MEMBERS of the Organising Committee within the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC), have confirmed and released a seven-race programme for the Club’s traditional Boxing Day horse race meeting set for December 26th at their Bush Lot, Corentyne track.Horses classified A3 and Lower will do battle in the feature event or the seventh and final race on the day’s programme, covering a distance of seven furlongs for a first place prize of G$1M, with the second to fourth place finishers pocketing $500,000, $250,000 and $125,000 respectively, while paying an entrance fee of $37,000.
Other events billed for the day are the D3 and Lower with a winning purse of $500,000, the G3 and Lower which has at stake $300,000 for the winner, with both races going a distance of five furlongs, the same distance horses classified J3 and Lower will cover for a top prize of $200,000.
The owner of the winning horse for the I1 and Lower, J1 and Lower and G1 and Lower races, will collect $250,000, $200,000, and $320,000 respectively and registration for this event closes on December 20, with no late entries being accepted.
Horses can be entered through Roopnarine Matadial on 325-3192; Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316; Cecil Kennard on 623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1399; Dennis Deroop on 325-3301 or 609-9143; and Fazil Habibullah on 657-7010.
Horse owners are reminded that all races on the day’s programme will be contested under the rules and regulations of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and in the event there are less than five horses entered for any event, the Club reserves the right to cancel the event or reduce the prize money, only after consulting the horse owners.
Horse owners are also reminded that five horses must start a race before a third place prize is paid, with an additional two horses starting any event if a fourth place prize is paid, while a fee of $5,000 must be paid at the time of entry if any horse’ name is to appear on the official programme.