METRO Office and Computer Supplies continued their sponsorship agreement for the traditional Boxing Day horse-racing meet, scheduled to be staged at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club (KMTC), Bush Lot, Corentyne track.

During a simple ceremony yesterday at the company’s Quamina Street location, officials were on hand to present the top cash incentive of $1M and winner’s trophy for the now feature E and Lower seven furlongs race.

The main event is expected to feature almost all the country’s top race horses.
Admin Assistant of the company, Shivanie Sooklall, moments before presenting the $1M cheque and massive trophy to Justice Cecil Kennard, the Honorary president of the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club, stated how happy the establishment was to sponsor the biggest prizes of the day.

According to Kennard, the entity has been on board with the Boxing Day meet for over two decades, but has been sponsoring the cash prizes for the main race for about a decade now. Kennard further mentioned that the track and weather are excellent for horseracing, and as such, he anticipates an exciting day of racing.
The day’s activities will be held in strict adherence to the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.

Other races billed for the day are, the H1 and Lower race, along with the Three-year-old and over races which will see the winners taking home $250 000 and $240 000 respectively.

Meanwhile, the Two-year-old Guyana-bred (Maiden) which will be contested over a distance of five furlongs will see the winner gallop away with $200 000; the L-Open $140 000, L-Non winners: $120 000 and L-non earners $100 000.
The races will be run under the regulations of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority and entries will be closed on Sunday, December 16.