PROMISING Santa Carolina (photo) will step up to Gr2 company in the Gauteng Fillies Guineas at Turffontein on Saturday, 1 March. Unbeaten in two impressive starts, the grey daughter of Tiger Ridge and erstwhile star, Ilha Da Vitoria, will have a host of supporters in the race, sponsored with R500,000 by her owner and breeder Mary Slack’s Wilgerbosdrift Stud.
The final fields for the two Guineas are:
WILGERBOSDRIFT GAUTENG FILLIES GUINEAS (Grade 2)
For 3 year-old Fillies (1st Leg SA Triple Tiara)
R 500,000 1600m
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 CLOSE THE GAP 58.0 100 ( 94) 8 A W Marwing Ormond Ferraris
2 WINTER STAR 58.0 100 ( 94) 15 A T G Lerena Johan van Vuuren
3 ALONG CAME POLLY 58.0 97 ( 91) 4 A B Fayd’Herbe Gavin van Zyl
4 ATHINA 58.0 96 ( 90) 14 A T S Cormack Joe Soma
5 ADMIRAL’S EYE 58.0 94 ( 88) 3 B A T M Mienie Charles Laird
6 ARCETRI PINK 58.0 94 ( 88) 7 A T R Fradd Geoff Woodruff
7 FOR THE LADS 58.0 94 ( 88) 5 A T P Strydom Sean Tarry
8 MOHAVE PRINCESS 58.0 93 ( 87) 9 A G Hatt Gavin van Zyl
9 SANTA CAROLINA 58.0 90 ( 84) 2 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
10 SARASOTA 58.0 90 ( 84) 12 A S Chambers Lucky Houdalakis
11 KINGS V 58.0 86 ( 80) 1 A *N Juglall Wallace Tolmay
12 NOT SULKING 58.0 85 ( 79) 10 A A Marcus Geoff Woodruff
13 SAINT ANGELIQUE 58.0 82 ( 76) 13 A …………… Stanley Ferreira
14 DASHING SCARLET 58.0 81 ( 75) 11 A K Shea Mike de Kock
15 NTOMBE 58.0 79 ( 73) 6 A G Wrogemann Geoff Woodruff
Couplings: (3,8) (6,12,15) (9,14)
BETTING WORLD GAUTENG GUINEAS (Grade 2)
For 3 year-olds (1st Leg of SASCOC Triple Crown)
R 1,000,000 1600m
Sc# Horse Mass MR Draw B A T Jockey Trainer
1 FOREST INDIGO 58.0 104 ( 98) 2 A K Shea Alec Laird
2 BOUCLETTE TOP 58.0 97 ( 91) 10 A S Khumalo Alec Laird
3 MISTER CRICKET 58.0 97 ( 91) 8 A A Marcus Alec Laird
4 TAARISH 58.0 97 ( 91) 13 A A Delpech Mike de Kock
5 AS YOU LIKE 58.0 96 ( 90) 9 A M Mienie Alec Laird
6 MR MULLINER 58.0 96 ( 90) 6 A *N Juglall Gary Alexander
7 LOUIS THE KING 58.0 94 ( 88) 11 A R Fradd Geoff Woodruff
8 LANCE 58.0 93 ( 87) 7 A P Strydom Sean Tarry
9 OLYMPIC OWEN 58.0 93 ( 87) 3 A S Chambers Corne Spies
10 SHADOW OFHIS SMILE 58.0 93 ( 87) 4 A B Fayd’Herbe Geoff Woodruff
11 MERCADO 58.0 85 ( 79) 14 B A R Danielson Sean Tarry
12 HILLBROW 58.0 84 ( 78) 15 A G Hatt Roy Magner
13 TEE JAY AR 58.0 84 ( 78) 1 A T S Cormack Geoff Woodruff
14 FORT BELLINI 58.0 82 ( 76) 16 A G Lerena Sean Tarry
15 PLATINUM JET 58.0 82 ( 76) 12 A W Marwing Weiho Marwing
16 AMBER SAIL 58.0 58 ( 52) 5 A T C Little Heather E Adamson
Couplings: (1,2,3,5) (7,10,13) (8,11,14)