THE Rehoboth Turf Club will hold its annual Winter Cup horse races at the town on Saturday.The organisers say the first of 12 races will start at 12h00.
A member of the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA), Eamon Freygang, told The Namibian that 80 horses have entered for the various races. He said the main race, the Winter Cup, will stretch over a distance of 1 800 metres.Two horses newly imported from South Africa will make their first public appearance.They are Wolfman, owned by S.Diergaardt, and Top Gun, belonging to E.van Wyk.These two horses will be tested by local favourites such as Lady and the Tramp, which won the 2005 Windhoek July Handicap, Wealdstone, Porto Vinere and Miss American Pie.Lady and the Tramp beat Porto Vinere and Miss America Pie to the post at the July Handicap, but all three are described as being in top form at the moment.Wealdstone, which was one of the favourites at the July Handicap, got stuck in the starting gate and missed out on the race.Another hopeful is King’s Lodge, which scooped second place ahead of Porto Vinere at the July Handicap.King’s Lodge had been regarded as just another contender, but his jockey showed a great fighting spirit to spur on the horse to end second after coming from behind.It is expected that Wealdstone will be gunning for glory this time after missing out on the N$3 000 prize money at the July.The total prize money for the day is N$35 000 and N$8 000 is budgeted for the main race.Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) sponsored N$18 000 for the event.Another horse that may pull off a surprise is Otto’s Den, which is owned by 12-year-old Henzel Feris.Horse and jockey gave a great performance to win the C Division at the July Handicap.Feris was the jockey of the day and left his opponents eating dust, leaving them close to ten metres behind at the finish.Meanwhile, a race planned by the Gobabis Turf Club on Saturday has been called off and will now be held on August 6.The race was not in accordance with the racing calendar of the NHRA.For Saturday’s race, adults will pay N$10 for admission and children N$2.For more information, W.Eberenz can be reached on 081 272 7362 or Eamon Freygang on 081 240 4506.He said the main race, the Winter Cup, will stretch over a distance of 1 800 metres.Two horses newly imported from South Africa will make their first public appearance.They are Wolfman, owned by S.Diergaardt, and Top Gun, belonging to E.van Wyk.These two horses will be tested by local favourites such as Lady and the Tramp, which won the 2005 Windhoek July Handicap, Wealdstone, Porto Vinere and Miss American Pie.Lady and the Tramp beat Porto Vinere and Miss America Pie to the post at the July Handicap, but all three are described as being in top form at the moment.Wealdstone, which was one of the favourites at the July Handicap, got stuck in the starting gate and missed out on the race.Another hopeful is King’s Lodge, which scooped second place ahead of Porto Vinere at the July Handicap.King’s Lodge had been regarded as just another contender, but his jockey showed a great fighting spirit to spur on the horse to end second after coming from behind.It is expected that Wealdstone will be gunning for glory this time after missing out on the N$3 000 prize money at the July.The total prize money for the day is N$35 000 and N$8 000 is budgeted for the main race.Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) sponsored N$18 000 for the event.Another horse that may pull off a surprise is Otto’s Den, which is owned by 12-year-old Henzel Feris.Horse and jockey gave a great performance to win the C Division at the July Handicap.Feris was the jockey of the day and left his opponents eating dust, leaving them close to ten metres behind at the finish.Meanwhile, a race planned by the Gobabis Turf Club on Saturday has been called off and will now be held on August 6.The race was not in accordance with the racing calendar of the NHRA.For Saturday’s race, adults will pay N$10 for admission and children N$2.For more information, W.Eberenz can be reached on 081 272 7362 or Eamon Freygang on 081 240 4506.
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