Kenilworth is dangling an enticing carrot to attract people to the Met as a diamond pendant worth R500,000 can be won in a draw by those purchasing entrance tickets to the course ALTHOUGH the race is seven weeks away, bookmakers yesterday priced up on the R2,5m J&B Met which pundits believe will be a fascinating contest between the best horses from Gauteng and the best in the Cape.The 2000m race is scheduled for Kenilworth on January 31 and bookies clearly believe Legislate is the one to beat quoting last season’s Horse of the Year as the 8-10 favourite."There’s plenty of provincial rivalry this year with Highveld racing fans fancying the chances of Louis The King and Majmu, while Capetonians have three strong candidates in Legislate, Futura and Act Of War," said bookmaker Lance Michael yesterday.Many racing pundits say Legislate looked better than ever with his winning comeback run at Kenilworth last month, but Aussie-bred filly Majmu suggested she may be as good as the stable’s pr...
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