Strong entry for Charity Mile

HAT Puntano, winner of last year’s Peermont Emperors Palace Charity Mile, is among the 45 entries for this year’s race over 1 600m on the Turffontein Standside track on Saturday November 3.

This Grade 2 race differs from other events in that every horse will run for a charity while each charity selected will be represented by a celebrity. The money will be divided among the charities based on the positions of where their horses finished. No charity will go home empty-handed.

There is a supplementary entry stage on Friday and the final field as well as the draws will be announced at a function at Emperors Palace on Wednesday, October 24. The celebrities and charities will also be announced at that point as well as which horses they have drawn.

As expected half of the entries for this race are from either the Sean Tarry or Mike de Kock yards. Tarry has nominated 12 horses and De Kock 10.

Tarry’s dozen are Africa Rising, Bulleting Home, Captain And Master, Desert Rhythm, French Navy, last year’s Summer Cup winner Liege, Matador Man, Safe Harbour, Silver God, Social Order, Tilbury Fort and Warrior’s Best.

De Kock has a very strong entry comprising of top three-year-olds Soqrat and Alyaasaat, recent Joburg Spring F&M Challenge winner Cascapedia, four-yearolds Noble Secret, Like A Panther, Puget Sound, Mujallad, Hakeem and filly Takingthepeace as well as fast-improving Irish import Buffalo Bill Cody.