Trainer Coenie de Beer surprised the racing world when he saddled his four-year-old gelding Talktothestars, unshod, to win the Grade 1 Tsogo Sun Sprint over 1200m at Scottsville’s Sprint Festival last year.

Frankie Dettori will be at Kenilworth for South Africa’s richest-ever race day on January 28 when the legendary jockey rides Durban July winner The Conglomerate for trainer Joey Ramsden in the R5 million Sun Met.

Captain Al took the sire honours on Scottsville’s Super Saturday with a G1 double by his two-year-olds he Secret Is Out and Always In Charge.

The cream of South Africa’s sprinting ranks have been entered for the four G1 races at Scottsville Festival of Speed on June 4.