THE annual Guyana Cup horse race meet this year has a mammoth $30M and over sponsorship package. The event is set for Sunday August 16 at the Port Mourant Turf Club.Organised by business conglomerate Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Racing Stables which has establishments at Bush Lot and Chester Villages West Coast Berbice, East Bank Demerara and Georgetown, Guyana Cup 2015 horse race meet is being held in collaboration with the Port Mourant Turf Club.
Organisers have recently released a provisional programme with ten races carded for the day.
The feature race is for animals classified A1 and Lower. A total $7.5M will be up for grabs in that race. The race will be contested over a distance of nine furlongs.
Other races listed on the provisional programme are: the Three-year-old race for West Indies bred horses, Two-year-old race for West Indies horses, E1 and Lower, Four-year-old for West Indies Bred animals, G1 and Lower, H1 and Lower, Two-year-old race for Guyana Bred horses, I1 and Lower and J1and Lower.
The top Jockey along with the runner up, the top stable and champion trainer will all be rewarded for their performances. The coordinator is Nasrudeen ‘Jumbo Jet’ Mohammed Jr. The event will be launched shortly.