The Sunday News
Mandla Moyo
THE domestic horse racing season for the year 2018-19 at Borrowdale Racecourse is set to come to an end on 27 July when stables meet for the running of the Champion Juvenile Stakes alongside the Zimbabwe Republic Police Sprint race.
According to the programme pushed out my Mashonaland Turf Club through their racing manager Betina Gurajena, stables will then retreat for a six-week break before action resumes for the 2019-20 season.
As it stands, trainer Bridget Stidolph has been the highest performer sending out a number of winners in both major races as well as minor ones.
A substantial sum of outstanding trophies in the domestic calendar are resident in her display cabinet as a result of the exploits of runners under her stable directed by world class pilots like Brendon McNaughton, Ryan Munger alongside others of course.
Not to be left out are her counterparts Kirk Swanson alongside Penny fisher, also had their fair amount of the sunshine, making a number of trips to do the honours in the parade ring. The major in her cabinet being the most followed 1 800m OK Grand Challenge race by the flying Simona directed by Calvin Habib held on 2 June.
This prestigious event put a smile on a number of people’s faces after being judged to be winners in their respective categories.
There was also the Triple Crown race dubbed the ultimate test of the thoroughbred runner which had fans guessing its outcome from the running of the first series up to the third and final series.
The Triple Tiara series was also held as part of the annual races on the domestic calendar, the gruelling 2 000m as well as beyond featuring the Zimbabwe, Bloodstock South Africa 2000 plus the 2 400m Zimbabwe Derby.
A total of sixteen race meetings have come and gone featuring a number of supporting races to spice up the day for the fans.
Despite some lean fields here and there followers of the sport remain catered for, courtesy of Mash Turf Club.
