The R7-million SA Triple Crown for 3-year-olds is the richest series of races in Africa and gets under way on Saturday 4 March with the R1 million Gr2 Gauteng Guineas.
Graham Beck Stakes winner Doosra will bump heads with Heavenly Blue again
With William Longsword, the winner of the alternate first leg – the Gr1 Cape Guineas – retiring to stud duties, the golden highway is open for one of the ten 3yo’s that will line up next Saturday.
The 2017 renewal of the Gauteng Guineas has attracted a quality field, with SA champion Sean Tarry and past Triple Crown trainer Mike de Kock dominating matters with seven of the ten runners between them.
Matador Man – one of the Tarry quartetmatadeor Man
The second leg of the Triple Crown is the R2-million Gr1 SA Classic to be run over 1800m at Turffontein on 1 April.
The third leg is the R2 million Gr1 SA Derby to be run over 2450m on Saturday 6 May.
A bonus of R2 million will be paid to the owner/s of the horse that wins all three legs of the Triple Crown.
For 3 year-olds (1st Leg SA Triple Crown)No Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 10 | Heavenly Blue (AUS) | 60 | 100 | BA | C Murray | Mike de Kock | |
| 2 | 7 | Janoobi | 60 | 100 | A | P Strydom | Mike de Kock | |
| 3 | 8 | Doosra | 60 | 98 | A | G Lerena | Johan Janse van Vuuren | |
| 4 | 9 | Matador Man | 60 | 96 | A | *L Hewitson | Sean Tarry | |
| 5 | 1 | Chili Con Carne | 60 | 94 | BA | M V’Rensburg | Lucky Houdalakis | |
| 6 | 2 | Unagi | 60 | 94 | A | A Fortune | Gary Alexander | |
| 7 | 4 | Al Sahem | 60 | 93 | T A | A Delpech | Sean Tarry | |
| 8 | 5 | Furiosa (AUS) | 60 | 90 | A | S Khumalo | Sean Tarry | |
| 9 | 3 | Daffiq | 60 | 88 | A | R Simons | Mike de Kock | |
| 10 | 6 | Tilbury Fort | 60 | 84 | T A | R Danielson | Sean Tarry | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,2,9) (4,7,8,10) | ||||||||
