Not only has the Vodacom July changed dates but so has the Canon Gold Cup as well as the Champions Cup raceday.
The changes to the schedule have occured due to the Fifa World Cup where host cities have signed agreements with Fifa in order to only host the soccer in that city during the World Cup window period and no other major sporting events. Rugby has suffered a similar fate.
The KZN winter season starts on April 2 with the KZN Stakes, a listed event and concludes with the Clairwood raceday on August 7, the day normally associated with the Canon Gold Cup.
The Rising Sun will now sponsor the R750 000 Champions Cup at Clairwood while no other new sponsors have been announced to date. There are three races worth a million rands or more; these include the R1m Daily News 2000, R1.2m Canon Gold Cup and the Vodacom July at R3 million.
Champions Season programme for 2010
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DATE
|
VEN |
RACE |
GR
|
DIST
|
STAKE
|
AGE
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02-Apr
|
GreyN |
KWAZULU-NATAL STAKES |
L
|
1000
|
125,000
|
F & M
|
|
04-Apr
|
Clwd |
EASTER HANDICAP |
L
|
2000
|
125,000
|
Open
|
|
11-Apr
|
Scot |
SUNDAY TRIBUNE BYERLEY TURK |
G3
|
1400
|
200,000
|
3 yr
|
|
|
|
SUNDAY TRIBUNE UMZIMKHULU |
G3
|
1400
|
150,000
|
3 yr Fillies
|
|
21-Apr
|
Clwd |
POINSETTIA STAKES |
G3
|
1200
|
150,000
|
F & M
|
|
27-Apr
|
Scot |
UMKHOMAZI STAKES |
G2
|
1200
|
200 000
|
2 yr
|
|
|
|
THE DEBUTANTE |
G2
|
1200
|
200 000
|
2 yr Fillies
|
|
|
|
THE SLEDGEHAMMER |
L
|
1800
|
125,000
|
Open
|
|
02-May
|
GreyD |
KRA GUINEAS |
G2
|
1600
|
500,000
|
3 yr
|
|
|
|
KRA FILLIES GUINEAS |
G2
|
1600
|
250 000
|
3 yr Fillies
|
|
05-May
|
Scot |
THE SCARLET LADY |
L
|
1800
|
125,000
|
F & M
|
|
07-May
|
GreyN |
DRILL HALL STAKES |
G2
|
1400
|
350,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
IN FULL FLIGHT HANDICAP |
U
|
1000
|
125,000
|
Open
|
|
16-May
|
Clwd |
HIGHLAND NIGHT CUP |
U
|
2500
|
120,000
|
Open
|
|
21-May
|
GreyN |
BETTING WORLD 1900 |
G2
|
1900
|
350,000
|
Open
|
|
23-May
|
Clwd |
EAST COAST HANDICAP |
L
|
2000
|
125,000
|
F & M
|
|
29-May
|
Scot |
GOLDEN HORSE CASINO SPRINT |
G1
|
1200
|
600,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
SA FILLIES SPRINT |
G1
|
1200
|
500,000
|
F & M
|
|
|
|
GOLD REEF RESORTS MEDALLION |
G1
|
1200
|
500 000
|
2 yr
|
|
|
|
ALLAN ROBERTSON FILLIES CHAMPS |
G1
|
1200
|
500,000
|
2 yr Fillies
|
|
05-Jun
|
GreyD |
DAILY NEWS 2000 |
G1
|
2000
|
1 000 000
|
3 yr
|
|
|
|
WOOLAVINGTON 2000 |
G1
|
2000
|
500 000
|
3 yr Fillies
|
|
|
|
LONSDALE STIRRUP CUP |
G3
|
2400
|
200 000
|
Open
|
|
12-Jun
|
Clwd |
RISING SUN GOLD CHALLENGE |
G1
|
1600
|
750,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
CUP TRIAL |
G3
|
1800
|
200 000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
GATECRASHER STAKES |
U
|
1450
|
120,000
|
2 yr
|
|
|
|
DEVON AIR STAKES |
U
|
1450
|
120,000
|
2 yr Fillies
|
|
|
|
KZN CHAPTER |
U
|
1200
|
150 000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
WINTER CHALLENGE |
U
|
1600
|
150 000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
FINALS |
U
|
2000
|
150 000
|
Open
|
|
18-Jun
|
GreyN |
POST MERCHANTS |
G2
|
1200
|
350,000
|
Open
|
|
26-Jun
|
Grey |
CANON GOLD CUP |
G1
|
3200
|
1,200,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
GOLD BRACELET |
G2
|
2000
|
250,000
|
F & M
|
|
|
|
TIBOUCHINA STAKES |
G2
|
1450
|
200 000
|
F & M
|
|
|
|
THUKELA HANDICAP |
L
|
1600
|
125,000
|
Open
|
|
03-Jul
|
Clwd |
CHAMPIONS CUP |
G1
|
1800
|
750,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
GOLDEN HORSESHOE |
G1
|
1450
|
500 000
|
2 yr
|
|
|
|
GOLDEN SLIPPER |
G1
|
1450
|
500 000
|
2 yr Fillies
|
|
|
|
GOLD CIRCLE DERBY |
G2
|
2400
|
350,000
|
3 yr
|
|
|
|
GOLD CIRCLE OAKS |
G2
|
2400
|
250,000
|
3 yr Fillies
|
|
06-Jul
|
Scot |
QUEEN PALM HANDICAP |
L
|
2400
|
125,000
|
F & M
|
|
11-Jul
|
Clwd |
KZN BREEDERS 1600 |
L
|
1600
|
250,000
|
3 /4 yr
|
|
18-Jul
|
Clwd |
MERCURY SPRINT |
G1
|
1200
|
600,000
|
Open
|
|
24-Jul
|
Scot |
OFF TO STUD HANDICAP |
L
|
1800
|
150,000
|
4 yr+ F & M
|
|
31-Jul
|
GreyD/N |
VODACOM DURBAN JULY |
G1
|
2200
|
3,000,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
GARDEN PROVINCE STAKES |
G1
|
1600
|
500 000
|
F & M
|
|
|
|
PREMIER’S CHAMPION STAKES |
G1
|
1600
|
500 000
|
2 yr
|
|
|
|
THEKWINI FILLIES STAKES |
G1
|
1600
|
500 000
|
2 yr Fillies
|
|
|
|
GOLD VASE |
G2
|
3000
|
400,000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
CAMPANAJO 2200 |
G3
|
2200
|
200 000
|
Open
|
|
07-Aug
|
Clwd |
UMNGENI HANDICAP |
L
|
1000
|
150 000
|
Open
|
|
|
|
THE DARLEY ARABIAN |
L
|
1900
|
150 000
|
4 yr
|
|
