WITH entries topping the 70-horse mark, today’s Independence horse- race meet is expected to see all the top horses in action.Dubbed the biggest horse- race meet for the calendar year, the event is billed for the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, and is being held as part of the country’s Independence Jubilee celebrations.

Organised by the “four horsemen promotion group,” the event will see horses compete in eight races with over $8M in cash, trophies and other incentives up for grabs.

The ‘A’ and Lower Class has been the marquee event over a distance of 1900 metres, with the likes of C. P Got Even, Just call me Boss, Plum Plum,, Princess She’s Not, Kings Knight, Golden Blue Echo, Jack In My Style, American Boss, Lady Budapest and Carrie Azarie, set to blaze the track for the top prize is $1.5 million.

Information reaching Chronicle Sport has revealed that the organisers have added an event for horses classified G and Lower and West Indies-bred. The race will be run over 1200 metres, and see the winning stable take home $350 000.

It was also revealed that the H Class race is now for H2 horses over 1000 metres for an increased package of $300 000.

And the other change to the programme will see the three-year-old event is now for Three-year-old Guyana-bred horses and West Indies-bred non-winners. An increased package of $250 000 will be up for grabs over 1000 metres.

The other events listed are the D3 and Lower, E and F class and Lower, I3 and Lower, J3 and K and Lower and K and L and Lower.

The event will be held under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.

(Rajiv Bisnauth)