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Jumbo Jet flies off with top honours at BLUTC Horserace meet
Lakeram Sukdeo of the BLUTC presents his family trophy to a representative of the Jumbo Jet stable for She So special victory in the Three year Guyana bred event.
Banks DIH Supervisor Mark Benjamin presents the winning trophy for Got to
Go victory in the D class event to Mrs Rose Mohammed of the Jumbo Jet stable.
The 2013 horseracing got on the way on Sunday 3rd February when the Bush Lot United Turf Club successfully held their season opening one day horserace meet at the club’s entity Sea View Park, Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice.
Amidst some last minute changes and adjustment to the programme the day was incident free with the Jumbo Jet Stable continuing from when their left off as they took the opportunity to claim top honours with three wins and a number of other placings in the eight events meet.
With the D class 1400M event being reclassified the feature race for the day, the Jumbo Jet stable wasted no time in romping away with the top two spots with Got to Go with champion jockey Junior Sookhan on the perch going all the way home ahead of stablemate Home Bush Baby. The eight horse field saw Traditional Man of the Elcock stable in its second race for the day running well down the homestretch to occupy the third spot ahead of early front runner Renia Del Café. The win was worth $540,000 compliments of Jumbo Jet for the Banks DIH Trophy presented by Banks DIH Outdoor
Mr VIc Oudit and Colin Elock in all smiles as the collect the G class trophy for Traditional man’s victory
Events Supervisor Mark Benjamin.
The Jumbo Jet stables were in winner’s row again in the Three year old 1200M event for Guyana and West Indies bred horses with Its My Turn piloted by Rad Drepaul taking away the $500, 000 top money compliments of Banks DIH Limited and the Dr Guy Lowe trophy ahead of Gold Rush, The Wild Grinder and Flying baby.
Tradition Man of the Elcock stable and ridden by Rupert Ramnauth took care of business in the G class 1200M event with an impressive win and it dusted its opponents down the homestretch to race away with the $350,000 compliments of Eron Lall Construction and The Simple Royal Trophy. The other placings were occupied by Rosetta, Captain Crook and Miss Kiara.
She so Special of the Jumbo Jet stable ridden by Sookhan won the Three year old 1200M event for Guyana bred horses taking the $350,000 winners money and the Lakeram Sukhdeo and family trophy ahead of Silent Night and Dream Boy.
Rad Drepaul rode Dream Boy of the Mohabir Stable to victory as it copped the $200,000 first prize and the Phagoo General Store trophy in the’ I and lower 1200M event. Blessings, Mona Lisa and Mary Ann were the others that placed.
The race for horses classified J 1&2 over 1200M was Mary Ann with Richmond in charge ahead of Diplomat, Windy Killer and I want Revenge.
Pick Pocket of the Sampson stable again with Richmond was in winner’s row in the J3 1200M event ahead of Sugar Boy and Maga Line.
The Champ with Appadhu in the saddles won the K class 1200M event worth $120,000 compliments of Romel Jagroop and Lenny Singh from Wicked Revenge, Pleasant Surprise and Good Going.
The Jumbo Jet racing stable came big soaring away with all the individual awards copping the champion stable, champion trainer with Brian “Black Boy” Ramroop, champion and runner up jockeys accolades with Jockey Junior Sookhan and Rad Drepaul taking away the top prizes compliments of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and the organisers.
Over 80 horses took part in the day’s activity with some $8.5M in prizes and trophies up for grabs. The day’s activity was incident free with the police coming in for special commendation for doing an excellent job. (Samuel Whyte)
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