Silvano colt sets the pace at National Yearling Sale in Germiston

A Silvano colt proved the star attraction on the first day of the National Yearling Sale, which commenced at Germiston on Thursday.

Consigned to the sale by Maine Chance Farms, Power Factor (lot 191) topped day one of the two-day auction when knocked down to the Hong Kong Jockey Club for R2,400,000 (£123,000/€141,000).

The colt, whose sire is one shy of having 100 stakes winners to his name, is out of the Captain Al-sired Grade 2 Sceptre Stakes heroine Princess Royal and is a half-brother to Princess Calla, captured both the Grade 2 Western Cape Fillies Championship and Grade 3 Umzimkhulu Stakes this season.

Five times South African champion sire Silvano also provided Thursday's top priced filly, when his daughter October Fair (lot 133) was knocked down to Pieter Graaff's Lammerskraal Stud for R1,100,000. The blue blooded filly was consigned to the sale by Avontuur Thoroughbred Farm.

A half-sister to Grade 1 Golden Horse Medallion winner and Equus Champion Tempting Fate, October Fair is out of Grade 3 Tommy Hotspur Handicap victress Miss October -a full-sister to Grade 1 Mercury Sprint victor August Rush.

Thursday's session achieved an aggregate of R47.225 million, with the average price settling at R262,361 and a median of R200,000. The concluding session begins on Friday morning.

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