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Horse race
Cape Metropolitan Stakes
Grade One race
Location
Kenilworth Racecourse Cape Town, South Africa
Inaugurated
1883
Race type
Thoroughbred - Flat racing
Website
sunmet.co.za
Race information
Distance
2,000 metres
Surface
Turf
Track
Left-handed
Purse
R5 Million
The Cape Metropolitan Stakes, currently named the Sun Met (and previously known as the J&B Met) is a Grade 1 thoroughbred horse race run on the turf at Kenilworth Racecourse in Cape Town, South Africa.[1] It is run over 2000m. It was first run in 1883 as the Metropolitan Mile.[2]
It is considered one of the three main feature races in South Africa, alongside the Vodacom Durban July, and the Summer Cup.[3]
^"Metropolitan Handicap (South Africa) Winners". www.tbheritage.com.
^"History - The Sun Met". Sun Met.
^"The J&B Met". Sporting Post.
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