The Charity Turf Challenge is an exciting competition of skill that offers fans of the Sport of Horseracing a unique opportunity to test their skill – after all, racing is the “Intelligent Bet!” Racing South Africa, the competition host, will provide a list of horses that are thought to be campaigning in KZN for the Champion’s Season. Only horses from this list are eligible. The aim of the Charity Turf Challenge is to select a team of 10 horses you feel are most likely to score points during the period of the Champions Season. A list of all the Graded races is provided and whilst the emphasis remains on these feature races, ALL winners throughout the country will be eligible to earn points (see below for point scoring system).
 
The Track and Ball Charity Turf Challenge kicks off on the Independent On Saturday Drill Hall Stakes and Daisy Guineas meeting, Sunday 7 May 2017, and finishes on eLan Property Group Gold Cup day, “Super Saturday”, 29 July 2017. The entrant with the most points at the conclusion of the competition will win R100 000, second placed R20 000 and third placed R10 000. The hugely popular stand-alone prize returns to Vodacom Durban July Day, also featuring Gr.1 Jonsson Workwear Garden Province Stakes, the Gr.2 Gold Vase and the Gr.3 Campanajo Stakes, run on Saturday, 1 July at Greyville Racecourse. The prize for the entrant with the most points earned on this day ONLY, is R20 000!

The user friendly online entry system is available, visit www.racingsouthafrica.co.za. Again, ONLINE entrants will be offered a FREE BONUS entry for every 5 entries submitted. In other words, the sixth entry is absolutely free! OPEN A TRACK AND BALL ONLINE ACCOUNT, You will receive online betting vouchers to the value of your entries up to a maximum value of R200 per person. *T’s & C’s apply. Open an account now visit: www.trackandball.co.za

Multiple entries are welcomed as this gives you more than one combination to run for you during the season. The African Horse Sickness Trust (Reg. No. IT 2043/2005/PMB) is the 2017 Champions Season Charity Turf Challenge beneficiary.

The point system is as follows:

Grade 1 Races:	Grade 2 Races:	Grade 3 Races:	Listed Races:	All other Races:
1st place 20 points	1st place 14 points	1st place 9 points	1st place 2 points	1st place 1 point
2nd place 14 points	2nd place 9 points	2nd place 5 points
3rd place 10 points	3rd place 6 points	3rd place 3 points

Points will be scored on the FINAL result (all clear to pay) posted on SAFTOTE.

Bonus Points:
The following are eligible for 5 bonus points:
a) Bonus Races
The winners of the following races:
Tsogo Sun Sprint - 1200m (27 May)
The Rising Sun Gold Challenge - 1600m (10 June)
Vodacom Durban July - 2200m (01 July)
eLan Property Group Gold Cup - 3200m (29 July) *Now Gr3*
b) Long Shots
Any winner whose official Tote win payout exceeds R15