DATE: Saturday, 2 May 2015
AGE/ CONDITION: 3 Year Olds at Level Weights over 1600m
ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 17 April 2015 – Fee R 1368
SUPP ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 24 April 2015 – Fee R 5472
WEIGHTS: Friday, 17 April 2015
COLTS AND GELDINGS: 60 kg
FILLIES: 57,5kg Northern Hemisphere Allowance Applies.
DECLARATIONS: 11:00am Tuesday, 28 April 2015 – Fee R 5472
2014 KRA Guineas
Horse: LEGISLATE
Jockey: Richard Fourie
Trainer: Justin Snaith
Owners: Mr W J C Mitchell, Drakenstein Stud (Nom: Mrs G A Rupert) & Newbury Racing (Pty) Ltd
(Nom: Mr D E Evans)
Breeder: Cheveley Stud
ABOUT: The KRA (Korea Racing Authority) Guineas
Some great horses have won this race since it was first run in 1932 and many have gone on to win the July under its various titles as the Durban July, the Rothmans July and now the Vodacom Durban July – some in the same year and others as four-year-olds the following year.They include household names like Sea Cottage, Politician, Royal Chalice, Ilustrador, Right Prerogative and Dynasty. Most recently the trend continued as Big City Life landed the KRA Guineas in impressive fashion before going on to Vodacom Durban July glory in 2009. Noordhoek Flyer won the race in 2010 and has been since retired to stud. Will this year see the trend back on track?
ROLL OF HONOUR
2014
It was the Crawford-trained Captain Al gelding Captain America that was favourite to win with Snaith’s Dynasty colt Legislate as the main danger. Legislate had beaten Captain America in the Investec Cape Derby and under Richard Fourie he showed that it was no fluke when scooting three lengths clear of the field on Saturday with the Alec Laird-trained Bezanova running a tremendous race to touch off Captain America for second place.
2013
The dual classic winner Capetown Noir from the Dean Kannemeyer stable was strongly fancied to win this top classic event and really looked the part. In the field was the unraced three-year-old from the powerful Mike de Kock yard, Vercingetorix, that was due to go from zero to hero in one race. The pair raced together off the pace for most of the way until the straight where Capetown Noir dashed to the inside rail and Vercingetorix took a line straight up the course. They came together at about the 200m mark to fight a bitter duel to the line where a bob of the heads gave the decision to Vercingetorix. Corredor ran a top race for third place 2.25 lengths back with Gitiano a further 1.25 lengths back.
2012
The Joey Ramsden-trained Variety Club pulverised the opposition including Vodacom Durban July favourite Jackson who could only manage second place ahead of Golden Chateau. Variety Club stamped himself as the country’s champion miler and has now left the country to embark on an international career. After his lengthy trip to Dubai he made a winning debut in the Group 3 Firebreak Stakes over 1 600m after leading from the start.
In his second race, the Group 3 Burj Nahaar over a mile, the tactics were changed and racing in second place he was unable to quicken and finished second. But he showed his international class on Dubai World Cup night when leading all the way to win the Group 2 Godolphin Mile beating home another South African-bred, Soft Falling Rain.
2011
Solo Traveller from the Justin Snaith stable proved too good and led the field home from Elusive River and Phantom Fighter.
