SWITZERLAND: HORSE RACING - THOROUGHBRED HORSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TAKE PART IN WHITE TURF RACES

Record ID: 647924

  • Title: SWITZERLAND: HORSE RACING - THOROUGHBRED HORSES FROM AROUND THE WORLD TAKE PART IN WHITE TURF RACES
  • Date: 25th February 2003
  • Summary: ST MORITZ, SWITZERLAND (FEBRUARY 23 2003)(REUTERS) 1. VALLEY 2. 2,700METRE SKIJORING RACE 3. WIN BY SWISS JOCKEY JAKOB BROGER WITH HORSE VOLTA IN A CLOSE FINISH WITH CLAUDIO CAPREZ (12) ON HORSE AKEBONO 4. JAKOB BROGER WINS 5. SPECTATORS 6. (SOUNDBITE)(ENGLISH) BROGER SAYS Today was very hard because we had three horses with similar performance and in the end it was very very hard 7. VARIOUS VIEWS OF CARRIAGE OR TROTTING RACE 8. (SOUNBITE)(ENGLISH) UNIDENTIFIED SWISS SPECTATOR SAYING I can honestly say it is fantastic 9. FORMER UK CHAMPION JOCKEY SIR LESTER PIGGOTT WALKING AT THE MEETING 10. SPECTATORS 11. 1100 METRES SPRINT RACE WON BY ANNINA WIDMER ON DESERT TRACK Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 12th March 2003 12:00
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  • Location: St MORITZ, SWITZERLAND
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Reuters ID: LVADL84OTYD4V8W5GZ40BXGRBYPE
  • Story Text: Thoroughbred horses from around the world thundered
    around a frozen lake during the White Turf races in the
    jet-set resort of St Moritz, Switzerland, part of a
    traditional three day series which includes the spectacular
    sight of a high-speed race between horse-drawn skiers.

    Top-class horses from around the world galloped across
    60 cm of thick ice on the frozen lake of St Moritz on Sunday
    (February 23, 2004).

    A crowd of 10,000 onlookers, gathered in the exclusive
    Swiss resort to see daring jockeys compete in several races of
    St Moritz White Turf championship. Races included flat course
    sprints, trotting and skijoring -- a unique Ben-Hur style
    race, between horse-drawn skiers on the icy oval course.

    The highlight of the day was the skijoring race, in which
    jockeys on skis were pulled by their horses charge around the
    2,700 m circuit. Swiss jockey Jakob Broger led in the overall
    standings with the horse Volta, followed home by Claudio
    Caprez pulled by Akebono.

    St Moritz White Turf races have been held every year since
    1907 on the 1800 metre high resorts lake, which freezes over
    in winter.


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