{"id":235390,"date":"2022-08-27T04:16:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-27T02:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=120455"},"modified":"2022-08-27T04:16:46","modified_gmt":"2022-08-27T02:16:46","slug":"locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville\/","title":{"rendered":"Locals flock to watch live jockey teams in first GTH series at Hollywoodbets Greyville"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_120456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120456\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=120456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-120456 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120456 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spring High delighting KwaZulu Royals\u2019 fans with a win in the penultimate race of the night. Photo: Global Team Horse Racing<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2013 Top teams gallop into the Global Team Horse Racing series (GTH) finale taking place on September 2, 2022<br \/>\u2013 Cape Stingers to ride against KwaZulu Royals for series\u2019 title<\/p>\n<p>HOLLYWOODBETS GREYVILLE, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA \u2013 August, 2022: THE WINNERS of SA\u2019s new Global Team Horse Racing series (GTH) will be crowned after eight more action-packed races in front of Durban locals and horse racing fans on Friday, September 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The Cape Stingers and KwaZulu Royals progressed to the final having scored the most points after a dramatic third night in the series on Friday, August 19.<\/p>\n<p>Team-based and fun for families, the live thoroughbred horse racing series has attracted new racing fans and local families to the series\u2019 venue already.<\/p>\n<p>Live races have been held every Friday evening throughout August.<\/p>\n<p>Angus Campbell, GTH Marketing Director, said: \u201cWe are thrilled with the outcome so far. A big part of bringing GTH to South Africa was to grow the sport by shifting the focus from betting to fun, fast-paced family entertainment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe jockeys and horses have put on an incredible show so far. The team managers and jockeys have shown how incredibly competitive they are in wanting to win each race for their teams.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the last of the series\u2019 round robin events, jockey Jeffrey Syster rode Tom Bombadil to victory, securing 46 crucial points for the KwaZulu Royals. By the end of the evening, the KwaZulu Royals secured the top of the leaderboard, winning both their round robin events.<\/p>\n<p>Also on night three, GTH presented the KwaZulu Royals jockey Raymond Danielson with the R5000 Night Rider award for accruing the most points during races on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Muzi Yeni, who was suspended for the third race meeting, has emphatically confirmed that he will be back to lead the Royals in the final and has every intention of getting back to the top of the Night Rider leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p>Campbell concludes. \u201cThe Cape Stingers and KwaZulu Royals are sure to put on another scorching performance at the final. We look forward to hosting our new fans and their families on race night.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Racing fans can catch a live broadcast of the series final on SuperSport on DStv\u2019s Variety 4 (channel 209) and on the GTH streaming platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to watch the race action live at Hollywoodbets Greyville Racecourse are available online through TIXSA and from the gate. General access is R100. Children under 14 are free. Gates open at 17h00. Races are from 18h00 until 20h30.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about GTH and future events, visit https:\/\/www.gthracing.co.za.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">106<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/locals-flock-to-watch-live-jockey-teams-in-first-gth-series-at-hollywoodbets-greyville\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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