Progeny of Jet Master under the hammer
BUYERS are likely to scramble to acquire the last progeny of Jet Master when they come under the hammer for the final time at the Emperors Palace National Yearling Sales in Germiston on April 26 and 28.
Like now-deceased Sadler’s Wells in Europe, Jet Master has been the dominant force in South African breeding for many years.
To mark the occasion, Bloodstock SA will show a tribute to Jet Master 30 minutes before the sale commences on April 26.
“We have arranged to get one of his most famous sons, JJ The Jet Plane, to parade as well, which is sure to delight his many fans,” Bloodstock SA CEO Tom Callaghan said yesterday.
Callaghan believes there could be increased interest from overseas this year as a result of the success of two SA-bred horses, Shea Shea and Soft Falling Rain, on Dubai World Cup night.
“One cannot emphasise enough the huge role Mike de Kock has played in boosting SA bloodstock. He reiterated in Dubai that South African-bred horses represent excellent value for money,” said Callaghan.
Jet Master, who has been represented by over 100 black-type performers, has 27 of his offspring on the two-day sale.
One Jet Master yearling sure to be pulled out of his box on numerous occasions is his son, Time Odyssey (lot 202), who has been consigned by Maine Chance Farms. The colt is a half-brother to Gauteng Guineas winner Tellina, who finished a close second in the recent SA Classic. Some Jet Master progeny: Lot 29: A colt out of a stakesplaced half-sister to three blacktype performers, including the outstanding filly Disco Queen. This is the family of champion Basic Instinct.
Lot 62: A sister to four winners. Her dam is the Fillies Guineas winner Pacific Blue, a daughter of leading broodmare sire Model Man.
Lot 66: A half-brother to the useful Laurie’s Gold, and is out of Elliodor’s Grade Two-winning daughter, Park Lane. His second dam is the high-class race mare Hancock Park.
Lot 158: A half-brother to a winner and the promising onceraced For the Lads. His dam is a stakes-winning daughter of the Grade One mare Tight Drums. This is the family of Grade One winners Planetary Music and Drum Star.
Lot 185: A brother to a winner, and a half-brother to Grade One filly Felix The Cat. His dam is a stakes-placed half-sister to the high-class Grade Two winner Battle of Hastings.
Lot 233: A colt out of Fort Wood’s Grade One-winning daughter Urabamba. This is the family of the brilliant Topa Inca, and Envy and Enforce.
Lot 250 : A half-brother to five winners, including the Grade Three-placed Amur Affair. His dam is an own sister to Grade One winner Fair Maiden, and this colt has a lot of Secretariat in his bloodlines!
Lot 252: A half-sister to the G1placed stakes winner Kiss Again. His dam is a half-sister to three black-type performers, and second dam is champ Kiss of Peace.
Lot 268: A colt out of the Grade One winner Zaitoon, from the high-class family responsible for G1 winners Chief’s Crown, Winning Colors and Sightseek.
Lot 296: A full sister to the Grade One filly Jet Trail. She is out of the top-class race mare Azabu Park, who won 10 races, and was Grade One-placed.
Lot 319: A half-brother to black-type performers who won 11 between them. He is out of a stakes-placed mare from the family of champion Up The Creek.
Lot 332: A half-brother to two stakes horses, and to two other winners. His dam was a Grade Two-winning daughter of Caesour, and his second dam won the Ladies Mile.