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Bomb up! Today is the 111th edition of the famous Great Warsaw race

Today the bomb is going up – the 111th edition of the Great Warsaw Race – the famous race – begins. This is one of the most prestigious events in the Polish horse racing calendar. The first race started at noon, and the most important race, the Great Warsaw Race, started at 16:30.

Horse racing (author: Fotobueno/Tor Służewiec)

Today, at the Służewiec Horse Racing Track, the famous Great Warsaw race takes place – one of the most prestigious events in the Polish horse racing calendar.

– For the second year in a row, it has listed status, which is a sign of quality in the world of horse racing, and only the most important races for Thoroughbred horses in Europe are honored with this status – says Jędrzej Puzyński from the Służewiec Track.

Queen of the Służewiec Races

In June, it was exactly 85 years since the bomb first went up on the Warsaw track. The Great Warsaw Race was established in 1895 by the then President of the Horse Racing Society in the Kingdom of Poland, Count August Potocki. Today it is the most popular race held at the Służewiec Track.

This weekend, after the end of the race, the mayor of Warsaw Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, will personally decorate the winning horses. They will receive a rug in the city’s colors, decorated with a panorama of Warsaw. Additionally, the winners will be decorated with a flower sash and rewarded with a basket full of apples.

Their owners, trainers and jockeys will also receive cups. After the decoration ceremony, there will be an honorary round around the paddock, during which the spectators gathered in the stands will applaud the winners.

Unique fashion and style

A visit to the Warsaw hippodrome is also an excellent opportunity to present interesting costumes, necessarily with headgear, referring to the fashion of the former capital.

– This year’s fashion theme is the 1920s–1940s, i.e. the pre-war and post-war period. We recommend dressing in this style. The most important element for racing fashion is, of course, the headgear, so you must not forget about it – Puzyński emphasizes.

During the Great Warsaw Festival you can not only visit a special racing fashion zone, but also take part in a competition for the most beautiful hat style.

More than racing

Wielka Warszawska is not only races, but also a rich accompanying program, which includes shows, exhibitions and numerous attractions. This is a great opportunity to feel the atmosphere of the former capital and enjoy a day full of excitement. It is also an opportunity to meet in a unique atmosphere and admire the best racing horses.

There are also a number of attractions for children on this day, including: artistic performances, a play zone and another edition of the Hobby Horse competition.

Entry to the Służewiec Track on October 6 is possible from 10:00. The first race starts at 12:00.

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Street closures and changes in transport through “Biegnij Warszawo” [MAPA]

Street closures, detours and changes in transport – all this is related to the “Run Warsaw” sports event. Today, the participants face a distance of 10 kilometers. The competition is accompanied by a recreational event called “Marching and Supporting”. Organizing an event causes changes in traffic and parking. Until about At 6:00 p.m. buses will run on changed routes in the area of ​​Śródmieście and Dolny Mokotów.

“Run Warsaw” (author: RDC)

This street run attracts thousands of participants every year – also because its route leads past such attractions of the capital as: the Warsaw Mermaid monument, the palm tree at the de Gaulle Roundabout and the PGE Narodowy.

The competitors started at 12:00 and run through the streets:

• Myśliwiecka, Rozbrat, Ludna, Solec, Tamka, across the Świętokrzyski Bridge, Wybrzeże Szczecińskie, across the Poniatowski Bridge, Aleje Jerozolimskie, through Rondo de Gaulle, Nowy Świat, Świętokrzyska, Tamka, Kruczkowskiego, Rozbrat and Łazienkowska to the finish line.

Runners are actively cheered on by fans who take part in the “I March and Support” event. They will complete a loop, largely overlapping the race route. Start at 12:15, also from the street Myśliwiecka, and then along the streets: Piękna, Wiejska, Matejki, Aleje Ujazdowskie, through Trzech Krzyży Square, Książęca, Rozbrat, Myśliwiecka to the finish line in Aleja Kusocińskiego, at the Piaseczyński Canal.

Street closures

Preparation for the start began at 6:00. Street Myśliwiecka was closed from the street Agrykola to the Sedlaczka roundabout. At 7:00 a.m. the street was closed to traffic Łazienkowska. Cars will return to Myśliwiecka and Łazienkowska at 6:00 p.m.

The remaining streets on the “Biegnij Warszawo” and “Maszerujemy-Kibicuje” routes were closed at 11:30. During the competition, drivers will not be able to leave the streets and residential roads directly connecting to the routes of both events.

During the competition, drivers will not turn Wisłostrada into the street People. Driving down the street 3 Housethey won’t go out on the street Kruczkowskiand the street Good it will end blindly at height Jaracz. From the latter you will only be able to exit to the right, towards Tamki.

You will not be able to leave the street during the race Smolnej already Aleje Jerozolimskie and from the street parking lot 3 House (under the Poniatowski Bridge) to the street Solec.

The roadway of the Świętokrzyski Bridge leading to Praga will also be impassable. From the streets Coast of Kościuszko, Good i Topiel – from the side of the Copernicus Science Center – drivers will only exit to the right. On the other side of the Vistula, driving Szczecin Coast from the Zoo side, at the height of the Świętokrzyski Bridge, they will be able to turn right and enter the bridge or turn left into the street Zamość.

The road of the Poniatowski Bridge leading towards Śródmieście will be closed. Drivers will turn into the street at the Washington Roundabout French or avenue Zieleniecka. From the street Szczecin Coastfrom the Wawer side, before the Poniatowski Bridge, the passage will only turn right, towards the Washington Roundabout. Drivers from Wisłostrada will also not be able to enter the bridge towards the center.

Street Świętokrzyskafrom the side Marszałkowskawill be closed in Mazowiecka.

Drivers driving Aleje Ujazdowskie from the side of the square At the Crossroads they will only reach the intersection with Beautiful. There they will have to turn left towards Constitution Square.

Across the square Three Crosses It will still be possible to travel from Nowy Świat in Aleje Ujazdowskie.

The streets along the competition route will remain closed until 2:30 p.m.

All “zebras” on the streets through which event participants will walk or run will also be closed. There will be representatives of the organizer or policemen nearby who will help you get to the other side of the route.

Streets without parking

Due to the organization of “Run Warsaw” and “Marching and Supporting”, parking restrictions will also be introduced.

The first of them will come into force on Saturday, October 5, at 6:00 a.m. on Myśliwiecka Street. Then at 8:00 a.m. at Łazienkowska Street.

On the remaining streets of the run and march, parking will be prohibited from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Warsaw Public Transport on detours

On Saturday, from the beginning of service until the opening of the streets Myśliwiecka i Łazienkowska, bus lines:107, 108, 159, 162, 171 i 517 they will follow changed routes.

Around 11:30, when subsequent streets will be closed, the following bus routes will also be changed: 106, 111, 116, 117, 118, 127, 146, 147, 158, 162, 166, 180, 503, 507, 517, 521 i Z-9.

Detailed information on detour routes is available at wtp.waw.pl.

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