The race showcases the much anticipated clash between Joey Ramsden’s local Dynasty star Act Of War and the KZN-based Equus champion, Harry’s Son, who had the wind knocked out his sails in the Gr3 Dingaans on Summer Cup day by the longshot Unparalleled.
After Avontuur’s big day on Saturday, the next Gr1 is the R1 million Grand Parade Cape Guineas to be run at Kenilworth Racecourse on 20 December. The race has become firmly entrenched as the most prestigious three-year-old thoroughbred event on the South African sporting calendar
The R1 million Gr1 Douglas Whyte Stakes Grade is the opening leg of the projected R15 million Pick 6 pool at Hollywoodbets Greyville on Sunday
A Cape jockey has told of the enormous relief and the burden lifted from his shoulders on Friday after two well-known racing men took the cudgels up on his behalf some months ago to defend the father of four against an NHRA charge
A Pick 6 carryover of R2 million is set to take the exotic pool to R15 million, while the World Pool Gr3 Gold Cup sees a Quartet carryover of R1 million and a likely pool of R5 million
