Place of beauty and a home to champions-Avontuur Estate
The Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA) has been selected as the official charity for the R1 million Gr1 Avontuur Estate Cape Fillies Guineas which will be run at Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday 6 December 2014. The final field will be announced on Thursday afternoon.
23 fillies have been entered for the prestigious 3yo classic that has produced a host of champions over the years.
Mike De Kock’s Redoute’s Choice filly Majmu, last season’s SA Champion 2yo, is the highest rated runner but drew 15 in the electronic draw allocation prior to final acceptance.
The field will host a maximum of 16 runners.
Joey Ramsden’s Cape champion Cold As Ice, who was bred by the sponsors, was allocated 19 and her duel with Tarry champion Carry On Alice and Majmu should be a highlight of the Summer Of Champions Season.
Majmu – here’s hoping she makes an appearance on 6 December
The final field will be announced on Thursday 27 November at the magnificent estate and the draw is expected to be broadcast live on Tellytrack. (no time could be confirmed).
Avontuur Estate and Kenilworth Racing are providing PSFA with a donation of R100 000 that will exclusively be used to feed underprivileged school children.
Sixteen schools currently on the feeding programme have been selected to benefit from the donation in the form of school feeding services carried out by PSFA. This will include warm and nutritious breakfasts and lunches being served to learners while at school for an entire year.
Each one of these schools will be allocated a horse that will race on their behalf in the Cape Fillies Guineas. The donation will be distributed in accordance to the position that their horse finishes. The school that draws the winning horse will be allocated the largest portion of the donation pool. The balance of the pool will be shared by all of the remaining schools on a pro rata basis, dependent on the placing of their respective horses.
A representative of each participating school will be invited to the Cape Fillies Guineas Barrier Draw to select the horse that will represent their school.
PSFA will be hosting a special fundraising function in the Somerset Room at Kenilworth racecourse on the day.
Tickets are on sale for only R395 per person, which is the amount it costs to feed a child at school for a year. The ticket includes a three course buffet meal, soft drinks, entertainment and a great day of racing.
Pippa Mickleburgh is looking forward to a big day
To book your seat please contact Diane Hayden on 082 787 6154082 or via e-mail [email protected]
“PSFA is delighted to be associated with this major event on the Cape Town calendar. I would to thank the Avontuur Estate and Western Province Racing for contributing to our school feeding programme in this unique manner” said Charles Grey, Fundraising Manager at PSFA.
Avontuur Estate’s General Manager Pippa Mickleburgh said, “PSFA came at just the right time as we were in the process of identifying a new charity to benefit from our annual race day. We look forward to a long and rewarding partnership with PSFA.”
PSFA currently feeds 26 000 underprivileged children at 132 schools throughout the Western Province.
