Latest update December 31st, 2024 3:30 AM
Jul 08, 2012 Sports
All systems are in place and all roads lead to the Bush Lot United Turf Club at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice today as a bumper crowd is expected to throng to the venue for the race club’s grand One day Horserace meet.
One more event has been added to the day’s activity which brings it to nine and the total entries mounting to 70. A whopping $6.5M in cash and prizes are up for grabs.
The venue is in excellent shape with more renovation works done to the Grand Stand, the track, the sanitary facilities, scale house and paddock, while more stables have been added and running water facilities have been improved.
A number of feature races are listed on the day’s card with races for A, E G, the three and two year old events being the top drawing cards.
The Feature race will be for horses classified ‘A’ and lower with the animals set to cover a distance of 1500M.
The winner is set to take home a whopping $1M and trophy compliments of Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Stables. Most of the top horses in the county are expected to compete including Who So Ever, The Message, Marathon Man, Donut Prince, Jet Set Go, Work Force, Who is on The Case, Fresh Again, Got to Go, Renia Del café, Gold Plated and California Strike.
The line up in the three Year old event for animals Bred and Born in Guyana and The West Indies features Strom in a Tea Cup, Red Cloud, Come Dance with me, Serenity, Rock Sonia, Happy Choice and Pride and Joy the winner will cart off $500,000 and trophy over 1200M compliments of BLUTC.
The E and lower race also has a star studded line up with Ferry landing, Work Force, Super cat, Dubai Duchess, Majestic, Swing Easy, Stormy Lass, Miss Regina, The girl Them Sugar, Top Of the Line and Captain Crook all competing for the $450,000 and trophy compliments of Buddy Shivraj Auto Sales over 1200m.
The G class race will be a 1000M affair with the animals running for a winning purse of $300,000 and the Dr. Brandeo Singh trophy. Among the runners are Celebrating Love, Gold Plated, Sabrina Joy, Big Impact, Weekend Surprise, Miss Regina, Big Show and Gold Romance.
Flying Baby, The legend, Gold Princess, Silver Jet, The Wild Grinder, It’s My Time and Sent from Above are among those competing in the Banks DIH Limited sponsored two year old event for Guyana and West Indies Bred horses for the $400,000 winners money and trophy over 1000M.
The H class event, which has been added to the list of events, attracts the likes of The Gump. Wicked Intention, Dream Girl, Savion, Princess Renuka, Pixie Fire and I want revenge will see them battling for the 200,000 top money and trophy compliments of the organisers over 1200M.
There is the I3 and lower event over 1000M with Silver Kid, Mona Lisa, Little Trickster, Northern Junior, Silent Night, Romeo MacGyver, Flying Object and Royal Time among others racing for a winning purse of$150,000 and trophy compliments of Mohammed “Nankoo” Shariff .
The J class event, which is sponsored by Romel Jagroop Construction, includes She is Royal, Hard Running and most of the animals in the I, K and L races. The winner will take away $100,000 and trophy over 1000M.
The finals event on the day card is for animals classified K and L with the winner set to pocket $80,000 and trophy courtesy of the BLUTC over 1200M. Among them are Pleasant Surprise, Royal, Star Boy and most of the horses in the J class event.
The individual performers including top jockey, stable and trainer will be presented with trophies compliments of The Trophy Stall, Bourda market.
Late enquiries can be made with Coordinator and Treasurer Lakeram B. Sukhdeo on Number 232-0558 or 672-0810 or president and President R. Jagit (tel 232-0231).
Race time is 12:30 hrs.
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