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We Race Today

The first race at Borrowdale Park today, 4th December, 2022, is off at 13.20 pm and the main race, the Health Point Gold Cup (Gr3) at 16.10. Please click on this link to view and download the online card https://mcusercontent.com/2a1c7dfa1eb4e4b185607f5a6/files/af92c14c-4c62-de20-9e66-dd0bbfb402bd/4_December_2022.pdf Tips and card changes are also on this site. Entrance to the course is free.

by zimracing December 4, 2022

Zimbabwe Champion Trainer 2021/22

In addition to the Spey Bridge Awards, there were other presentations at Borrowdale Park on Thursday evening. Bridget Stidolph was Zimbabwe’s Champion Trainer during the 2021/22 season. Congratulations Bridget! ZIMBABWE CHAMPION JOCKEY 2021/22 Congratulations Teaque Travis Gould! You had to do a great deal of travelling to achieve this. ZIMBABWE CHAMPION APPRENTICE 2021/22 Great stuff … Continue reading →

by zimracing December 3, 2022December 4, 2022

2021/22 Spey Bridge Awards

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2021/22 Spey Bridge Awards! The presentations were made at a function at Borrowdale Park yesterday evening – very well organised and a good time was had by all. Champion Filly – CALL THE WIND Champion Sprinter – WHAT A DANDY Champion Older Horse – TRUE BEAUTY Special Award … Continue reading →

by zimracing December 2, 2022

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Racing Now On Sunday

The Mashonaland Turf Club has advised that the race meeting scheduled for Saturday 3rd December has been moved to Sunday 4 December 2022.

November 30, 2022November 30, 2022

Gavin Is Back

Gavin Macleod is well known at Borrowdale Park – and he should be. An excellent photographer, owner of Equine Carriers, and for many years a successful trainer. He removed that last hat a while back, but the good news is that Gavin has taken out his licence again and has a horse nominated for Saturday’s … Continue reading →

November 28, 2022

Merit Ratings – Handle With Care

Keeping track of merit ratings is horribly fascinating, I find, and usually ends in some sort of rant – before I am shot down in flames for not considering weight-for-age, race conditions, and so forth. This explains my excitement when spotting a recent article In Sporting Post which began: “The NHA Handicapping Panel is cautioning … Continue reading →

November 24, 2022November 25, 2022

Who Will Stay This Trip?

The Round Table Pinnacle Plate (90) will be run over 2700m at Borrowdale Park this week – and the field includes three former winners of the 2400m Zimbabwe Derby (GR3), the third leg of Zimbabwe’s Triple Crown. For a change, there has been some welcome rain about, but hopefully any deluge will hold off until … Continue reading →

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022

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