An abundance of variety at Charity Mile meeting
LUCRATIVE: THERE WILL BE R1 MILLION TO BE DIVIDED AMONG THE SELECTED CHARITIES TAB betting opens today for Saturday’s Turffontein 12-race meeting.
Betting will open today for Saturday’s Charity Mile meeting at all TAB branches. The meeting, to be run on the Turffontein Standside track, comprises 12 races and there really is some intriguing events on this card. Of course, the R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile takes centre stage with 16 charities looking to earn their share of another R1million up for grabs.
Each of the 16 horses will run for a charity with the winning horse earning R150,000, the second-placed horse R100,000, third and fourth-placed runners will earn R75,000 with the balance of the charities taking home R50,000.
In addition, each charity is represented by a celebrity who will join in to cheer home their respective horses.
Racing fans will be able to learn about the state of some of the three-year-olds in the Graham Beck Stakes and HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes. Both are Grade 3 races over 1400m and carry a stake of R250,000.
There looks to be a particularly fascinating duel in the Graham Beck Stakes where star performer Chimichuri Run from the Sean Tarry yard will take on Mike de Kock-trained Alyaasaat.
There are some other innovative races on the card, including the Monaco Million Maiden Sprint which carries R1-million in stake money.
One of the most interesting races comes up in Race 2, called the Hands N Heels Maiden Plate over 1400m. It is a race in which the jockeys will not have whips and will need to find other ways and means to encourage their mounts.
Final field for the R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (Grade 2) over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday.
1 - 17 CORAL FEVER (R R Sage) M Yeni 61.0 - 118
2 - 9 HAT PUNTANO (M/A Azzie) C Orffer 61.0 - 118
3 - 2 CAPTAIN ALDO (S J Gray) W Kennedy 57.5 - 111
4 - 1 MATADOR MAN (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 56.0 - 108
5 - 6 BULLETING HOME (S G Tarry) P Strydom 55.5 - 107
6 - 19 CHAMPAGNE HAZE (G M Alexander) C Zackey 55.5 - 107
7 - 13 NEW PREDATOR (J J van Vuuren) G Lerena 55.5 - 107
8 - 7 ROMANY PRINCE (O A Ferraris) L J Ferraris 55.5 - 107
9 - 4 NOBLE SECRET (M F de Kock) R Simons 55.0 - 106
10 - 12 SOCIAL ORDER (S G Tarry) C Maujean 55.0 - 106
11 - 18 FULL MAST (M/A Azzie) K Zechner 54.5 - 105
12 - 16 INFAMOUS FOX (C Dawson) R Danielson 53.5 - 103
13 - 10 TILBURY FORT (S G Tarry) L Hewitson 53.5 - 103
14 - 8 ARCTICA (M/A Azzie) R Munger 53.0 - 102
15 - 3 DOOSRA (J J van Vuuren) K de Melo 53.0 - 102
16 - 14 UNAGI (G M Alexander) D Schwarz 52.0 - 100 Reserve Runners 17 - 15 CAPTAIN AND MASTER (S G Tarry) Reserve 1 54.5 - 103
18 - 5 DESERT RHYTHM (S G Tarry) Reserve 2 52.0 - 92
19 - 11 SAFE HARBOUR (S G Tarry) Reserve 3 53.5 - 103
Same Trainer: (2,11,14) (4,5,10,13,17,18,19) (6,16) (7,15)
Final field for the R250,000 Graham Beck Stakes (Grade 3) over 1400m
1 - 10 CHIMICHURI RUN (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 60.0 - 116
2 - 3 NATIONAL PARK (Y Bremner) R Munger 59.0 - 96
3 - 6 ALYAASAAT (M F de Kock) R Simons 57.0 - 111
4 - 7 RULE THE NIGHT (T Spies) C Zackey 57.0 - 92
5 - 8 GREEN HAZE (A G Laird) R Danielson 57.0 - 91
6 - 1 BENJI (P A Peter) C Herrera Gomez 57.0 - 88
7 - 4 SILKEN PRINCE (M/A Azzie) D Schwarz 57.0 - 87
8 - 5 IN CAHOOTS (S G Tarry) L Hewitson 57.0 - 85
9 - 2 INEXHAUSTIBLE (P A Peter) K de Melo 57.0 - 84
10 - 11 VICTOR FORTH (J A Soma) M Yeni 57.0 - 84
11 - 9 FIRDOAS (M F de Kock) W Kennedy 54.5 - 94
Same Trainer: (1,8) (3,11) (6,9)
Final field for the R250,000 HSH Princess Charlene Starling Stakes (Grade 3) over 1400m
1 - 9 CELTIC SEA (S G Tarry) S Khumalo 60.0 - 104
2 - 5 RONNIE'S CANDY (S J Gray) C Orffer 60.0 - 99
3 - 4 GHAALLA (M F de Kock) R Simons 58.0 - 98
4 - 1 NAFAAYES (M F de Kock) M Yeni 58.0 - 95
5 - 12 RUNNING BRAVE (P F Matchett) M V'Rensburg 58.0 - 93
6 - 10 AFROSTAR (P A Peter) C Zackey 58.0 - 91
7 - 13 CRIMSON ROYALE (S G Tarry) D Schwarz 58.0 - 90
8 - 7 ISLE DE FRANCE (M F de Kock) G Lerena 58.0 - 89
9 - 3 MARY O' REILLY (Y Bremner) R Munger 58.0 - 87
10 - 6 ON THE DOUBLE (J J van Vuuren) W Kennedy 58.0 - 87
11 - 11 SAND PRINCESS (S G Tarry) L Hewitson 58.0 - 85
12 - 15 I LIKE IT (S Moffatt) C Maujean 58.0 - 83
13 - 14 SOUL OF WIT (R Francis) K Zechner 58.0 - 77
14 - 8 ROCK SENSATION (C Dawson) R Danielson 58.0 - 75
15 - 2 MY DREAM CHASER (D Nieuwenhuizen) C Herrera Gomez 58.0 - 72
Same Trainer: (1,7,11) (3,4,8)
Final field for the R250,000 Yellowwood Handicap (Grade 3) over 1800m
1 - 8 FORT EMBER (P A Peter) C Herrera Gomez 60.5 - 100
2 - 14 JET START (O A Ferraris) L J Ferraris 56.5 - 93
3 - 1 CASHEL PALACE (A G Laird) R Danielson 56.0 - 92
4 - 13 SYLVAN ON FIRE (C Dawson) G Lerena 56.0 - 91
5 - 2 BEING FABULOUS (J J van Vuuren) W Kennedy 55.0 - 89
6 - 11 ROYAL UTOPIA (C Dawson) C Zackey 54.0 - 87
7 - 5 INSIGNIS (G V Woodruff) M van Rensburg 53.5 - 87
8 - 3 CHARIOT OF GOLD (S G Tarry) L Hewitson 52.0 - 84
9 - 10 BRAXTON (M N Houdalakis) R Munger 52.0 - 83
10 - 6 LA LINEA (M F de Kock) M Yeni 52.0 - 83
11 - 4 COLD CASH (G M Alexander) D Schwarz 52.0 - 82
12 - 9 MAR DEL SUR (C D van Zyl) K de Melo 52.0 - 81
13 - 7 GOTTALOTTALUV (S T Pettigrew) M Thackeray 52.0 - 78
14 - 12 SHELLY (D Little) C Habib 52.0 - 78
Same Trainer: (4,6)