TROPHY Stall of Bourda Market continued its sponsorship of the Champion Jockey trophy for the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club, (KMTC) annual Boxing Day Meet set for Saturday at the club’s facility, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.Proprietor of the famous Trophy Stall, Ramesh Sunich, on Monday made the presentation of the Champion Jockey trophy to Honorary President of the KMTC Justice Cecil Kennard at a simple ceremony.
Trophy Stall, which is now headquartered at the corner of South Road and Bourda Street but still has a branch in Bourda Market has over the past decade been making significant contributions to sport locally and, apart from donating trophies and medals towards the staging of many sporting activities, is well known for its floodlight cricket team.
According to Sunich, he was inspired to contribute in some way to the horse racing fraternity since his father was one of Guyana’s better jockeys and as a youth, he (Ramesh) used to be in attendance when his father was actively involved in the sport during the days when horse racing was mostly held at the D’Urban Park Race Course in Georgetown.
Sunich said it was a joy for him to see his father ride top class horses such as Pinky and Master Brooks among others.
Ramesh told Chronicle Sport he will continue to support sports and more importantly, the KMTC in their future endeavours.
The feature race on the day’s seven-race card is open to horses classified `C and Lower over a one-mile distance.
The winner of the event will receive $1M, while the second-, third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively.
Meanwhile, race horse owners and trainers are reminded that vehicles transporting horses for the day’s grand event will be allowed to cross the Berbice River Bridge free of cost, compliments of the Berbice Bridge Company Inc.