Big (tu)(tu) up for PE racing and the RA

the fantasy Wrote:

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> Good news for P E racing.Really a slap in the face
> of Cape racing with only the Queens Plate and the
> Met to get the crowds to the racing.


I'm sure the fields were not filled the last time in the Cape or certain trainers never enterered horses, can't remember but there was a hula baloo

Good news for PE, they are horse loving people in the windy city or is it friendly?

scotia Wrote:

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> Good news for PE, they are horse loving people in
> the windy city or is it friendly?


At the moment..... windy.

Hibs correct but if you can remember we had 100mm rain overnight ?? (The rain guage only measures up to 100mm) The whole area received over 150mm.
Im glad for PE, every centre deserves a chance to experience these world class jocks.

im hearing word that the cape pe and Gauteng hosting the international jockeys with natal not prepared to pay the bill for hosting it so maybe we can get clarity on this issue

The only reason why they have big fields in PE is because they know that their race commentator can handle itX(

Cape had very few entries which is why PE instead.

PE 14TH
CAPE 15TH
JHB 16TH

no kzn

harry hotspur wrote: im hearing word that the cape pe and Gauteng hosting the international jockeys with natal not prepared to pay the bill for hosting it so maybe we can get clarity on this issue

Durban definately not interested

Odd. Tabonline says Turffontein, Cape Town and Durban?

news.tabonline.co.za/MajorRaces/SAMajors...bid/485/Default.aspx

zsuzsanna04 wrote: Odd. Tabonline says Turffontein, Cape Town and Durban?

news.tabonline.co.za/MajorRaces/SAMajors...bid/485/Default.aspx

Hmmm

No PE and NO up for the RA.

HE 2015 International Jockeys’ Challenge will be held over two meetings this year, at Turffontein on Saturday 15 November and Sunday 16 November, according to the event’s organiser Larry Wainstein, chief executive of the Racing Association.
The R400,000 Victory Moon Stakes (Grade 2) will be run over 1800m at Turffontein on Saturday, while the R400,000 Cape Merchants (Grade 3) will be run over 1200m at Kenilworth on Sunday. Neither feature race will form part of the Challenge.

The Challenge between a six-man team of South African riders, to be captained by the current SA champion jockey S’manga Khumalo, and six international jockeys will be held over four handicaps at each meeting. The runners are seeded by a panel of racing experts to ensure as level a playing field as possible, with one team drawing horses seeded 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, and 11 with the other team pulling the remaining mounts.
Points are awarded as follows: first – 30; second – 15; third – 12; fourth – 10; fifth – 8; sixth – 7 down to 1 for last. If a jockey does not ride in a race, he gets seven points.
The team that scores the most points wins the Challenge but there are also awards for the top riders in each of the legs and the top rider overall.
Wainstein said the teams would be announced sometime next week when the headline and other sponsors would also be confirmed.