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To whom it may concern at the Gold Circus..................................................................

Yesterday's Rising Sun Gold Challenge meeting saw the return of thousands of people to the races. Whether they were on course to see the horses or the activities on the stage or to win the many prizes including a new car is anybody's guess but the sponsor certainly " made it happen " from their part of the proceedings.Vendors were prohibited from selling soft drinks to the public.

However an unsavoury arrangement on ground level where many stalls were vending delicious meals was that patrons, many of them elderly and pensioners, were unable to buy drinks at any of the stalls in the Gold Ring/ Silver Ring festivities area.

Now in yesterday's 36 degrees in Durban it was no joke to go around looking for a BAR to buy a soft drink, where only 2 staff members tried vainly to cater to the masses.(td)

Ironically, this event was sponsored many years ago by a soft drink co. and was known as The Schweppes Challenge!:)o


My advice to Mr. Vijay Maharaj and the Rising Sun team for what it's worth...................................

Set aside a portion of the sponsorship amount for providing FREE softdrinks to the thousands of people you are trying to bring to the races. This can be done easily by bringing the many soft drink companies available to join the event.

Yesterday's experience left a bad taste in many a mouth, especially those on ground level. They will walk away complaining of the heat and the dust and the thirst, but they will be back again next year faithfully, the venue will definitely be another of course.

Sorry Mickesack it would be wrong to comment from the lounge in JHB but Rising Sun has always managed to bring the people to the track in Durban in the past and I've been to a few of them . We need these sponsors to be there but yes it would be great if the guys at all levels could have a good day not just the people in the upstairs facilities . It seems that sometimes the people we really want on the track are forgotten.

(tu)

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