Ready for the races
The big race, which will also have a stake of R1-million, will be run on October 31 at Turffontein Racecourse.
The Grade 2 Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (PEPCM) is associated with one of the largest charity drives in the South African horseracing industry.
And, the good news for this year’s 16 selected charities, is that no less than R1-million will be split between them, a massive R450 000 increase from last year’s total donation of R550 000.
The big race, which will also have a stake of R1-million, will be run on October 31 at the Turffontein Racecourse.
The proportion of the R1-million that each charity receives will be decided by the finishing position of the horse that is representing them.
The PEPCM Barrier Draw ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 21, at Emperor’s Palace.
The winning charity on race day will collect R150 000, the second prize is worth R100 000, the third prize is R80 000, fourth prize is R70 000 and then R50 000 from fifth position all the way to 16th spot; therefore every charity goes home a winner.
On the day, each runner in the PEPCM will be publicly represented by a celebrity and a media partner.
The latter tradition has made this race day one of the most popular on the calendar as it adds a lot of glitz and glamour and also gives ordinary members of the public a chance to rub shoulders with famous people whom they usually only ever see on television screens.
The Maidens will also be a part of a big payday as HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco has once again donated some of the prize money for what has become the richest Maiden Plates in the country.
