ALL eyes will be on the racing track when the Charity Mile will be run at Turffontein Racecourse this coming Saturday October 31.
Gates open at 11:00.
Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile has announced the 16 chosen celebrities and paired them with a charity for the day who will be accompanied by a media partner. Together they will support a good cause, to raise funds in an extraordinary way for their allocated charity. The 16 racing horses will be on track to fight it out to determine the eventual winner for their charity. The charity will then according to the finishing place of the specific horses receive their prize money.
One of the Media partners for the event, Southern Courier, have been paired along with well-known double world boxing champion, Hekkie Budler. Budler has been his humble beginnings as a amateur boxer at the Booysens Boxing club in the South and has enhanced his professional career holding the WBA and IBO minimum boxing belts. Their charity will be Reahile Primary Aftre Care Centre.
Together with the Southern Courier from Caxton South, Comaro Chronicle, Alberton Record and Kathorus Mail makes up the rest of the Southern newspapers who will support not only their charities but the horses that will be racing for them.
Comaro Chronicle will have Jay Anstey as celebrity on their side for charity, Jongimfundo Primary After Care Centre. Alberton Record and Amanda du Pont will support Maphanzela Primary After Care. Both the Southern Courier and Comaro Chronicle together with Alex Caige will also support Umkhathize Primary After Care Centre.
The charity matched with the winning racehorse will receive R150 000, second place will receive R100 000 with all 14 other charities getting proportionate amounts of the total donation, depending on the allocated horse’s placement.
For more information about the Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile and the hospitality options available, call(011) 681-1702. Come and support world class racing and a great cause!
