It’s all systems go for a regal and action-packed curtain call on a bumper 2024/25 Summer Festival Of Racing as Hollywoodbets Kenilworth hosts the inaugural The Royal Raceday on Sunday 16 March.
With the CRS Premier Yearling Sale being held on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 March, the Cape Racing Sales Festival offers top tier racing to round off just under four months of pulsating track action.
Gavin Lerena drives One Stripe to victory in the L’Ormarins King’s Plate (Credit – Candiese Lenferna)
Final fields were published on Monday for the ten-race finale that includes three features, headlined by what could be the final South African appearance of champion sophomore One Stripe who runs in the HSH Princess Charlene R5 million Big Cap before embarking on an international campaign.
The 1400m HSH Princess Charlene Big Cap was open to all CRS sales graduates and has attracted ten runners. Race conditions dictate that no merit rating penalties will be incurred for the placed and unplaced runners
1st R3000000, 2nd R900000, 3rd R450000, 4th R300000, 5th R175000, 6th R175000
HSH PRINCESS CHARLENE BIG CAP
Open (Non-Black Type)
WFA: 3yrs-3kgs 4yrs-0kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Passchendaele | 55 | 104 | A | Calvin Habib | Kelly Mitchley | |
| 2 | 2 | One Stripe | 60 | 132 | A | Gavin Lerena | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 3 | 3 | The Grey King | 54 | 98 | A | Craig Zackey | Justin Snaith | |
| 4 | 4 | Tail Of The Comet | 53 | 88 | THA | Ashton Arries | Sean Tarry | |
| 5 | 5 | Coastal Commander | 58 | 106 | A | Gareth Wright | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 6 | 6 | La Pulga | 53 | 93 | A | Sean Veale | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 7 | 7 | Great Plains | 58 | 112 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 8 | 8 | All Out For Six | 58 | 112 | A | Grant van Niekerk | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 9 | 9 | Makazole | 55 | 106 | A | Muzi Yeni | Justin Snaith | |
| 10 | 10 | Empire State | 53 | 96 | A | Juan Paul v’d Merwe | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| Same Trainer | ||||||||
| (2,5,8) (3,7,9) (6,10) | ||||||||
The Monaco Sport of Kings group underscores their dedication to both horseracing and charitable causes by participating in The Royal Race Day, and as a result, two deserving charities in The Earth Centre and Sisters Incorporated are set to benefit.
The second renewal of the R1,5 million CRS Cape Slipper promises to be one of the highlights of the day with eleven graduates of the 2024 Premier Yearling Sale accepting.
R1 500 000 1200m 12:40
1st R937500, 2nd R300000, 3rd R150000, 4th R75000, 5th R37500CAPE RACING SALES CAPE SLIPPER
2yo R100 000 Win Bonus (Non-Black Type)No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Clair De Lune | 57.5 | 0 | A | Sean Veale | Justin Snaith | |
| 2 | 2 | Military Command | 60 | 0 | A | Craig Zackey | Peter Muscutt | |
| 3 | 3 | Dreamworld | 60 | 0 | A | Gavin Lerena | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 4 | 4 | Malmesbury Missile | 60 | 0 | A | Muzi Yeni | Justin Snaith | |
| 5 | 5 | Getupandgo | 60 | 0 | A | Juan Paul v’d Merwe | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 6 | 6 | Spirit | 60 | 0 | A | Grant van Niekerk | Piet Steyn | |
| 7 | 7 | Captains Alliance | 60 | 0 | A | Oswald Noach | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 8 | 8 | Hedrivesmecrazy | 60 | 0 | A | Gareth Wright | Piet Botha | |
| 9 | 9 | Churchillian | 60 | 0 | A | Aldo Domeyer | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 10 | 10 | Whatastar | 57.5 | 0 | A | Andrew Fortune | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 11 | 11 | Black Cheetah | 60 | 0 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| Same Trainer | ||||||||
| (1,4,11) (3,5,7) (9,10) | ||||||||
Holding Thumbs heads the Kotzen trio in the Kenilworth Cup (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
1st R118750, 2nd R38000, 3rd R19000, 4th R9500, 5th R4750, RCIS R10000
MONACO SPORT OF KINGS KENILWORTH CUP (Listed)
For All HorsesNo Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Nebraas | 56 | 100 | TBA | Craig Zackey | Sean Tarry | |
| 2 | 2 | Otto Luyken | 57.5 | 104 | TCA | Juan Paul v’d Merwe | BJ Crawford/JI Crawford | |
| 3 | 3 | Bombers In The Sky | 50 | 86 | A | Muzi Yeni | Glen Kotzen | |
| 4 | 4 | Triple Time | 60.5 | 110 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 5 | 5 | Holding Thumbs | 56 | 103 | BA | Sean Veale | Glen Kotzen | |
| 6 | 6 | Groovejet | 50 | 82 | A | Joshwin Solomons | Justin Snaith | |
| 7 | 7 | Blackberry Malt | 54.5 | 98 | BA | Calvin Habib | Glen Kotzen | |
| Same Trainer | ||||||||
| (3,5,7) (4,6) | ||||||||
For those that want something a little more elegant, the Racing Pavilion will be ‘A Royal Affair’ themed venue with a high tea. Tickets for that area will be R450 and will include:
- Harvest table lunch and high tea
- Bubbly station
- Water
- Shaded seating
- Full bar facilities available
