While the overall aggregate was down slightly on the previous year's prices, the stock of leading sire Dynasty could not have been any higher on the first day of the 2015 National Yearling Sale in Germiston on Wednesday. The champion's son Arabian Dynasty topped the first day of proceedings when he was knocked down to Simmerton Stud for R4.25 million. The colt, catalogued as lot 41, also completed a stunning day for breeders Ascot Stud, who also consigned the first session's second top lot (as agent) -a colt by Silvano who was sold for R2.2 million. The sales topping colt, who helped make Dynasty leading sire by average on the first day of the sale, is out of the G3 Sycamore Sprint third Arabian Jazz, a daughter of Danehill Dancer and former Ascot Stud bred champion Arabian Lass. The latter, a champion in South Africa at both two and three, won ten races, with her four Grade One victories including the Cape Fillies Guineas. Dynasty also ended day one on a high, when the final lot on the night- a colt, out of the G1 placed mare Firstnightbliss was knocked down for R2 million giving the former Horse Of The Year two of the top three priced lots on the day. Named Wild Wicket, the bay was consigned by Klipdrif Stud (As Agent), and was purchased by leading Eastern Cape conditioner Gavin Smith. Colts proved the order of the day with all five top priced lots being of the male sex. Day one of the National Sale saw the aggregate drop from R39.875 million in 2014 to R38.65 million, with the median shrinking slightly from R210 000 to R200 000. However, the first day of trading did see the sales average price rise from R349 781 to R361 215, something which surely bodes well for the final two days of the Sale. TBA's CEO Kevin Woolward was realistic about the day's proceedings, saying in a post-sale press briefing, "The sale started very slowly, but eventually gained momentum, and, while we are slightly down on last year's aggregate one day one, the average was up on last year. However, the sale did lack a middle market, with buyers very selective in what they bought. The catalogue is extremely strong over the next two days, especially on Friday, and I am confident we can still reach a R400 000 average price.