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Greyville 2000 Day and Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) to be beamed live for betting

22/05/2021 11:32

Greyville 2000 Day from South Africa – Sat, 29 May

Eight races from the Greyville 2000 Day meeting to be held at Greyville Racecourse in Durban, South Africa will be simulcast for betting on the evening on Saturday, 29 May.

Some of South Africa’s leading middle distance three-year-olds will compete in the two featured G1 events over 2000m – the Greyville 2000 and the fillies only equivalent, the Woolavington 2000. The winners of each race secure automatic qualification for the Durban July, South Africa’s showcase race, to be held at the same venue on the first Saturday in July.

S1-1    05:50 pm          Juvenile Plate – no betting service offered
S1-2    06:25 pm          MR 68 Handicap
S1-3    07:00 pm          MR 102 Handicap
S1-4    07:35 pm          MR 80 Handicap
S1-5    08:10 pm          Lonsdale Stirrup Cup
S1-6    08:50 pm          Woolavington 2000
S1-7    09:25 pm          Greyville 2000
S1-8    10:00 pm          MR 78 F&M Handicap
S1-9    10:35 pm          MR 94 F&M Handicap

Final declarations with barrier draws for the Greyville 2000 Day races will be available on Friday, 28 May.

Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) – Sun, 30 May

The G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) will be simulcast live from Tokyo Racecourse during the Sha Tin race meeting on Sunday, 30 May.

The Tokyo Yushun (2400m for 3yo colts and fillies) is the second leg of the Japanese Triple Crown and the biggest race for the classic generation. With a purse of JPY432,000,000, it is the richest Derby in the world with many of its past winners such as Deep Impact, Vodka and Orfevre achieving legendary status amongst racing fans.

Final declarations with barrier draws for the Tokyo Yushun will be available on Friday, 28 May.