Namibia: Makgone's Hitler Conquers Otjakomaue Derby
BY Carlos Kambaekwa
New Era
15 August 2012
Farm Dankbaar — Johannes Makgone's thoroughbred horse, baptized Hitler, moved like greased lightning, striking everywhere to rewrite the history books by becoming the first horse in the short history of local horse racing to clinch all available silverware on offer at the Otjakomaue Horse Racing Track.
Hitler was in a mean mood during last weekend's horse racing at Farm Dankbaar near Okondjatu in the Otjozondjupa Region in front of a record crowd of avid horse racing enthusiasts last Saturday.
After having to play second fiddle to Swaai Rokie in the 1000 metres sprint - the horse named after the infamous German fascist dictator Hitler, moved into second gear to clinch top honours in the popular senior Nambred 2 000-metres race to walk away with one of two Brahman heifers on offer.
The day produced some surprises with Norii Kaanjuka's newly acquired Candle's Girl blowing her opponents aside with breathtaking speed in the shorter 800-metres sprint for maiden thoroughbred horses. There were also wins for Swaai Rokie of A. Katamelo in the senior Nambred 1000-metres, while Aruthusa claimed double victories in both the D Division thoroughbred horses over the same distance and the 1 800 metres. Joseph Goeiman's Princes showed her competitors a clean pair of hooves in the 1 200-metres maiden thoroughbred horse race.
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