Guineas Day at Turffontein
Guineas Day at Turffontein on Saturday 2 March ushers in the Triple Crown for 3yo’s and Triple Tiara for 3yo’s.
12th February 2013
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Guineas Day at Turffontein on Saturday 2 March ushers in the Triple Crown for 3yo’s and Triple Tiara for 3yo’s.
SARAH WHITELAW looking at Golden Chateau’s G2 Gauteng Guineas win at 100-1; the end of the Sizzling Summer review; Royal Academy’s influence in SA
Golden Chateau handed bookmakers a Christmas present exactly ten months early when he sprung a 100/1 upset in the Betting World Gauteng Guineas over 1600m at a damp and grey Turffontein on Saturday.
The Gr2 Gauteng Guineas, Gr1 SA Classic and Gr1 SA Derby form South Africa’s Triple Crown and with all three legs taking place within a nine week period, it takes an exceptional horse to win it. Since its inception in 1999 only the legendary Horse Chestnut has been able to achieve the feat….
The tongue-twistingly named sprinter was bred and is owned in South Africa, trained by a US-based Brit and will be ridden by a French-based Belgian
