DATE: Saturday, 30 May 2015
AGE/ CONDITION: 3 Year Old Fillies at Level Weights over 2000m
ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 15 May 2015 – Fee: R 2280
SUPP ENTRIES: 11:00am Friday, 22 May 2015 – Fee R 9120
WEIGHTS: Friday, 15 May 2015
Weight to be carried: 60kg
Northern Hemisphere allowance applies.
DECLARATIONS: 11:00am Monday, 25 May 2015 – Fee R 9120
2014 WOOLAVINGTON 2000 (Grade 1)
Horse: In The Fast Lane
Jockey: Richard Fourie
Trainer: Justin Snaith
Owners: Tony Phillips & Wood Hall Stud Limited (Nom: Andrew L Cohen)
Breeder: Hallmark Thoroughbreds
ABOUT WOOLAVINGTON 2000 (Grade 1):
The final “classic” tests for three-year-olds, the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000, make Daily News day at Greyville on Saturday, May 31 the country’s premier meeting for the young potential champions and very importantly, give them a final opportunity to secure a place in the country’s greatest event, the R3,5-million Vodacom Durban July.
The quality of the three-year-old crop is the barometer for the international status of a country’s racing industry and with many outstanding young locally-bred horses having proven themselves on the international stage, the South African industry has gained enormous overseas respect and interest.
The three-year-olds have been dominant in the country’s big races in recent years and have won no less than 10 of the last 18 runnings of the great race. The Woolavington 2000 which is confined to fillies, are two of the most important races on the calendar and are followed with great interest by the racing public and international buyers.
ROLL OF HONOUR:
2014
In The Fast Lane
2013
Confined to three-year-old fillies, the Woolavington 2000 has been run in tandem with the Daily News 2000 and was given a major stakes boost from R250 000 to R500 000 when it was elevated from Grade 2 to Grade 1 status in 2005. In addition to its importance for the top fillies to make it into the big race on July 5, it is a major boost for the paddock value of those that feature in the result.
Great fillies have won this race including the mighty Ipi Tombe who went on to win the Vodacom Durban July then become an international star in Dubai.
2012
In the Grade 1 Woolavington 2000 De Kock’s SA Oaks winner Ilha Bela was the outright favourite but had to settle for second place behind stable companion Viva Maria who led from the break and never looked like losing.
Under Anthony Delpech the Jet Master filly stayed on strongly to win by four lengths from Ilha Bela with the Australian-bred filly Dubai Gina from the Vaughan Marshall stable just over a length further back in third place.
2011
Woolavington 2000 – This race saw the potential brilliance of the Mike de Kock-trained Australian-bred filly Igugu who led throughout to win as she liked in a time only fractionally slower than that set by The Apache. She finished ahead of the Justin Snaith-trained Emerald Cove and her own stable companion Berry Blaze who had raced at the back of the field after a slow start until the home straight.
Igugu, who had only been beaten twice in her previous seven races, went on to win the Vodacom Durban July, the Ipi Tombe at Turffontein and the J&B Met and will be returning to contest the Vodacom Durban July again this year.le, taking the KZN Guineas, the Daily News 2000 and then the Vodacom Durban July.
2009
WOOLAVINGTON 2000
Confined to three-year-old fillies, the Woolavington 2000 has been run in tandem with the Daily News 2000 and has been given a major boost this year with the stakes being increased to R1-million. In addition to its importance for the top fillies to make it into the big race on July 5, it is a major boost for the paddock value of those that feature in the result.
Great fillies have won this race including the mighty Ipi Tombe who went on to win the Vodacom Durban July then become an international star in Dubai.
