Highveld Season Steps Into Spring

Countdown to 1 October

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.

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)
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
(19)

 

R300 000 1450m (Turf)
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
(19)

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.

 

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