Big money for pools on Champions Day

More than R42 million is up for grabs from TAB on Champions Day, 5 May, at Turffontein.

Betting for the big race meeting opens has opened, both in TAB outlets and on tabonline.co.za.

The menu for the day is packed with massive pools and unusual wagering opportunities.

One highlight is a Jackpot Special which incorporates two feature races at the Durban meeting on the Friday evening before the Champions Day meeting and is completed by two of the Grade 1s at Turffontein.

The first leg of the Jackpot Special is the Daisy Fillies Guineas at Greyville and the second the Daisy Guineas. The action then moves to Joburg, with the Computaform Sprint as Leg 3 and the Premier’s Champions Challenge as Leg 4. The Jackpot Special pool starts with R50,000 put up by TAB – and who knows what it will climb to?

Another exciting offering is a TAB All To Come into the Champions Day action. Punters put on All To Comes in the normal way, but can select horses running at any race meeting from today to Friday before making their final choice a Win or Place in either the SA Derby or the Premier’s Champions Challenge.

To play this All To Come, mark or call FUTURE 1 for the SA Derby portion of the bet, plus the horse’s number and Win or Place.

For the Premier’s Champions Challenge, use FUTURE 2.

Here’s the exotics menu on offer on the big day:

Race 2: Bipot ONE Leg 1 – R40,046 carryover, likely pool R600,000

Race 3: PA Leg 1 – R1,500,000

Race 4: Pick 6 Megapool Leg 1 – R1,000,000 carryover, likely pool likely pool R5,400,000

Race 5: Jackpot ONE Leg 1 – likely pool R1,000,000

Race 7 SA Derby: Bipot TWO Leg 1 – likely pool R150,000

Race 8 Computaform Sprint: Quartet Maxipool – R100,000 carryover, likely pool R750,000

Race 9 Premier’s Champions Challenge: Quartet Maxipool – R100,000 carryover, likely pool R750,000

Jackpot TWO Leg 1 – R400,000 carryover, likely pool R750,000 Also M6 for Soccer GG Race 11: Jackpot Quickmix Leg 1 – likely pool R200,000