DATE: Sunday, 21 June 2015
AGE/ CONDITION: Fillies and Mares at WFA + Penalties over 2400m
ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 5 June 2015 – Fee: R 684
SUPP ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 12 June 2015 – Fee R 2736
WEIGHTS: Friday, 5 June 2015 4-year-old & older 58kg 3-year-olds 55kg
PENALTIES: In addition, further penalties to accrue as follows for races won in the period 18 months prior to the date of issuing of weights.
Winner of a Grade 1 race………….2kg for each such win
Winner of a Grade 2 race………….1kg for each such win
Penalties not cumulative
DECLARATIONS: 11:00am Monday, 15 June 2015 – Fee R 2736
2014 Gold Circle Oaks
Horse: DYLAN’S PROMISE
Jockey: Anton Marcus
Trainer: Charles Laird
Owners: The Fire Racing Trust (Nom : Mr Alesh Naidoo), Mr Mayesh Chetty & Ms L Salsone
Breeder: Austramore Pty Ltd, NSW, Cobra Bloodstock Australia Pty Ltd
ABOUT: The Gold Circle Oaks
Beginning life as the Coachman’s Oaks at Scottsville in 1972, the race distance has been changed to 2 500m as from 2014. It is a tough race for the girls and attracts the best staying fillies from around the country with Terrance Millard having recorded the most wins by taking the race five times.
Monyela in 2002 and Icy Air in 2003 completed the Oaks double by winning the South African Oaks at Turffontein and the Betting World Oaks at Clairwood.
ROLL OF HONOUR:
2014
Dylan’s Promise makes history at Betting World Oakes
A little piece of world racing history was made at Clairwood on Saturday when the filly Dylan’s Promise won the Betting World Oaks for the second year running.
But it was a false bit of history as the Betting World Oaks for this year was not “technically” an Oaks as the race had been changed from a race restricted to three-year-olds at level weights over the traditional 2 400m trip that it was last year, to an open weight-for-age race contest over 2 500m.
Dylan’s Promise, trained by Charles Laird and ridden to perfection by Anton Marcus, had won the race last year and when the conditions were changed Laird virtually licked his lips and prepared his charge specifically for this race.
Breaking from a wide draw Marcus allowed the field to settle round the turn before easing Dylan’s Promise through to the front and controlled the pace through to the straight where he picked up the pace and headed for the outside of the track and the winning post. At one stage the SA Oaks winner Ash Cloud looked dangerous but Dylan’s Promise always had her measure and won comfortably.
2013
In the Oaks, the Australian-bred filly Dylan’s Promise from the Charles Laird stable proved far too good for her opposition and under a confident ride by veteran jockey Kevin Shea, took the lead from pacemaker Red Rock Lady before entering the home straight and cruising clear to win easing up by three-and-a quarter lengths. Sky Pirate ran on for second and she in turn was comfortably clear of third-placed Priceless Jewel with Al Kindi a length further back in fourth.
2012
The Grade 2 Betting World Oaks gave the Mike de Kock stable yet another classic feature victory after Amanee had won the KRA Fillies Guineas earlier in the season when Tajmeel proved too good for her opposition. Anthony Delpech settled her in behind pacemaker Avenue Of Gold before giving her the green light entering the home straight and she kicked clear in the closing stages to win comfortably by two lengths. With Avenue Of Gold having nothing extra to offer in the finish Beloved Betty and Europe To Africa followed Tajmeel across the line.
Roll of Honour
Year Horse Wgt Horse Wgt Horse Time
2013 DYLAN’S PROMISE 58.0 SKY PIRATE 58.o PRICELESS JEWEL 156.65
