All is set for the Annual Mascom Derby

Maun has always been synonymous with horse racing in Botswana. In the 1990s horse racing was the highlight of the now defunct annual trade show. The Ngamiland trade show became an event where rich cattle barons demonstrated their supremacy on horseback.

By then the fortunes of cattle farming had not been eroded by Foot and Mouth Disease (FDM) so farmers could afford buying and breeding better horses. Some of these farmers bet each other for their racing horses with their Toyota Land Cruisers. And people loved these races.  Horse icons such as 'DiKhele' owned by Boitshoko Mosiane or 'Lemon' owned by Ntshemang Gaboekae are still celebrated.