OH SO CLOSE. Durban raider Love Struck (furthest camera, Sean Cormack) denies Gauteng Guineas winner Tellina a shot at the SASCOC Triple Crown by a short head in a driving finish to the wire in the R2-million SA Classic, the second leg of the three-race series. Love Struck gave trainer Paul Lafferty the first Grade 1 winner of his career.

THE R2-million SA Classic is the richest race for three-year-olds on the continent and headlines another afternoon of top-drawer racing during Phumelela’s Summer-Autumn Feature Season.

Eight feature races are programmed:

• R2-million SA Classic (Grade 1) 1800m - Leg 2 Triple Crown
• R1-million SA Fillies Classic (Grade 1) 1800m - Leg 2 Triple Tiara
• R1-million HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes (Grade 1) 1600m
• R200,000 Caradoc Gold Cup (Grade 3) 2850m
• R200,000 Man O' War Sprint (Grade 3) 1100m
• R200,000 Protea Stakes (Grade 3) 1100m
• R175,000 Pretty Polly Stakes (Grade 3) 1100m
• R175,000 Jacaranda Handicap (Grade 3) 1800m

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SA CLASSIC
Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Trainer	Jockey	Owner
2013	LOVE STRUCK	3	58.0	Lafferty P	Cormack S	The Fire Racing Trust (Nom : Mr Alesh Naidoo) and Ms L Salsone
2012	SLUMDOG-MILLIONAIRE	3	58.0	Van Zyl G	Mienie M	Messrs A Greyvensteyn & J Sarkis
2011	WINTER GARDEN	3	58.0	Bass M	Neisius K	Lady Lilford
2010	PIERRE JOURDAN	3	57.0	Alexander GM	David D	Messrs E Baisero and G M Alexander
2009	FOREST PATH	3	57.0	De Kock M F	Danielson R	Mrs B D Oppenheimer
2008	KINGS GAMBIT	3	57.0	Wiid L	Lerena G	Estate Late Mr J P Herholdt
2007	DIVINE JURY	3	57.0	Marwing W H	Lloyd J	Mr A Geemooi
2006	HUNTING TOWER	3	57.0	Laird C	Marcus A	Mrs B D Oppenheimer
2005	JAM ALLEY	3	57.0	Gray S J	Lloyd J	Mr St John D Gray
2004	GREYS INN	3	57.0	De Kock M F	Shea K	Mrs B D Oppenheimer
SA FILLIES CLASSIC
Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Trainer	Jockey	Owner
2013	CHERRY ON THE TOP	3	58.0	Ferraris O A	Juglall N	Mrs B D Oppenheimer
2012	BAMBINA STRIPES	3	58.0	Drier D	Forbes A	Mr K A Haug
2011	IGUGU	3	58.0	De Kock M	Delpech A	Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoum and Mr and Mrs A J Macdonald
2010	SPICED GOLD	3	57.0	Pettigrew S	V Rensberg M	Messrs Peet Diedericks and M S Peixoto
	HERE TO WIN	3	57.0	De Kock M	Delpech A	Messrs B E Lobben and M Myhre
2009	GYPSY'S WARNING	3	57.0	Ferraris O A	Strydom P	Team Valor (Nom B Irwin) and Mr R A Griffiths
2008	URABAMBA	3	57.0	Sage R R	Strydom P	Messrs A J McNabb and E Miliotis
2007	DANE JULIA	3	57.0	Maroun K R	Strydom P	Mrs C Y Sukrin
2006	ZAITOON	3	57.0	Marwing W H	Figueroa G	Messrs A J Wilson and S T Enslin
2005	IRRIDESCENCE	3	57.0	De Kock M F	Marwing W	Messrs J R Claven, M F de Kock and Tony Moodley
2004	ANGELINA	3	57.00	De Kock M F	Bekker J	Mr B Kantor
HF OPPENHEIMER HORSE CHESTNUT STAKES
Year	Horse	Age	Weight	Trainer	Jockey	Owner
2013	SLUMDOG-MILLIONAIRE	4	60.0	Ferraris OA	Strydom P	Mr A Greyvensteyn
2012	DANCEWITH- THEDEVIL	5	57.5	Gray SJ	Lerena G	Mr St John D Gray
2011	DANCEWITH- THEDEVIL	4	57.5	Gray SJ	Khumalo S	Mr St John D Gray
2010	SMART BANKER	5	60.0	Laird C	Marcus A	Messrs L J Lindsay, N Isaacs, M J Jooste and J C von Solms
2009	SMART BANKER	4	60.0	Laird C	Nyawo B	Messrs L J Lindsay, N Isaacs, M J Jooste and J C von Solmes
2008	OUR GIANT	4	60.0	Laird C	Mracus A	Mrs I Jooste and Mr M J Jooste
2007	ELUSIVE FORT	4	58.0	Woodruff G V	Khan M	Mr James Atkinson
2006	ILHA DA VITORIA	5	55.5	De Kock M F	Shea K	Mrs M Slack
2005	OVERARCHING	5	56.0	Ferraris O A	Fayd'Herbe B	Mr G J and Mrs R D Beck
2004	DOMINO MAN	4	58.0	De Kock M F	Marwing W	Mad Syndicate (Nom: Mr D G A Maroun)