EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2008

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1 EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN SALE SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2008 w w w. s u m m e r h i l l. c o. z a

Want to be King of the Jungle? We all know about the international successes of South African horses. They re winning the world over. So let s share our own little story with you.

2 Want to be King of the Jungle? We all know about the international successes of South African horses. They re winning the world over. So let s share our own little story with you. The best sale of racehorses, poundfor-pound in terms of Stakes performers, is the Emperors Palace Ready To Run. You need only look at Summerhill s graduates of the past season alone. IMBONGI, GALANT GAGNANT, OUTCOME, DESERT LINKS, HEAR THE DRUMS, CATMANDU, EMPEROR NAPOLEON, BOLD ELLINORE, DYNAMITE MIKE, PARIS PERFECT, DISAPPEAR, ITHALA, MZWILILI, UMNGAZI, BHEKINKHOSI, TAP TAP, ART OF WAR, VANGELIS, ECOLE MILITAIRE, ALEJATE and THEKKADY. It s like a roll call of the who s who, isn t it? All from one source. The Ready to Run sale comes with the best odds in the world. It is attached to a dedicated race valued at R1,5 million. About one in seven of its graduates gets a crack at the spoils. Besides the chance to get your money back in a single shot, four of the fourteen that lined up last year, have already been the subject of multimillion Rand bids. As we speak, they re winging their way to Dubai and Hong Kong. If they weren t already there, all their original owners are now multi-millionaires. As the new season dawned, a pair from the previous Ready To Run crop landed Grade Ones. Imagine their value today. On the 2nd November, you get another chance. Most cats get nine. Be a Big Cat. Join the Champions.

3 Summerhill Graduates of the previous two Ready to Runs DESERT LINKS On his own in the Canon Gold Cup (Gr1) OUTCOME Lonely in the Garden Province Stakes (Gr1) IMBONGI Gave the dual Horse of the Year a drilling in the Drill Hall (Gr2) at WFA UMNGAZI Graded winner shades Imbongi in the 2007 Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup GALANT GAGNANT A nose away from Grade One glory in the Daily News 2000 (Gr1) ART OF WAR Sheikh Mohammed s big hope for the 2009 Dubai Carnival THEKKADY A Graded winner at her third racecourse appearance ALEJATE Facile winner of the Riviera Handicap CATMANDU Triple Grade One Performer 2008

4 It s WAR out there For now, the Big Cats seem content to size each other up from a distance, on the training tracks. But someday soon, one of them will lay down a challenge, and in one of Africa s most fearsome spectacles, a new king will be crowned. SATURDAY 1 NOVEMBER THE R1,25 MILLION EMPERORS PALACE READY TO RUN CUP RECENT READY TO RUN GRADUATES BY COST & EARNINGS PRICE (R) EARNINGS (R) PRICE (R) EARNINGS (R) DESERT LINKS ICY AIR AMPHITHEATRE HEAR THE DRUMS IMBONGI FORK LIGHTENING DISAPPEAR CATMANDU BRIGADIER PARKER FANYANA OUTCOME DYNAMITE MIKE ALEJATE PARIS TO PEKING UMNGAZI TALAHATCHIE BHEKINKOSI GALANT GAGNANT BIANCONI FREECELL Pound-for-Pound, the best sale of Big Time racehorses in the World Besides, there s a substantial saving for the customer on the costs of keep and education, plus the bonanza of a ticket in the sweep for the fourth richest race in South Africa. Restricted to graduates of the Emperors Palace Ready To Run. And you re buying from the Champions!

5 Sires of the Summerhill candidates GALILEO CAPE CROSS ROCK OF GIBRALTAR Champion Sire Elect in Europe 2008 Sire of six Gr. 1 winners internationally incl Ouija Board, Seachange etc 3rd leading Sire of Northern Hemisphere Stakes winners in 2008 with eleven FLYING SPUR ROYAL ACADEMY KAHAL Australian Champion Sire in 2007/8 World ranked sire of 149 Stakes winners Current No. 1 on the General Sires Log NATIONAL EMBLEM MUHTAFAL LABEEB A Grade One winner in every crop Regular Big Five sire in SA Champion Freshman Sire 2008 CAPTAIN AL VAR JALLAD Record holding Juvenile Sire Champion European Sprinter Multiple Champion Sire

6 Summerhill pioneered the Ready To Run concept 21 years ago. At the time, it was only the second sale of its kind in the world. Yet today, it s the most popular concept for the sale of quality racehorses anywhere. Go to a Ready To Run in America or Europe, and you ll find all the world s biggest players doing just that: PLAYING BIG. Back home, it s become the playground for every horseman with an eye for a deal. Exceptional racehorses, damn good value and the best source of Feature race runners in the land. Maybe the world. As part of our promise to turn it into the buzziest sale of racehorses in Africa, we ve spread our net ever wider. This year we bring you the sons and daughters of some of the best stallions on the planet, and a liberal sprinkling of the best young sires in South Africa. Just look at the logs; they tell the story (Go to for all the news, views and jockeys choices. Click Ready To Run.) And then of course, there s the SUMMERHILL DEAL. Incomparable, unassailable, verging on the impossible. But just good old Summerhill. Again. Where they come from. And where they re going to.

The Summerhill Deal We know it s tough out there, and business has slowed. But next year is next year, and there ll still be a July, a Met and a Summer Cup to be won.

Ten years ago, we introduced the notion of spreading buyer s payments over a three month period, to make sure that even the smallest players get a roll of the dice.

7 The Summerhill Deal We know it s tough out there, and business has slowed. But next year is next year, and there ll still be a July, a Met and a Summer Cup to be won. And come what may, there ll definitely be an Emperors Palace Ready To Run Cup, at R1,5 million* the richest race of its kind in the world. Ten years ago, we introduced the notion of spreading buyer s payments over a three month period, to make sure that even the smallest players get a roll of the dice. Now the buyer s bench at the Ready To Run is the biggest in the land. This year, with the same spirit in mind, and to fulfill people s dreams of buying a racehorse from the Champion Breeders, we ve gone into the banking business. Depending on your purchases, we re allowing up to six cheques to pay. That should get just about everybody home. HERE S THE DEAL 1. For purchases of R or more in aggregate ** Three cheques payable as follows 1 /3 on 2 nd December /3 on 2 nd January /3 on 2 nd February Purchases exceeding R ** 1 /4 on each of the above dates, and a final 1 /4 payment on 2 nd March Purchases exceeding R ** 1 /5 of the purchase price on each of the dates mentioned above, and a final 1 /5 payment on 2 nd April, Purchases exceeding R ** 1 /6 of the purchase price on each of the dates mentioned above and a final 1 /6 payment on 2 nd May And to make life even better, we ve laid on accommodation at Emperors for the outof-town owners of runners in the Cup, as well as for travelling buyers on a firstcome-first-served basis. We always said, we ll do whatever it takes, and those that get to the Emperors Cocktail party on Friday 31 October, can expect to meet some of the nation s leading celebrities. For those making a break of the sale, Gauteng s No 1 food critic, Victor Strugo, has named his choice of the Golden City s best kept culinary secrets (go to and click blog). Join us for a drink and a yarn at our Sales Complex watering hole, the best pub in the biggest city in Africa. * Subject to owner s subscription ** Available to customers in good standing with Bloodstock SA. Cheques to be lodged against release of purchases Contact Caroline at +27 (0) Mobile: +27 (0) caroline@tba.co.za to secure your booking.

8 A Snapshot in Time Our Ready To Race Roll of Honour ICY AIR SA Champion Filly IMPERIAL DESPATCH Champion Juvenile Colt of SA CEREUS Canon Gold Cup (Gr.1) BIANCONI Golden Horseshoe (Gr.1), defeating Dynasty AMPHITHEATRE Triple Grade One performer BOLD ELLINORE SA Champion Filly EMPEROR NAPOLEON Five times Grade One performer. Millionaire DISAPPEAR Grade One hero beat Nhlavini at levels HEAR THE DRUMS Millionaire winner of 19 races Tel: 27(0) / Fax: 27(0) / D ESIGN: XPRESSIONS ADV & DESIGN P HOTOGRAPHY: SPORTING POST, GOLD CIRCLE, JC PHOTOGRAPHICS, SUMMERHILL STUD

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