Cape Town Horse RacingJ&B Met Cape TownAll in for color, excitement, sparkle and beauty? Then off you should go to the top Cape Town Horse Racing Event of the Year. The J&B Met is another big colorful event on the Cape Town Social Calendar in January which will be exciting for you to join. This Cape Town Horse Racing Event is taking place at end of January every year. In its 33. year in 2010, more than 50,000 visitors are expected to join in this big event in the Mother City.
This year’s J&B Met Motto is "In Full Color" and surely the visitors’ attire will be as sparkling and unconventional as ever. The Competition for the Most Elegant Couple is also always a big draw at this premier horseracing event. The prizes for the competitions are fantastic with the Most Elegant Couple winning a week’s stay at top Mauritius Hotel and several other perks. And the Best Themed Couple will receive a stay in a top Kruger Park Safari Lodge. So get some inspiration from these glorious outfits from last year’s J&B Met. Kenilworth Racecourse is a place to see and be seen, so get your most fashionable outfit and mingle with the crowds. And after the exciting day at the races enjoy the hot After Party after the race which will start at 19.00h in the J&B Met Hospitality Village. Horseracing in Cape TownDid you know that as early as in the 1800s horseracing attracted the sophisticated crowds to the South African racecourses?Initially Greenpoint Common was the place in the Cape where the first horse races were taking place in the Mother City. In 1883 "Sir Hercules" was the first noted winner of the "Metropolitan Mile" as the horseracing event was called then. It wasn’t until the 1960s that horseracing became an established event in the Cape Town social calendar, when horseracing became more and more popular here too. Then the Mother City became the location for one of the three major South Africa horse racing events along with the Durban July Day on Greyville Racecourse and the Johannesburg Summer Cup on Turffontein Race Course which takes place annually in November. Horseracing enthusiasts please note that the Durban July Day Event for 2010 will move to July 31, 2010 this year due to the Soccer Worldcup earlier in the month.
Cape Town Horse Racing Courses:There are two Cape Town horse racing courses in the Mother City which host regular events. These race courses are located in:Kenilworth Race Course: Rosmead Avenue, Kenilworth, Tel: 021-700-1600 Durbanville Race Course: Bowlers Way, Durbanville, Tel: 021-976-5945
More info on the J&B Met in Cape TownIn 1977 J&B moved in as the main sponsor for the Cape Town event and the now hugely popular J&B Met was born.At this year’s J&B Met 2010 there will be 16 of the top thoroughbred horses lining up for the 2km race at the splendid setting of Kenilworth Racecourse. They will compete for a R2.5m trophy, with "Pocket Power" being once again on of the favorite horses.
• When? January 30, 2010 opening at 11am. First Race at 11.50h until 18.55h presentation of the trophies • Where? Cape Town Kenilworth Racecourse, off the M5 • How much? Tickets also available at the gates cost R150 incl R10 betting voucher. After Party at R150. Tickets can be bought before the event from www.webtickets.co.za.
ViP Tickets for entrance in the J&B Jet Lounge are R650 and R350 for the After Party.
Return from Cape Town Horse Racing to Cape Town Events in January
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