Kennard Memorial Turf Club Pre-Independence race meet rescheduled to June 10

May 29, 2012 Sports

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) Pre-Independence horse race meeting initially scheduled to be staged at the entity’s Bush Lot Farm Corentyne facility on Sunday May 20, has now been slated for June 10.
Persistent rainfall over the past weeks forced the postponement of the event and the organisers met over last weekend and decided on June 10.
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 7 furlongs with a first place prize of five hundred thousand dollars. The second place 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 collects 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 claims $180,000. The second place 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.
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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