The eyes of the international horse-racing fraternity will be on Cape Town in January 2014, when England’s revered Glorious Goodwood holds a high-profile race during the 11th running of South Africa’s most prestigious equestrian event, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate.
The Glorious Goodwood Peninsula Stakes will be the second internationally-recognised race on the card along with the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, the only horserace in South Africa which grants its winner automatic entry to the Breeders’ Cup, the world’s biggest race-day held annually in the USA.
“The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and Glorious Goodwood are the most prestigious and exciting racing events on their respective continents, so this association is well suited to provide the absolute highest standard of race day entertainment,” says Adam Waterworth, Managing Director of Goodwood Racecourse.
2014 will also be the first year in which the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate race-day card will hold 12 races as opposed to 10, complimented by glamour, fashion, entertainment, competitions and hospitality.
South Africa’s foremost horse-racing calendar event, with a purse of R1 million, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will hold its 11th running on January 11 2014 at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town.
The highly coveted tickets for the LQP are on sale via Computicket.
