cape Racing Winter Yearling Sale.

Klawervlei Stud’s inform stallion WILLIAM LONGSWORD (Captain Al) had a notable sale at Thursday’s Cape Racing Premier Yearling Sale Powered By Tattersalls.

The former G1 Cape Guineas winner had yearlings make up to R750 000 at the Premier Sale, with William Longsword’s good recent run appearing to pay dividends in the sales ring.

His top lot, an unnamed colt (Lot 7) consigned by Klawervlei Stud, as Agent, was sold to Playgate SA for R750 000.

The well-bred colt is out of the GALILEO (Sadler’s Wells) mare ZIPPY ZITTER and is thus bred on the same William Longsword/Galileo cross as this season’s G3 New Turf Carriers Merchants/Listed Golden Loom Handicap winner DYCE.

William Longsword is having a wonderful season in 2023-2024, and his progeny have won more black type races this season at the time of writing than the likes of FLOWER ALLEY (Distorted Humor), SILVANO (Lomitas), VERCINGETORIX (Silvano) and DYNASTY (Fort Wood).

The son of Captain Al is set to be represented in Saturday’s G1 World Pool Cape Flying Championship by his brilliant son Dyce and he has no fewer than four runners in Saturday’s R7 500 000 Cape Racing Gold Rush.

William Longsword has four lots on offer at the 2024 Cape Yearling Sale -watch this space!