HORSE racing action climaxes this weekend with the Jumbo Jet Triple Crown. The event, promoted by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) yesterday received sponsorship from business Trophy Stall.

The final leg of the Triple Crown is set for Easter Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club in Corentyne, Berbice.

At the South Road location, proprietor Ramesh Sunich presented organiser Nazrudeen Mohamed with over half-a-dozen trophies which will be awarded to top performers at this Sunday’s anticipated race meet.

Mohamed expressed gratitude for the generous gesture by Sunich while the owner noted that he is always ready to support horse racing which attracts fans from all walks of life.

The Triple Crown race promotion provides a bonus of $500 000 for whichever horse can complete three consecutive victories, and come this Easter, the mare Valentina, in the three-year-old Guyana-bred category, will be the only animal in the running for the Triple Crown bonus.

The feature race will attract a total prize purse amounting to almost $2M with the winner of that C Class and Lower race pocketing $1M.

The winner of the Three-year-old Guyana-bred race will pocket $400 000, F Class winner $350 000, H Class $300 000, I Class $250 000, J Class $230 000, K Class $220 000, L Class $200 000, L Class and Lower $140 000.