OVER $3M will be at stake on July 29 when Kennard Memorial Turf Club stages it Emancipation Day seven-race programme at its Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne location.
The closing date for entries is July 22 and entries will not be accepted after that date.

According to former Justice Cecil Kennard, a race meet should have been held to celebrate Guyana’s 52nd Independence Anniversary, but that meet had to be cancelled because of the weather conditions

After meeting with other club executives, it was decided to cancel the meet and organise one for Emancipation Day as during that time the track conditions will improve.
The feature race for the July 29 meet is open to horses classified ‘E1 and Lower’ and carries a first prize of $300 000. The other top three finishers will earn $150 000, $75 000 and $30 000 respectively.

Other races on the day’s card include events for ‘L Class’ non-earners of $50 000 from January 2017. The winner will receive $100 000.
‘K’ Class and Lower horses will compete for $140 000 first prize, while two-year-old animals will vie for a top prize of $100 000.

‘1 Class non-winners’ will compete for a $120 000 first prize, while horses classified ‘J and Lower’ will have $160 000 for grabs for the winner.

The ‘L Class Open event will have $130 000 on offer for the winner.
All races at the meet will be conducted under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.