Having spent most of their time since birth in the great outdoors doing what they do best – eating, sleeping and running – the National Sales yearlings are now slowly getting used to their new routine and are being prepared for life as a racehorse.

In the life of any breeding establishment, the judgement of your “main” sales yearlings is a pivotal point in the financial year. It doesn’t only determine the financial outcome, it pretty much defines the direction in which your business is going. Bloodstock South Africa’s judges of many years standing, John Kramer and Tobie Spies, passed this way earlier this month, and the pedigree selection panel delivered its verdict on Friday.