HORSE OWNERS and trainers desirous of having their charges compete in this year’s Kennard Memorial Turf Club’s (KMTC) Annual Phagwah horseracing meeting, are asked to note that the closing date for entries is this Sunday.The event, which was originally set for this Sunday, will now be held on Sunday, March 15, as the organisers decided to facilitate the annual wreath-laying ceremony that is held at Babu John, Corentyne, for the two late Presidents of Guyana, Dr Cheddi and his wife Janet Jagan.

However, the feature event for next Sunday’s horseracing event still remains a seven-furlong one and is open to horses classified A1 and Lower, with the winner set to take home $1M instead of $700 000 that was initially stated in the press.
The second-to-fourth place finishers will receive $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively, instead of the $350 000, $175 000 and $87 000 stated earlier.
Race two, which is open to D3 Maiden and E&F open horses, has been changed and is now open to D3 and Lower horses over five furlongs, with the winner set to receive $400 000, while the second-to-fourth place finishers will earn $200 000, $100 000 and $50 000 respectively.
Race four which was previously open to horses classified `K’ and Lower over five furlongs will still be a five-furlong race, but is now open to horses classified J3 and Lower and will have at stake $120 000 for the winner, $$60 000 for the horse placing second, $30 000 and $15 000 respectively for the third- and fourth-place finishers.
Another seven-furlong race is also on the cards and is open to horses classified G1 and Lower and the winner will cart off $300 000, while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will receive $150 000, $75 000 and $37 000 respectively.
The opening event will see horses battling for honours in a K1 and Lower five-furlong event, with the winner receiving $120 000, the second-place finisher $60,000, while the third- and fourth-place finishers will receive $30 000 and $16 000 respectively.
There is another five-furlong race for horses classified J1 and Lower where the winner will receive $180 000 while the other top three performers will cart off $90 000, $45 000 and $22 000 respectively.
Horse owners and trainers are asked to note that no entries will be entertained after Sunday, so they are to make sure their animals are registered, by calling Roopnarine Matadial on 325-3192, Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316 or Retired Chief Justice Cecil Kennard on 623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1309.