Sean Tarry has won 15 Grade 1 races at Hollywoodbets Scottsville and has a fine chance of adding to that record on Saturday (Candiese Lenferna Photography)
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Gimme A Prince will be looking to stake a claim for the EQUUS Champion Sprinter crown by lifting the coveted R850 000 Grade 1 Golden Horse Sprint title on Saturday at Hollywoodbets Scottsville as he takes on a quality field of 16 runners. Rio Querari finished 2nd to Gimme a Prince in the Pongracz Cape Flying Championship in January and won his prep run in the Champagne Stakes in the Cape in early May. Both he and We’re Jamming will be having their first runs in KZN for the season. Last year’s Gold Medallion winner, Thunderstruck, will be looking to recapture his form from a year ago. Seeking The Stars had his first run in a year in the IOS Drill Hall Stakes and only faded late, so will not be without a chance over the 1200m straight. The very versatile champion filly, Under Your Spell, has chosen to take on the boys rather than take her place in the South African Fillies Sprint. Other notable entries are Bartholdi and William Robertson who ran 2nd in the Golden Horse Sprint and Mercury Sprint last year.
The South African Fillies Sprint, brought to you by The Witness, has attracted a small but high-quality field of 10 runners. Princess Calla and Desert Miracle renew their rivalry, but Golden Hostess, Cold Fact and Stiptelik will be looking establish their Grade 1 credentials in this highly competitive sprint.
The Jackpot of Grade 1 Sprints is kicked off by the two 2-year-old races. The Allan Robertson Championship for fillies has the unbeaten Mrs Geriatrix who won the WSB SA Fillies Nursery last time out, taking on the very well related Winter Cloud. With many of the field of 12 fillies only having run a few times, there is likely to be a lot of improvement from many of the fillies in the first Grade 1 two-year-old race of the season.
The R700 000 Gr1 Gold Medallion has Red Bomber, Cliff Hanger and Lucky Lad who are joined by the only filly in the race, Egyptian Mau as four of the eleven runners yet to taste defeat.
Once again, Sean Tarry, who has been so successful at this race day in the recent past, has a very strong hand in each of the Grade 1 sprints with Mrs Geriatrix, Lucky Lad, Princess Calla and Under Your Spell leading his charge this year.
Race-5 (Turf / Stand) R 700,000 1200m 14:20 Ref-809
1st R437,500, 2nd R140,000, 3rd R70,000, 4th R35,000, 5th R17,500
ALLAN ROBERTSON CHAMPIONSHIP (Grade 1)
For 2 year-old Fillies
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
1 1 MOVING IN 60,0 0 A G Lerena J A Janse van Vuuren
2 2 GOLDEN TATJANA 60,0 0 A G van Niekerk Glen Kotzen
3 3 RASCOVA 60,0 0 A K de Melo Glen Kotzen
4 4 CAPTAIN’S CHRISTY 60,0 0 A S Khumalo Mark Dixon
5 5 GLOBAL THUNDER 60,0 0 A M Yeni Corrie Lensley
6 6 TROPPO VELOCE 60,0 0 A R Danielson Ashley Fortune
7 7 RED HOT ROSE 60,0 0 BA C Habib Mike de Kock
8 8 ELEGANT ICE 60,0 0 A C Zackey Lucky Houdalakis
9 9 CULLINAN BLUE 60,0 0 A K Matsunyane Brett Crawford
10 10 WINTER CLOUD 60,0 0 A A Domeyer Candice Bass-Robinson
11 11 HOT PEARL 60,0 0 A S Moodley Wendy Whitehead
12 12 MRS GERIATRIX 60,0 0 A R Fourie Sean Tarry
Same Trainer
(2,3)
Race-6 (Turf / Stand) R 700,000 1200m 14:55 Ref-810
1st R437,500, 2nd R140,000, 3rd R70,000, 4th R35,000, 5th R17,500
GOLD MEDALLION (Grade 1)
For 2 year-olds
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
1 1 ICY BLAST 60,0 0 BA S Veale Vaughan Marshall
2 2 LET THE FLAG FLY 60,0 0 BA T Godden Tienie Prinsloo
3 3 GUY GIBSON 60,0 0 A M Yeni Roy Magner
4 4 RED BOMBER 60,0 0 A G Lerena J A Janse van Vuuren
5 5 OUTLAW KING 60,0 0 A K de Melo Dean Kannemeyer
6 6 THE AFRICA HOUSE 60,0 0 A S Khumalo Sean Tarry
7 7 WARRIOR OF ROYALTY 60,0 0 A R Khathi Nathan Kotzen
8 8 EGYPTIAN MAU 57,5 0 A C Zackey Lucky Houdalakis
9 9 CLIFF HANGER 60,0 0 A B Jacobson J A Janse van Vuuren
10 10 THE ABDICATOR (IRE 60,0 0 Ae L Mxothwa Brett Crawford
11 11 LUCKY LAD 60,0 0 A R Fourie Sean Tarry
Same Trainer
(4,9) (6,11)
Race-7 (Turf / Stand) R 750,000 1200m 15:25 Ref-811
1st R468,750, 2nd R150,000, 3rd R75,000, 4th R37,500, 5th R18,750
SOUTH AFRICAN FILLIES SPRINT (Grade 1)
For Fillies and Mares at Weight-For-Age
WFA: 2yrs-8.5kgs 3yrs-1.0kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
1 1 PRINCESS CALLA 60,0 127 A R Fourie Sean Tarry
2 2 AUNTY LIZZY 60,0 102 A G van Niekerk Lorenzo Karriem
3 3 COLD FACT 60,0 112 PA D Schwarz Tony Peter
4 4 STIPTELIK (AUS) 60,0 108 A L Mxothwa Brett Crawford
5 5 WHOA WHOA WHOA (AUG) 60,0 108 Ae K Matsunyane Brett Crawford
6 6 AMEENA 59,0 112 A S Moodley Glen Kotzen
7 7 IPHIKO 60,0 107 BA A Mgudlwa Mike de Kock
8 8 GIMME A SHOT 59,0 113 A K de Melo M G Azzie/A A Azzie
9 9 GOLDEN HOSTESS 59,0 119 TBA A Domeyer Candice Bass-Robinson
10 10 DESERT MIRACLE 60,0 124 A C Zackey Mike de Kock
Same Trainer
(4,5) (7,10)
Race-8 (Turf / Stand) R 850,000 1200m 16:00 Ref-812
1st R531,250, 2nd R170,000, 3rd R85,000, 4th R42,500, 5th R21,250
GOLDEN HORSE SPRINT (Grade 1)
Handicap
WFA: 2yrs-8.5kgs 3yrs-1.0kgs
No Apprentice / Female Sex Allowance
1 1 BARTHOLDI 57,0 119 BA C Zackey M G Azzie/A A Azzie
2 2 FULL VELOCITY 54,0 110 BA K Matsunyane Sean Tarry
3 3 SEEKING THE STARS 59,5 124 BA R Khathi Vaughan Marshall
4 4 WE’RE JAMMING 55,0 117 BA G van Niekerk Justin Snaith
5 5 SURJAY 56,0 117 A L Mxothwa Brett Crawford
6 6 SUPREME WARRIOR 57,0 119 BA D De Gouveia M G Azzie/A A Azzie
7 7 GOOD TRAVELLER 54,0 113 A #R A Venniker Michael Roberts
8 8 THUNDERSTRUCK 54,0 115 TBA S Khumalo Sean Tarry
9 9 COUNTDOWN 54,0 109 T A S Moodley Glen Kotzen
10 10 WILLIAM ROBERTSON 60,0 125 JA G Lerena Corne Spies
11 11 AFTER THE RAIN 54,0 105 A A Mgudlwa Gareth van Zyl
12 12 GLADATORIAN 54,0 110 T A S Veale Stuart Ferrie
13 13 RIO QUERARI 59,5 124 A R Fourie Justin Snaith
14 14 GIMME A PRINCE 60,0 125 A K de Melo Dean Kannemeyer
15 15 TAIKONAUT 55,0 117 A M Yeni Roy Magner
16 16 UNDER YOUR SPELL 54,5 114 T A C Habib Sean Tarry
Reserve Runners
17 0 PEARL OF ASIA 54,0 105 TBA Reserve 1 Robbie Hill
18 0 TREAD SWIFTLY 54,0 103 BA Reserve 2 Gareth van Zyl
Same Trainer
(1,6) (2,8,16) (4,13) (11,18)
