{"id":235864,"date":"2022-09-01T09:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=120644"},"modified":"2022-09-01T09:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-01T07:56:51","slug":"new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing\/","title":{"rendered":"New Global Team Horse Racing series is raising the stakes for SA racing"},"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\/09\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing.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_120645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-120645\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=120645\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"wp-image-120645 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120645 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing.jpg\" alt width=\"300\" height=\"200\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-120645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">GTH has invested a sum of R10 million into this season, offering incentives to stakeholders and higher stakes than industry standard, totaling an investment of R15 million since its inception. Photo: Candiese Lenferna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u2022 KwaZulu Royals challenge Cape Stingers for series title and Night Rider jockey prizes at Hollywoodbets Greyville this Friday evening<br \/>\u2022 Support grows for revolutionary GTH team riding concept; series value rises to R15mn after two action-packed seasons<br \/>\u2022 KZN racing benefits from four extra race meetings and R3.5mn in stakes during 2022 season<br \/>\u2022 Final races to be broadcast live on DStv\u2019s Action channel 209, YouTube and Facebook, or listen on East Coast Radio<\/p>\n<p>HOLLYWOODBETS GREYVILLE, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA, AUGUST 2022: TWENTY jockeys, two reserve riders and 16 fit and unfathomably-fast thoroughbred horses riding for the Cape Stingers and KwaZulu Royals are rearing to go ahead of the Global Team Horse Racing series (GTH) finale, taking place at Hollywoodbets Greyville racecourse this Friday evening, September 2, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>GTH is a revolutionary concept and new style of team-based horse racing in South Africa. Its arrival has been hailed a victory for the sport, injecting a significant R10mn into local racing with Friday\u2019s fourth and final race meeting still to go. A successful trial event in 2021 generated an extra R5mn, bringing the value of the new series to R15mn.<\/p>\n<p>There are three teams competing for their share of R3.5mn in stakes this year \u2013 the Cape Stingers, KwaZulu Royals, and Gauteng Gijimaz.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, the Cape Stingers will ride against the KwaZulu Royals to determine the 2022 overall season winner. Plus, the series\u2019 top jockey will ride away with a bonus R30 000 as the overall Night Rider prize. The runner-up will earn a bonus R20 000, and the third-place jockey will ride away with R10 000.<\/p>\n<p>GTH has also made sure that stable hands are rewarded, offering R1 000 cash for every race win throughout the series.<\/p>\n<p>Similar to a T20 cricket series\u2019, GTH uses a points-based scoring system. The team with the most points by the end of the series wins.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Circle has contributed R500 000 to the pot and R3mn in stakes has come from GTH. The series\u2019 four race meetings have been added to the official KZN Gold Circle racing calendar.<\/p>\n<p>GTH Marketing Director, Angus Campbell, said: \u201cThis is a huge boost for the (KZN) region, as other regions have seen a decrease in the number of race meetings earlier in the year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The payout for each leg of the series is also higher than the current industry average. According to Campbell, during the period that the GTH live races took place, the \u2018normal\u2019 stakes amount per race was around R100 000. However, the GTH races paid R10 000 more with a value of R110 000. Furthermore, GTH has increased the stakes for the final eight races during the final to R115 000.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Marshall, Gold Circle Event and Marketing Executive, was impressed with the series so far. \u201cIt\u2019s a massive injection into the industry, especially at a time when it is recovering from Covid-19. It is a brand new format and challenges the traditional way of doing things with horse racing, much like 7s Rugby and T20 cricket.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marshall said the team format and points system had made it easy for newcomers to follow along and enjoy the sport. \u201cThe reality of the sport is that we are suffering from an ageing, diminishing audience. The only way to survive long term is to attract a new audience and to grow that audience in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>GTH has also paid jockeys double their normal fee to ride in the 2022 live series as an added incentive to take part.<\/p>\n<p>The GTH series will continue to be broadcast live on DSTV\u2019s Action channel 209, and on GTH\u2019s YouTube channel and Facebook page. East Coast Radio listeners can also tune in to hear the final races called live.<\/p>\n<p>Gold Circle Racing Manager, Raf Sheik, was optimistic that the series could return to Durban next year and confident about the potential for other GTH team racing events in other provinces. He said: \u201cWe were thrilled to host them (GTH) in Durban. It\u2019s a new innovation, it\u2019s fast-paced and attracts a new audience. There are also more people who benefitted who are our stakeholders and that\u2019s the owners, the jockeys, the trainers, grooms and staff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll three teams have put on a spectacular show throughout the series. We hope to have plenty of Durban families and racing fans come out and join us or tune in at home for the sensational series finale,\u201d concluded Campbell.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are available online at TIXSA or at the gate. General access is R100 and children under 14 go free. Gates open at 17h00 and the race action starts at 18h00, finishing by 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\">185<\/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\/new-global-team-horse-racing-series-is-raising-the-stakes-for-sa-racing\/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. GTH has invested a sum of R10 million into this season, offering incentives to stakeholders and higher stakes than industry standard, totaling an investment of R15 million since its inception. 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