Home of the 2024 horse race
Attending with thousands of people, DIY Governor Sri Sultan Hamengku Buwono X gave full support to the National Championship Series 1 of the Indonesia Derby 2024 horse race. This year, being the fourth time, DIY hosted the event.
Sri Sultan at the event witnessed 2 races. The first and second Race is a 2-year beginner class, with a distance of 1,200 meters, around the racetrack in the Sultan Agung Stadium area, Bantul, DIY.
The chairman of KONI DIY Djoko Pekik Irianto who also attended with Sri Sultan said, the confidence of Pordasi to hold this event in DIY made him proud. This belief, according to him, is the cornerstone of similar events that can be packaged well.
He said, not just horse racing, but this event could be an opportunity to develop sports tourism. Of course, the involvement of all parties such as MSMEs, merchandise craftsmen, and other supporters is required.
“The end is the sport industry, making the event organized can revive the economic sector. We hope for wider cooperation, especially with the Tourism Office, both provincial and Regency, so that it becomes an event that can generate the development of all sectors,” said Djoko Pekik on Sunday (28/07/2024).
Djoko Pekik hopes, not only national level, but there are similar events of international level that can enter DIY. Although it does not deny, there are some evaluation records that are needed to improve the quality of implementation.
“There is still a note that this venue is still less spacious, so that earlier on the direction of Ngarsa Dalem it was possible to upgrade. Upgrading the expansion of this venue is our common homework, both provincial and district,” said Djoko Pekik.
Not only upgrading the venue, Djoko Pekik also said that there is a need to upgrade human resources, because the event requires a lot of human resources involvement. There must be special licenses and standards to handle similar events, both referee, jury, and other supporting human resources. Also, there must be improvements and upgrades to the infrastructure of access to the site.
“We hope this event is not only national but also international. The condition is the development of sports tourism. One thing that must be done is a direct flight from Jogja to countries such as the Asian region first. Direct flights will be an attraction not only nationally but also internationally. Come up with Sport Tourism, then the Sport Industry Will Follow, ” said Djoko Pekik.
Chairman Pordasi, Triwatty Marciano said, the championship is an annual calendar of Equestrian Sports Association throughout Indonesia. This Event is a reference to the national achievements of jockeys and horses from various regions in Indonesia. He expressed his gratitude that this agenda could be held in DIY.
While in his report, Chairman of the organizers, Aryo P.S. Djojohadikusumo said, many processes have been prepared from each delegation to practice. The highlight is this National Championship which is a venue for performance.
He said, the match will end at race XVIII as a closing, at around 17.00 WIB. The last Race was in Class 4 year A/B with a distance of 2000 m. The prize of the last race is Rp75, 000, 000.00. Meanwhile, according to him, the highest prize is Rp300, 000, 000.00 in Class 3 year A/B Indonesia Derby, in the XVII race.