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The Cape Metropolitan Stakes, currently named the Sun Met (and previously known as the J&B Met), is a Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race run on the turf at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa. [1] It is run over 2000m. It was first run in 1883 as the Metropolitan Mile. [2]
The King's Plate (known as the Queen's Plate during the reigns of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II) is an annual Grade I horse race at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa that has been run since 1861, and is one of South Africa's premier horse races. [1]
Kenilworth (Turf) 3-Year-Olds Level Weights 1600m R 1 000,000 January King's Plate formerly Queen's Plate [2] Kenilworth (Turf) All Horses WFA 1600m R 1 500,000 January Maine Chance Farms Paddock Stakes Kenilworth (Turf) Fillies and Mares WFA 1800m R 1 000,000 January Sun Met Kenilworth (Turf) All Horses WFA 2000m R 5 000,000 January
Kenilworth Racecourse Conservation Area is a 52-hectare (130-acre) nature reserve, situated in the centre of Kenilworth Racecourse, in Cape Town, South Africa. Due to its location, it has been left undisturbed for more than 100 years, making it now the best preserved patch of “ Cape Flats Sand Fynbos ” in the world.
Note: Harness racing is sometimes conducted at short-term meets at various fairs and similar events. Many notable harness races are held at such venues, such as the Fox Stake at the Indiana State Fair and the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio .
An attraction which draws visitors to Kenilworth is the Kenilworth Racecourse. The oldest race course in the country established in 1882, [ 5 ] it is home to the Sun Me t (previously the J&B Met until 2016) held in late January each year, which draws more than 50,000 spectators.
the Paddock Stakes, a Group 1 race run in January at Kenilworth race course in South Africa; the Victoria Mile, a Grade 1 race run in May at Tokyo Racecourse in Japan; the Gran Premio Pamplona, a Group 1 run in June at Hipódromo de Monterrico in Peru; the Beverly D. Stakes, a Grade 1 race run in August at Churchill Downs in Kentucky
At Greyville Racecourse, he won the country's premier race, the Rothmans July Handicap three times, and the Gold Cup a record-equaling seven times. Coetzee is also a five-time winner of the J&B Metropolitan Stakes at Kenilworth Racecourse. In 1992, he accepted an offer to ride in Hong Kong for trainer Brian Kan Ping-chee.