Met 1, 2 entered in G2 Drill Hall Stakes

KZN WINTER SEASON KICKS OFF WITH THREE GRADE 2 FEATURES

ome of the country’s top horses, including Sun Met winner Rainbow Bridge and Vodacom Durban July and L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate winner Do It Again, could be on the card to celebrate the opening meeting of Champions Season 2019 at Greyville in Durban on Friday 3 May.

The two equine stars are among the 25 entries for the R500,000 Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes (Grade 2) which, together with the R600,000, Grade 2 KRA Guineas and R500,000, Grade 2 KRA Fillies Guineas, raise the curtain on the three-month festival of racing which includes the R4.25-million Vodacom Durban July.

Rainbow Bridge, from the stable of Eric Sands, and Justin Snaith-trained Do It Again will be making their first track appearances since filling the first two places in the Sun Met and are both aimed at the country’s premier race on the first Saturday in July.

If confirming their participation, they could be joined by the fourth-placed Sun Met finisher Undercover Agent as well as Gauteng Guineas winner National Park and Cirillo, the runner-up to the star Mike de Kock winner of the Horse Chestnut Stakes, Soqrat.

Pomodoro colt Cirillo from the Sean Tarry stable has also been nominated for the KRA Guineas.

The two three-year-old Classic races have also drawn strong entries with Soqrat being a major drawcard having also run second in the Queen’s Plate and third in the Hawaii Stakes.

Among the 18 entries there is also the winner of the SA Derby Samurai Warrior as well as runner-up to Atyaab in the Investec Cape Derby, Charles and Politian Stakes winner Twist Of Fate.

The 21 entries for the Fillies Guineas includes SA Oaks runnerup Blossom and De Kock-trained Australian-bred filly Nafaayes who won the Gauteng Guineas. – Gold Circle