The Tembisan roots for Tellina

The race, on November 2, will feature a field of 16 horses with their finishing positions determining how much each of the 16 charities win.

The charities are supported by various media partners and the runners are publicly represented by a celebrity. To determine which horse will represent which charity, a draw was held at Emperors Palace on Wednesday where the celebrities and media partners were determined.

The event will result in a total of R550 000 being shared between 16 charities, with R100 00 for first. No charity goes home empty-handed and those represented by the last five home each get R20 000.

Nageng Primary Aftercare Centre in Vosloorus caters for 96 children, many of them orphaned, who are all given hot meals, school uniforms and help with homework – as well as food pacels when necessary.

Nageng is represented by The Tembisan and by Mrs South Africa 2014, Chané de Kock.

The Gauteng Guineas winner Tellina, Master Sabina, Killua Castle, Yorker and Sabadell were among the best three-year-olds on the Highveld last season and could all support the Woodruff stable during the summer season.

Charities

Other charities benefiting from this year’s Charity Mile include Jongimfundo Primary Aftercare Centre in Vosloorus, which caters for 86 children providing them with hot meals, school uniforms and help with homework as well as food parcels when necessary. Jongimfundo and Thembakazi Primary School are being merged. Thembakazi Primary School has 96 children and the Peermont Children’s Trust provides children with hot meals, food parcels, uniforms and help with homework.

Welamlambo Primary Aftercare Centre caters for 68 children, some orphans, from three schools in the old section of Tembisa.

Maphanzela Primary Aftercare Centre caters for pupils from primary schools by providing hot meals, uniforms and help with homework and Reahile Primary Aftercare Centre in Katlehong caters for 78 children from various primary schools and pupils are fed according to a menu provided by the Department of Health and Social Development.

Umkhathize Primary Aftercare Centre in Thokoza has 98 pupils and will be rooting for Here Comes Billy at this year’s race in a bid to take the win.

Fortune Kunene Primary Aftercare Centre, in a poor part of Vosloorus, has 68 pupils, many orphaned and provides an oasis for the children with wholesome meals, school uniforms and help with homework.

San Michele is a home for the physically and intellectually disabledand it provides professional care and a family environment for 200 permanent residents aged 18 to 74.

The Randvaal-based Highveld Horse Care Unit, a section 21 company, has grown into the largest equine welfare organisation in the sourthern hemisphere since its inception in 1991. It rescues and rehabilitates horses and has helped thousands of ill-treated equines.

With 100 pupils, Khangezile Primary Aftercare Centre is based in Tsakane and caters for children from the low-income settlement Kwa-Thema where there are no decent ablution facilities. Children receive hot meals, food parcels, school uniforms and help with homework.

The Animal Anti-Cruelty League is the second-largest independent animal welfare organisation in South Africa, providing shelter for abandoned animals, promoting an efficient adoption programme, prosecuting animal cruelty cases and running welfare hospitals for pets in low-income areas.

Jabulani Khakibos Kids is a Joburg-based children’s home which provides shelter for 35 street children.

The Lesedi Programme offers learnerships for a variety of hospitality courses and the trustees provide life-skills training for students.

Star Schools host Saturday and school holiday classes for grade 10 to 12 mathematic and science pupils.

The Peermont School Support Programme is a five-year, R40-million commitment to create centres of excellence based on a model of continuous learning to deliver quality matric results.

The Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile will be run over 1 600m at Turffontein.