Prez Mahama to grace horse racing at Adjirigano

The Accra Turf Club will begin the revival of horse racing in the capital today with a commemorative Independence Day Celebration Cup under the distinguished patronage of the President of the Republic, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama.

The race meeting, dubbed the First Day of the Easter Meeting, will start at 1:30 p.m. at the new race course at Adjirigano, near the Zoomlion Headquarters or Nungua Farms and Legon Farms, according to the secretary of the Board of Stewards, Mr Samuel N. A.Turkson.

Four races will be run this afternoon with the third, the Indepedence Day Challenge Cup Race, going over a distance of six furlongs and featuring eight horses from the Division 4A category.

The horses are Copta, owned by Mr Samuel Botchway; Hajia, by Mrs E.F.W. Mills; Yobibioo, by Alhaji I Amartei; Fresh Boy, by Mr D.O. Ahinakwa; Mr K., owned by Dr Omar Sattout; I Thank God, Prof. Nii K. Owoo; Sly Mongoose, by Mr J.A. Dinsey; and Who is Free, by Mr Nuru Padie.

The chairman of the Accra Turf Club, Mr Robert Odenke Mensah, and some officials of the sponsors of this maiden meeting, Nationwide Mutual Health Care, will be among dignitaries.