Jack Milner
The first leg of the SA Triple Crown and Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara for fillies kicks off at Turffontein on 7 February with the running of the Grade 2 Gauteng Guineas and Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Fillies Guineas over 1600m.
The first entries for both races closed on Monday with 14 entries for the Guineas and 25 nominations for the Fillies Guineas.
Runners from the Mike and Mathew de Kock dominate the Guineas entries with four runners, and although Grade 1 HWB Cape Guineas winner Jan Van Goyen is not among them, they have some talented runners in the line-up in One Eye On Vegas, I'm A Fireball, Splittheeights and Yippee Kiyay.
Sean Tarry has three entries, headed up by Tin Pan Alley and backed up by Grand Empire and Shadowfax.
However, Candice and Tammy Dawson might be holding the winning card with Betway Dingaans winner Trust. He beat Jan Van Goyen in the Dingaans and having landed a No 4 draw is likely to start favourite for the race.
The only visiting trainer to nominate a runner is Eastern Cape's Dean Smith, who has All Systems Go.
The Fillies Guineas could be a real thriller with runners from all over country among the nominations. Justin Snaith has entered Lowveld Lily while Alan Greeff has Golden Palm, who has landed No 1 draw.
Tyrone Zackey has talented Littlemissmillion in the field but she drew No 16, while Corne Spies will be disappointed Grade 3 Fillies Mile winner Hazy Dazy is even worse off at No 18. However, Elegantrix drew nicely at No 7.
The De Kock yard has only one entry in Drumnadrochit but this daughter of Rafeef has won two of her three starts. Unfortunately, she has drawn wide at No 20.
Once again, the Dawson stable could have the strongest card with Warm Reception, a winner of three of her four starts, including the Listed Mother Russia Stakes over 1400m at this course.
Supplementary entries close at 09:00 on Friday 30 January, while declarations must be in by 11:00 on Tuesday 3 February.
FIRST ENTRIES FOR THE GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2)(For 3 year-olds (1st Leg SA Triple Crown)) R1,000,000 1600m
3 ALL SYSTEMS GO (D G Smith) 60.0
6 CONTINENTAL KING (D N Stenger) 60.0
10 COPPER EAGLE (R Klaasen) 60.0
9 GOLDEN WARRIOR (A Ndzilana) 60.0
7 GRAND EMPIRE (S G Tarry) 60.0
11 I'M A FIREBALL (M/M de Kock) 60.0
2 KING HARALD (R R Magner) 60.0
14 ONE EYE ON VEGAS (M/M de Kock) 60.0
13 RADIO STAR (M G Azzie) 60.0
8 SHADOWFAX (S G Tarry) 60.0
5 SPLITTHEEIGHTS (M/M de Kock) 60.0
12 TIN PAN ALLEY (S G Tarry) 60.0
4 TRUST (C/T Dawson) 60.0
1 YIPPEE KIYAY (M/M de Kock) 60.0
FIRST ENTRIES FOR THE WILGERBOSDRIFT GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2)(3yo Fillies (1st Leg Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara)) R750,000 1600m
24 AL GREENGA (M N Houdalakis) 60.0
14 ALTA CAPITANA (S G Tarry) 60.0
11 AMAZON QUEEN (M Pandaram) 60.0
8 CHARGE IT (A Wright) 60.0
13 DAISY JONES (M G Azzie) 60.0
20 DRUMNADROCHIT (M/M de Kock) 60.0
7 ELEGANTRIX (C Spies) 60.0
23 FAIR PROPOSAL (R R Magner) 60.0
9 FIERY ROSE (M Khan) 60.0
3 FRANGIPANI (R Klaasen) 60.0
1 GOLDEN PALM (A C Greeff) 60.0
18 HAZY DAZY (C Spies) 60.0
10 KENSAL GREEN (A P Peter) 60.0
16 LITTLEMISSMILLION (T Zackey) 60.0
15 LOWVELD LILY (J S Snaith) 60.0
5 MAMLAMBO (H E Adamson) 60.0
17 MERRYWEATHER (J J van Vuuren) 60.0
21 PRETTY PERSUASIVE (J J van Vuuren) 60.0
4 PRINCESS KEIRA (S G Tarry) 60.0
19 SISTER GOLDEN HAIR (W/W Marwing) 60.0
22 SURPRISE PARTY (P F Matchett) 60.0
2 TINA LOVELACE (S G Tarry) 60.0
25 VALENTINA BALDUCCI (R R Sage) 60.0
6 VAMANOS (R R Magner) 60.0
12 WARM RECEPTION (C/T Dawson)