Gaborone: Namibian racehorses delivered a strong showing at the Masa Easter Cup held at Samedupi Park in Botswana's North West District on Saturday, with top finishes across multiple categories. According to Namibia Press Agency, Whisper, representing Angermund Racing (AR), and Action Time of Burger Racing (BR) both secured first-place finishes in their respective races at the popular Easter competition, which attracted participants from Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa. Namibia fielded 14 horses from five racing clubs, including Otjinene Supporters Club (OSC), BR, Professor Supporters Club, Okahandja Racing, and Angermund Racing. Whisper claimed victory in the 1600m thoroughbred race, finishing ahead of Botswana's After Shock and Silver Sky in second and third place respectively. The horse went on to dominate again in the 1200m sprint, while Okahandja Racing's Vang En Los finished fourth in the same race. Action Time also impressed, winning the 1300m race before going on to secure top honours in the 20 00m plate. BR's Pee Jay added to Namibia's medal tally with a second-place finish in the 1400m race, which was won by Botswana's Salamina. Pee Jay also placed second in the main race, finishing behind Botswana's Western Bypass. In the junior category, Vas To Crazy of Angermund Racing placed fourth in the 800m thoroughbred race, while Otjinene's Weerlig Mootu secured fourth position in a competitive 1100m plate. Speaking after the event, Godfried Mootu, president of the Namibia Horse Racing Association, expressed satisfaction with the team's performance on foreign soil. "It was not easy, but we managed to get victories in some plates. This is good for the country and we hope to do better than this next time," he said.