THE Kennard Memorial Turf Club will stage their Annual Phagwah Day race meet on March 23 at their facility at Bush Lot farm, Corentyne Berbice.

Seven races are carded for the day with the feature event being a six-furlong race for horses classified `A’ and Lower.
The first place winner will receive $1M while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively. The entrance fee per horse is $100 000 each.
Another six-furlong race for horses in the same classification will compete for a $500 000 first prize, while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $200 000, $50 000 and $25 000 respectively. The entrance fee for each horse is $20 000.
Two other six-furlong races as well as two seven-furlong races and a five-furlong race are also on the day’s card.
There will be a six-furlong race for horses classified `E’ and Lower and carries a first prize worth $400 000. The second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will receive $200 000, $100 000 and $50 000 respectively.
Horses classified `I’ and Lower will compete against one other over six furlongs for a first prize of $250 000. The second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $125 000, $63 000 and $32 000 respectively.
Class `G’ and Lower horses will run seven furlongs for a first prize worth $300 000, while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will receive $150 000, $75 000 and $38 000 respectively.
The other seven-furlong race is for three-year old Guyanese and West Indian-bred horses and the winner will receive $400 000, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will earn $200 000, $100 000 and $50 000 respectively.
The lone five-furlong race is for horses classified `J3’ and Lower and the winner will receive $150 000 while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will take away $75 000, $38 000 and $19 000 respectively.
The races are being run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and entries close March 16.
Interested owners and trainers can register their entries with Roopnarine Matadial (325-3192), Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316) or Justice Cecil Kennard (623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1399) or Isabella Beaton (693-7812).