King’s Lodge emerges as top horse

KING’S Lodge showed its prowess again on Saturday when it won the main race of the Windhoek Turf Club horse-racing event.

King’s Lodge, which won the first race of the year at Gobos last month, beat main rival Deep Impact to the finish line in the A Division over 1800m. Miss American Pie ended third.By winning the race, King’s Lodge earned its four owners N$2 000.Deep Impact won N$1 200 and Miss American Pie won N$800.Deep Impact came first in the C-Division race over 1200m and Miss American Pie was triumphant in the A-Division contest over 1200m.King’s Lodge did not run in those races.In other races, three new horses from South Africa delivered good performances on the day.Magnetic Touch won the first race of the day over 1200m in the combined Graduation and D-Division as well as the 1800m race in the same division.Another new horse, Mr Blue Eyes, ended first in the Maidens race over 1200m, while Fitzsimmon ended third in the same race.Meanwhile, the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA) is in dire need of funds to upgrade the track from sand to grass.NHRA member John Welmann said it would cost close to N$22 million to buy the land where the Windhoek Turf Club is situated from the City of Windhoek.-NampaMiss American Pie ended third.By winning the race, King’s Lodge earned its four owners N$2 000.Deep Impact won N$1 200 and Miss American Pie won N$800.Deep Impact came first in the C-Division race over 1200m and Miss American Pie was triumphant in the A-Division contest over 1200m.King’s Lodge did not run in those races.In other races, three new horses from South Africa delivered good performances on the day.Magnetic Touch won the first race of the day over 1200m in the combined Graduation and D-Division as well as the 1800m race in the same division.Another new horse, Mr Blue Eyes, ended first in the Maidens race over 1200m, while Fitzsimmon ended third in the same race.Meanwhile, the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA) is in dire need of funds to upgrade the track from sand to grass.NHRA member John Welmann said it would cost close to N$22 million to buy the land where the Windhoek Turf Club is situated from the City of Windhoek.-Nampa