… Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club post-Phagwah horse race meet set for March 18

THE start of the Triple Crown series was postponed for the second time on Sunday, and according chief coordinator Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr, the first leg will not be run off.
It was scheduled for the Rising Sun Turf Club but organisers were forced to postpone the first leg due to persistent rainfall which left the track in a muddy state and unfit for racing. The initial February 18 date was also rain-affected.

Mohamed confirmed to Chronicle Sport yesterday that the organising committee had decided against a new date for the first leg, and as such will now go ahead with the other two scheduled races.
The second leg of the Triple Crown horse race meet will he held on April 1 at the Port Mourant Turf Club, while the third and final leg will take place at Rising Sun Turf Club on April 29.

According to Mohamed Jr, there will be no changes to the original programme, while the cash prizes and other added attractions remain the same.
For the Corentyne (Port Mourant) leg, the stakes will be higher and are as follows: C and Lower $1.2M; F and Lower/E Class non-earners/last start $500 000; Three-year-old Guyana bred $400 000; H1 and Lower $350 000; J`K and Lower $240 000; K Class non-earners/last start $200 000; and L and Lower $150 000.

At the Rising Sun facility, there will be the following first-place cash prizes in the respective classes: C Class and Lower $1M; F Class and Lower/E’ Class non-earners/last start $400 000; three-year-old Guyana-bred $350 000; H1 and Lower $300 000; J/K and Lower $240,000; K Class non-earner/last start $230 000; L and Lower $200 000. Note: Cash prizes will be awarded from first- to fifth-place.

Meanwhile, horse-racing action will resume on March 18 when the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club hosts its annual Post-Phagwah meet at Bush Lot Farm.
Six races are carded for the day with the main event being for horses classified E and Lower for a first prize of $700 000.

Other events for the day will see animals classified K and Lower competing for the first place prize of $160 000 over a distance of six furlongs; H and Lower running over seven furlongs for a winning purse of $300 000; L and Lower for a $150 000 first prize over a distance of five furlongs; I and J and Lower for a $200 000 top prize over a distance of six furlongs and the L Class non-winners going for five furlongs for the winning prize of $120 000 and a trophy.
Registration closes on Sunday, March 11.