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Final fields for SA Classic / SA Fillies Classic

Trainers Mike de Kock and Sean Tarry have set their respective Gauteng Guineas and Gauteng Fillies Guineas on course for Triple Crown and Triple Tiara glory as both runners have accepted to run in Saturday’s World Sports Betting SA Classic and Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic respectively at Turffontein. The two Grade 1 races over 1800m on the Standside track form the second leg of the WSB Triple Crown and the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara. De Kock-trained Safe Passage added the Grade 2 WSB Gauteng Guineas to his Grade 2 Dingaans win in November and has been priced up at 14-10 to triumph in the SA Classic. Rain In Holland won the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas and Tarry has his charge on track for the second leg of the Triple Tiara. She has also been priced up at 14-10 but the layers still have a lot of respect for Desert Miracle who is on offer at 16-10. For the most, both horses will be meeting similar opposition to those they saw off in the Guineas and Fillies Guineas but there are a few new faces on the scene. In the SA Classic a number of eyes will be on unbeaten Zeus but in reality, he will have to run quite a bit above his current merit rating of 99 if he is to trouble the likes of Safe Passage. There is also a Pick 6 carryover of R1-million at the meeting with the pool likely to reach R5 million.

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Jet Dark, Captain's Ransom not heading to USA

Danie Toerien - Neither Captain’s Ransom nor Jet Dark will be heading to the USA despite earning a guaranteed starting spot in the 2022 Breeders’ ...

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Silver Operator could pounce while Warrior licks his wounds

The big question ahead of Race 4, the World Pools Pinnacle Stakes over 1400m on Met Day, is how well the Justin Snaith trained Warrior will bounce back ...

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Mongqawa, Mosia could make Challenge a two-horse race

Danie Toerien: The second leg of the Work Riders’ Challenge will be contested at the Vaal Racecourse on Thursday and the early leaders in this competition ...

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De Kock saddles 2 at Geelong

Mathew de Kock will saddle his first two runners in Australia on Wednesday when Mr Money Bags and Token Spirit line up at Geelong outside ...

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got the greenlight's got it

4Racing, the company in the process taking over the assets and business of horseracing from Phumelela on 1 December 2021, last week announced far-reaching ...

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Greyville abandoned due to violence

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Snaith confident ahead of July

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Nearly R500m wagered at Greyville

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Snaith’s mission impossible

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