The final fields for the opening Gr1 contests of the 2021 SA Champions Season Hollywoodbets Greyville on Saturday were declared on Monday morning.
The Gr1 Daily News 2000 and Gr1 Woolavington 2000 have attracted typically high quality fields and the destiny of a possible 3yo winner in this year’s Gr1 Vodacom Durban July looks likely to be determined on the same afternoon.
WSB Cape Guineas 1-2 Russian Rock and Linebacker face each other in the Daily News 2000 (Pic – Chase Liebenberg)
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, which boasts the biggest tote pools in the world, has classified the Daily News 2000 raceday as a World Pool event.
1st R468750, 2nd R150000, 3rd R75000, 4th R37500, 5th R18750
DAILY NEWS 2000 (Grade 1)
For 3 year-oldsNo Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 1 | Russian Rock | 60 | 119 | A | Keagan de Melo | Dean Kannemeyer | |
| 2 | 2 | Dr Doolittle | 60 | 108 | A | Muzi Yeni | Paul Peter | |
| 3 | 3 | Rascallion | 60 | 111 | A | Sean Veale | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 4 | 4 | Flying Carpet | 60 | 108 | T A | Luke Ferraris | Sean Tarry | |
| 5 | 5 | Shah Akbar | 60 | 108 | T A | Lyle Hewitson | Sean Tarry | |
| 6 | 6 | Linebacker | 60 | 124 | A | Grant van Niekerk | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 7 | 7 | Second Base | 60 | 122 | AM | Warren Kennedy | J A Janse van Vuuren | |
| 8 | 8 | Kommetdieding | 60 | 120 | A | Sihle Cele | HWJ Crawford/M Rix | |
| 9 | 9 | The Gatekeeper | 60 | 110 | A | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith | |
| 10 | 10 | Copper Mountain | 60 | 121 | AM | Gavin Lerena | J A Janse van Vuuren | |
| 11 | 11 | Full Blast | 60 | 86 | BA | Serino Moodley | Michael Miller | |
| 12 | 12 | Infinite Wonder | 60 | 92 | A | Ryan Munger | Ashley Fortune | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (3,6) (4,5) (7,10) | ||||||||
1st R312500, 2nd R100000, 3rd R50000, 4th R25000, 5th R12500
WOOLAVINGTON 2000 (Grade 1)
For 3 year-old FilliesNo Apprentice Allowance
| 1 | 1 | War Of Athena | 60 | 122 | A | Muzi Yeni | Paul Matchett | |
| 2 | 2 | Only The Brave | 60 | 97 | T A | Kabelo Matsunyane | Paul Matchett | |
| 3 | 3 | Emerald Palace | 60 | 91 | AM | Raymond Danielson | Gareth van Zyl | |
| 4 | 4 | Scented Mistress | 60 | 91 | BA | Luke Ferraris | Vaughan Marshall | |
| 5 | 5 | Princess Calla | 60 | 118 | A | Grant van Niekerk | Adam Marcus | |
| 6 | 6 | Chat Ching | 60 | 114 | A | Keagan de Melo | Candice Bass-Robinson | |
| 7 | 7 | Netta | 60 | 120 | A | Warren Kennedy | Paul Peter | |
| Same Trainer – Not Coupled on Tote | ||||||||
| (1,2) | ||||||||
She’s back! The smashing War Of Athena steps out on Saturday (Pic- Chase Liebenberg)
This will result in TAB Win, Place, Swinger and exacta pools on races 2 through to 9 being commingled into Hong Kong’s massive tote pools, thus enabling South African punters to wager substantial amounts on these bet types without significantly affecting payouts.
The Pick 6 on the afternoon has received a R1 million carryover boost and Gold Circle Commercial Executive Patrick Loker has indicated that a projected pool of R5 million is likely for the six-legged exotic.
In a further positive move for racing fans, Hollywoodbets customers now have the convenience of a one-stop betting option, with a real time choice of fixed odds and tote betting available without any hassle on one platform.
The customer decides what’s best and can take a tote bet, an open bet or a fixed odds bet without the time consuming inconvenience and distraction of switching websites or using different accounts.
This means that a Hollywoodbets account holder can make the choice of a Gold Circle tote bet or a Hollywoodbets fixed odds wager from his account, when betting online, or at a retail outlet.
