In advance of the 2018 G1 L'Ormarins Queen's Plate on Jan. 6, the inaugural L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Writers Contest was announced. Open to all members of the public, entries must be non-fiction original content from 1,000-5,000 words related to the 2018 L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Racing festival at Kenilworth Racecourse in January. The winner of the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate writing competition is a trip for two, including flights and accommodation, to attend the Qatar Goodwood Festival in England in early August, or a trip for two to attend the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Racing Festival in Cape Town in January of 2019.
“Journalists are a massively important cog in the wheel of horse racing and I don't think they get enough recognition or exposure,” said Gaynor Rupert of the L'Ormarins Wine Estate, host and title sponsor of the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate Racing Festival. “Without the media, we wouldn't get the people to come racing, so encouraging journalists to write about our sport is paramount.”
Entries must be submitted to writerscontest@sportingpost.co.za on or before Jan. 12. All entries will be acknowledged, with the judges' decision final.
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