More good news ahead of the sale later this week is that 4Racing has announced an 8% increase in total stakes for Eastern Cape races to R31 776 570 for the period 1 June 2023 to 28 February 2024, a considerable increase from last year’s stakes of R29 234 445 for the corresponding period.
This was made possible by a budgeted increase by 4Racing of 8% in stakes for the season.
The stakes increase has focused on beefing up the minor races, with stakes increased by 12%.
The detailed breakdown of the stakes is as follows:
| Stakes – Eastern Cape – June 2023 to February 2024 | ||||||
| Handicaps | ||||||
| Division | Open | 2022 | 2023 | F&M | 2022 | 2023 |
| A | 100 | R90 000 | R98 000 | 96 | R87 500 | R95 500 |
| B | 90 | R85 000 | R95 500 | 86 | R82 500 | R93 000 |
| Divided | Top | R82 500 | R93 000 | Top | R82 500 | R90 500 |
| Divided | Bottom | R63 000 | R78 000 | Bottom | R63 000 | R75 500 |
| C | 82 | R80 000 | R88 000 | 78 | R73 500 | R81 500 |
| D | 74 | R67 000 | R78 000 | 70 | R65 500 | R75 500 |
| E | 66 | R63 000 | R71 000 | 62 | R63 000 | R71 000 |
| Plates | Open | 2022 | 2023 | F&M | 2022 | 2023 |
| Pinnacle | R90 000 | R100 000 | R90 000 | R95 000 | ||
| Middle | R85 000 | R87 000 | R85 000 | R87 000 | ||
| Classified | R65 500 | R74 500 | R65 500 | R72 000 | ||
| Progress | R80 000 | R84 500 | R80 000 | R84 500 | ||
| Graduation | R75 000 | R80 000 | R75 000 | R80 000 | ||
| Novice | R70 000 | R75 000 | R70 000 | R75 000 | ||
| Conditions (x3) | R80 000 | R87 000 | R80 000 | R87 000 | ||
| Conditions (x3) | R80 000 | R84 500 | R80 000 | R84 500 | ||
| Special | R80 000 | R87 000 | R80 000 | R84 500 | ||
| Maidens | Open | 2022 | 2023 | F&M | 2022 | 2023 |
| All Maidens | R65 000 | R70 000 | R65 000 | R70 000 | ||
| Handicaps | R60 000 | R66 000 | R60 000 | R66 000 | ||
| Juveniles | Open | 2022 | 2023 | Fillies | 2022 | 2023 |
| Winners | R70 000 | R77 000 | R70 000 | R77 000 | ||
| Maidens | R65 000 | R72 000 | R65 000 | R72 000 | ||
