2014 Charity Turf Challenge

The countdown to a grand finale of the 2014 Charity Turf Challenge has begun! “Super Saturday” at Greyville Racecourse, 26 July 2014 will feature the Gr.1 Gold Cup (worth 44 points plus 5 bonus points to the winner), Gr.1 Champions Cup (worth 44 points), Gr.2 Gold Bracelet (worth 29 points), Listed Darley Arabian (worth 2 points to the winner) and the Listed Umgeni Handicap (worth 2 points to the winner). With a total of 126 points (including the 5 bonus points) on offer for the above features, we in for a thrilling finish to the 2014 competition!

As reported, due to the splendid response to this year’s Charity Turf Challenge, Racing South Africa is delighted to announce that prize money will be paid to 10th place! The full breakdown is listed below:

1st place – R100 000

2nd place – R20 000

3rd place – R10 000

STAND ALONE on VDJ Day – R20 000 (won by Rishi Sukhdoo aka “Powder Keg 1”)

ADDED

4th place – R8 000

5th place – R7 000

6th place – R6 000

7th place – R5 000

8th place – R4 000

9th place – R3 000

10th place – R2 000

Note: As per the conditions of the competition, should there be joint finishers, the prize money will be shared equally.

The African Horse Sickness Trust (Reg. No. IT 2043/2005/PMB) is the 2014 Champions Season Charity Turf Challenge beneficiary.

There were no major point scoring races over the past week. However, the following horses earned points:

1 point: CLEAR SAILING, YOSHIE, JUDICIAL & TRUE MASTER

2 points: ROC ‘N ROSE & LUNA DE VICTORIA

GLOBAL EXPRESS scored 6 points which included 5 long shot bonus points.








On “Super Saturday” there will be 6 spot prize draws on Tellytrack. This is a computer generated, random draw from all entrants and not dependent on points earned. Each winner will receive a R500 telephone betting deposit kindly sponsored by TAB GOLD “The Intelligent Bet”.

As and when Charity Turf Challenge horses earn points, we will update the Racing South Africa website and email data-base: www.racingsouthafrica.co.za

Best Regards

Charity Turf Challenge Team

Monday, 21 July

Looks like the top ten places cannie really change?

Bob, pay the poor in 9th place, has best chance of jumping the queue - he / she has 3 runners on the day, most other entrants have HOT TICKET only.

There is a new leader after race 8

Fyndraai2 has hit the front on 262 points

CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE sponsored by GOLD CIRCLE

After the earlier technical excitement, the Charity Turf Challenge Team is very pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Charity Turf Challenge, Mr Christian Bester aka "Fyndraai 2" whose entries earned 271 points. His team came alive on the final day of the competition with Wavin' Flag, Futura and Jet Aglow adding 54 valuable points to his earlier tally. The winning entry can be found below:

Horse1: LOUIS THE KING Points: 10
Horse2: CAPTAIN AMERICA Points: 6
Horse3: LEGISLATE Points: 59
Horse4: FUTURA Points: 34
Horse5: BEACH BEAUTY Points: 48
Horse6: JET AGLOW Points: 28
Horse7: WAVIN' FLAG Points: 34
Horse8: CAPETOWN NOIR Points: 6
Horse9: IN THE FAST LANE Points: 26
Horse10: VIA AFRICA Points: 20

The balance of the finishing positions will be published in due course.

Congratulations!

The Charity Turf Challenge Team

2014 CHAMPIONS SEASON CHARITY TURF CHALLENGE (CTC)
sponsored by GOLD CIRCLE
The Charity Turf Challenge competition was concluded on “Super Saturday” at Greyville Racecourse, featuring the final bonus race of the competition the Gr.1 Elan Property Group Gold Cup and supporting feature races the Gr.1 Beach Beauty Champions Cup, Gr.2 Gold Bracelet, Listed Darley Arabian and Listed Umgeni Handicap. With a total of 126 points on offer for the above features, it was a grandstand finish to the 2014 competition!
In the Gr.1 Elan Property Group Gold Cup, Hot Ticket was a notable disappointment for majority of the frontrunners in the competition and Wavin’ Flag (Silvano) scored 25 valuable points. Followers of Futura (Dynasty) were then handsomely rewarded with 20 points in the Gr.1 Beach Beauty Champions capping off an unforgettable Grade 1 double for the combination of trainer, Brett Crawford and jockey, Glen Hatt and in the Gr.2 Gold Bracelet, Jet Belle (Jet Master) bounced back to her best scoring 14 points. A full breakdown of the points scored on the day is as follows:
27 July
Greyville
Gold Cup (Gr.1)
WAVIN' FLAG
1st
25



WILD ONE
2nd
14



GOLD ONYX
3rd
10


Champions Cup (Gr.1)
FUTURA
1st
20



KING OF PAIN
2nd
14



NO WORRIES
3rd
10


Gold Bracelet (Gr.2)
JET BELLE
1st
14



JET AGLOW
2nd
9



SHINGWEDZI
3rd
6


Darley Arabian (LR)
NIGHT TRIP
1st
2


Umgeni Handicap (LR)
SCHIFFER
1st
2

Christian Bester aka "Fyndraai 2" is this year’s Charity Turf Challenge Champion!

The Charity Turf Challenge Team is very pleased to announce the winner of the 2014 Charity Turf Challenge, Mr Christian Bester aka "Fyndraai 2" whose entries earned 271 points. His team came alive on the final day of the competition with Wavin' Flag, Futura and Jet Aglow adding 54 valuable points to his earlier tally and finished 10 points clear of joint second placed entries Ashvin Ralsit and Kilroy 8. Below the winning entry:
Fyndraai 2 = 271 points
Horse1: LOUIS THE KING Points: 10
Horse2: CAPTAIN AMERICA Points: 6
Horse3: LEGISLATE Points: 59
Horse4: FUTURA Points: 34
Horse5: BEACH BEAUTY Points: 48
Horse6: JET AGLOW Points: 28
Horse7: WAVIN' FLAG Points: 34
Horse8: CAPETOWN NOIR Points: 6
Horse9: IN THE FAST LANE Points: 26
Horse10: VIA AFRICA Points: 20

FINAL LEADER BOARD - TOP 10 with PRIZE FUND PAY-OUT
POSITION
NAME OF ENTRY
POINTS
PRIZE PAY-OUT
1
Fyndraai 2
271
R100 000
2
KILROY8
261
R15 000

Ashvin Ralsit
261
R15 000
4
LIONSBLOOD
260
R7 500

macgyver2
260
R7 500
6
Saki-6
259
R5 500

Shak5
259
R5 500
8
WINNERS TAKE ALL 10
258
R2 250

Sloopy
258
R2 250

reese gal
258
R2 250

Candice
258
R2 250
Note: As per the conditions of the competition, should there be joint finishers,
the prize money will be shared equally.

CONGRATULATIONS to Christian Bester and the TOP 10 finishers!

The entire leader board can be viewed on CTC website, visit www.racingsouthafrica.co.za

The African Horse Sickness Trust (Reg. No. IT 2043/2005/PMB) was the 2014 Champions Season Charity Turf Challenge beneficiary and collected R20 000 towards the fight against the disease.
TOP 30 by LEADING HORSES
Position
Horse Name
Points
1
LEGISLATE
59
2
BEACH BEAUTY
48
3
KING OF PAIN
44
4
FLY BY NIGHT
34

FUTURA
34

WAVIN' FLAG
34
7
NORMANZ
30
8
HAMMIES HOOKER
29

WILD ONE
29
10
HOT TICKET
28
12
JET AGLOW
28
12
IN THE FAST LANE
26
13
POWER KING
23
14
MAYBE YES
20

VIA AFRICA
20
16
VARIKATE
15
17
ATHINA
14

DYLAN'S PROMISE
14

DYNASTIC POWER
14

ESPUMANTI
14

JET BELLE
14

RAKE'S CHESTNUT
14

RED RAY
14

WYLIE HALL
14
25
GOLD ONYX
13
26
SHINGWEDZI
12
27
HALVE THE DEFICIT
11

NO WORRIES
11

SHOWMETHEWAY
11
30
ARCETRI PINK
10

LOUIS THE KING
10

MASTER SABINA
10

WHITELINE FEVER
10

YORKER
10
The entire list can be viewed on CTC website, visit www.racingsouthafrica.co.za

Spot Prize winners on “Super Saturday”
Unfortunately, the lucky spot prize draw that was scheduled for Saturday, 26 July, did not go ahead and entrants can now look forward to the final 6 draws of a R500 telephone betting deposits (each) kindly sponsored by TAB GOLD “The Intelligent Bet” on Tuesday, 5 August at Scottsville Racecourse. This is a computer generated, random draw from all entrants and not dependent on points earned.

The Charity Turf Challenge Team would like to THANK the following:
• Title sponsor GOLD CIRCLE.
• TABGOLD who sponsored all the spot prize telephone betting deposits.
• AFRICAN BETTING CLAN for forum listing the competition (over 8500 views).
• THE SPORTING POST for weekly updates and advertising.
• Websites: Betting World, Formgrids, My Stable Info, Gold Circle, Sporting Post and African Betting Clan for advertising the competition.
• TELLYTRACK for advertising.
• COMPUTAFORM for advertising.
• WINNING WAYS for promotion.
• HOLLYWOOD for promotion.
• Gravity Design.
• Xpressions Advertising.
• Participating TAB outlets in Gold Circle and Phumelela regions.
• Staff at Racing South Africa
• ALL RACING FANS that entered the 2014 CTC competition, without your support there will be NO competition!

Peter Gibson, CEO of Racing South Africa, said: “We were delighted with this year’s response and believe that there is still scope to grow the prize fund significantly. Congratulations to the winners and until next year, take care and all the best for the racing season ahead!”

Best Regards
Charity Turf Challenge Team
28 July 2014

Nice to see ABC get a thank you. Well done Bob.

I managed to make 81st


81 MILKY ONLY RINGS TWICE 228


and I didn't do Waving Flag ..damnnnnnn