I recently returned from what was likely a once-in-a-lifetime, part-work/part-play trip to South Africa’s Western Cape. The work aspect included covering the Cape’s Thoroughbred breeders’ seminar as well as attending the region’s premier yearling sale.

The sale is in its infancy–having only been held since 2011–so I was curious to see the types of racehorses offered as well as how the organizers conducted the event.

Yearlings were able to touch noses and mouths at will while housed at the sale

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