Horse Racing Calendar March 1996 April 1996 May 1996 June 1996 July 1996 March 1996 2 March Turffontein Keith Hepburn (Sat) Challenging Stakes Grade: G2 Stake: 150 Distance: 14 4 March Bloemfontein (Mon) 5 March Gosforth Park (Tue) 7 March Vaal (Thu) 9 March Gosforthpark (Sat) Gosforth Park F&M Grade: G3 Stake: 100 Distance: 16 11 March Bloemfontein (Mon) 13 March Newmarket Henry Eatwell (Wed) Memorial Handicap Grade: G3 Stake: 100 Distance: 10 16 March Gosforth Park-The Classic (Sat) Grade: G1 Stake: 500 Distance: 18 19 March Newmarket Computaform (Tue) SA Derby Trial Futurity Handicap Grade: G3 Stake: 150 Distance: 20 21 March Gosforthpark Racecourse (Thur) Bookmakers Handicap Grade: G3 Stake: 100 Distance: 14 23 March Turffontein Computaform (Sat) SA Oaks Futurity Grade: G2 Stake: 225 Distance: 24 27 March Newmarket Owner's & (Wed) Trainers Handicap Grade: G2 Stake: 200 Distance: 28 28 March Bloemfontein TBA (Thur) Classic Futurity Stake: 100 Distance: 18 30 March Turffontein First National (Sat) "1600" Grade: G1 Stake: 500 Distance: 16 April 1996 1 April Kimberley (Mon) 3 April Vaal (Wed) 6 April Turffontein Easter Handicap (Sat) Stake: 75 Distance: 14 11 April Newmarket Hennenman (Thu) Memorial Handicap Stake: 70 Distance: 13 13 April Turffontein Turffontein Sprint (Sat) Grade: G1 Stake: 250 Distance: 12 17 April Newmarket D H Harris (Wed) Memorial Handicap Stake: 100 Distance: 18 18 April Bloemfontein (Thu) 20 April Turffontein Computaform (Sat) SA Derby Futurity Grade: G1 Stake: 275 Distance: 24 23 April Vaal (Tue) 25 April Newmarket Gerald (Thu) Rosenberg Handicap Grade: G2 Stake: 150 Distance: 20 27 April Turffontein Freedom Day (Sat) Challenge Stake: 75 Distance: 16 SA Nursery Plate Grade: G1 Stake: 150 Distance: 12 Premier's Cup Grade: G1 Stake: 125 Distance: 20 30 April Kimberley (Tue) May 1996 1 May Gosforth Park Workers Day (Wed) Challenge Handicap Grade: G3 Stake: 100 Distance: 27 2 May Bloemfontein (Thu) 4 May Gosforth Park GP Juv. C & G (Sat) Stakes Grade: G2 Stakes: 150 Distance: 14 Fillies Stakes Grade: G2 Stake: 150 Distance: 14 6 May Kimberley (Mon) 7 May Newmarket John Breval (Tue) Memorial Handicap Stake: 70 Distance: 12 10 May Bloemfontein Thaba'Nchu (Fri) Sun Casino Stakes Stake: 100 Distance: 20 11 May Turffontein (Sat) 14 May Vaal (Tue) 16 May Bloemfontein (Thu) 18 May Turffontein (Sat) 22 May Vaal (Wed) 25 May Turffontein (Sat) 27 May Bloemfontein (Mon) 28 May Vaal (Tue) 30 May Newmarket Newmarket 2000 (Thu) Grade: G3 Stake: 75 Distance: 20 June 1996 1 June Turffontein (Sat) 3 June Bloemfontein (Mon) 4 June Newmarket T R Lewis (Tue) Memorial Stakes Stake: 70 Distance: 12 6 June Vaal (Thu) 8 June Gosforth Park Jubilee (Sat) Handicap Stake: 75 Distance: 17 11 June Vaal (Tue) 13 June Bloemfontein (Thu) 15 June Gosforth Park Snow (Sat) Cruywagen Juv. Handicap Stake: 75 Distance: 10 17 June Gosforth Park (Mon) 18 June Kimberley (Tue) 20 June Newmarket Swazi Howe (Thu) Memorial Handicap Stake: 70 Distance: 16 22 June Turffontein (Sat) 25 June Vaal (Tue) 27 June Newmarket Computaform (Thu) Derby Grade: G3 Stake: 100 Distance: 24 29 Jun Gosforth Park (Sat) July 1996 1 July Kimberley (Mon) 3 July Newmarket Tony Ruffel (Wed) Handicap Stake: 70 Distance: 16 6 July Turffontein (Sat) 9 July Vaal Joseph Dorfman (Tue) Memorial Stakes Stake: 60 Distance: 12 11 July Newmarket (Thu) 13 July Gosforth Park (Sat) 15 July Kimberley (Mon) 16 July Vaal Jack Patience (Tue) Stakes Stake: 60 Distance: 12 18 July Bloemfontein (Thu) 20 July Gosforth Park (Sat) 23 July Newmarket SA Stakes Leger (Tue) Stake: 125 Distance: 28 25 July Bloemfontein (Thu) 27 July Gosforth Park (Sat) 29 July Kimberley (Mon) 30 July Newmarket Maurice (Tue) Passmore Handicap Stake: 70 Distance: 18