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DDL hands over sponsorship of ‘H’ Class Horse Race

Dec 23, 2009 Sports

…ahead of Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Meeting

 

Demerara Distillers Limited (DDL) formerly handed over its sponsorship of the ‘H’ Class Race for the Kennard’s Memorial Boxing Day Horse Race Meeting, which will be held at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club in Corentyne.

DDL’s sponsorship covers the prizes for the ‘H’ Class race in which the winner collects a sum of $150,000, second place $75, 000, third place $37,500 and fourth place $18,750 on the day along with trophies and other replicas.

Justice Cecil Kennard said that the weather is good and despite minor showers, the turf is not affected and remains in excellent shape for the big day. “We should have a good day of exciting races in the Corentyne,” Kennard stated.

He informed that he has been assured that DDL’s sponsorship will continue next year for the annual Boxing Day Meeting while the company’s Wines and Spirits Brands Manager Maria Munroe echoed similar sentiments yesterday.

“We have been supporting Kennard for the past 32 years and they have been doing some good work over those years… so definitely we would support it again next year,” Munroe indicated, adding that it is usually a lucrative gesture.

“It is our only event out of Demerara apart from Rodeo in Lethem. People don’t have the kinds of events in those communities,” she continued, adding that the sponsorship effort could see an increase providing DDL has a good year.

A large number of corporate entities and individuals have come on board to assist the club in the 2009 event where most of the country’s top horses Irish Gel, Sweet Romance, World Class, Zenyatta and Miss Washington are expected to compete.

The Kharaj family of New York sponsors the feature race for the C and Lower Class over one mile for the Deo Kharag Memorial stakes and trophy.

First place takes home a whopping One Million and the Deo Kharaj Memorial trophy as second place receives $500,000, third place $250,000 and fourth $125,000.

Digicel’s sponsorship covers the race for the two-year old horses together with Mohamed Enterprise and Ariel Enterprises Republic Bank, Peter P-Imports and Exports and Metro are sponsors for the race for three-year old horses.

Pharmagen Enterprises, Modern Industries Ltd, General Equipment Ltd, Denmore Garment Manufacturers Inc. Kharaj and Company along with businessmen Maurice Sookhoo, Kissoon Dyal have all assisted with the race for Division 2 & 3 (K&L) horses.

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