Horses geared for coast
Swakopmund will have some of the fastest horses in the country challenging each other for top honours this weekend.
Horseracing is back at the coast this year when the Easter Handicap takes centre stage at Swakopmund on Saturday.
The races will take place at the Swakopmund race track next to the airport.
Twelve races will be on the card with the country's top horses competing. Four of the races are exclusively for Namibian-bred horses.
In the local category, the Rose of Shaka Swaai Rokkie will compete for honours against Professor and Queen of Shadows.
All three horses have been dominating horseracing events over the years and now will be the time that one of them has to stand out as the best.
In the race for young Namibian-bred horses, Secret Lady, owned by Henry Feris, will take on Chase Me and Dioblo owned by Stone Katuuo of Leonardville.
In the maiden category, three new imports from Cape Town - Chestnut Vow, Lady Lilac and Prince De Lago - will run their first race on Namibian soil.
The three newcomers will compete against Warm Peg and Cinnamon Whirl, who have participated in several other local events before.
The D-division has old favourite Nababeeb lined up against Beat Silver Goddess and Proud as Punch. Bow n Arrow is expected to give Nababeeb a race for its money.
The A-division 1000m will see the speed freak from Rehoboth, Rose Gold, facing a new challenger named Happy Lion.
The race that many people will probably travel to Swakopmund for will be the Easter Handicap over 2000 metres.
The hot favourite in the category, Shadaloo, is expected to add more accolades to his already impressive record.
Shadaloo will have to beat ten other horses that are equally prepared to take the glory.
The horse will step up against his stable mate Litethenite and the young and upcoming China. Others in this category will be Back to Bowler; You Touch My Heart, Voltera, Mia Taiga and Boogy Boy.
The event will start at 12:00 with entrance fees of N$20 for adults and N$10 for children.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
The races will take place at the Swakopmund race track next to the airport.
Twelve races will be on the card with the country's top horses competing. Four of the races are exclusively for Namibian-bred horses.
In the local category, the Rose of Shaka Swaai Rokkie will compete for honours against Professor and Queen of Shadows.
All three horses have been dominating horseracing events over the years and now will be the time that one of them has to stand out as the best.
In the race for young Namibian-bred horses, Secret Lady, owned by Henry Feris, will take on Chase Me and Dioblo owned by Stone Katuuo of Leonardville.
In the maiden category, three new imports from Cape Town - Chestnut Vow, Lady Lilac and Prince De Lago - will run their first race on Namibian soil.
The three newcomers will compete against Warm Peg and Cinnamon Whirl, who have participated in several other local events before.
The D-division has old favourite Nababeeb lined up against Beat Silver Goddess and Proud as Punch. Bow n Arrow is expected to give Nababeeb a race for its money.
The A-division 1000m will see the speed freak from Rehoboth, Rose Gold, facing a new challenger named Happy Lion.
The race that many people will probably travel to Swakopmund for will be the Easter Handicap over 2000 metres.
The hot favourite in the category, Shadaloo, is expected to add more accolades to his already impressive record.
Shadaloo will have to beat ten other horses that are equally prepared to take the glory.
The horse will step up against his stable mate Litethenite and the young and upcoming China. Others in this category will be Back to Bowler; You Touch My Heart, Voltera, Mia Taiga and Boogy Boy.
The event will start at 12:00 with entrance fees of N$20 for adults and N$10 for children.
JESSE JACKSON KAURAISA
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