Kokotsha horse race attracts top riders

Lebogang Baingapi | Friday July 21, 2017 14:58

Voice Recorder, a Tswana breed from Kokotsha made its presence felt in the 400m race, leaving spectators screaming with joy. Another local Tswana breed Jealous won the 1,400m and 2,000m to continue a fruitful day for the hosts.

Crowd favourite, Airforce One from Draiihoek easily won the 100m while in the cross breed category, Passport won the 1,000m and 1,600m.

Desert Command from Kokotsha emerged the winner under 800m with Charleshill’s Water Low taking the 1,200m while Tourch My Heart from  Charleshill and Dance To The Fun won the 1,600m and 1,400m respectively. Chelse-me horse from Charleshill won the 2,400m grand race and pocketed P20,000.

Guest speaker, Golesedi Mmadintsi from Sugar Industries hailed the event organisers for bringing a fun filled event and uniting the Kokotsha community and nearby villages during the holidays.

He said it was evident that the event was a community project as it engaged ex-convicts in the race as a way of rehabilitating them to fit back into the society.

He called on the corporate world to invest and sponsor the event in an endeavour to encourage sports as a business and create employment for the youth. Mmadintsi further encouraged the organisers to erect permanent structures at the new grounds to enable small businesses to benefit during the race.

“I will also encourage you to demarcate and make camping sites to cater for people from outside. It is important to also go out and benchmark from other successful horse races,” Mmadintsi advised. The event, organiser, Kabo Medupi said it was the first time as Kokotsha community horse racing association to host a successful competition.

He said they managed to secure the presence of horses from Charleshill and top horses, which are regulars at the Mascom Derby and Gantsi show.  He pleaded for sponsorship to build horse stables and improve the tracks at the new grounds. Medupi acknowledged the spectators for the massive attendance and the small businesses for their cooperation at the event.