Phunyuka beats Fearless Gun (not in picture) and Alimony (green silks) in the 2009 Emerald Cup.

THE Emerald Cup, sponsored by the Emerald Casino Resort on the banks of the Vaal River, is Africa’s richest race on sand and carries total prize money of R600,000.

The race is run over 1400m on the Vaal sand track and traditionally takes place towards the end of September, a position in which it kicks off Phumelela’s major events each racing season. The 2010 event is scheduled for Saturday 25 September with three other feature races on the day.

RETURN

Year	Horse	Weight	Trainer	Jockey	Owner
2005	HILTI	59.50	De Kock M F	Figueroa G	Mrs B D Oppenheimer
2006	NATIONAL SPIRIT	60.00	Zaki D	Strydom P	Ms M Mills, Messrs K T W Chie, P D Cheshire, T Raath, A H Smith, M L Stevens, V McMullen,  W Wilken and D Zaki
2007	NARC	60.00	Maroun B P	Strydom P	Mr Anthony Maroun
2008	ALIMONY	52.00	Gray S J	Habib D L	Mr St John D Gray
2009	PHUNYUKA	53.50	Magner R R	Figueroa G	Mr W E Brits