Large turnout expected at Guyana Cup horse-race meet

– Over 120 horses confirmed to compete

By Rajiv Bisnauth
OVER 120 top horses from Guyana,the Caribbean and North America, will be in action today when the tenth annual Guyana Cup horse race meet is staged at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, Berbice.Thousands are expected to throng the famous venue for the nine-race meet, which is dubbed the biggest and richest horse-race event in Guyana and the Caribbean.

This year, a colossal $30 million in cash incentives and trophies are up for the taking.

In an invited comment yesterday, secretary of the Port Mourant Turf Club, Chattergoon Ramnauth, disclosed that all systems are in place for the mega event, which is expected to be a pulsating and action -packed day of racing.

Ramnauth pointed out that despite the recent rains, the track is in good condition and some fast times are expected to be recorded in the grand showdown.

Apart from the foreign contingent of horses to be on show, several leading jockeys from overseas are also expected to participate,which will add that international flavour to the day’s event.

A star-studded field will include a full gate of 16 horses breaking-even in the feature ‘A’ and Lower race, where defending champion, ‘CP Got Even’, will definitely start as favourite. Also, the race has a line-up of pure-class horses, with the likes of Score’s Even.

Also set to start are Kings Knight, Just Call Me Boss, Princess She Not, Golden Blue Echo, Spit Fire, Plum Plum, Goodwill Boy, Lady Budapest, Climate Change, Blame the Jockey, Jack in My Style, Because I Say So, Bridal Stone Corner, and the newly-imported Brave Sky, out of the USA.

A total of $8 million will be up for grabs in that race which will be run over a distance of 1800 metres.

The race for three-year-old horses bred in Guyana and The West Indies is listed as the co-feature event over 1600m.

Other races listed on the programme are: the race for two-year-old Guyana-bred horses, the ‘E’ and Lower class, the ‘G’1 and Lower class, and West Indies and Guyana open event. There are two ‘H’class events, with the first listed for ‘H’1 and Lower horses,while the second is for’H’ and Lower Guyana- bred horses and ‘H’3 West Indies-bred maiden and three- year non-earners.

The ‘J’class event is now for ‘J’2 horses four years and over,and all ‘L’ class winners four years and over,while the ‘L’ and Lower event is now for maiden horses.

Admission is $2000 for adults, while children will pay $1000. The race will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA). Race time is 12:30h.

Meanwhile, the Berbice Bridge management informed this publication yesterday that the bridge will be closed today to vehicular traffic from 13:30hrs to 15:00hrs.

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