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List Of South African Flat Races
The South African Graded and Black Type Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'A ... races arpublishedeach year by thNational Horse Racing Authorityof South Africa. A number of stakes races also take place which are not graded or granted Black Type and are raced as Non-Black Type races. Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Listed Non-Black Type References {{Reflist Horse racing in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Type
Group races, also known as Pattern races, or Graded races in some jurisdictions, are the highest level of races in Thoroughbred horse racing. They include most of the world's iconic races, such as, in Europe, the Derby, Irish Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, in Australia, the Melbourne Cup and in the United States, the Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup races. Victory in these races marks a horse as being particularly talented, if not exceptional, and they are extremely important in determining stud values. They are also sometimes referred to as Black type races, since any horse that has won one of these races is printed in bold type in sales catalogues. By country Australia In Australia, the Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board (ARB) which races shall be designated as Group races. The list of races approved by the ARB is accepted by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee (ICSC) for publication by The Jockey Club (US) in The Blue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Plate (South Africa)
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, Cape Town, Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa that has been run since 1861, and is one of South Africa's premier horse races. Currently sponsored by the South African vintner L'Ormarins, it was branded the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate from 2005 to 2022, and the L'Ormarins King's Plate since 2022. Traditionally named in honour of the King of the United Kingdom, British monarch, it reverted to the "King's Plate" name as a result of the Proclamation of accession of Charles III, accession of King Charles III in September 2022. The race was first run, as the Queen's Plate, in April 1861 in honour of Queen Victoria after she donated a silver plate and 500 Sovereign (British coin), sovereigns to the South African Turf Club, Gauteng, Turf Club.https://lormarinskingsplate.co.za/ The winner of the race earns a berth in the Breeder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |