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Winterbach Stud - Cape Premier Sales Draft 2026

Winterbach Stud has built its reputation the hard way — through consistency, patience, and a long-term commitment to the fundamentals of Thoroughbred breeding. Rather than chasing trends, the operation focuses on sound horsemanship, proven bloodlines, and producing horses designed to stand up to the demands of training and racing. It’s an approach rooted in discipline and belief in process, and one that continues to position Winterbach Stud as a respected presence within the breeding landscape.

Here they present their Cape Premier Yearlings - an outstanding group of youngsters ready for a bigger stage. 

Selected Comments from Hendrik Winterbach, 

Lot 10: Tempting Fortune c Hawwaam – La Volta

By five-time Gr 1 winner and hugely promising young sire Hawwaam, Tempting Fortune is a half-brother to seven winners. His three black type half-brothers include Winterbach Stud’s Gr 1 winning sire Master Archie, with this colt’s stakes winning dam a full sister to Gr 1 Allan Robertson Championship third placegetter Valeta.

Lot 28: Unnamed f Declarationofpeace – Earth’s Orbit

By a stakes winning son of the mighty War Front, this filly is a yearling with plenty of paddock value. A full sister to impressive debut winner Spacebound, she is a half-sister to six other winners notably Gr 3 Lebelo Sprint winner Taikonaut and World Sports Betting Perfect Promise Sprint Listed winner Mercury Rising. Another half-sister, Veronica Mars, finished second in both the Lady’s Bracelet Listed and WSB Sign Up Now Ladies Mile Listed. This is the family of champions Foveros and Hinterland.

Lot 176: Abigail Fix f Gimmethegreenlight – Captain’s Darling

This filly shares her sire with such star fillies as Gimme Another, Bless My Stars, She’s A Keeper and VJ’s Angel. Bred on the same potent cross as champions Proceed and Sandringham Summit, Abigail Fix is a half-sister to the classy East Cape Breeders Stakes winner Sweetie Darling from the family of champion fillies Cherry On The Top and Summer Pudding.

Lot 197: Caesar’svastghost c Vercingetorix – Come Fly With Me

By South Africa’s reigning champion sire, this regally bred colt is a half-brother to four winners including Gr 1 World Sports Betting Cape Town Met/Gr 1 HWB Cape Guineas winning sire Double Superlative and the promising Vroom Vroom. His Gr 3 placed dam is a full-sister to Gr 1 Mercury Sprint winner Fly By Night.

Lot 262: Unnamed f Rafeef – I Like It Hot

This filly is out of a twice-winning half-sister to Equus Champion, and triple Gr 1 winner, Via Africa. The latter has produced a pair of Gr 1 winners in Australia, namely Gr 1 ATC Golden Rose winning sire In The Congo and the unbeaten sensation Gr 1 ATC Epsom Handicap winner Autumn Glow. Both horses were sired by a son of Redoute’s Choice, whose son Rafeef is responsible for the filly on sale.

Formirw info contact Hendrik on (082) 465 4433.

Click on the image to access rge pedigree page. 

 

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