THE Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club will stage its Annual Boxing Day Meet with an eight-race card at the club’s facility, Bush Lot farm, Corentyne, Berbice on December 26, starting at 13:00hrs.
According to a release, eight races are carded for the day’s programme with the feature event being a nine-furlong race for horses classified `B and Lower’ and will carry a total prize package of $2.258M.

The winner of the event will carry home $1.2M, while the other top three finishers will receive $600,000, $300,000 and $150,000 respectively.
Two seven-furlong races are also slated to be contested, with the first being for horses that are West Indian bred maidens and Guyana bred H and Lower class. The winner will earn $250,000, while the other top three finishers will take home $125,000, $63,000 and $32,000 respectively.
The other seven furlong race is opened to horses classified `G and lower’ and the winner will earn $280,000, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will receive $140,000, $70,000 and $35,000 respectively.

An `L class’ six-furlong race for non-winners will also be contested and the winner will receive $130,000, while the other top three finishers will earn $65,000, $32,000 and $16,000 respectively.
There will also be a Five-furlong race for another set of `L rated horses, but this will be in the open category and the same prize structure as the first five-furlong race will be in effect.
A six-furlong race for horses classified `E and Lower’ is on the cards and the winner of this event will trot home with $500,000, while the second, third and fourth place finishers will earn $250,000, $125,000 and $63,000 respectively.
Two-year-old Guyana-bred maiden will compete in a six-furlong event as well and the winner will earn $220,000 while the other top three finishers will receive $110,000, $55,000 and $28,000 respectively.

The final race on the day’s card is opened to horses classified `J and Lower and Two-Year-Old Guyana -bred horses.
The distance is six furlongs and the winner will receive $180,000, while second place will earn $90,000. The third and fourth place finishers will receive $45,000 and $22,000 respectively.
The races are being conducted under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and entries will be closed on December 18.
Interested trainers and owners can contact the following persons for more information; Roopnarine Matadial (325-3192), Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316), Justice Kennard (623-7609, 225-4818 or 226-1399) or Fazal Habibula (657-7010).