WITH just a few days to go before race day everything is set and ready for what is being called the biggest Easter weekend activity in Guyana. The ‘Guyana Cup Fever’ horse race meet is scheduled for this Sunday – Easter Sunday – at the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC), Port Mourant, Corentyne Berbice. 

The PMTC is expected to come alive when the Jumbo Jet business conglomerate cum racing stable, in collaboration with the PMTC, stages the riches horse race meet on the calendar so far.
Seven races are listed for the day with over $10M in cash, trophies and other incentives up for grabs.
Top trophy provider Trophy Stall on Thursday joined the promotion in a big way by providing all the trophies for the day’s activity, with special emphasis being placed on the champion rider, runner, champion stable and trainer while Slingerz Entertainment will provide musical accompaniment.
All eyes will be on the feature A1 and Lower event which has a whopping $1.2M first prize and the Banks DIH Trophy up for the taking. The event is expected to be a whisker.
Undisputed champion and Guyana’s only ‘A’ class horse Score’s Even is expected to start as favourite. However, the distance is 1800m and with the animal expected to fetch a top weight of 136 pounds on its back it could be a tall ask.
With the fight it got from C.P Got Even the last time and that particular animal’s liking for the longer distance, plus the speedy stable mate Curfew Tower, fit and ready and back in the fray the race is expected to be close.
When one adds the newly imported record-breaking Diplomatic Cat, which is looking to start its sojourn in Guyana on a winning note, and the likes of Run Nana Run, Jack in My Style, Lady Budapest, Just Call Me Boss and Red and Lovely, a ding-dong battle is anticipated.
The likes of Spit Fire will be ready to burn up the track, but will first have to get the better of the speedy Tiz a Holiday, Swing Easy, Just Call Me Boss, Unsettled, Big Man Boss in the co-feature D3 and Lower 1600m event for a winning take of $800 000 and trophy.
The other events on the day include the F1 and Lower 1200m event, for classified three-year-old, West Indies and Guyana-bred horses for a total prize of $ 940 000 and trophy.
The G3 and Lower event will also feature West Indies and Guyana-bred and 3-year-old animals over 1200m for a combined purse of $750 000 and trophy.
There is an event for West Indies and Guyana-bred three-year-old horses for a total prize of $940 000 and trophy over 1500m.
The event for Guyana-bred three-year-old ‘I’ class and Lower horses will provide a total prize package of $560 000 and trophy over 1200m on offer and the event for horses classified J2 and Lower over 1200M has a combined purse of $375 000 and trophy.
The event will be held under the Rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. Nazrudeen ‘Jumbo Jet’ Mohammed Jr is the coordinator. Race time is 12:30hrs.