Stage is set for Johannesburg’s special Allied Steelrode On A Mission Charity Mile race day

Johannesburg’s most meaningful and special race day, the?R800 000?Allied?SteelrodeOn A Mission Charity Mile, takes place at?Turffontein?Racecourse?this?Saturday?29 October?and the true winners will be the 16 charity beneficiaries of the race.

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Each of the 16 runners competing in the Grade 2 race over 1600m on the?Standsidetrack at?Turffontein?on Saturday were paired at today’s official draw?with?a charity, who will?each receive a?payout?based on where their horse finishes in the race.

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As part of its sponsorship?of this prestigious race, global steel manufacturer?Allied?Steelrode?On A Mission?have made R500,000 available to be shared by the 16 deserving Johannesburg charities.?

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This will range all the way from R200,000 for the charity whose horse wins the Charity Mile?main race?and a minimum of no less than R20,000 for the charity whose horse finishes in last position.?

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Each charity was present at the official draw?today?and?a representative from that charity was allowed to draw for one of the runners in the race.

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Speaking on behalf of sponsors Allied?Steelrode,?its CEO?Arun Chadha?said that as a company they have always been involved in?supporting?charity?initiatives.?

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“What better way?for?us?to do?it?than with a passion we have,?which?is?horseracing. Good luck to all the charities, they are all going to be winners?some way or another.?So,let’s hope?we can carry this Charity Mile?on and maybe have more races and more charities involved in the future,”?said Chadha.

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“We are excited as 4Racing to see Allied?Steelrode?On A Mission back for the next running of the Charity Mile.?It?is fantastic to see?the?event?returning to its?charity traditionand to see?Arun Chadha and Warne Rippon throwing?their might behind the event, especially in terms of supporting the charities. We are looking forward to a wonderful day and the charities are all excited about their horse’s chances,” said?4Racing Chief Operating Officer, Colin Gordon.

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Horses from the Mike de Kock yard dominate the race as he will saddle four runners which include Grade 1 Daily News?2000 winner?Safe Passage and Grade 1 HF Oppenheimer Horse Chestnut Stakes champion MK’s Pride,?who will be having the first run for his stable.?

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Also in the field is last year’s winner?Bingwa,?who has?drawn in pole position and has Gavin?Lererna?in the irons.?

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Another special element of the event this year will be the?Her?Serene?Highness?Princess Charlene Starling Stakes Grade?3?being?run on Saturday?on the race card?at?Turffontein, with Princess Charlene?of Monaco?making a personal charitable contribution on the day.?

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“In the spirit of the race?day and the Princess’s passion for charities, the Racehorse Owners Association is proud?to announce that together with HSH Princess Charlene, donations of R50 000 each will be made to the following?two charities;?The Earth Centre?and?The United Cerebral Palsy Association of SA,” said Natalie Turner, Chief Executive at the Racehorse Owners Association.