On the afternoon of October 17, the autumn gong race of the 2021 China Wuhan Speed Horse Racing Open was officially launched in Oriental Horse City. A total of four thoroughbred races and one Ili horse race were held on the same day, and 59 ponies staged five wonderful visual feasts for the audience.
In order to celebrate the opening of the gong competition, the organizers specially arranged a wonderful cultural performance before the opening of the competition. The stage shows "Oriental Charm", "My Princess Highness" and "Treading Ancient" starring the citizens of Wuhan Attracted the admiration of the audience. Chen Yue, a famous actor at Hubei Provincial Opera House, sang the hot songs "China in the Lights" and "Splendid Future" for the audience. In addition, fun interactive games, carefully arranged activities and generous interactive gifts also make the audience have a lot of fun. It is understood that the Oriental Horse City on that day attracted about 4,000 spectators to experience the horse racing style.
What kind of data is this number of spectators compared to previous horse racing days in Wuhan? Hu Jun, executive general manager of Wuhan Jockey Club, said in an interview with the first horse racing network yesterday (October 19): "This autumn gong competition will be restarted in Wuhan after a gap of five months. I think the 4,000 spectators who entered the stadium expressed that the horse racing in Wuhan is still very mass-based, Wuhan has a horse racing background, and so many spectators come to participate in our major horse racing activities, which is enough to prove that this city has a horse racing foundation. ”
Hu Jun, executive general manager of Wuhan Jockey Club, was interviewed by the first horse racing network
"On the other hand, horse racing is a very good form of healthy recreational leisure activity for urban life. We also offer a variety of entertainment activities and shows on race days, and the audience comes to The Horse Racing and actively participates in various games, which is also the unique charm of horse racing. The atmosphere on the day of the autumn gong race, everyone was very happy like a festival, which also proved from the side that the participation of Wuhan horse racing citizens was getting higher and higher. Hu Jun continued.
The audience actively participated in various activities
"Wuhan brings together the best horses in the whole of China!"
The winners of the five races held in the autumn gong race were the "Jade Dragon Demeanor" of Yulong Horse Industry, the "Top Gun" of horse owner Linqing Xinpeng, the "Wusun Flying Tiger" of Tianma Trading, the "Freedom Warrior" of Heli Horse Industry and the "Bright Future" of Mengjun Horse Industry. On the day of the race, more than 30 horse owners from Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Yunnan, Sichuan, Shanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places gathered in Wuhan to watch the race together and immerse themselves in the long-lost horse racing atmosphere of the Oriental Horse City. The horse owners, who had met again after more than five months, were particularly excited as if they were seeing old friends, and their greetings were filled with irrepressible joy and joy.
According to Hu Jun, the number of horses that have traveled to Wuhan from all over the country to participate in the autumn race this year is now nearly 400, and all the horses have now arrived at the Wuhan Baiquan Domestication Horse Base. "The Wuhan event and the events in Shanxi and various cities in China are very closely cooperated, and our event arrangements are also planned according to the holding of events in other cities in China. In Wuhan, it can be said that it brings together the best horses in the whole of China, whether it is horses, trainers, riders, or horse owners, it should be said that it reflects the current level of speed horse racing in China. ”
Autumn gong competition site
"In the second half of the year, there were 20 teams that came to Wuhan to participate in the autumn competition, which is a very large scale. If there is no impact of the epidemic, the scale of our events this year should be higher than in previous years. However, due to the epidemic, some events have not been held this year, especially some national events, but overall, this year's events have maintained the previous level of prize money. In the second half of this year's season, we will hold six horse racing days, followed by the 19th China Wuhan Horse Racing Festival, which has two days of racing. There will be three more horse racing days after that, which last until December 4, the annual finals in Wuhan. Hu Jun gave a detailed introduction to the First Horse Racing Network on the schedule for the second half of the 2021 Wuhan Speed Racing Open.
"We will continue to do this to bring the Wuhan arena to international standards"
According to the official website of Oriental Horse City, in order to meet the autumn event, the event organizers accelerated the upgrading of venue equipment and facilities, with the implementation of the three-year planning of Wuhan Horse Racing Development, Wuhan Racecourse has a new look, the newly upgraded indoor debut circle has added P6 high-definition LED large screen and performance-level audio, set up an LED lighting system that can be used for night live broadcasting, laid a new lawn, repaired the Mag; in addition, added carriages, sprinklers, tractors and other equipment. Before the start of the race, Oriental Horse City specially imported 14 horse locks from abroad to transport them back to Wuhan.
"This time everyone should have a refreshing feeling when they enter the racecourse. All these changes are the results of Wuhan's three-year plan to attach importance to the development of the horse racing industry and promote the development of horse racing in Wuhan. We will continue to do this so that the entire venue, equipment and facilities in Wuhan can reach international standards. ”
Newly upgraded indoor debut circle and venue
Brand new sprinkler