Monday evening at the Riem racecourse: the ‘After-Work’ race day, organised in partnership with Häusler Automobile, has long since become one of the Munich Racing Club’s most popular events. ‘In terms of public interest, it’s on a par with the Grand Dallmayr Race Day,’ says the Racing Club’s managing director, Sascha Multerer. “Even though the focus on Mondays is on grassroots racing, whilst the event at the end of July is all about top-class international racing.”
The programme kicks off on Monday 22 June at 4.45 pm with a race for two-year-old horses over 1,300 metres, with a prize fund of 10,000 euros. Riem-based trainer Michael Figge has two horses in the running with Colori and Flash, but the competition comes from the major stables in the Cologne area with Dimitri (Henk Grewe), D’Azur (Peter Schiergen) and Wiema (Maxim Pecheur).
Trotting races on the grass track
The second race of the day is dedicated to trotters – an unusual change of pace for flat racing events. The favourites are Teatox, Desiderio and My Way Fortuna. Important to note: the race forms part of the V7 bet, which the racing club has revived. It comes with a guaranteed prize fund of 25,000 euros, which is distributed amongst those who have correctly predicted all seven winners of races 2 to 8. The best bit is that, with a base stake of 5 cents and a minimum stake of 2 euros, you can be in with a chance of winning big even with a small stake.
The V7’s ‘little brother’, the V4 bet, is played across races 5 to 8 with a guaranteed prize fund of 10,000 euros. Particularly tricky for both types of bet are the handicap races at the end of the evening: the BDK race over 2,000 metres and the Honda Cup over 1,500 metres, both of which are Class IV handicap races with ten runners each. The final race is scheduled for 8.45 pm.
“Anyone who gets their prediction wrong might just be in with a chance of winning some great prizes in the ‘losing bets’ prize draw,” says Multerer. “One thing’s for sure: we’ve got a fantastic range of food and drink on offer, as well as plenty of entertainment for young visitors in the Kinderland.”
A car dealership with a long history
Häusler Automobile, with a dozen branches in Munich and the surrounding area, can look back on a long and distinguished history – having been an authorised Opel dealer for around 120 years. However, the company, which employs around 500 people, also acts as a point of contact for Honda, Mazda, Citroën, Fiat, Abarth and BYD. A selection from its extensive product range will be on display on Monday at the Rennbahn site, and Häusler staff will be on hand to answer any questions about the models.
