Harness Racing South Australia and UBETwill again be corporate supporters of the 2018 Women In Teal promotion.
The campaign, where reinswomen wear teal pants in races, will run from Thursday, February 1 concluding on Sunday, March 11 when the inaugural Australian Reinswoman Championship will be staged in Tasmania.
The Chairman of Harness Racing South Australia, Mr Chris Hartwig, said HRSA would donate $100 for each winner by a female driver in South Australia during the campaign, and that amount would be matched by UBET.
The Women In Teal idea began with Victorian harness enthusiasts Duncan McPherson and Michael Taranto. Originally a Victorian promotion, at Mr Taranto’s suggestion, last year it became an Australia-wide campaign.
The promotion raises money for the Women’s Cancer Foundation, established in 1996, which has raised millions of dollars to fund researchers looking for more effective ways to treat and care for women suffering with ovarian cancer. The cause is impactful and important as gynaecological cancers affect mothers, sisters, daughters, aunts, wives and friends.
Last year, champion South Australian reinswoman Danielle Hill was the most successful driver throughout Australia with 32 wins during the six-week period earning $7,040, with the money from HRSA, UBETas well as personal sponsorship from Carter Racing.
All up in 2017, South Australia’s reinswomen raised $9,400 through winning drives.
The teal pants campaign promotes an awareness and raises funds for Ovarian Cancer research for the Women’s Cancer Foundation. It is hoped during the campaign a large amount of money can be raised to assist clinical research possible through the funding of research nurses.
Clinical research is vital for finding new treatments for gynaecological cancers and improving patient care, and research nurses are at the forefront of the process.
All South Australian female drivers will wear the teal pants and they will be supported by the Clerks of the Course who will be wearing custom-made teal silk shirts.
#Go Teal 1 February – 11 March 2018
