Starlile makes a return

Quality racing expected
The return of the Okahandja Racing Clubs' Starlile to the scene is expected to drive a large crowd to the racetrack on Saturday.
Limba Mupetami
Limba Mupetami

Windhoek

Exciting action returns this weekend with star horse Starlile scheduled to compete in the Debmarine Namibia sponsored horse racing event in Gobabis.

Starlile has been nursing an injury but is expected to feature among other local horses for top honours in the Import Open (2 200m) race.

The champion horse will go up against the likes of Visigoth, Unbroken Promises, Kaapstad, Bold Diva and French Leave, just to name a few, confirmed Edison Tjiramba from Aminuis Racing Club.

Tjiramba added that the likes of Burundi, a thoroughbred, and Waterloo, a Nambred, are some of the horses that fans can expect to see on race day.

Top prizes

He said everything is running smoothly in order to make the event as enjoyable as possible.

“We are on schedule with cleaning and clearing the racetrack, so fans should come in big numbers,” he said.

There is close to N$250 000 up for grabs, with 18 plate categories for this event.

The plates include: Nambred Graduation, Nambred Maiden A and B, Import Maiden, Import Graduation, Nambred D-Division, Nambred Open, Import Open, Nambred Maiden, Import Maiden, Nambred Graduation, Import Graduation, Nambred D-Division, Import D-Division and the Import Open.

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