A Jackpot of Grade 1 Sprints

There are four Grade 1 sprints over 1200m at Hollywoodbets Scottsville on Saturday and they will make up Jackpot One.

There is R1-million carryover to that Jackpot with the pool likely to reach R3 million.

Gimme A Prince will be looking to stake a claim for the Equus Champion Sprinter crown by lifting the R850,000 Grade 1 Golden Horse Sprint title as he takes on a quality field of 16 runners.

Rio Querari finished second to Gimme A Prince in the Grade 1 Pongracz Cape Flying Championship in January and won his prep run in the Champagne Stakes in the Cape in early May.

Both he and We’re Jamming will be having their first runs in KwaZulu-Natal for the season. Last year’s Gold Medallion winner, Thunderstruck, will be looking to recapture his form from a year ago.

Seeking The Stars had his first run in a year in the Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes and only faded late, so will not be without a chance over the 1200m straight. Versatile champion filly Under Your Spell has chosen to take on the boys rather than take her place in the South African Fillies Sprint. Other notable entries are Bartholdi and William Robertson who ran second respectively in the Golden Horse Sprint and Mercury Sprint last year.

The South African Fillies Sprint, brought to you by The Witness, has attracted a small but high-quality field of 10 runners. Princess Calla and Desert Miracle renew their rivalry, but Golden Hostess, Cold Fact and Stiptelik will be looking to establish their Grade 1 credentials in this highly competitive sprint.

The Jackpot of Grade 1 Sprints is kicked off by the two 2-year-old races. The Allan Robertson Championship for fillies has the unbeaten Mrs Geriatrix who won the WSB SA Fillies Nursery last time out, taking on well related Winter Cloud.

With many of the field of 12 fillies only having run a few times, there is likely to be a lot of improvement from many of the fillies in the first Grade 1 two-year-old race of the season.

The R700,000 Grade 1 Gold Medallion has Red Bomber, Cliff Hanger and Lucky Lad who are joined by the only filly in the race, Egyptian Mau, as four of the 11 runners yet to taste defeat.

Once again, Sean Tarry, who has been so successful at this race day in the recent past, has a very strong hand in each of the Grade 1 sprints with Mrs Geriatrix, Lucky Lad, Princess Calla and Under Your Spell leading his charge this year. – Gold Circle

Final field for the R850,000 Golden Horse Sprint (Grade 1) over 1200m.

1 - 1 BARTHOLDI (M/A Azzie) C Zackey 57.0 - 119

2 - 2 FULL VELOCITY (S G Tarry) K Matsunyane 54.0 - 110

3 - 3 SEEKING THE STARS (V H Marshall) R Khathi 59.5 - 124

4 - 4 WE'RE JAMMING (J S Snaith) G van Niekerk 55.0 - 117

5 - 5 SURJAY (B Crawford) L Mxothwa 56.0 - 117

6 - 6 SUPREME WARRIOR (M/A Azzie) D De Gouveia 57.0 - 119

7 - 7 GOOD TRAVELLER (M L Roberts) R A Venniker 54.0 - 113

8 - 8 THUNDERSTRUCK (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 54.0 - 115

9 - 9 COUNTDOWN (G S Kotzen) S Moodley 54.0 - 109

10 - 10 WILLIAM ROBERTSON (C Spies) G Lerena 60.0 - 125

11 - 11 AFTER THE RAIN (G van Zyl (Jnr)) A Mgudlwa 54.0 - 105

12 - 12 GLADATORIAN (S H Ferrie) S Veale 54.0 - 110

13 - 13 RIO QUERARI (J S Snaith) R Fourie 59.5 - 124

14 - 14 GIMME A PRINCE (D Kannemeyer) K de Melo 60.0 - 125

15 - 15 TAIKONAUT (R R Magner) M Yeni 55.0 - 117

16 - 16 UNDER YOUR SPELL (S G Tarry) C Habib 54.5 - 114

Reserve Runners

17 - 0 PEARL OF ASIA (R A Hill) Reserve 1 54.0 - 105

18 - 0 TREAD SWIFTLY (G van Zyl (Jnr)) Reserve 2 54.0 - 103

Same Trainer: (1,6) (2,8,16) (4,13) (11,18)

Final field for the R750,000 South African Fillies Sprint (Grade 1) over 1200m

1 - 1 PRINCESS CALLA (S G Tarry) R Fourie 60.0 - 127

2 - 2 AUNTY LIZZY (L Karriem) G van Niekerk 60.0 - 101

3 - 3 COLD FACT (A P Peter) D Schwarz 60.0 - 112

4 - 4 STIPTELIK (B Crawford) L Mxothwa 60.0 - 108

5 - 5 WHOA WHOA WHOA (B Crawford) K Matsunyane 60.0 - 108

6 - 6 AMEENA (G S Kotzen) S Moodley 59.0 - 112

7 - 7 IPHIKO (M F De Kock) A Mgudlwa 60.0 - 107

8 - 8 GIMME A SHOT (M/A Azzie) K de Melo 59.0 - 113

9 - 9 GOLDEN HOSTESS (C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer 59.0 - 119

10 - 10 DESERT MIRACLE (M F De Kock) C Zackey 60.0 - 124

Same Trainer: (4,5) (7,10)

Final field for the R700,000 Gold Medallion (Grade 1) over 1200m

1 - 1 ICY BLAST (V H Marshall) S Veale 60.0 - 95

2 - 2 LET THE FLAG FLY (M N Prinsloo) T Godden 60.0 - 99

3 - 3 GUY GIBSON (R R Magner) M Yeni 60.0 - 99

4 - 4 RED BOMBER (J J van Vuuren) G Lerena 60.0 - 98

5 - 5 OUTLAW KING (D Kannemeyer) K de Melo 60.0 - 98

6 - 6 THE AFRICA HOUSE (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 60.0 - 94

7 - 7 WARRIOR OF ROYALTY (N Kotzen) R Khathi 60.0 - 98

8 - 8 EGYPTIAN MAU (M N Houdalakis) C Zackey 57.5 - 94

9 - 9 CLIFF HANGER (J J van Vuuren) B Jacobson 60.0 - 100

10 - 10 THE ABDICATOR (B Crawford) L Mxothwa 60.0 - 94

11 - 11 LUCKY LAD (S G Tarry) R Fourie 60.0 - 110

Same Trainer: (4,9) (6,11)

Final field for the R700,000 Allan Robertson Championship (Grade 1) over 1200m

1 - 1 MOVING IN (J J van Vuuren) G Lerena 60.0 - 87

2 - 2 GOLDEN TATJANA (G S Kotzen) G van Niekerk 60.0 - 94

3 - 3 RASCOVA (G S Kotzen) K de Melo 60.0 - 96

4 - 4 CAPTAIN'S CHRISTY (M Dixon) S Khumalo 60.0 - 88

5 - 5 GLOBAL THUNDER (C J Lensley) M Yeni 60.0 - 93

6 - 6 TROPPO VELOCE (A B Fortune) R Danielson 60.0 - 92

7 - 7 RED HOT ROSE (M F De Kock) C Habib 60.0 - 100

8 - 8 ELEGANT ICE (M N Houdalakis) C Zackey 60.0 - 98

9 - 9 CULLINAN BLUE (B Crawford) K Matsunyane 60.0 - 92

10 - 10 WINTER CLOUD (C Bass-Robinson) A Domeyer 60.0 - 103

11 - 11 HOT PEARL (W Whitehead) S Moodley 60.0 - 94

12 - 12 MRS GERIATRIX (S G Tarry) R Fourie 60.0 - 102

Same Trainer: (2,3)