TELLINA and Cherry On The Top, winners of the Gauteng Guineas and Gauteng Fillies Guineas respectively, have been entered for the big races on SA Classic Day, Saturday 30 March.
The R2-million SA Classic over 1800m at Turffontein is the second leg of the SASCOC SA Triple Crown, while the R1-million SA Fillies Classic forms Leg 2 of the Wilgerbosdrift-sponsored SA Triple Tiara.
Cannon, holds SA Classic entry.
The first legs were the Guineas, while the final legs – the SA Derby and SA Oaks – will be run next month on Champions Day. There is a R1-million bonus for the filly who wins all three of the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara races, the Gauteng Fillies Guineas, the SA Fillies Classic and the SA Oaks, and Cherry On The Top is a filly who could well lift the additional prize.
The Ormond Ferraris-trained daughter of Tiger Ridge has a top-class record of six wins from nine career starts and her dam, Carolina Cherry, won the SA Oaks in 2001. She is the top-rated horse on the list of entries by two lengths and has drawn well at No 3.
Mike de Kock entered five for the SA Classic, including Alexandra Palace and Cannon, while Al Kindi has been entered for the Fillies Classic. There is an additional entry stage for the two races, on Monday 18 March.
The entries for the R2-million SA Classic
12 FRANCOIS BERNARDUS (3G) Tyrone Zackey 101 11 TELLINA (3C) Geoff Woodruff 100 6 LOVE STRUCK (3G) Paul Lafferty 99 25 KILLUA CASTLE (AUS (3C) Geoff Woodruff 98 13 WAR HORSE (3C) Corne Spies 98 3 GITIANO (3G) Alec Laird 97 16 NO WORRIES (3G) Gavin van Zyl 97 26 FANTASTIC MR FOX (3G) Paul Matchett 96 28 GRAY’S CHAMP (3G) Gavin van Zyl 95 24 SABADELL (3G) Geoff Woodruff 94 9 EMERALD APPROACH (3C) Mike de Kock 93 21 SWIFT AND STRONG (3G) Sean Tarry 93 2 ALEXANDRA PALACE (3C) Mike de Kock 92 18 ROCK OF ARTS (AUS) (3G) Weiho Marwing 92 27 AMERICAN STORM (3G) Spike Lerena 91 10 SAFE HOUSE (3G) Mike Azzie 91 15 BAY OF BENGAL (3C) Mike Azzie 89 19 CANNON (3C) Mike de Kock 88 1 ROCK COCKTAIL (AUS (3C) Mike de Kock 88 20 TEQUILA SUNRISE (3G) Mike de Kock 86 4 THE KING AND I (3C) Sean Tarry 86 23 WILD ONE (3G) Jeff Freedman 85 22 COOKIE MONSTER (3G) Roy Magner 84 8 TOP COMMAND (3G) Sean Tarry 83 14 VITRUVIAN MAN (3G) Weiho Marwing 83 7 SAVAGE WIND (3G) Joe Soma 82 5 WYLIE HALL (AUS) (3C) Weiho Marwing 82 17 ROYAL LANCE (AUS) (3C) Weiho Marwing 75
The entries for the R1-million Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic:
3 CHERRY ON THE TOP (3F) Ormond Ferraris 104 10 DO YOU REMEMBER (3F) Geoff Woodruff 100 8 KING’S TEMPTRESS (3F) Kumaran Naidoo 99 14 FIRE WHEEL (3F) Sean Tarry 95 1 JET BELLE (3F) Robbie Sage 94 5 DYLAN’S PROMISE (A (3F) Charles Laird 91 11 ORATOR’S DAUGHTER (3F) Alec Laird 91 13 NEGEV (3F) Louis Goosen 90 2 SKY PIRATE (3F) Weiho Marwing 88 4 AL KINDI (3F) Mike de Kock 87 6 AMBER ORCHID (AUS) (3F) Sean Tarry 81 9 CAT’S GAME (3F) Stanley Ferreira 80 12 SECRET OBSESSION (3F) Geoff Woodruff 80 7 WALKING ONTHE MOON (3F) Weiho Marwing 78
