METRO Stationery and Office Supplies will sponsor the $1M first prize money for the feature event of the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club’s Annual Boxing Day horserace meet set for December 26.
The much-anticipated meet will be held at the Club’s facility,, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice and begins at 13:00hrs with seven events on the day’s card.
The feature event is open to horses classified B2 and Lower over a distance of nine furlongs and to date, most of the country’s top animals have already been registered, including the unbeaten America-bred Vera’s Finally who recently won the feature Guyana Cup event.
Other horses registered for this event include Just call Me Boss, Lady Budapest, Honey Flo, Golden Blue Echo, Brave Sky and Goodwill Boy.
According to the programme’s coordinator Justice Cecil Kennard, the racing facility is in immaculate condition and turfites can expect a very exciting day of horseracing.
The second-, third- and fourth-place finishers for the feature event will be rewarded with $500 000, $250 000 and $125 000 respectively.
There will also be two races, each over five, six and seven furlongs with three-year-old Guyana-bred animals seeking to claim the $230 000 first prize. The second- to fourth-place finishers will receive $110 000, $55 000 and $27 000 in that order.
The other six-furlong race is open to horses classified `J3 and `K’ and Lower with a first prize of $180 000. The second-place horse will earn $90 000, while the third- and fourth-place finishers will receive $45 000 and $22 000 respectively.
Animals classified `L’ Open will battle over five furlongs for a first prize worth $150 000. The second- to fourth-place finishers will pocket $75 000, $38 000 and $19 000 respectively.
The other five-furlong race is for horses classified `L’ non-winners and the winning stable will receive $130 000, while the second-place finisher will receive $60 000. The third- and fourth-place finishers will take home $30 000 and $15 000 respectively.
The two seven-furlong races are open to horses classified `F’ and Lower, `H’ and Lower; the `FD’ and Lower animals will compete for the $350 000 first prize. The second- to fourth-place finishers will ,take home $175 000, $88 000 and $44 000 in that order, while the race for `H’ and Lower horses will carry a first prize worth $280 000.
The second-place finisher will win $140 000, while the third- and fourth-place finishers will earn $70 000 and $35 000 respectively.
These races will be conducted under the Rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) and interested owners/trainers and handlers can call the following persons for more information: Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316), Justice Kennard (623-7609 or 235-4818), Fazal Habibulla (657-7010) or Dennis Deroop (640-6396).
