The 2016 Charity Turf Challenge kicks off on Canon Guineas Day, Friday 6 May, and finishes on eLan Property Group Gold Cup Day, “Super Saturday”, 30 July.
The Charity Turf Challenge worth is an exciting competition that offers fans of the sport of horseracing a unique opportunity to test their skill – after all, racing is the “Intelligent Bet!”
The aim of the Charity Turf Challenge is to select a team of 10 horses you feel are most likely to score points during the official period of the Champions Season.
A list of all the Graded races will be provided and whilst the emphasis remains on these feature races run in KZN, ALL winners throughout the country will be eligible to earn points. The points breakdown can be found below:
Grade 1 Races:
1st place 20 points
2nd place 14 points
3rd place 10 points
Grade 2 Races:
1st place 14 points
2nd place 9 points
3rd place 6 points
Grade 3 Races:
1st place 9 points
2nd place 5 points
3rd place 3 points
Listed Races:
1st place 2 points
All other Races:
1st place 1 point
Bonus Points: the following are eligible for 5 bonus points:
- a) Bonus Races – the winners of the following races:
Tsogo Sun Sprint – 1200m (04 June)
The Rising Sun Gold Challenge – 1600m (11 June)
Vodacom Durban July – 2200m (02 July)
eLan Property Group Gold Cup – 3200m (30 July) **now Gr.2**
- b) Long Shots – any winner whose official Tote win payout exceeds R15
Points will be scored on the FINAL result (all clear to pay) posted on SAFTOTE.
Racing South Africa, the competition host, will provide a list of horses that are thought to be campaigning in KZN during Champions Season. Only horses from this list are eligible.
The list is expected to be available by Monday 11 April which will give entrants four weeks to do their homework. To the best of its knowledge, Racing South Africa will attempt to keep players informed of horses that are NOT participating for whatever reason.
For the first time, ONLINE entrants will be offered a FREE BONUS entry for every 5 entries submitted. In other words, the sixth entry is absolutely free! In the future, with increasingly easy access to the internet, this competition will be run online only.
Apart from improved administration, the main advantage is that it will allow for a substitution phase to be introduced which removes the current frustration of popular horses not participating.
Apart from the grand prize of R100 000, there is also the very popular stand-alone prize of R20 000 for the entry that earns the most points on Vodacom Durban July Day only.
Watch this space for more details!
