Power King – July winner is an entry
Power King, winner of this year’s Vodacom Durban July, is among 34 powerful entries for this year’s R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Gr2 Charity Mile to be run over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 31 October.
Trainer Dean Kannemeyer had said a while back he was bringing Power King to the Highveld, with his main aim being a shot at the R2-million SANSUI Summer Cup over 2000m at the end of November.
He is one of three runners from the Kannemeyer stable nominated for the Charity Mile, the others being Afrikaburn, who is sure to love the Turffontein 1600m, and Solar Star, a five-time winner from 17 starts.
Dynamic seen winning the Premier Trophy
Justin Snaith, who also has stables locally, has entered Dynamic and Ultimate Dollar, who finished third behind Deputy Judd in the recent Supreme Cup, sponsored by SAP, over 1450m on the Vaal sand.
He could get a second crack at Deputy Judd as Mike Azzie has entered the son of Judpot into the Charity Mile. Azzie has also nominated Prince Of Orange.
As expected there is a strong entry from the Mike de Kock yard which is headed up by Mitraad, a winner of four of his five starts. Other De Kock entries are Kingmambo’s Legacy, Anjaal, Flying The Flag and Toro Rosso.
Mitraad’s lone defeat was to Zambezi River and he is one of five entries from the Sean Tarry yard. Among the others are Equus Champion Three-Year-Old French Navy and Heavy Metal.
Gerry Rantseli Elsdon (middle) and Emperors Palace’s Bob Yearham at the 2013 handover
This year’s Charity Mile will be the biggest yet, with the 16 chosen charities receiving a share of R1 million, a dramatic increase from last year’s total of R550,000.
The barrier draw, which will be held at Emperors Palace on 21 October, will decide which of the 16 thoroughbreds will represent which charity. Sixteen celebrities will each be matched with a charity for the day.
The charity who draws the winning horse will receive R150,000, the charity represented by the runner-up will receive R100,000 with the other 14 charities getting proportionate amounts of the total donation, depending on the allocated horse’s placement.
Supplementary entries close at 11am on Friday after which the weights will be posted.
Declarations close at 10am on Tuesday 20 October and the final field will be announced at a special event on Wednesday 21 October when the draws will be made. The draw for charities and celebrities will be performed at the same function.
Entries for the R1-million Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (Grade 2) over 1600m at Turffontein on Saturday 31 October.
AFRIKABURN (D Kannemeyer); ANJAAL (M F De Kock); BEZANOVA (A G Laird); BOLD INSPIRATION (C Laird); BOUCLETTE TOP (A G Laird); DEPUTY JUD (M G Azzie); DISCO AL (J Ramsden); DYNAMIC (S J Snaith); FLYING THE FLAG (M F De Kock); FRENCH NAVY (S G Tarry); FULCRUM (W H Marwing); HALVE THE DEFICIT (S G Tarry); HEAVY METAL (S G Tarry); KILLUA CASTLE (G V Woodruff); KINGMAMBO’S LEGACY (M F De Kock); ML JET (G H Van Zyl); MAC DE LAGO (W H Marwing); MASTER ‘N COMMANDER (G V Woodruff); MASTER SABINA (G V Woodruff); MITRAAD (M F De Kock); NATIONAL KEY (B O Wiid); PIVOTAL PURSUIT (G M Alexander); POWER KING (D Kannemeyer); PRINCE OF ORANGE (M G Azzie); RAMPANT ICE (W H Marwing); SARATOGA DANCER (D C Howells); SHADOW OFHIS SMILE (G V Woodruff); SOLAR STAR (D Kannemeyer); THE CAPTAIN’S TUNE (G V Woodruff); THE HANGMAN (S G Tarry); TORO ROSSO (M F De Kock); ULTIMATE DOLLAR (S J Snaith); WHITELINE FEVER (S G Tarry); ZAMBEZI RIVER (S G Tarry)
