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Banks DIH and Digicel among major sponsors of Norman Singh Turf Club meet

Jul 15, 2010 Sports

The thrills of local horse racing will continue on Sunday at the Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club (NSMTC) in Silver Park No. 6 Village, West Coast Berbice when the club host a one-day horserace meet featuring some of the country’s top horses.
The meet has attracted major sponsors Banks DIH, who will sponsor the C & Lower Class race that attracts a first place prize of $450,000, and Digicel, who has sponsored the I 3 & Lower Class event with a first place award of $130,000. Digicel’s total sponsorship amounted to some $350,000.
Special Events Manager for Banks DIH, Mortimer Stewart told Kaieteur Sport yesterday that the company has always shown support for sports in Guyana and more specifically, the horserace fraternity.
The second prize in the C & Lower contest is $225,000 while third place grabs $112, 000 and fourth $57,000; the second place award in the I 3 & Lower event is $65,000 while third and fourth places get $32,000 and $17,000 respectively.
Horse owners would be competing for more than $4M in cash and prizes in a day that is anticipated to be a chockfull of fun and excitement. More than 65 horses have satisfied all the organisers’ entrance requirements.
Several of the racehorses scheduled to compete have been turning in eye catching gallops during practice and fans are talking about the impending showdowns. The Elcock, Chris Jagdeo, Mrs Crawford, Jumbo Jet, Customs, L. Singh, Farinha and Habibulla stables will be well represented and promises an entertaining show.
The race among the three year olds for horses bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies is slated for 1600m and offers a purse of $330,000. The two year old horses are all born and bred in Guyana and the West Indies and will cover 1000m where the winner gallops off with $250,000.
The F Class event will be contested over 1200m and has a first prize of $240,000 while the winner of the G & H Class race, also over 12000m, will gallop off with $200,000 as the I & J Lower Class over 1200m has a top award of $140,000.
Thirteen of the horses that failed to register a win for the day would have the opportunity to compete over 1100m for a first prize of $130,000.
The final event of the day pits the skill of K and L Class horses over 1200m for $120,000.
Following the recent rehabilitation works at the NSMTC, race fans will be able to view the races in absolute comfort.
The grand stand has also been refurbished and guarantees adequate and absolute comfort for those in attendance.

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