The galloping season continues in Munich-Riem next Saturday, May 17th, with the Allianz Family Racing Day. The first start on the third racing day of the year is at 2 p.m., and seven races of the so-called grassroots sport are on the program. “Families are our target group, and we are pleased that many families regularly come to the race days,” says Sascha Multerer, Managing Director of the Munich Racing Club. “With Allianz, we have an important partner who not only supports top-class sport with the Bavarian Grand Prix in November, but also this family day. On Saturday, we offer the best entertainment for everyone, exciting races with excellent betting opportunities and a wonderful atmosphere in the countryside.”
For younger visitors, the Allianz Children’s Land is ready with a bouncy castle, carousel, pony rides, and a clown. In addition to the traditional bets such as first, place, double, and treble, adults can try their hand at the four-way bet in the fifth race of the day, the knuspr.de prize. The Handicap IV over 1,600m, with prize money of €5,000, is very well-attended and evenly matched. Visitors from Belgium and the Czech Republic bring an international touch to the HANDICAP, in which the horses must carry different weights depending on their previous form.
Important for bettors: The racing association guarantees a payout of at least €10,000. This sum is divided among the successful bets – the first four in the correct order. The same applies to the V4 bet, in which the winners of races 3 to 6 must be found. Here, too, the guarantee is €10,000.
The highest-paying races of the day are two no-win races for three-year-old horses. The MIG Fund opening race is over 2,000m. Representatives of the top stables from the Cologne area, including Henk Grewe and Maxim Pecheur, are also in contention, as are Munich trainers Sarah Steinberg, Michael Figge, and Werner Glanz. Half an hour later, the 25 Years of Figge + Schuster Prize will be held over a fast 1,400m. Jutta Mayer from Riem will be bringing two horses to the starting line, while Stefan Richter will be bringing two thoroughbreds from Dresden.
The Ach Was Memorial, a handicap IV race over 2,400m for amateur riders, will round off an exciting day of racing, which also features two handicap III races over 1,200m and 2,000m, in memory of the Riem-trained cult horse Ach Was, owned by Loriot fan Christian Sundermann, whom many racing fans know as a betting expert.
Seven races on Saturday in Riem – first start at 2:00 p.m.; doors open at 1:00 p.m.
