Kennard Memorial Turf Club Pre-Independence race meet postponed

May 11, 2012 Sports

Persistent rainfall over the past weeks have forced a postponement to the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Pre-Independence horserace meeting initially scheduled to be staged at the entity’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne facility on Sunday May 20. Activities are tentatively set for May 27 provided the inclement weather pattern improves.
A release from the club explains that the persistent rainfall has resulted in administrators being forced to close the tracks with the owners and trainers unable to prepare their animals for the meet.
When activities eventually get underway, turfites are assured of the action packed events that characterize these meets. The country’s top horses, straddled by the top jockeys, would be competing for honours.
Once again, the nation’s best horses as well as those born and bred in other Caribbean countries will grace the starting line for highly competitive races. The feature attraction pits animals in the ‘D’ and Lower Class over a distance of one mile with a first prize of five hundred thousand dollars. The second placed winner will cart off half that amount while the third and fourth place finishers receive $125,000 and $63,000 respectively.
Several other events are slated for the day starting with the G and Lower Class over a distance of 7 furlongs. The winner will cart off $250,000, while the second place finisher wins half that amount. The third and fourth place finishers receive $63,000 and $32,000 respectively. Then there is the I2 and lower Class event, also over a distance of 6 furlongs where the winner carts off $180,000. The second place finisher gets $90,000 while the third and fourth place finishers receive $45, 000 and $23, 000 respectively.
Several other races are expected to whet the appetites of lovers of the sport including the race among the 3 years old animals, the H and Lower division and the K&L category.
Meanwhile, the organizers have assured that the meet will comprise of qualitative races and turfites could expect thrilling encounters. This boast is further enforced with improved track conditions.
The organizers wish to remind horse owners that the event is being conducted under the aegis of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) and that all of the rules would be applicable. Horse owners may also register their animals with Justice Cecil Kennard (226-1399, 225-4818, or 623-7609) or Roopnarine Matadial aka Shine (325-3192), Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316) or Isabella Beaton (325-3007, 693-7812). Horse owners must also present their animals for examination by the vet by 11:00hrs on race day.
Sponsors of the event are Mohamed’s Enterprise, DDL, General Equipment and Farm Suppliers, Yunas Contracting Service, Anirude Ramcharitar, Pomeroon Oil Mills, h Nauth & Sons Civil Engineers Contractors and Chatterpaul Deo and Ariel Enterprise. The other dates projected for meets by the KMTC are Sunday August 12, Sunday October 14 and Wednesday December 26.

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