Jack Milner
Other than Charles Dickens, the best three-year-olds in the country have been nominated for the Grade 1 Daily News 2000 over 2000m at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday 27 May.
The 15 entries include Splashout Grade 1 Cape Derby winner and Hollywoodbets Durban July favourite See It Again, Grade 1 World Sports Betting SA Classic champion Anfields Rocket, Grade 1 WSB SA Derby victor Son Of Raj, Grade 1 Premiers Champion Stakes winner Cousin Casey as well as Grade 2 WSB Gauteng Guineas champ Eye Of The Prophet.
Also run on the day is the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000 which is no longer restricted to three-year-olds and is open to fillies and mares at weight for age.
Injury deprived Rain In Holland of a run in this race as a three-year-old but as a result of the change of conditions, Sean Tarry’s charge will get a second bite of the cherry this year.
The nominations have attracted 16 runners which also includes last season’s Grade 2 Gold Bracelet winner, run over the same course and distance, Marina, as well as last year’s Woolavington winner Silver Darling.
Among the three-year-olds entered are Grade1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic victrix Bless My Stars, Grade 2 SA Oaks winner None Other and WSB Fillies Guineas champion Peach Daiquiri.
Also run at the meeting is the Grade 3 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup over 2400m.
Supplementary entries close at 11am on Friday.
Entries for the R1.5-million Daily News 2000 (Grade 1) over 2000m
7 ANFIELDS ROCKET (G J Maroun) 60.0
13 AT MY COMMAND (B Crawford) 60.0
1 COUSIN CASEY (G S Kotzen) 60.0
8 DAVE THE KING (M F De Kock) 60.0
6 EAST COAST (M F De Kock) 60.0
5 EYE OF THE PROPHET (P F Matchett) 60.0
14 GOOD COUNCIL (A B Fortune) 60.0
2 HOME OF THE BRAVE (T Zackey) 60.0
12 RIVER ROMEO (P F Matchett) 60.0
9 SEE IT AGAIN (M L Roberts) 60.0
15 SHOEMAKER (M F De Kock) 60.0
11 SON OF RAJ (W H Marwing) 60.0
3 STREET ART (A P Peter) 60.0
10 UNION SQUARE (M F De Kock) 60.0
4 WITHOUT QUESTION (J S Snaith) 60.0
Entries for the R1-million Woolavington 2000 (Grade 1) over 2000m
5 DAWNOFANEWDAY (D Kannemeyer) 60.0
12 GILDED BUTTERFLY (S T Pettigrew) 60.0
9 LIGHT OF THE MOON (B/Y Botes / Vosloo) 60.0
10 MARINA (C Bass-Robinson) 60.0
2 RAIN IN HOLLAND (S G Tarry) 60.0
17 SILVER DARLING (J S Snaith) 60.0
6 TIME FLIES (B Crawford) 60.0
11 BLESS MY STARS (S G Tarry) 57.5
14 HOLD MY HAND (G S Kotzen) 57.5
7 IPSO FACTO (A B Fortune) 57.5
3 LADY OF POWER (M/A Azzie) 57.5
15 NONE OTHER (M N Houdalakis) 57.5
13 PEACH DAIQUIRI (A G Laird) 57.5
1 RENY (B Crawford) 57.5
16 SAARTJIE (W A Nel) 57.5
8 SHANTASTIC (D Kannemeyer) 57.5
4 VIRGINIA SWEET (G S Kotzen) 57.5
Entries for the R200,000 Lonsdale Stirrup Cup (Grade 3) over 2400m
9 ARAGOSTA (M F De Kock) 60.5
21 SENSO UNICO (V H Marshall) 59.0
19 ONE WAY TRAFFIC (J S Snaith) 58.5
12 SALVATOR MUNDI (J S Snaith) 58.0
4 SHANGO (S G Tarry) 57.5
7 EAST COAST (M F De Kock) 56.0
22 FLYING BULL (G S Kotzen) 55.0
5 FUTURE PEARL (S G Tarry) 53.0
6 RAISEAHALLELUJAH (C Dawson) 53.0
3 GOOD COUNCIL (A B Fortune) 52.5
16 QUEUE WING (G B Puller) 52.5
13 ARUMUGAM (W H Marwing) 52.0
1 CRIMSON KING (B Crawford) 52.0
15 FLYING FIRST CLASS (D Nieuwenhuizen) 52.0
8 OTTO LUYKEN (T Zackey) 52.0
10 REX UNION (D Kannemeyer) 52.0
17 RUNAWAY SONG (D Kannemeyer) 52.0
20 SEA MASTER (G van Zyl (Jnr)) 52.0
11 TABEBUIA (G van Zyl (Jnr)) 52.0
14 WHITE FANG (M/A Azzie) 52.0
2 WITH PLEASURE (D Kannemeyer) 52.0
18 ZAKHO (A Wright) 52.0