The countdown to a grand finale of the 2013 Charity Turf Challenge has begun! “Super Saturday” at Greyville Racecourse, 27 July 2013 will feature the Gr1 Gold Cup (worth 44 points plus 5 bonus points to the winner), Gr1 Champions Cup (worth 44 points), Gr2 Gold Bracelet (worth 29 points), Listed Darley Arabian (worth 2 points to the winner) and the Listed Umgeni Handicap (worth 2 points to the winner).
With a total of 126 points (including the 5 bonus points) on offer for the above features, we in for a thrilling finish to the 2013 competition! As reported, due to the splendid response to this year’s Charity Turf Challenge, Racing South Africa is delighted to announce that prize money will be paid to 10th place! The full breakdown is listed below:
• 1st place – R100 000
• 2nd place – R20 000
• 3rd place – R10 000
• 4th place – R4 000
• 5th place – R3 000
• 6th place – R1 500
• 7th place – R1 000
• 8th place – R 500
• 9th place – R 500
• 10th place – R500
Note: As per the conditions of the competition, should there be joint finishers, the prize money will be shared equally. The African Horse Sickness Trust (Reg. No. IT 2043/2005/PMB) is the 2013 Champions Season Charity Turf Challenge beneficiary.
With no feature scoring races over the past week there has been no change to the TOP 50, with the following horses earning points:
• 1 Point: Bluroute, Tiger’s Retreat, Isobar, Here Comes Billy, Uptothemoon, Rocco’s Luck
• 2 Points: Halfway To Heaven On “Super Saturday” there will be 4 spot prize draws on Tellytrack.
This is a computer generated, random draw from all entrants and not dependent on points earned. Each winner will receive a R500 telephone betting deposit kindly sponsored by TAB GOLD “The Intelligent Bet”.
As and when Charity Turf Challenge horses earn points, we will update the Racing South Africa website and email data-base: www.racingsouthafrica.co.za
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