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Guineas and Rachel Venniker showing us the future of the sport is in good hands with her sensational win in the WSB Gauteng Guineas on Eye of the Prophet. Anfield’s Rocket, Bless My Stars, Son of Raj, Trip of Fortune and Desert Miracle are all fantastic runners who have had big wins during this WSB Championships season and now we’ve saved the best for last. We are excited for Champions Day, looking at the quality fields we have lined up from start to finish, there is no doubt this will be a memorable showcase of top-class horse racing and we urge punters to come to Turffontein in their numbers,” said Fundi Sithebe, CEO of 4Racing “We would like to thank our
partner, 4Racing, as well as our valued clients and racegoers for their support and enthusiasm throughout a spectacular series of racing. Our vision is to welcome a new life into the sport of racing, creating awareness, an element of fun and lifestyle too. We look forward to a long and prosperous partnership with 4Racing and what lies ahead. It is befitting that the season concludes with the much-anticipated the World Sports Betting Championships’ Finale – Champion’s Day, a major highlight of what’s been a great addition to the country’s horse racing calendar,” said Warren Tannous, CEO of World Sports
Betting. Racegoers can expect a vibrant line up of music acts including popular singersongwriter and producer Lee Cole, 5FM’s Austin Cassim, bass brothers EBB & MAYO and popular Hip Hop and R&B DJ Marco Da Costa. Entrance to Turffontein Racecourse is absolutely free for Champions Day and gates will open from 10h00. All the action from Champions Day will be broadcast live on Racing 240, DStv Channel 240. SABC 3 will also show the exhilaration of the main race at 15h00.
WORKER’S DAY AT
HOLLYWOODBETS KENILWORTH The Hollywoodbets Kenilworth racemeeting scheduled for Sunday 23 April, and then postponed to Monday 24 April before being abandoned, will be run on Worker’s Day, Monday 1 May. The decision to hold the racemeeting on Monday 1 May was taken so as not to clash head-on with the KZN racemeeting on 30 April, where a number of local riders have already accepted engagements. There is a Hollywoodbets 9 | 26 APRIL 2023
Greyville polytrack racemeeting on Monday. The abandoned Kenilworth programme, headed by the WSB Gr3 Variety Club Mile, includes three important feature races and will be an important prep platform for Cape Winter Season and KZN Champions Season features. Following approximately 40mm of rain in a 24-hour period, horses were brought to Hollywoodbets Kenilworth to gallop on Sunday morning. As areas of the track were
waterlogged and further rain was forecast, a decision was made to postpone the race meeting scheduled for Sunday to Monday, pending a further track inspection. Following a further 40mm of rain overnight on Sunday, the total rainfall in the last 7 days was 105mm. In the interests of safety of horse and rider, a decision was made to cancel the race meeting and re-open entries for the card at the same venue on Monday 1 May.