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HORSE owners and trainers who are desirous of entering their animals in this Sunday’s feature event on the Kennard Memorial and Turf Club (KMTC)-organised Emancipation meeting, can do so without fear, since beverage distribution giant Ansa McAl, through its Carib Beer brand, has sponsored the one mile race in its entirety.

Yesterday at a simple presentation ceremony, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of Ansa McAl, Darshanie Yusuf, presented a cheque for an undisclosed sum to Retired Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard, the honorary president of KMTC.

Prior to doing so, Yusuf in her brief remarks said her company was pleased to see the way the sport of horseracing has been developing over the years despite the obstacles faced, and was not hesitant to come on board with KMTC for the upcoming event, which forms part of its calendar of events annually.

“We at Ansa McAl have seen the growth of horse racing and are happy to know that our sponsorship has contributed to this growth. We would like to thank Justice Kennard for giving us this opportunity to once again partner with the KMTC, while we are looking forward to seeing great races on Sunday.”

Yusuf said it was always a pleasure for Ansa McAl, through Carib Beer and its other number of brands marketed and distributed to the Guyanese public, to play a part in the development of sports in Guyana, with horseracing being one of them.

In his thank-you remarks, Kennard showered praise on Ansa McAl, whom he said has never been hesitant in coming on board to sponsor horse races organised by his club, for which he was grateful since without sponsorship, no sporting event can be a success.

“What we do at the KMTC is ensure fans, who turn out to our events, have a wonderful day at those meetings and thanks to Ansa McAl, it will be possible this year when we host the Emancipation Meeting on Sunday.

“We have received sponsorship from a lot of corporate entities including Ansa McAl, as we aim to make this meeting a successful one and it is indeed a happy moment for us to have them on board; for as I have said before, no sporting activity can be successful without sponsorship, so indeed I am very grateful to have Ansa McAl on board with us for this meeting once again,” said Kennard.

Some of the top horses who will be doing battle for the $1M first place prize in the feature event, which caters for animals classified A and Lower with allotted weights, are: Run Nana Run, Church House Rock, Got to Go and Treacle, among others, with the second-, third- and fourth-placed prizes being $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively.

According to Kennard, the weather has been good to the venue for the past week, hence the track is in excellent condition and conducive for Sunday’s meeting, making it a very exciting and memorable one for fans and horse owners as well.

(By Calvin Roberts)