JUMBO Jets Auto Sales ninth annual Guyana Horse Race Meet is set for August 16 at the Port Mourant Race track, Corentyne, Berbice.The race meet was launched yesterday at the at the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales office on Smyth Street.
Present at the head table to conduct the ceremony was coordinator Nazrudeen Mohammed Junior, Director of Sport Christopher Jones, President of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority Vic Ouditt, Digicels Events and Sponsorship Manager Gavin Hope, Banks DIH Limited Out Door Events Manager Gavin Jodhan and Banks DIH Limited Water Brand Manager Errol Nelson.
Jones pointed out that the Government of Guyana stand committed in the development of horse racing and sports in general.
He congratulated the organisers for organising an event.
“The Government of Guyana is very supportive of the Guyana Cup and of course in whatever way we can the Government is prepare to lend its support,” Jones pointed out
Ouditt expressed that the Guyana Cup has brought the sport to a new level, ever since it came on board.
“We at the GHRA are very happy that Jumbo Jet continues to host such event. They have brought the sport to a new level in terms of the quality of horses that have been imported into Guyana,” he said.
Eleven races are carded for the day and according to race coordinator Nazrudeen Mohammed Junior, this event is not only dubbed the largest one in Guyana’s horseracing calendar, but is looked forward to by jockeys and stables across the Caribbean.
“We want to encourage people who are not traditional horse racing fans to come out cause we are trying to make it more family friendly so more people can come out along with the children and enjoy the races,” Mohamed Junior stated.
The feature race is for animals classified A1 and Lower. A total of $7.5 million will be up for grabs in that race. The race will be contested over a distance of 1800 metres.
Meanwhile, interested horse owners are required to deposit a 50 percent non-refundable fee by August 8.
The balance of entries must be paid in full before or on race day.