Preparations moving apace for Rising Sun charity horserace meet

Sep 14, 2010 Sports

With less that a week to go for race day, over 60 animals have taken entry in the Rising Sun Turf Club charity horserace meet which is being held in collaboration with the Charity organisation True Friendship Committee.
Action is set for this Sunday September 19 at the Rising Sun Turf Club, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice.
Beverage giants Banks DIH limited headlines the list of sponsors that have come on board so far with Telephone giants Digicel, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Chester Fry Chicken of Bush Lot West Coast and Businessman Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market being the other major sponsor for the day’s activities which has over $3.5M in prize monies, trophies and other memorabilia at stake.
There are a number of co-feature events on the days’ card namely with the C and lower, the 3 yr old, the 2 yr old and the F and G class races highlighting the days activities.
The feature B class event has a first prize of $400,000 and will see the horses galloping over a distance of 1400M.
$250,000 is the winning prize in the three year old event over 1100M for horses Bred and Born in Guyana and the West Indies.
The two year old event for horses of similar stature goes over a similar distance with the first prize tagged at $200,000. There is a race for Guyana Bred two year old horses also over 1100M where the winner will get $150,000.
The E Class event will see the horses sprinting over 1100M with the winner taking home $160,000. The highly competitive G class event is over 1400M and the winner is set to cart off $140,000. The H class event is for a winner’s money of $130,000 also over 1400M.
The ‘I’ class event will be going for a top prize of $120,000 over a 1200M distance.
The final event is for I3 horses with one win and lower where the winner is set to receive $120,000 which is another 1100M sprint. Other incentives on offer will be for champion jockey and champion trainer compliments of the Trophy Stall Bourda Market.
Persons interest in participating in the days events are asked to get in touch with Fazal Habibulla at Chester Fry Bush Lot West Coast Berbice on Telephone No 232-0232 or 648-6522 or Inshanally Habibulla on tel No 623-4495, and 623-5453, or Donald or Zaleena Lawrie on telephone no 225-4530, 225-4565.
Race time is 13:00 hrs.

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