The 2023 edition of the African Horse Racing Grand Prix, held for the second consecutive year in Morocco, ended Saturday night in Marrakech with a great success that shows the ability of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Horses (SOREC) to promote the African horse racing industry.
Organized in partnership with the Association of African Lotteries (ALA) and the Pari Mutuel Urbain (PMU), the three-day event, which repeated last year’s successful experience, brought together top jockeys and horses and was an opportunity for SOREC to welcome twelve delegations from African lotteries and several representatives of the sector in Europe, The ambition was to reveal Africa’s expertise in the field of gaming and horse racing, as well as its know-how in promoting attractive and responsible gaming on the continent.
“After the success of the very first edition of the African Grand Prix of horse racing on African soil in 2022, this edition has been able to keep all its promises in terms of attendance and satisfaction of jockeys and the public, but also in terms of emotions and thrills,” said Mr. Omar Skalli, Director General of SOREC, in a statement to the press on the sidelines of the award ceremony to the winners of the African Grand Prix.
Mr. Skalli noted that the 2023 edition will undoubtedly contribute to the international influence of the African horse racing industry, expressing the willingness of SOREC to support the development of equine sectors in the continent.
“We have a certain interest from African operators for the Moroccan expertise in terms of racing management, development of the sector, but also management of games,” he said, adding that “SOREC has received concrete and very specific requests and we are happy and proud to collaborate, exchange and export our expertise to the African continent.
For his part, Dramane Coulibaly, President of the Association of Lotteries of Africa (ALA), stressed that the African national lotteries are “very satisfied” with the quality of organization of the African Grand Prix of horse racing, expressing his thanks to SOREC, which “has ensured the success of this event.
“We have successfully met the challenge of organizing this event of high quality on African soil, especially in Marrakech,” said Mr. Coulibaly, noting that this edition has further consolidated the ties of cooperation and solidarity between African national lotteries.
The jockey Ismail Lakjal on Cityzen won the Grand Prix of Africa, followed by Amine Essati on Boldbelle Fal and Abdellah Moussaid on Lastlove Fal.
In addition to the Grand Prix, SOREC organized five other races on Saturday.
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