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/ Timeform / 26 March 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Mike de Kock has a strong SA Classic team
The winners of the Gauteng Guineas, Golden Chateau, and Gauteng Fillies Guineas, Go Indigo, are among the entries for the Grade 1 SA Classic and SA Fillies Classic to be run over 1800m at Turffontein on Saturday March 31....
Mike de Kock's Golden Chateau will be hoping to take another step towards landing the R2-million bonus for any horse that can complete the South African Triple Crown consisting of the Guineas, the SA Classic and SA Derby, having landed a shock success (started at 100/1) in the Guineas.
Golden Chateau is one of seven entries from the de Kock stable, but they may all have their work cut out against Justin Snaith's Gimmethegreenlight, who won the Queen's Plate at Turffontein.
Fillies Guineas champion Go Indigo will be looking to emulate Igugu and become only the second filly to win the SA Triple Tiara, for which a R1-million bonus will be paid.
The SA Classic and SA Fillies Classic are among eight Graded races to be run on Turffontein's Saturday card, the highlights of which you can hear live on Timeform Radio.
Saturday's Turffontein Card
? SA Classic (3-year-olds; Grade 1) 1800m R2,000,000
? SA Fillies' Classic (3-year-old fillies; Grade 1) 1800m R1,000,000
? HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes (Grade 1) 1600m R1,000,000
? Man O'War Sprint (3-year-olds; Grade 3) 1100m R200,000
? Caradoc Gold Cup (Grade 3) 2850m R200,000
? Protea Stakes (2-year-olds; Grade 3) 1100m R200,000
? Pretty Polly Stakes (2-year-old fillies; Grade 3) 1100m R165,000
? Jacaranda Handicap (Grade 3) 1800m R165,000
Mike de Kock saddles the favourite for the Grade 1 J&B Met at Kenilworth on Saturday in the shape of star filly Igugu. Sean Trivass caught up with him to get his views on the big race.......
Sean Trivass recently met up with leading South Africa-based trainer Joey Ramsden (son of legendary punter Jack Ramsden and trainer Lynda) to discuss Saturday's J&B Met day card at Kenilworth, where Joey's stable star Variety Club goes in the Grade 1 Cape Derby........
There were few surprises when the final field was announced for the R2.5-million J&B Met to be run over 2000m at Kenilworth on Saturday 28 January, with South Africa's reigning Horse of the Year Igugu heading a fantastic field of 16......
