World champion amateur jockey to be a guest at the
EQUITANA 2001
Nicole Traber-Renk (36) galloped ahead of the competition
Horse racing seems to be in her blood: the entire
family of Nicole Traber-Renk, the reigning world champion amateur jockey, has
devoted itself to the noble thoroughbred and the turf - with success . Nicole
is not the only one who gained success after success in the Zürich Limmat,
her father and her sister Birgt Renk, professionals in the racing saddle, are
not unknown in the international galloping scene either.
Nicole, who was born in Switzerland in 1964 and raised in Zürich,
discovered her love for thoroughbreds as a child. "We grew up with
horses" relates the likeable Swiss lady. After all, her father had some
galloping horses, on which he himself raced in competitions. As a consequence,
horseracing was all his daughter considered, "the classic disciplines such
as dressage and show jumping were never discussed even though the turf has
rather a shadowy existence in Switzerland ", says Nicole Traber-Renk.
Although she was used to sitting on a saddle as a young child, her racing
career did not start until she was 19 years old, when it took off with a
sensation as the young woman won her very first race. From then on, she
sauntered through the world, getting to know most racing tracks in the world
from a jockey's perspective. She developed a particular fondness for two German
turfs: Berlin-Hoppegarten and Cologne-Weidenpesch are among her favourite
courses. Why that should be is something she cannot explain exactly. Perhaps it
is just because that the bends there suit her so well. She has particularly
good memories of Cologne, where she won one of the races which counted for the
world championship.
A total of 18 races had to be entered throughout the year for the world
championship evaluation. These races were both in Europe and overseas, for
example in Philadelphia. Nicole Traber-Renk won three of them and came second
or third several times. Eventually, the points gained had accumulated to the
extent that nobody could vie her for the title - the title of world champion,
which is the highpoint in her career. Incidentally, Nicole Traber-Renk is
already the second world champion from Switzerland: the reigning champion
before her was called Marlis.
And what sports future can there be for a world champion? One thing is sure,
she has no intention of giving up riding. For family reasons Nicole Traber Renk
wants to cut down on horseracing as a sport- but the world champion does not
want to miss a visit to the EQUITANA.
Information for the editorial department: Nicole Traber-Renk will be at the
EQUITANA in Essen on the 4th and 5th of March 2001. Please contact the press
centre if you wish to interview her.
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