Champions Day brings the community in the South together
Dress code for Champions Day, black and orange, Abashiri’s racing colours.
COULD Abashiri be the next Louis the King?
Champions Day on Saturday, April 30, at Turffontein will host the third leg of the SA Triple Crown, the Grade 1 Derby, the race that will decide whether Abashiri can join an elite group of only two horse-racing heroes to win all three legs of the Triple Crown, last achieved by the phenomenal Louis the King in 2014 and before that by Horse Chestnut in 1999.
Champions Day will also host the popular Intercontinental Village, which will be showcasing culture, tradition, community and foods from around the globe, making for a great family fun day out.
Caxton South will once again support this initiative by being media partners for some of the communities in the South. Caxton South media incorporates Southern Courier, Comaro Chronicle and Alberton Record.
South African horse-racing fans will be glued to their screens and a bumper crowd is expected at Turffontein to witness what will be an exhilarating end to the Triple Crown. Champions Day also features the R4-million Champions Challenge, currently the richest race in the country.
Join in on Saturday as Turffontein becomes a mecca of multiculturalism, with colourful crafts, costumes, live on-stage entertainment as well as delicious international cuisine.
Champions Day is bound to be one of the most exciting race days this season as Abashiri will give his all to win the Triple Crown, and no one will be more excited than owners and true horse lovers Adriaan and Rika van Vuuren, who stand a chance of earning a R2-million bonus should Abashiri achieve this feat.
When asked what trainer Mike Azzie thinks of Abashiri’s odds at Champions Day, he just said,“I’ll let Abashiri do the talking.”
The interest in Abashiri, a name which means “fearless beauty”, is so great that he now has his own Twitter following. Follow Abashiri @Abashiri_horse to monitor his progress and the build-up to Champions Day. In a tribute to Abashiri and the excitement mounting for Champions Day, the theme and dress code for April 30 will be black and orange, Abashiri’s racing colours.
Gates on Saturday, April 30 open at 11:00 and entrance is free. For more information or bookings for Champions Day on April 30, call 011 681 1702 or visit www.itsarush.co.za.
