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J&B Met 2009 at Kenilworth Race Course
The 2009 J&B Met - South Africa's most prestigious and renowned horse racing event - took place at Kenilworth Race Course Cape Town
The J&B Met 2009, with its flashy glitz and glam theme, took place on 31 January 2009. The 2009 J&B Met winner was Pocket Power, who has now won three successive J&B Mets. Runner-up was Dancer's Daughter.
General Entrance tickets for the J&B Met cost R150 each and gives you access to Kenilworth Racecourse only and not to any of the reserved areas in the buildings and the marquee village.
J&B Met 2009 tickets went on sale from 1 December 2008, and included in the ticket price is a R10 betting voucher and a voucher that can be exchanged for your J&B™ Met Race card once the race card goes on sale from 23 January 2009. The race card is jam-packed with useful information about betting as well as J&B™ Met Day activities. Ticket sales venues can be found at the official J&B met website.
A contribution from each ticket sold will be going towards funding the pristine tract of Cape Fynbos in the middle of the racecourse , which will soon to be declared a National Conservation Area due to its conservation significance which includes a number of protected species of both fauna and flora.
Whether you go to dress and impress, bet on horses and enjoy the races or just party the day away with your friends, the J&B Met is definitely one of the biggest fashion and horse racing events in South Africa where you’ll want to be seen.
J & B Met 2009
Date: 31 January 2009
Location: Cape Town
Venue: Kenilworth Race Track
Price: R150
How to get there: Directions to Kenilworth Race Track
J&B Met 2009 final field:
1. POCKET POWER
2. BUY AND SELL
3. AFRICAN APPEAL
4. KAPIL
5. CATMANDU
6. SURFIN' USA
7. VISION OF GRANDEUR
8. GREAT RHYTHM
9. FLOATYOURBOAT
10. GOLDEN DICE
11. PRINCE ASAD
12. QUICK MILLIONS
13. DANCER'S DAUGHTER
14. IVORY TRAIL
15. CASEY'S SON
16. RIVER JETEZ
Molo says: “This is the time to dress to the T and fulfill the surprising and sometimes twisting themes that seem to set off all kinds of creativity.”
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