Thriller! Wagner wins the 2012 Sansui Summer Cup
Saturday’s Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile shock result has added plenty of interest to the Sansui Summer Cup which will be run at Turffontein on Saturday 30 November.
Eighty entries were received for the big race on Monday and final entries close at 09h00 on Monday 18 November 2013. The draws and the final field of twenty will be announced on Tuesday 19 November 2013. The initial nominations include Kumaran Naidoo’s Charity Mile winner, Royal Zulu Warrior.
The Sansui Summer Cup is the power, the pace and the pulse of an esteemed legacy of thoroughbred horseracing in Johannesburg which began in 1887. It is a premiere fashion and horse racing event in which the entertainment industry embraces the hustle and bustle of the Golden Region, translating into the galloping hooves of the horses igniting the city’s rhythm and beat.
The 2013 fashion theme for the great race is ‘Colour to Conquer’. This year we will also be introduced to the first-ever ‘Face of SANSUI Summer Cup’, the elegant radio and television presenter and producer Azania Mosaka.
Azania describes this inaugural collaboration as thrilling. “The SANSUI Summer Cup is everything a stylish day at the races should be, I’m delighted to be the ambassador of this prestigious event and really look forward to “Colour to Conquer” in this powerful expression of stand-out style and glorious colour.”
Michael Varney of Phumelela Gaming & Leisure said: “The SANSUI Summer Cup epitomises the quality and proud heritage of thoroughbred horse racing in Johannesburg. The 2013 campaign captures all the excitement and high stakes that makes the SANSUI Summer Cup a defining event on the national racing calendar.” With a day and night 12 races affair, the main event features top thoroughbreds racing over 2000 metres for a stake of R2 million.
But it isn’t only the thoroughbreds who will run against one another. Racing for charity, 25 celebrities will take to the racecourse in the HiFi Corp Charity Dash, a heated sprint to raise funds for the event’s official charity Rainbows and Smiles – a non-profit organisation providing support to families and caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer.
Then there is the famous ‘Mo-Kini Sprint’, when some of South Africa’s hottest men swap their kit for ‘mankinis’ in a cheeky dash to do good and raise awareness for Movember SA. Word has it that some of our leading Tellytrack personalities will possibly be entering this fun event. The mind boggles. Bring on the summer!
