# Cape Metropolitan Stakes

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. It is run over 2000m. It was first run in 1883 as the Metropolitan Mile.
It is considered one of the three main feature races in South Africa, alongside the Vodacom Durban July, and the Summer Cup.

## Sponsors

J&B Whiskey (part of the Diageo group at the time) were sponsors of the Cape Metropolitan Stakes from 1977 to 2016. The stake pot offered by the company was R40,000, making it a record purse for a race at the time. The race was commonly referred to as the J&B Met during their rein as sponsors.
In 2017 Sun International became sponsors of the race, with it being referred to as the Sun Met.
World Sports Betting (WSB) a South African sports and live games betting site took over sponsorship in 2022 and the race was renamed to the World Sports Betting Cape Town Met. Press release: https://www.sportingpost.co.za/2021/12/met-gets-a-new-sponsor/

## Past winners

Listed below are the past winners of the Met.
| Edition | Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 97 | 1959 | Bulbul | Colin Palm | Cookie Amos |
| 98 | 1960 | Appeal Court | | |
| 99 | 1961 | Frantic | | |
| 100 | 1962 | Jerez | Stanley Amos | Cookie Amos |
| 101 | 1963 | Polar Bear | | |
| 102 | 1964 | The Giant | Colin Palm | Cookie Amos |
| 103 | 1965 | Speciality | | |
| 104 | 1966 | Renounce | Duncan Alexander | Cookie Amos |
| 105 | 1967 | Ding Dong | James Maree | |
| 106 | 1968 | | | |
| 107 | 1969 | Peter Beware | | Terrance Millard |
| 108 | 1970 | Snow Fun | Duncan Alexander | J Bell |
| 109 | 1971 | Night Off | | |
| 110 | 1972 | Force Ten | | |
| 111 | 1973 | Gold Flame | | Terence D’Arcy |
| 112 | 1974 | Yataghan | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 113 | 1975 | Sledgehammer | Michael Roberts | Fred Rickaby |
| 114 | 1976 | Gatecrasher | Garth Puller | Herman Brown |
| 115 | 1977 | Bahadur | | |
| 116 | 1978 | Politician | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 117 | 1979 | Politician | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 118 | 1980 | Sunshine Man | Felix Coetzee | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 119 | 1981 | Queen’s Elect | | |
| 120 | 1982 | Foveros | Basil Marcus | Herman Brown snr |
| 121 | 1983 | Arctic Cove | | Terrance Millard |
| 122 | 1984 | Wolf Power | Jeff Lloyd | Ricky Maingard |
| 123 | 1985 | Charles Fortune | Grant Kotzen | Michael Airey |
| 124 | 1986 | Wild West | Greg Holme | Ralph Rixon |
| 125 | 1987 | Model Man | Basil Marcus | Patrick Lunn |
| 126 | 1988 | Mark Anthony | Felix Coetzee | Terrance Millard |
| 127 | 1989 | Fearless Streaker | Felix Coetzee | |
| 128 | 1990 | Jungle Warrior | Felix Coetzee | Eric Sands |
| 129 | 1991 | Olympic Duel | Felix Coetzee | Terrance Millard |
| 130 | 1992 | Divine Master | Jeff Lloyd | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 131 | 1993 | Empress Club | Anton Marcus | Tony Millard |
| 132 | 1994 | Pas De Quoi | Garth Puller | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 133 | 1995 | Surfing Home | Jeff Lloyd | Tony Millard |
| 134 | 1996 | La Fabulous | Robbie Fradd | Vaughan Marshall |
| 135 | 1997 | London News | Douglas Whyte | Alec Laird |
| 136 | 1998 | Imperious Sue | Anthony Delpech | David Payne |
| 137 | 1999 | Horse Chestnut | Waichong Marwing | Mike de Kock |
| 138 | 2000 | Badger’s Coast | Guillermo Figueroa | Mike de Kock |
| 139 | 2001 | Bunter Barlow | Glen Hatt | Mike Bass |
| 140 | 2002 | Polo Classic | Barend Vorster | Eric Sands |
| 141 | 2003 | Angus | Piere Strydom | Brett Crawford |
| 142 | 2004 | Yard-Arm | Mark Khan | Geoff Woodruff |
| 143 | 2005 | Alastor | Garth Puller | Sean Tarry |
| 144 | 2006 | Zebra Crossing | Jeff Lloyd | Neil Bruss |
| 145 | 2007 | Pocket Power | Jeff Lloyd | Mike Bass |
| 146 | 2008 | Pocket Power | Bernard Faydherbe | Mike Bass |
| 147 | 2009 | Pocket Power | Bernard Faydherbe | Mike Bass |
| 148 | 2010 | River Jetez | Glen Hatt | Mike Bass |
| 149 | 2011 | Past Master | Gerrit Schlechter | Darryl Hodgson |
| 150 | 2012 | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | Mike de Kock |
| 151 | 2013 | Martial Eagle | Aldo Domeyer | Yogas Govender |
| 152 | 2014 | Hill Fifty Four | Anton Marcus | Vaughan Marshall |
| 153 | 2015 | Futura | B Fayd'herbe | Brett Crawford |
| 154 | 2016 | Smart Call | Juan Paul V'd Merwe | Alec Laird |
| 155 | 2017 | Whisky Baron | Greg Cheyne | Brett Crawford |
| 156 | 2018 | Oh Susanna | Grant Van Niekerk | Justin Snaith |
| 157 | 2019 | Rainbow Bridge | Anton Marcus | Eric Sands |
| 158 | 2020 | One World | MJ Byleveld | Vaughan Marshall |
| 159 | 2021 | Rainbow Bridge | Luke Ferraris | Eric Sands |
| 160 | 2022 | Kommetdieding | Gavin Lerena | H W Crawford & M Rix |
| 161 | 2023 | Jet Dark | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith |
| 162 | 2024 | Double Superlative | Daniel Muscutt | Justin Snaith |