MTC Summer Cup to hit Okahatjipara turf

• By Michael Uugwanga

THE 2022 edition of the annual MTC Summer Cup horse racing event is scheduled to take place at Okondjatu, in Otjozondjupa Region at Okahatjipara horse racing turf on November 26.

Sponsored by MTC to a tune of N0 000, the event will see around 80 horses competing in 17 different categories, with the biggest race of the day taking place in the 2200m race worth N 000.

The overall winner will take home N 000, of which N 500 will go to the winning jockey and the remaining money towards the horse owner.

This year marks the final year of the MTC sponsorship, which was agreed upon by the Namibia Horse Racing Association (NHRA) and MTC in 2020, as part of the telecommunication giants multi-million sponsorship agreement towards seven different sport codes, which includes horse racing.

The sponsorship agreement is expected to come to an end next September, with MTC yet to pronounce on the future of their sponsorship.

Professor Supporters Club will host the MTC Summer Cup.

Speaking at the launch of the MTC Summer Cup, Professor Supporters Club spokesperson Timo Mujeu urged the corporate world to associate themselves with horse racing.

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