Pizarro return and a moment of shock during pony riding

All the fans had fun and so did the sulky riders as the Werder players – here Bargfrede and Marin – gained a grey hair or two.
First Team
Monday, 11.07.2011 / 09:39

It was a sulky race that electrified thousands of spectators and also marked the return to the team of Werder striker star Claudio Pizarro. The Werder Race Day on the Bremen horse race track provided plenty of family entertainment for the 6,490 fans on hand while.....

It was a sulky race that electrified thousands of spectators and also marked the return to the team of Werder striker star Claudio Pizarro. The Werder Race Day on the Bremen horse race track provided plenty of family entertainment for the 6,490 fans on hand while also giving head coach Thomas Schaaf a perfect team-building activity.

"That's how we imagined it. We had luck with the weather and many of our fans took advantage of our somewhat different invitation. I only received positive feedback from the team and the sponsors also enjoyed it," said a satisfied manager Klaus Allofs.

One of the most spectacular and fan favourite races of the afternoon wasn't even on the racing bill. Werder players Marko Marin, Lukas Schmitz, Tim Wiese, Markus Rosenberg, Clemens Fritz and Philipp Bargfrede took part in a pony sulky race, heading down the straight away to a boisterous crowd. The fans held their breath twice even before the straightaway as Marin and Bargfrede both struggled with the temperament of the ponies. "The pony wanted to take the lap of honour before even finishing the race," said the 22-year-old Bargfrede. "Oh, I got off nice and controlled," added Marin at the winner's ceremony. 

The fact that Wiese would win the race was evident to the biggest horse expert in the squad. Claudio Pizarro came directly back from South America to the race track and followed the proceedings in the Turf Lounge. "Tim used his experience. He rides himself and I am certain that he has even sat in a sulky," said Pizarro.

 

 

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