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Donut Prince takes feature as De Gump scores double win on contentious day of racing
What started out as a day of exciting races with many close finishes with Do Nut 
Prince and De Gump staring the show turned out to be a day of controversies which included a fracas resulting in persons being injured and the police arresting several of those involved.
This was at the Rising Sun Turf Club Horse Race meet in collaboration with the Lions Clubs of Central Demerara, Durban Park and Bartica help last Sunday.
Things got heated at the end of the competitive 3yr old1400M race for Guyana and West Indies bred horses worth $400,000, which stemmed from a controversial ending in which Jockey Balgobin out of Trinidad and Tobago aboard Serenity of The Jumbo Jet stable is said to have continuously blocked the path of Storm in Tea Cup of The Shariff stable being ridden by Rupert Ramnauth.
The jockey’s action infuriated Turfites gathered and they started to protest and tempers flared. Jockey Balgobin, who reported that he was hit a few times, retaliated by taking off his helmet and throwing it at Attorney at Law Ryan Crawford. This further irritated the crowd and an ugly scene developed with a few fights erupting. The Jockey received some blows and the police subsequently had to intervene.
Ugly scenes erupted and according to reports firearms were even drawn but the police did their job and made a few arrests.
After a lengthy Stewards inquiry the decision was taken to disqualify Serenity and banned Jockey Balgobin. Thus the results read Storm in A Tea Cup, Rock Sonia and Feel’s like Gold winning the race in question.
The above incidents whipped up a protest from the Jumbo Jet connections, which protested the sacking of Balgobin and demanded that he be allowed to ride, however the organizers stood firm and stuck to their guns.
The feature C class event saw no animal from the Jumbo Jet Stable taking part as Donut Prince of the Colin Elcock stable with Jockey Winston Appadu in the stirrups returning to form to be crowned king with a close victory in a highly competitive race.
Mission King of the Elcock stable and Swing Easy of the Shariff stable moving up in class did most of the front running. Around the far turn and into the homestretch the lead changed hands and it was a ding down battle to the finishing line in the 1400M event between Donut Prince and Fresh Again. Donut Prince with a little more resolve was able to ease home and take the $1M winners money and trophy compliments of Banks DIH Limited. Mission King and Swing Easy rounded out the placers.
The H class 1400M event saw Appealing Harvest of The Jumbo jet stable with Trinidadian Razack winning a close battle from Technology of The Elcock stable with Top of the Line and the Bailiff collecting the other two positions. The win was worth $400,000 compliments of the Lions Clubs.
Stormy Lass of The C Singh Stable with Yap Drepaul had enough to outlast the field in the G class1400M event and take away the $260,000 top money and trophy compliments of the Lions Family. Second, third and fourth were occupied by Sabrina’s Joy, Prado’s Gold and Treacle.
The inform De Gump of the Night Eyes stable of West Coast Berbice with Yap Drepaul on the perch just off a double win at its last race meet, continued its superb form with another double victory at consecutive race meets for its fourth straight win.
Owned by Lisa Ramkissoon and trained by Anthony Solomon the animal first won the H class 1400M event and $200,000 from Dream Girl, Royal Salute and Romeo. In the ‘I’ class 1100M race worth $180,000 it defeated Royal Time and Mona Lisa.
The Digicel sponsored 1100M division 1,2 and 3 race saw O so Sharp owned and trained by Kelvin Burnett and ridden by Andron Findley being too sharp for its rivals as it cut away the competition to take the $100,000 top prize and trophy from MR Cool, No Body Knows and Triple A.
The Champion Jockey was Yap Drepaul with The Elcock and Night Eyes stables being the dominant entities. They all received accolades compliments of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and the organizers.
In all over 80 horses took part in the day’s proceedings with prize monies being pegged at close to $5M dollars. (Samuel Whyte)
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