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Cash boost for Highveld features

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Cash boost for Highveld features

December 2021

Phumelela is delighted to announce that total prize money for the 37 feature races which comprise the 2021 Highveld Summer-Autumn Feature Season has been increased by 43%.

The season kicks off with the first legs of the World Sports Betting SA Triple Crown and the Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara on Saturday 6 February and continues until Saturday 1 May, when Champions Day will bring down the curtain on three months of quality racing.

A total of R6.4 million was originally allocated to the 37 races, but an increased contribution from Phumelela and the World Sports Betting and Wilgerbosdrift sponsorships have enabled total prize money to be upped by R2.74 million to R9.135 million.

Full details of the feature-race increases are below and in the attached pdf.

HIGHVELD AUTUMN FEATURE RACE SEASON STAKES – FEBRUARY TO MAY 2021

Date Race Grade Current Stake New Stake Increase
Sat 6 Feb Gauteng Guineas 2 R175,000 R525,000 R350,000
Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas 2 R150,000 R300,000 R150,000
  Tommy Hotspur Hcp 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000

 

Sat 20 Feb Egoli Mile NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000

 

Sat 27 Feb Acacia Hcp 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
  Bauhinia Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
  Storm Bird Stakes L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
  Ruffian Stakes L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000

 

Sat 6 Mar SA Classic 1 R425,000 R750,000 R325,000
  Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic 1 R325,000 R700,000 R375,000
  Hawaii Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
  Aquanaut Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000

 

Sat 13 Mar Senor Santa Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
  Drum Star Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
  Derby Trial L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
  Oaks Trial L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
  Sun Chariot Hcp NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000
  Gold Rush Sprint NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000

 

Sat 20 Mar Sycamore Sprint 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
  Jacaranda Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000

 

Sat 27 Mar Colorado King Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
  Protea Stakes 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
  Pretty Polly Stakes 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000

 

Sat 3 Apr SA Derby 1 R425,000 R750,000 R325,000
  Horse Chestnut Stakes 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
  Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks 2 R150,000 R375,000 R225,000
  Caradoc Gold Cup 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000
  Man O War Sprint 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000

 

Sat 10 Apr Spook Express Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000

 

Sat 17 Apr Empress Club Stakes 1 R325,000 R400,000 R75,000

 

Sat 1 May Champions Challenge 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
  Computaform Sprint 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
  Gerald Rosenberg Stakes 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
  Camelia Stakes 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
  SA Nursery 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
  SA Fillies Nursery 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
  Gold Bowl 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000

 

TOTAL

Current Stakes                    New Stakes                                    Increase

    R6,400,000                   R9,135,000                                     R2,735,000      

 

 

 
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