The barrier draw for the R2.5 million J&B Met at Kenilworth on February 2 has thrown the G1 race wide open.

Kenilworth will host a "clash of the titans' this weekend when Equus Horse of the Year Variety Club takes on fellow champions Princess Victoria and Jackson.

South African star Delago Deluxe is set to race in Australia before he embarks on a stud career next year.

More than R7.2 million in prize money will be up for grabs on Champions Day, the richest program on the South African racing calendar, at Turffontein on Saturday when nine feature black type races including four Grade One events will be decided.

J & B Met runner-up Bravura is to join Joey Ramsden's select Cape Town band intent on plundering the big Turffontein prizes.