Castle Tankard comes to Borrowdale

races and looks set to bring a lot of excitement for the punters and the racing industry as the race celebrates its 50th anniversary.    
With the services of jockey Gavin Lerena, who has been piloting the horse in the previous five runs, Earl of Surrey (1) is going for his 32nd career run.
The challenge from Earl of Surrey could come from Captains’ Tiger (2) with jockey Sherman Brown.
Trainer Kirk Swanson saddles the horse, which lost to Earl of Surrey in their last meeting, which was over 1600m.
South African trainer Geoff Woodruff brings in House of Wax (3).
Marco van Rensburg holds the straps as Woodruff tries to defend the Castle Tankard he won last year with Grisham. Seasoned runner Eight Street is also going to the starting stalls and could prove to a worthy contender for Swanson’s yard.
There is also Winter’s Night (5) who is making a return to the Tankard after last year’s attempt for the premier race in Zimbabwe.
Leading trainer Harris has a strong hand as she also brings in Winter’s Night, Alula Borealis (6), Gracie Jones (8) and Boost My Ego (13).
Two runners — Code Rock (7) and Whole Kooble — are coming from the Alyson Wright’s stable and could settle for a place if they are at their best.
While Earl of Surrey is the top contender from Swanson, the yard also brings in Briefcase Bill with Tatenda Guta and Pressure partnered by Kevin Derere .
The race day opens with the Golden Pilsner Merit Handicap over 1000m with 10 runners accepting to compete for the R57 500 in stakes.
Race Two is the Bolingers/ Thorough Breeders Stakes with R60 000 and is only open to two-year-olds.
The penultimate race is a Coca -Cola Handicap and is open for all horses for the 2200m sprint.
To add to the funfare, Delta is bringing in music super star Oliver Mtukudzi and jazz crooner Victor Kunonga while parachute divers are also expected to spice up the day.