Classic Day 2021 – The Entries

Declarations due by 2 March

The second leg of the WSB SA Triple Crown and the Wilgerbosdrift Triple Tiara will be staged at Turffontein on Saturday 6 March and both first leg winners will be in action in their respective races.

Malmoos, who triumphed in the Grade 2 World Sports Betting Gauteng Guineas, has been entered for the Grade 1 WSB SA Classic over 1800m on the Standside track, while War Of Athena, who claimed the Grade 2 Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas, will be in action in the Grade 1 Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic.

Malmoos – back for the second leg of the SA Triple Crown (Pic – JC Photos)

However, in both cases, their main rivals who were the runners-up in their respective events, will be there to ensure victory will not come easily. Mike de Kock-trained Malmoos beat Catch Twentytwo by a neck and Paul Peter’s charge will be looking to avenge that defeat.

War of Athena and Anything Goes are currently considered the two best three-year-old fillies on the Highveld and they will go at it again in the Fillies Classic.

War Of Athena, trained by Paul Matchett, took top honours in the Fillies Guineas to level the head-to-head 2-2 with Stuart Pettigrew’s charge and Anything Goes will no doubt be fighting to edge ahead of her arch-rival once again.

Johan Janse van Vuuren has nominated Guineas third and fourth Copper Mountain and Second Base respectively. The latter found plenty support in the Guineas but will no doubt prefer the extra 200m this time around.

In the SA Fillies Classic De Kock could throw a spanner in the works with lightly raced Sparkling Water, a well-bred daughter of Silvano who has won two of her three races.

A Pick 6 carryover of R1-million has already been announced for this meeting with a likely pool of R5 million.

R750 000 1800m (Turf)
S A CLASSIC (Grade 1)
1 Al Muthana (AUS) Mike de Kock 96
2 Bingwa Dorrie Sham 109
6 Bold Jazz Paul Matchett 91
9 Catch Twentytwo Paul Peter 116
5 Copper Mountain J A Janse van Vuuren 113
10 Flying Carpet Sean Tarry 101
3 Kingsley’s Heart Weiho Marwing 101
7 Malmoos Mike de Kock 117
4 Second Base J A Janse van Vuuren 112
8 Shah Akbar Sean Tarry 97
(10)
R700 000 1800m (Turf)
S A FILLIES CLASSIC (Grade 1)
1 Anything Goes Stuart Pettigrew 120
5 Astral Plane Gary Alexander 80
9 Caralluma Sean Tarry 101
7 Gee For Go Paul Matchett 106
4 Magical Flight Sean Tarry 92
6 Miss Elegance Lucky Houdalakis 106
10 Netta Paul Peter 87
2 Only The Brave Paul Matchett 88
11 Queen Bomi Paul Matchett 77
3 Sparkling Water Mike de Kock 92
8 War Of Athena Paul Matchett 122
(11)

Supplementary entries close on Monday 1 March with declarations on Tuesday 2 March.

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