This will be a useful guide for punters, owners and trainers to refer to. It is an explanation for dummies of Cape Racings race conditions and race class plus an explanation of all the incentives in Cape Racing for the 2024/2025 season.
CONDITIONS GUIDE
CAPE A STAKES For All Horses
Benchmark at 61,5 kg = 113 & above
Benchmark at 60,0 kg = 110 to 112
Benchmark at 58,5 kg = 107 to 109
Benchmark at 57,0 kg = 104 to 106
Benchmark at 55,5 kg = 101 to 103
Benchmark at 54,0 kg = 98 to 100
Benchmark at 52,5 kg = 95 to 97
Benchmark at 51,0 kg = 94 & below
The winner of this race will not incur a penalty of more than 6 Rating points
There will be no rating increase for placed & unplaced horses
Sex allowance of 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 kg for Fillies and Mares, subject to
a minimum weight of 50 kg
CAPE B STAKES For All Horses with a nett rating of 96 and below
Benchmark at 61,5 kg = 94 to 96
Benchmark at 60,0 kg = 91 to 93
Benchmark at 58,5 kg = 88 to 90
Benchmark at 57,0 kg = 85 to 87
Benchmark at 55,5 kg = 82 to 84
Benchmark at 54,0 kg = 79 to 81
Benchmark at 52,5 kg = 76 to 78
Benchmark at 51,0 kg = 75 & below
The winner of this race will not incur a penalty of less than 2 and not
more than 6 Rating points
There will be no rating increase for placed & unplaced horses
Sex allowance of 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 kg for Fillies and Mares, subject to
a minimum weight of 50 kg
CAPE C STAKES For All Horses with a nett rating of 78 and below
Benchmark at 61,5 kg = 76 to 78
Benchmark at 60,0 kg = 73 to 75
Benchmark at 58,5 kg = 70 to 72
Benchmark at 57,0 kg = 67 to 69
Benchmark at 55,5 kg = 64 to 66
Benchmark at 54,0 kg = 61 to 63
Benchmark at 52,5 kg = 58 to 60
Benchmark at 51,0 kg = 57 & below
The winner of this race will not incur a penalty of less than 2 and not
more than 6 Rating points
There will be no rating increase for placed & unplaced horses
Sex allowance of 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 kg for Fillies and Mares, subject to
a minimum weight of 50 kg
Maidens to receive a 1.0kg allowance
CAPE D STAKES For All Horses with a nett rating of 64 and below
Benchmark at 61,5 kg = 62 to 64
Benchmark at 60,0 kg = 59 to 61
Benchmark at 58,5 kg = 56 to 58
Benchmark at 57,0 kg = 53 to 55
Benchmark at 55,5 kg = 50 to 52
Benchmark at 54,0 kg = 47 to 49
Benchmark at 52,5 kg = 46 & below
The winner of this race will not incur a penalty of less than 2 and not
more than 6 Rating points
There will be no rating increase for placed & unplaced horses
Sex allowance of 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 kg for Fillies and Mares, subject to
a minimum weight of 50 kg
Maidens to receive a 1.0kg allowance
MIDDLE STAKES For All Horses with a nett rating of 102 and below
Benchmark at 61,5 kg = 99 to 102
Benchmark at 60,0 kg = 95 to 98
Benchmark at 58,5 kg = 91 to 94
Benchmark at 57,0 kg = 87 to 90
Benchmark at 55,5 kg = 83 to 86
Benchmark at 54,0 kg = 79 to 82
Benchmark at 52,5 kg = 75 to 78
Benchmark at 51,0 kg = 74 & below
The winner of this race will not incur a penalty of less than 2 and not
more than 6 Rating points
There will be no rating increase for placed & unplaced horses
Sex allowance of 2.5 / 3.0 / 3.5 kg for Fillies and Mares, subject to
a minimum weight of 50 kg
Maidens to receive a 1.0kg allowance
MAIDEN PLATE For Maiden Horses
OPEN MAIDEN For all Maidens
Weights:
61.5kg to be determined by the highest nett rated horse, for all merit rated
horses below the highest nett rated horse, weight to be determined from
61.5kg downwards, using 2 merit rating points = 1 kg
Unrated horses to carry 60.5kg
2-year-old Allowance of 4kg will apply to unrated horses
2-year-olds to be weighted as unrated horses
Sex Allowance of 2.5 kg for all Fillies
Minimum Weights:
4-year-olds and over C&G – 53.5kg / Fillies 53kg
3-year-olds C&G – 52.5kg / Fillies 52kg
OPEN MAIDEN (F & M) For all Maiden Filles and Mares
Weights:
61kg to be determined by the highest nett rated horse, for all merit rated
horses below the highest nett rated horse, weight to be determined from
61kg downwards, using 2 merit rating points = 1 kg
Unrated horses to carry 60kg
2-year-old Allowance of 3kg will apply to unrated horses
2-year-olds to be weighted as unrated horses
Minimum Weights:
4-year-olds and over – 53.5kg
3-year-olds – 52.5kg
RESTRICTED MAIDEN PLATE For 3-year-old maidens
Colts and Geldings 60,0 kg
Fillies 57,5 kg
JUVENILE PLATE For two-year-old horses
MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE For two-year-old maiden horses
RESTRICTED MAIDEN JUVENILE PLATE For 2-year-old maidens
Colts and Geldings 60,0 kg
Fillies 57,5 kg
CLASS GUIDE
2024/2025
PLEASE NOTE
Fillies & Mares allowances in
A/B/C/D Stakes races
2.5kg : 1000-1250m
3.0kg : 1400-1600m
3.5kg : 1700m+
2024/25 SEASON:
RaceCape POWERED BY Hollywoodbets
Understanding incentives
CONSECUTIVE RUNS BONUS:
Horses that race consecutively in the
Cape qualify for the following bonuses.
If horses raid out of the Western Cape they will
NOT QUALIFY for the Consecutive Runs Incentive.
PRIZE MONEY BREAKDOWN:
• R 25,000 – 12 consecutive Race starts
• R 35,000 – 15 consecutive Race starts
FOR MORE INFO EMAIL JUSTIN VERMAAK (JUSTIN@CAPERACING.CO.ZA)
RACES & INCENTIVES
JUVENILE BONUS
• The CRS R100 000 bonus is a juvenile bonus stakes incentive for
qualifying sale graduates earned for their maiden juvenile win only.
• Bonuses of R100 000 will be paid for the qualifying graduate’s first
juvenile maiden win in any maiden and/or juvenile race.
• R75 000 is awarded to the winning owner
• R25 000 is awarded to the winning vendor. The vendor bonus will be
paid out to the vendor from the first Cape Racing Sales auction from
which the horse was sold.
• Bonuses are limited to the first 40 juvenile winners
• The total payout is R4 Million
*Terms and conditions apply
CAPE RACING SALES SLIPPER
• The Slipper is run over 1200m for qualifying 2yo graduates of Cape
Racing Sales, this race forms part of the Cape Summer Festival of
Racing at the picturesque Hollywoodbets Kenilworth Racecourse.
Cape Town is an alluring tourist destination for world travelers
during a temperate summer, with exceptional racing and quality
sales, creating an experience that is quintessentially Cape Town.
This lucrative race will be run for a purse of R1.5 million in 2025 and
R3 Million in 2026.
CRS BIG CAP
• The R5 million CRS BIG CAP is the exciting new ‘slot’ race which
will headline the Festival Cape Racing Sales race day and will be
run as a handicap, with conditions. The inaugural running of the
R5 million CRS BIG CAP in 2025 will be contested over 1400m at
Hollywoodbets Kenilworth and is open to all CRS sales graduates
