Metworst Race in Boxmeer

The Metworst Race is a centuries-old horse race (since 1740) in Boxmeer, North Brabant, held annually on Carnival Monday on the Vortums Veld (between Sambeek and Vortum-Mullem). 

Only unmarried men from Boxmeer, members of the "De Metworst" Association, are allowed to participate with thoroughbreds or half-breds over a course of approximately 800 meters in a three-round elimination race. 

The winner is crowned "King of the Metworst" and receives prizes such as metworst, bread, beer, and half a pig's head. 

In 2025, 16-year-old Bas Janssen won on his half-bred horse. 

Thousands of spectators attend the spectacle, which begins with the sound of horns at 4:00 AM.

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