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All set for Kennard Memorial Turf Club annual Phagwah race meet

Mar 23, 2013 Sports

 

All is set and the Kennard Memorial Turf Club is expected to come alive this Sunday 24th March when the entity stages it grand annual one Day Phagwah horserace meet at their Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice racetrack.
Seven races are listed on the day’s card which will have a whopping $5M in trophies and cash incentives up for the taking.
A number of companies have rolled in with sponsorship to make the meet a memorable one. Among them are Demerara Distilleries Limited, Berbice Bridge Company, Gift land Office Max, N&S Mattai, Pomeroon Oil Mill, Top Notch Auto Sales, Kanhai’ Electrical, Ministry of Tourism and Mike’s Pharmacy among others.
They are a number of top notch events listed including the feature event for horses classified B and lower.  There is also the F and lower and the G and lower races, while there is also the 3-yrs-old race for Guyana bred and born horses.
Most of the top stables with multiple entries have registered their horses to be a part of the day’s proceedings. Among them are Colin Elcock’s Delmur and P&P Syndicate Racing stable, Jagdeo Racing stable, Ashrafalli racing stables, Simple Royal and Senior Council Marcel Crawford Racing stable, The Quinn stable, Crawford/ Persaud and Velloza stables from the Eastern part of Berbice. Among the top stables from The Western Berbice and further afield are The Shariff Racing stable, The Habibulla, Jumbo Jet /Chattergoon s, Night Eyes, Mahaicony, Jagroop/ Jagmohan and Singh racing stables among others.
The full list of events are the feature B class race which will cover a distance of One Mile for the hefty $1M winner’s money and trophy with the other placing receiving $500,000, $250,000 and $125,000 respectively.
Horses running in the F and lower contest will aim for the top prize of $350,000 and trophy over seven furlongs.  The G and lower contest will see the winner running away with $300,000 and trophy over seven furlongs.
The winner of the three year old Guyana bred event will get $280,000 and trophy over seven furlongs. The ‘I’ class match-up is another seven furlongs race with the pole position takings being set at $180,000and trophy.
There are two J class races with the animals classified J1 and lower competing for a top purses of $150,000 and trophy over 1 mile, while the J3 class event is a six furlongs affair with the winner taking away $100,000 and trophy.
The event is being conducted under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA).
Interested persons can still make contact with Secretary Niketa Ross on 662-4668,  Dr Dwight Waldron on 645-2848, Justice Cecil Kennard on 226-1399, 225-4818, or 623-7602) or Roopnarine Matadial aka Shine (325-3192), Isabella Beaton on 693-7812, Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316 or Dennis De Roop on 609-9143 for further details.
Race time is 13:00hrs. (Samuel Whyte)

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