ROHAN’S Auto Spares has joined a number of sponsors supporting the annual Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Boxing Day meet which is billed for December 26 at the club’s race track, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne.Yesterday, the spare parts dealer’s granddaughter, Sherisa Booj-Raj, handed over the cheque and winning trophy to honorary president of the KMTC, Justice Cecil Kennard, at his office in Brickdam.
The trophy and prize money will go to the winner and other top three finishers of the six-furlong race for Class E and Lower horses. The winner will receive the trophy and $500 000 while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $250 000, $125 000 and $62 000 respectively.
The feature event on the day’s card will be a one-mile race for horses classified C and Lower (WA) and carries a first prize of $1M along with a trophy. The other top three finishers will receive $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively.
Three more six-furlong races are also carded for the day with one being for horses classified H1 and Lower, another for J3 and Lower and the other for horses classified J1 and Lower and two-year-old Guyana-bred horses.
One five-furlong race will be staged for `K1 and Lower (WA) horses.
One other one-mile race will also be staged and this will be for horses classified G1 and Lower and two-year-old (maiden) horses. The winner will be rewarded with $300 000 while the other top three performers will take away $150 000, $75 000 and $38 000 respectively.
Race horse owners and trainers are reminded that registration of horses for the event closes on Saturday and owners/trainers who have not registered their animals as yet and wish to do so can make contact with either Roopnarine Matadial (325-3192), or Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316); Justice Kennard (623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1399); Isabella Beaton (693-7812) or Dennis Deroop (609-9143).