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L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Kicks Off – What You Need To Know
10 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Today, the gates open for the 159th L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, one of Cape Town’s premier events. Here are the details.
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SA’s Premier Horse Racing Event Is Going All Out This Year
10 Dec 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you want to do January right, you need to organise a celebration to end your first week back at work. You’re in luck.
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Cape Ad Agency Woman Fired For Alleged ‘Kaffir’ Remarks
11 Jan 2016 by Sloane Hunter / 1 Comment
Nicole de Klerk made a bit of an oopsie this past weekend when she blindly called her fellow South Africans the k-word.
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Win One Of Three Double Tickets To The 2014 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate! [COMPETITION]
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 14 Comments
If you still haven’t gotten round to snapping up tickets for the 153rd running of the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, then this may well be your last chance. You can win one of three double tickets to the Style Lounge, valued at R250 each!
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SA’s Most Glamorous Event – Get Ticket Sales To The QUEEN’S PLATE Here
10 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2014 edition of Africa’s classiest horse race is around the corner, people – chronologically and geographically speaking. The 153rd running of the LQP will feature 12 races instead of the usual 10 for the first time ever.
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Get Your Tickets For The 2014 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, Right Now!
04 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The 2014 edition of Africa’s classiest horse race is around the corner, people – chronologically and geographically speaking. The 153rd running of the LQP will feature 12 races instead of the usual 10 for the first time ever. A variety of ticket options are available, starting with the premier Jockey Club ticket, valued at R2, […]
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Durban’s Biggest Fancy Dress Party Does Not Disappoint (Cover Your Eyes)
08 Jul 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
What is it with South African social events that makes everyone arrive in fancy dress? If it wasn’t for the likes of the Queen’s Plate, a visitor from outer space would think we’re all involved in some bizarre role-playing game at the Durban July and J&B Met. God, it’s emboerrissing..
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The Prizes For The L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Best Dressed And Best Hat Competition Will Tickle Your Fancy
10 Jan 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cape’s most prestigious horse racing event, L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate is one of the most stylish events on the South African calendar, and, while quadrupedal contenders will compete for the R1 million prize, race-goers will be looking to land the honours of Best Dressed and the Best Hat. Since the inaugural race in 1861, the event has followed […]
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The 2013 L’Ormarins Queens Plate Is Around The Corner – Get Involved!
20 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Cape’s most prestigious horse racing event and one of South Africa’s most important calendar affairs, the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will be held at Kenilworth Racecourse, Cape Town on January 12 2013, with equestrian contenders competing for the R1 million purse and race-goers looking to land best-dressed honours. It was 1861 when the legendary Queen’s […]
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The 2012 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate – Everything And More! [PHOTO GALLERY]
10 Jan 2012 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
Anyone who made it to Saturday’s 151st L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate will attest to the fact that it was everything and more than we could possibly imagine! What a day of royal elegance it was! Guests witnessed an appearance of the legendary Pocket Power leading out the contenders for the main race, the L’Ormarins Queens Plate […]
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The 2012 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Is Around The Corner
28 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 2 Comments
The most exciting thing about this time of year is the fact that Cape Town’s most prestigious event – the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate, is just around the corner. This absolute pleasure of a day is marked in red felt-tip pen in the diaries of informed local and international folk, who know and understand quality. The […]
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WIN Tickets To The 2012 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate
07 Dec 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
COMPETITION IS CLOSED. WELL DONE TO BUSISIWE AND EMMA, WHO HAVE BOTH WON DOUBLE TICKETS TO THE QUEEN’S PLATE It’s not only the most prestigious horse race in South Africa, it also happens to be the most prestigious EVENT of the year. It is the one date that we at 2oceansibe refuse to miss. Such class, […]
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The 2012 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Is Around The Corner
23 Nov 2011 by Seth Rotherham / 1 Comment
CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS TO THE QUEEN’S PLATE I find it somewhat amusing that people are already talking about plans for New Year, and yet they neglect to discuss the event which comes just after New Year, every year. An event which oozes more class and genuine fun than any New Year party could […]
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L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Maintains ‘Most Prestigious’ Status [+ Photo Gallery]
10 Jan 2011 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
A massive congratulations must go to the organisers of the 150th running of the Queen’s Plate horse race, who put on an event second to none. With the day delivering an wild array of excitement and smouldering beauty, there was barely a moment to catch one’s breath before Locnville, Zebra & Giraffe and Gizelle hit the stage for an evening concert to rival any international event. Photo gallery and celebs after the jump.
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The 2011 L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Horse Race
01 Dec 2010 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
It was just the other day that someone sent out a tweet, asking the difference between the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate and another event involving horses. I scoffed at the notion, adding that it was akin to comparing chalk and cheese. But not just any cheese – I was referring to a rich blue stilton cheese […]
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THE 2010 L’ORMARINS QUEEN’S PLATE HORSE RACE – KENILWORTH, CAPE TOWN
18 Nov 2009 by Seth Rotherham / 4 Comments
I thank God every year for the L’Ormarins Queen’s Plate – a place where I can truly be myself in the comfort of like-minded people who understand the difference between being classy and being clever. A place where I feel protected from the riff-raff and can discuss the latest issue of Vanity Fair with those […]
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