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Norman Singh Turf Club and Jumbo Jet to stage race meet October 21
The Norman Singh Memorial Turf Club in collaboration with Jumbo Jet Auto Sales will stage a one day Horserace Meeting on Sunday October 21 at their Racetrack Number 5 Village, West Coast Berbice.
A total cash prize and trophies of approximately $7.5M will be on offer in the nine races carded on the programme.
The Provisional Programme shows the B & Lower race over 1400M as the feature with the winner set to carte off $1,200,000 in prize money. Second place will receive $600,000, third $300,000 and fourth $150,000.
Other races to be run are: E & Lower over 1200M for $450,000 purse; The 3 yrs old open-West Indies Bred horses will cover 1400M for a first prize of $500,000; G1 & Lower over 1200M will see the winner collecting $300,000.
The 2 yrs old Open for West Indies Bred racehorses covering 1200M will ensure a $400,000 purse; while the 2 yrs old Open– Guyana Bred event covering 1100M has a $300,000 payday for the winner.
The I 2 and Lower gallop is over 1200 M with $150,000 on offer; while the H 1 & Lower horses also running over 1200M has a $200,000 first prize at stake and the Unclassified Div. 1, 2 & 3 (J,K&L) event over 1200M will see the winner collecting $120,000.
All races are being run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority, All 2 yrs old horses shall provide their Certificate of Registration.
Owners/trainers can have their horses entered through Ghansham Singh (Ganesh) @ 649-3636/600-3626, Chandu @ 624-9063/232-9711, Compton Sancho @ 690-0569.
Entries close on October 14 at the Club’s Office No.6 Village, W.C.B.
Among some of the other rules applying for the programme: No correction of classification on race day. Horses must be properly entered. No late entry will be accepted.
The Club reserves the right to cancel or reframe any race mentioned above.
Seven horses to start or no fourth prize will be paid.
Five horses to start or no third prize will be paid.
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