The first race at Borrowdale Park tomorrow, |Sunday the 8th of March, is off at 13:00, but the course will open early in celebration of Women’s |Day, with several interesting entertainments planned.
The feature race is at 15.55 and is the ProWeb International Women’s Day Cup over 1450m. African Beat and Burn Bright will have their fair share of supporters in this one.
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Messrs P D Gorringe, S P Gorringe, V Patel, D K Ward and M W Smith won three of the six races on the Borrrowdale Park card on Friday, the 20th of February 2026, including the two features.
The MWOS Ipi Tombe Stakes (L) was won by Jaeger Moon (Takawira) with Tom’s Diner only three parts of a length behind him in the 1600m event. Their runner Ultra Pursuit (S’Mango Khumalo) won the Zimbabwe Guineas (Gr3), and before that these owners had also collected the 1700m Pinnacle Plate 85 with King’s Crown – Khumalo again. The winners were trained by Debra Swanson.
Congratulations to the connections. Friday’s racing results have been published on this site.
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There are two feature races at Borrowdale Park on Friday the 20th February 2026, and the first race is off at 13:00 hours.
The Zimbabwe Guineas (Gr3) is at 15:20, and the Ipi Tombe Stakes (L) is at 15:55. There is no entry fee to the course and the online race card has been published on this site.
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Zafar, a four-year-old gelding by Captain Of All, won the 1100m Hachiman Sprint at Borrowdale Park on Friday, 30 January 2026, with style.
Trained by Thomas Lundbye Mason and competently handled by Mathew Thackeray, the winner was bred by Rathmore Stud, and has now won 4 races. Zafar is owned by Edith Maziofa-Tapfuma and Anna Mason.
Very well done, everyone!
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There is a Borrowdale Park race meeting today, Friday, the 30th of January 2026, and the feature race is the 1100m Hachiman Sprint. The race card has been published on this site and the first race is off at 13:30.
Come racing at Borrowdale Park on Friday, the 9th of January 2026, and watch the feature race, the 1450m Zimbabwe Challenge, where Jaeger Moon is tipped to beat Action Zone.
The first race on the 6-race card is off at 13:00, and the main event is at 15:55. Entry to the course is free.
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African Beat won the 2025 Champion Fillies Stakes at Borrowdale Park on Friday, the 19th of December, with Mathew Thackeray riding.
By Querari (GER) and out of a Silvano mare, the filly is trained by Thomas Mason and owned by Mesdames C M de Jong, S Ziehl, A Follett-Smith, AG Mason, Messrs A Dixon, S B Chapman and D T Machingaidze. Bred by Normandy Stud, African Beat has now won four races.
Congratulations to the winning connections.
The handsome “photograph” was compiled by Gavin Macleod. He snapped the action pic and combined it with the Jenny Stock lead-in pictures.
There is racing at Borrowdale Park on Friday the 19th of December 2025, featuring the Champion Fillies Stakes.
The first race is off at 13:00 and a link to the racecard appears on this site. Unfortunately, I am experiencing difficulties with my wi-fi connections and everything else in any way digital so coverage is limited.
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The Borrowdale Park race meeting on Saturday, the 6th of December 2025, starts at 12:05 and the feature race, the 1200m Round Table Gold Cup Sprint (Gr3), is off at 15:00.
OutOfTheDarkness, trained by Debra Swanson and with Deryl Daniels up, gets a vote of confidence from the MTC tipster for the main event.
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After the last Race on Friday the 21st of November 2025, the awards for the previous racing season were presented in the Ipi Tombe Room.
Scott Buchan presented the MTC awards, and Colleen de Jong presented The Spey Bridge Awards.
MTC AWARDS 2024/25
Leading Jockey – Derryl Daniels
Leading Trainer – Debra Swanson
Leading Owner – Craig Danckwerts
(Sally Carney represented Craig Danckwerts. Grant Littleford collected for September Flower. Jackie Cocksedge and Derryl Daniels for River Power, and Jackie accepted for Majestic Warrior. Sally collected for the Champion Older Horse. Sally and Thomas Mason were there for Horse Of The Year, Action Zone.)
2024/25 SPEY BRIDGE AWARDS
2yo – No Award
3yo Filly – September Flower
3yo Colt – River Power
Sprinter – Majestic Warrior
Older Horse – Action Zone
Horse of The Year – Action Zone
Personality Of The Year – Scott Buchan
The 1260m Sable Flyers (LR) was won by the three-year-old Uncle Mo (USA) filly, Ziwewere, at Borrowdale Park on Friday the 21st November 2025. Then came Queen Of Fire (Mxoli), Jet Green (Penny) and My Secret Place (Nhlapo).
Owned by Ms TB Hlupo and bred by Geoff Armitage, Ziwewere was ridden by Jeffery Syster. The filly has only had three starts – and has won all of them.
Leading trainer Debra Swanson saddled two more winners at Borrowdale on Friday afternoon, as well as Ziwewere, winning with Copper Fire (Syster) for the Centaur Syndicate, and OutOfTheDarkness (Syster) for Messrs C J Danckwerts and F D J Danckwerts.
Congratulations to all the winning connections!
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Come racing tomorrow, Friday the 21st of November, 2025, when the feature is the 1260m Sable Flyers (LR), due off at 15:55.
The first race on the card is a 1200m Maiden Plate at 13:00, and the Spey Bridge Awards for 2024/25 will take place after the main race.
Hildelita won the 2024 Sable Flyers and the Vercingetorix mare, is aiming to do it again. However, the MTC tipster fancies Ziwewere by Royal Mo (USA), an impressive winner of her only two starts. Both these runners are trained by Debra Swanson.
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Racing at Borrowdale Park in Harare - Zimbabwe 