The Highveld Feature season will be well underway and the Spring Carnival starts in earnest with the headline Topbet Spring Challenge Day at Turffontein on 1 October.
Topbet will sponsor two Gr2 features on the day and first entries were received on Monday 19 September.
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Big Burn – back to defend her title now under the Sean Tarry banner (Pic – JC Photos)
The R400 000 Gr2 Topbet Spring Challenge and the R300 000 Gr2 Topbet Spring Fillies and Mare Challenge are run at weight for age plus penalties.
Entries are show below:
R400 000 1450m (Turf)
JOBURG SPRING CHALLENGE (Grade 2)
JOBURG SPRING CHALLENGE (Grade 2)
10 | Back To Black | Roy Magner | 91 | |
18 | Bard Of Avon | Ashley Fortune | 100 | |
5 | Bingwa | J A Janse van Vuuren | 118 | |
15 | Desert Miracle | Mike de Kock | 115 | |
6 | Forever Mine | Mike de Kock | 103 | |
7 | Hoedspruit | Justin Snaith | 114 | |
8 | Mercantour | Stuart Pettigrew | 105 | |
17 | Prince Of Fire | J A Janse van Vuuren | 114 | |
4 | Puerto Manzano (ARG) | J A Janse van Vuuren | 120 | |
11 | Pyromaniac | Sean Tarry | 110 | |
16 | Quantum Theory | Robbie Sage | 108 | |
14 | Reunion | J A Janse van Vuuren | 104 | |
3 | Sovereign Spirit | Ashley Fortune | 113 | |
12 | Supreme Quest | Corne Spies | 108 | |
9 | Team Gold | Roy Magner | 103 | |
19 | Thunderstruck | Sean Tarry | 114 | |
13 | Ultra Magnus | Mike de Kock | 110 | |
1 | William Robertson | Corne Spies | 125 | |
2 | Zillzaal | Sean Tarry | 116 | |
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R300 000 1450m (Turf)
JOBURG SPRING F & M CHALLENGE (Grade 2)
JOBURG SPRING F & M CHALLENGE (Grade 2)
5 | Big Burn | Sean Tarry | 122 | |
18 | Bless My Stars | Sean Tarry | 103 | |
1 | Bon Vivant | J A Janse van Vuuren | 104 | |
12 | Captain Peg | Stuart Pettigrew | 100 | |
15 | Desert Miracle | Mike de Kock | 115 | |
13 | Feather Boa | Stuart Pettigrew | 99 | |
10 | Follow Me | Stuart Pettigrew | 98 | |
4 | Gimme A Shot | M G Azzie/A A Azzie | 102 | |
19 | Hollywoodbound | Roy Magner | 95 | |
9 | Homely Girl | J A Janse van Vuuren | 108 | |
14 | Humdinger | Mike de Kock | 95 | |
16 | Kayla’s Champ | Fanie Bronkhorst | 103 | |
2 | Lucy In The Sky | Brett Webber | 96 | |
11 | May Queen | Heather E Adamson | 93 | |
3 | Mercury Rising | Alec Laird | 106 | |
17 | Midnight Gem | Phillip Labuschagne | 94 | |
8 | Queen Of Shadows | Alec Laird | 92 | |
7 | Supreme Quest | Corne Spies | 108 | |
6 | Under Your Spell | Sean Tarry | 119 | |
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The day also involves two Bloodstock SA Yearling Sales Races for fillies and colts/geldings, worth R400 000 each.
Supplementary entries close at 09h00 on Monday 26 September.
Declarations are due by 11h00 on Tuesday 27 September.