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Gimmethegreenlight snatches limelight at the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate

The 151st L'Ormarins Queen's Plate was held at the Kenilworth Racecourse on Saturday, 7 January, 2012, and Gimmethegreenlight won the main race, the L'Ormarins Queens Plate - Grade 1, run over 1600 metres.
Gimmethegreenlight snatches limelight at the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate

The event attracted an attendance of over 8000 race-goers including newly crowned Miss South Africa, Melinda Bam, Ernie Els, Jo-Ann Strauss, Graham Smith and the South African Cricket Team, Chelsea Davy, Jen Su, and Tracy McGregor, all donning blue and white.

VIP guests enjoyed a day of luxury and sophistication under the bedouin tent of the Stud Club. A local entertainment line-up performed on the main stage in the Style Lounge Village: Tumi & the Volume, The Kongos, Spoek Mathambo and DJ Sox gave live performances after the racing.

The Best Dressed competition was won by Darielle Robertson and the Best Hat competition by Kia Johnson. Additionally the crowds were treated to a collection of classic automobiles, including a 1957 Mercedes Gullwing, a 1936 SS 100 Jaguar and a 2006 Ferrari Super America, from the Franschhoek Motor Museum.

For more information, go to www.lqp.co.za

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