The Highveld horseracing season will start in earnest when the Joburg Prawn Festival comes to Turffontein Racecourse.<\/p>\n
The event will coincide the first race of the South African Triple Crown, which will take place on Saturday, March 4.<\/p>
The SA Triple Crown is limited to three-year-olds. It is a series of three races of varying distances from 1 600m, with the SA Classic over 1 800m and the SA Derby over 2 450m.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a R2-million bonus for any horse able to win the Triple Crown. Any horse managing to win the Triple Tiara, the fillies equivalent, will walk away with a R1-million bonus.<\/p>
Last year, a Triple Crown hero emerged, with Abashiri claiming the laurels in all three events to join Horse Chestnut and Louis The King in the history books for this rarely achieved feat.<\/p>\n
Over the coming months, Turffontein Racecourse will be gearing up for a number of key horse-racing and lifestyle events as the SA Triple Crown roars to life.<\/p>\n
While the horseracing action provides a thrilling storyline on the track, there is enough happening off the turf to ensure that the whole family is kept entertained as the day progresses.<\/p>\n
Food lovers will be taken care of with a delicious offer of R199 for 1kg of prawns with sauce, rice and chips. Tickets are available from Webtickets, their outlets at Pick n Pay stores or the Racing – It\u2019s A Rush website.<\/p>\n
General entrance tickets to the racecourse are R30 for adults and R10 for under-18s.<\/p>\n
There will also be other food vendors on the day. Book your seat at the various venues at Turffontein Racecourse at prices which start from R295 per person, with an-inclusive package offered at R625 per person. Contact 011 681- 1508.<\/p>\n