FREE RIDING SCHOOL DURING 2011/12 WINTER BREAK

Traditionally, in cooperation with the Secretariat for Sport (City of Belgrade), PE Belgrade Racecourse organizes free riding school for Belgrade primary and secondary school students. During the winter holidays, from January 2nd to January 13th, thirty students will acquire basic knowledge in this noble art. As always, those who had applied the first, provided the place for themselves, because, this year, the interest for these activities is far beyond the possibilities. However, like every year, we will organize the summer school as well, so this will be an opportunity for all those who are interested to try their training in riding and having fun with horses.

See how it looks like in our gallery...

WE HAVE NEVER HAD MORE BEAUTIFUL BEGINNING OF NOVEMBER

MWe must admit that we have been lucky with the weather this season! Unlike previous seasones, this year we have experienced no weather shocks, which could have disrupted or corrupted the schedule or a racing day. Now, when another exciting season is over, we have more time to look around ourselves to notice that we are already deep into autumn, and the time is still perfect for the outdoor pleasures. It’s the same with the Racecourse. See few November scenes from our park in our gallery.

Second Phase of the Environmental Project Completed at the Racecourse

BOTH SAVINGS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

On Wednesday, 2nd November 2011 we formally put into operation the second phase of the project which concerns the construction of irrigation system at the Belgrade Racecourse. This work was started 2 and a half year ago when, after having examined the hydrological studies, we found that the racecourse lies on a very rich basin of water. We decided to do the test drilling and realized that it is quite realistic to build such a system, by which we entered the phase I of the project, ie. designing and digging 2 wells, and digging the borehole required for the installations and large collector tanks.

Phase II implies rough works to be closed, tank to be buried, necessary pipes and cables to be laid, as well as the system control unit to be equipped and connected, which is represents the operational heart the whole system. These works have lasted until the autumn of 2011, and thus, practically, most of the systems became functionally usable. In this way PE Belgrade Racecourse will:
1) reduce its bills for water supply to a negligible amount , because from now on it will use the free unlimited amounts of technical water
2) provide a much better maintenance of trails and green spaces which will be practically free,
3) release significant funds for other needs
4) relax the water system for the amount of drinking water sufficient to be spent in a few hundred households.
Also, we hope that , who also have these opportunities, will follow way and stop using drinking water for technical purposes, and thus significantly contribute to the preservation of this precious resource.

During a small ceremony of the putting the system into operation, the Director of Belgrade racecourse Mr. Boris Ivkovic, briefed the media representatives with the performance and benefits of the new system, and the press representatives were also addressed by Mr. Aca Kovacevic, Secretary for Sport, as well as the Chairman of the PE Belgrade Racecourse management board, Mr. Slobodab Rebic.

We plan to round off the system by the implementation of Phase III, which will include purchasing and installing of sprinklers, which will work in a given timetable. It will water the whole space of the Racecourse which will significantly increase the attractiveness of the Racecourse and its value thus helping it become one of the most attractive racetracks in this part of Europe.