In the month of January I was privileged to be invited to the L'Ormarins Queens Plate being held at Kenilworth Racecourse. This was to be my 1st horseracing event, so as it was my 1st I decided to do no betting... im not a gambler anyway. The theme was blue and white and as soon as you walked in you knew a very sophisticated day was ahead...+and+Henri+Slier,+star+of+MAN.jpg)
It was definitely a star studded event and celebrities were everywhere. Im not star struck by celebs at all but I do respect some of them for what they did to become celebs and what they are now doing as celebs. For instance I saw Breyton Paulse there, who was always the smallest man on the field yet (although he was very skilled) through his drive and tenacity became a Springbok legend.
I also met Ard Matthews lead singer of SA's most successful rock band Just Jinger. He was very down to earth, refreshing to see the fame had not gone to his head at all. I also got to see Soli Philander again, he's a great guy and is the patron saint of the Friends of the Red Cross Children hospital. He uses his celebrity to do a massive fundraiser for the organisation every year.
And then it was time for the main race... and Pocket Power won again! Not that I know much about horse racing but supposedly it was his 3rd win in a row. When the sun set Just Jinger took to the stage and gave a memorable rock performance. So overall it was a very classy event and a great day at the races!
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