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Port Mourant Turf Club Horserace Meet set for Easter Sunday

Apr 20, 2011 Sports

The Port Mourant Turf Club Grand annual one day Easter Sunday Horserace meet is set for this Sunday April 24 at the Club’s track at Port Mourant Corentyne Berbice. Entries closed last Sunday and several of the countries top horses have taken entry in what is expected to be a scorching day of racing.
Close to $4M dollars is at stake for the seven race meet which will include cash and trophies along with some special prizes.
Beverage giants Banks DIH limited and Digicel have already inked their names to the day’s card as the major sponsors to date. There are a number of feature events on the days programme with the B and Lower race, the D class match up, the three year old open and the F class gallop being the main draws for the day.
The meet is dubbed the Easter Sunday Sprint meet because none of the events will be over 1300m.
The B class gallop will see the animals tearing up the 1300m distance in their quest for the $500,000, plus a trophy on offer.
The winner of the 3-yrs-old open 1200m showdown has a tantalizing $300,000 to aim for. The animals competing in the D class 1200m race, which is the distance for all the other races, will aim for a similar $300,000 purse and trophy.
There is a race for the usually competitive F class category where the winner is set to race away with $240,000 and trophy.  The ‘G’ class contest will see the winner receiving $160,000 and trophy.
There is $140,000 and a trophy available for the winner of the ‘I’ and Lower event. The ‘I3’ and ‘J’ and lower race fetches a winning purse of $120,000 and trophy.
Among the animals entered earlier were the Message, Night Crescendo, Fairly Landing, Dubai Dutchess, Pinch The Cash, Prince Charming, Gullium, Better than Gold, Celebration Time, Fresh Prospect, Irish Girl, Mona Lisa, Dawanan Dancer, Savion, Extra Heat and  Sabrina’s Joy.
Champion jockey, champion Trainer and stable will all be presented with accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and the organizers.
The day’s event will be run under the auspices of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. Those animals that are not properly registered will not be allowed to participate and anyone found contravening any of the rules will be penalized accordingly.
Interesting persons are asked to contact Dr Dwight Waldron on Telephone no 645-2848, 625-0100 or 220-6557 or Krishna or Tribuwan ‘Turbo’ Jagdeo on telephone 322-0369,  322-0368, C Ramnauth 337-5311 for full details.

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