NEWS joins celebs in support of charities at this year’s Charity Mile barrier draw
The barrier and charity draw took place on October 24.
Bedfordview and Edenvale NEWS joined as media partner in this year’s Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile (Grade 2).
The race will be hosted at Turffontein Racecourse and will see fashionably dressed celebrities, charities and media partners join forces in what has been described as one of the most exciting events on the Highveld racing calendar and even more so on Joburg’s social calendar.
The barrier and charity draw took place on Wednesday where the NEWS’ editor Marietta Lombard drew Full Mast, owned by Stewart and Sarah Murray.
On race day, November 3, the NEWS will be joined by cruiser-weight South African boxer Kevin Lerena in support of their charity, the Grade R Programme.
Full Mast is a four-year-old Bay Gelding trained by Mike and Adam Azzie.
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“This is the 12th or 13th year that this event is being hosted and every year has been fantastic,” said Bob Yearham, the chief operating officer of Peermont.
“The celebrities who support this event give their time for free and all the monies raised will go to worthy charities.”
The main race will see 16 chosen charities, along with 16 celebrities and media partners formally paired up with 16 horses that are due to “burn the turf” at Turffontein.
It’s all up to the athletes on race day to determine the split of the R1-million to the respective charities.
The other charities that will benefit from this year’s Charity Mile are Peermont Education Trust (university programme), The Start Christmas Fund, Scarce Skills Programme, Reahile Primary, The National Horse Trust, RP Maphanzela Primary, Peermont Hotel School, Fortune Kunene Primary, Star Schools, San Michele Home, Welamlambo Primary, Thembimfundo Primary, Nalibali and Nageng Primary.
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Celebrities who will join Kevin on the day are Thembi Seethe, Monoea, Khanya Mkangisa, Neil Andrews, Kabelo Moalusi, Alex Caige, Kriya Gangiah, Hildegardt Whites, Brian Mitchell, Lebo Mabotja, Hekkie Budler, Thandy Matlaila, Aaron Mokoena, Nhlanhla Nciza and Joanne Reyneke.
Turffontein Racecourse will also host the richest race for maidens, sponsored by Prince Albert II, the reigning monarch of Monaco and several businessmen.
