2013 Champions Season Charity Turf Challenge sponsored by Gold Circle.

How many points for 1st,2nd.3rd etc....

2013 CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE sponsored by Gold Circle

The 2013 Charity Turf Challenge kicked off with the scintillating performance of, Beach Beauty, the Dennis Drier trained daughter of Dynasty. She won the Gr.2 Drill Hall Stakes and earned 14 points for her legion of followers in the competition.

Capetown Noir might have lost the Gr.2 KRA Guineas, but earned 9 points in the competition as the fast improving Vercingetorix was not listed amongst the official horse entries. Festival Of Fire gave master trainer, Mike de Kock, a Guineas double and earned 14 points. A tough campaigner, she looks to compete in most of the Fillies and Mares Graded races throughout the season.

The main task of processing all entries and capturing payments will now start in earnest and the Racing South Africa team hopes to have the first leader board out by Monday 13 May.

We thank you for your support and wish you every success this year!

Racing South Africa

Below are the big KZN race days,not sure what other races qualify for the comp?




Saturday, May 4, Greyville (day racemeeting): The KRA Guineas Day is the country’s premier classic meeting for three-year-old milers where the country’s top horses come together for the first time at level weights in a bid to determine the best of the generation. In most cases, the top horses from the three major regions have not met before and Greyville is the place where the big clash takes place.

Wednesday, May 22, Greyville (night meeting): The Grade 2 Betting World 1900 always includes runners looking to improve their chances of a run in the Vodacom Durban July. Over the years a number of winners of this race have gone on the capture the blue ribbon event.

Saturday, May 25, Scottsville: The Grade 1 Golden Horse Sprint heads South Africa’s premier meeting for sprinters and includes three other Grade 1 events, all over 1 200m. They are the South African Fillies Sprint and the two juvenile events, the Tsogo Sun Medallion and the Allan Robertson Championship.

Saturday, June 1, Greyville: The Grade 1 Daily News 2000 and the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000 – the two premier races in the country for three-year-olds over 2 000m. Winners of these races have gone on to win the country’s premier event and is the pinnacle event in determining the top three-year-olds in the country. The 2 400m, Grade 3 Lonsdale Strirrup Cup is the first event in the programme for stayers leading up to the Grade 1 Gold Cup.

Saturday, June 8, Clairwood: The biggest meeting of the year at the Southern Durban venue headed by the Grade 1 Rising Sun Gold Challenge, the ultimate test for milers at weight-for-age. The programme comprises no less than nine feature events including the Grade 2 Tibouchina Stakes at weight-for-age for fillies and mares, the Grade 3 Cup Trial and the three finals of the KZN Winter Challenge Series.

Friday, June 14, Greyville (night meeting): The Grade 2 Post Merchants over 1 200m, a prestigious sprint event who’s history dates back many decades.

Sunday, June 23, Clairwood: Derby Day featuring the best staying three-year-olds in the Betting World Derby and Betting World Oaks, both at Grade 2 level over 2 400m.

Sunday, June 30, Greyville: The R1-million KZN Breeders Million Mile, a conditions race for graduates from the KZN yearling sales.

Saturday, July 6, Greyville: Africa’s greatest racing and social event – Vodacom Durban July Day. The R3.5-million, Grade 1 Vodacom Durban July tops the programme that includes the Grade 1 Garden Province Stakes, the Grade 1 Golden Horseshoe and the Grade 1 Golden Slipper as well as the Grade 2 Gold Vase and four other feature events.

Saturday, July 13, Clairwood: South Africa’s premier weight-for-age race for sprinters, the Grade 1 Mercury Sprint – the race that often determines the best speed horse in the country.

Saturday, July 27, Greyville: The grand finale to the season, Super Saturday featuring South Africa’s premier and most famous distance race, the Grade 1 Gold Cup over 3 200m. The programme includes the Grade 1 Champions Cup over 1 800m, the final Grade 1 feature events for two-year-olds in the Premiers
Champion Stakes and Thekwini Stakes and three other feature events.

Champions Season 2013 is the country’s greatest gathering of champions and a season that offers everything to everyone in spectacular and exciting racing and entertainment – don’t miss it.

shrek Wrote:

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Well done Hibs.We're both off to a good start.Points on the board even though still a long way to go.

The two sprint races are going to be make or break. Plenty of horses with chances and could be WAW only run.

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> The two sprint races are going to be make or
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Think i Brassed WAW for that reason

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Put WAW in a few because the 25 points will be a good haul. Gone for Cape Royal in most if my entries.

25 points is still useful in this competition

Managed 38 points - along with many others I'm sure; but I really did not even take this meeting into account when selecting my runners - so a bit of a bonus.

I also brassed WaW - very nearly went for Cape Royal, but in the end chose Royal Zulu Warrior as my sprinter:S

My payment not reflected. Are still capturing??

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> My payment not reflected. Are still capturing??


Yep mine still hadnt been done earlier as well,Deez says they are working like hell