Minister of Sports, GHRA set for important meet today

May 09, 2013 Sports

After a long and arduous struggle horseracing in Guyana may finally be going somewhere with officials of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) set to meet with the Minister of Sports, Dr Frank Anthony, today in his office at Main Street Georgetown.
A number of issues are expected to be put to the table with the main bone of contention being the passage of the necessary legislation which was given to the minister a long time ago and when passed will legalize the sport which at the moment is being run without any lawful authority. The meeting is also set to discuss the general state of horseracing in Guyana which is dubbed the “Sport of Kings”.
According to an official of the GHRA, due to the lack of proper legislations and binding rules, persons in the sport are doing what they please and casting a dark shadow on the activity. He said that a lack of proper legislation remains the main reason for the sport still not being properly administered.
None other than legal luminaries, veteran horseracing personalities Senior Council Marcel Crawford and retired Chancellor of the Judiciary Cecil Kennard, who incidentally are the legal advisor and President of the GHRA respectively, have blasted the Government for its none support in the horseracing fraternity, especially with the Government’s non-response to the passage of the Horse Racing Legislation.
Kennard had felt that more ought to be done and had blamed the lack of adequate legislation as the main nuisance for the sports still not being properly administered. “Things are not to the level as it ought to be and people are still doing what they feel like, and we cannot nail them because there are no legislations,” he had said. He stated that the non-implementation of the necessary legislation remains the biggest concern of the GHRA.
Kennard told the media that, “If we have the legislation we will ensure a saliva test is taken of the horse and analysed and any persons found to have been responsible for the doping, be it owner or trainer, will be punished.
Senior Council Marcel Crawford was more candid as usual. He was disappointed with what passes as horseracing nowadays, with things being done in a haphazard way, with plenty of indiscipline and too much greed. He had stated that, “Persons do not have any concerns for the horses and are only interested in make a profit.” He mentioned that there are also too much doping of horses and illegal betting. He had opined that persons should be charged for doping the animals, because its cruelty and the Society for the cruelty of animals should take note. “They should be present at the next horserace meet and deal with some of these people,” he had asserted.
His major disappointment also is with the Government in that the Horse Racing Legislation has not been passed as yet. He repeated that he personally drafted the document and it was given to the Minister of Culture Youth and Sports Dr Frank Anthony a long time ago.
He bashed the government for being too laid back when it comes to sport and the necessary support. He is disappointed that, “the Government is sitting on its hands in terms of passing the necessary legislations.”
Horseracing has gone on the decline since the glory days of Durban Park. The sport has been operating under a legal document that was registered under the Miscellaneous Deeds Act.
It is hoped that today’s meeting will produce the desired results and the sport could be run with the necessary accountability desired by all. (Samuel Whyte)

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