Phumelela is delighted to announce that total prize money for the 37 feature races which comprise the 2021 Highveld Summer-Autumn Feature Season has been increased by 43%.
The season kicks off with the first legs of the World Sports Betting SA Triple Crown and the Wilgerbosdrift SA Triple Tiara on Saturday 6 February and continues until Saturday 1 May, when Champions Day will bring down the curtain on three months of quality racing.
A total of R6.4 million was originally allocated to the 37 races, but an increased contribution from Phumelela and the World Sports Betting and Wilgerbosdrift sponsorships have enabled total prize money to be upped by R2.74 million to R9.135 million.
Highveld Autumn Feature Race Season Stakes Increase
Feb to May 2021
Date Race Grade, Current Stake, New Stake Increase
Sat 6 Feb Gauteng Guineas 2 R175,000 R525,000 R350,000
Wilgerbosdrift Gauteng Fillies Guineas 2 R150,000 R300,000 R150,000
Tommy Hotspur Hcp 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000
Sat 20 Feb Egoli Mile NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000
Sat 27 Feb Acacia Hcp 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
Bauhinia Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Storm Bird Stakes L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Ruffian Stakes L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Sat 6 Mar SA Classic 1 R425,000 R750,000 R325,000
Wilgerbosdrift SA Fillies Classic 1 R325,000 R700,000 R375,000
Hawaii Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
Aquanaut Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Sat 13 Mar Senor Santa Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
Drum Star Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Derby Trial L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Oaks Trial L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Sun Chariot Hcp NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000
Gold Rush Sprint NBT R90,000 R95,000 R5,000
Sat 20 Mar Sycamore Sprint 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
Jacaranda Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Sat 27 Mar Colorado King Stakes 2 R175,000 R250,000 R75,000
Protea Stakes 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
Pretty Polly Stakes 3 R100,000 R125,000 R25,000
Sat 3 Apr SA Derby 1 R425,000 R750,000 R325,000
Horse Chestnut Stakes 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
Wilgerbosdrift SA Oaks 2 R150,000 R375,000 R225,000
Caradoc Gold Cup 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000
Man O War Sprint 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000
Sat 10 Apr Spook Express Hcp L R95,000 R100,000 R5,000
Sat 17 Apr Empress Club Stakes 1 R325,000 R400,000 R75,000
Sat 1 May Champions Challenge 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
Computaform Sprint 1 R425,000 R500,000 R75,000
Gerald Rosenberg Stakes 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
Camelia Stakes 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
SA Nursery 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
SA Fillies Nursery 2 R150,000 R200,000 R50,000
Gold Bowl 3 R125,000 R150,000 R25,000
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