Fashion and high stakes at Turffontein
The South will welcome Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco to the races on the day.
THE South will welcome Her Serene Highness Princess Charlene of Monaco to the races on a day fit for royalty at Turffontein Racecourse on April 22.
The main event of the day, the R1-million Empress Club Stakes, is named in her honour.
HSH Princess Charlene has chosen to also add her support to two other races on the programme, with two lucrative maiden plates part of the day’s proceedings.
Proceeds from the entry fees paid by the connections looking to be involved in each of those 1 400m events will be paid over the to the Highveld Horse Care Unit.
They are one of three beneficiaries on the day, with the Red Cross and Gugu Lesizwe School also supported by the princess.
The final fields for the respective HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco Maiden Plates will be determined by a ballot draw and announced next week.
There will be cash prizes on offer for the best-dressed couples on the day, an incentive for race-goers to use their imaginations to come up with some inspired looks and perhaps adding a touch of red to tie in with the royal theme.
Funds will also be raised for the various charities through the Diamond Drop raffle, which will see a helicopter swoop over Turffontein Racecourse and drop a marker onto a panel. Should your ticket coincide with the number marked, you could walk away with a diamond worth R150 000, sponsored by Petra Diamonds.
A number of hospitality packages, some of which include a Diamond Drop ticket, have been put together for the day.
General access to the precinct on the day is R50 for adults and includes a R50 voucher. U.18s get in for R20.
Tickets for the HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco Race Day are available from Webtickets at https://bit.ly/PrincessCharleneRD.
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