History of Horse Racing:

• Horseracing was revived in Cyprus from the end of the 19th century. However the tradition of the sport in this country, as evidenced by archaeological findings existing in the Cyprus Museum, is lost in the depth of the Hellenistic period, when we come across horseracing descriptions by Homer and other ancient authors. Horseracing in those days was actually a "sport of kings" who participated in them. When Kings of ancient Salamis of Cyprus died, their horses were buried with them.
  
• Horse racing is for the first time entered in the Olympic Games in the 7th century b.c.

About the Race Club:

• The Nicosia Race Club is the only organization in Cyprus authorized to organize horse races in Cyprus and accept pari-mutuel bets on them.
• The club is managed by the Committee of Management elected every three years by its members.
• Races are organized on Sundays and most Wednesdays in winter and spring and on Wednesdays and most Saturdays in the Summer and Fall. races are also organized on most major holidays.
• Bets are accepted under the betting rules of the club up to the lst second before the start of each race at the track or at one of the over 100 authorized betting agents.
• All races are broadcast live by the Alpha TV-station. Probable pays are also broadcast live by the same station in the Teletext pages 701-706.

 

Location:
10-12 Grigori Afxentiou Street
Suite 102, Agios Dhometios
P.O.Box 21783, 1513
Nicosia

Telephone:
+357 22 775690

Fax:
+357 22 775690

E-mail:
info@nicosiaraceclub.com.cy

Find out more by visiting the race club's official site: http://www.nicosiaraceclub.com.cy

 

 

 

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