Heads The Log. Shoes ‘N Company from the Yogas Govender yard
The KZN Summer Challenge is designed to give the average handicapper in that province an opportunity to compete for larger stakes.
The series runs from 11 August to 19 November 2013.
Three final races for a stake of R150 000 each will be run over 1200m, 1600m and 1950m, and trainers will be given a chance to earn an incentive bonus.
The finals will be run on Sunday 8 December 2013 at Scottsville Racecourse.
An incentive bonus will be payable to trainers, whose pre-entered horses finish in the top 3 positions in the final log on 20 November 2013 as follows:
1st: R20 000 • 2nd: R10 000 • 3rd: R5 000
The qualifying conditions and races include all Handicap races (excluding features) run in KwaZulu-Natal between 11 August 2013 and 19 November 2013. This is provided that the net Merit Rating of a horse (after WFA Allowance) may not exceed 94 in the race in which it participates.
A horse that has won a Maiden race in KZN needs to run in one further qualifying race between 11 August 2013 and 19 November 2013 to qualify to be entered to run in any final.
Horses that have won Maiden races outside of KZN need to run in two further qualifying races between 11 August 2013 and 19 November 2013 to qualify to be entered to run in any final.
Qualifiers will run for normal stakes, but in addition will earn qualifying points as follows:
1st . . . 7 points 2nd . . . 5 points 3rd . . . . 4 points
4th . . . 3 points 5th . . . . 2 points 6th . . . . 1 point
Ironically, it is a Cape based yard that heads the log with the top two places!
The top 20 as at 24 September 2013, with points indicated
1 SHOES ‘N COMPANY 5 G Yogas Govender 17
2 WINTER MIGRANT 5 G Yogas Govender 15
3 DODGE CITY 5 G Pat Lunn 14.5
4 FATHER TED 4 G Duncan Howells 14
5 GARIBONDY 3 F Paul Lafferty 14
6 GREEN LINE 6 M Michael Roberts 14
7 LIBERTINE 5 G Colin Scott 14
8 SERISSA 4 G Sean Tarry 14
9 ATAMASCO 5 G Glen Kotzen 13
10 CARIBBEAN DAY 4 G Mark Dixon 13
11 CREATIVE STRIPE (ARG) 5 G Kumaran Naidoo 13
12 AIR PATROL 5 G Garth Puller 12
13 ALDRIC 4 G James Goodman 12
14 BURRWOOD 5 G Colin Scott 12
15 CHELSEA 3 F Duncan Howells 12
16 COSSACK GENERAL 5 G Garth Puller 12
17 CUP OF RUBIES 4 F Duncan Howells 12
18 DANSEUSE 5 M Dennis Drier 12
19 DUCHESS OF YORK 4 F Duncan Howells 12
20 EXCUSE MY FRENCH 6 G Duncan Howells 12
