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All on Board for KMTC/ Digicel Horse race classic
All systems are in place for Digicel/Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) one day Horserace Classic now set for Sunday August 11th at the club’s Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne Berbice venue.
Gold Romance, about to prepare for an exercise, will be looking for another win in the G class event.
The event is the biggest horserace meet for the year in Guyana so far, with total prize money of over $12M which is the largest purse to date.
Eight events are list for the day with entries reaching over 80, making it one of the largest fields to have assembled so far.
The feature event is for B class horses over one mile and will see the likes of Score’s Even, Donut Prince, C.P Got Even, Grande De Roja, Elle’s Vision, Got To Go, The Message, Funny Factor, Miss Karina, Zee Bomb, Swing Easy and Marathon Man battling. The winner will gallop away with a whopping $2.5M, and trophy in what is expected to be a scorcher.
It’s My Turn, Gold Rush, Princess Alisha, Set For Fame, Wild Grinder, Monsoon, Flying Baby, Angel Sayer, De Legion, Silent Night and Party Time are among the top Guyana and West Indies Bred three years old horses entered to battle for the $1.3M top purse also over one Mile.
The D3 Class six furlong race with a tantalizing first prize of $900,000 up for the grabs has the likes of Mission King, Country Armagh, Zee Bomb, Miss Karina, Renia Del Café, Stormy Flame, Who is on the Case, Swing Easy, Marathon Man , Silent Lizzy, Treacle, Red Cloud and Prado’s Gold all down to compete.
Among the animals entered for the two year Guyana and West Indies Bred event are Today Is My Day, Nobody wants me, Unsettled, Shining Star Royal Empire, Untouchable, Golden King, Treasure Hunt, Back Rules, I Get Another, Baby Kerry and Triple Three as they compete for the winning money of $700,000 over five Furlongs.
A top notch field has been assembled for The G1 and lower one mile race for the $600,000 winners money including War Craft, Treacle, Captain Crook, Traditional man, Princess Paige, Celebrating Love, Silent Flame, Bridal Stone Corner, Red Cloud, Quiet Storm, Gold Romance, Prado’s Gold, Top of the Line and Roxanna.
A top prize of $325,000 is available for the winner in the I1 and Lower seven furlongs race with Savion, Cat Messiah, Affinity, Easy to Win, Dream Boy, Smarty Light, Black water, Apostle, Mary Ann, DE Gump, Sango, Piece of the Cash, DE Lion, Pick Pocket ad Party among those looking for the win.
A whopping 17 animals have been entered to compete for the $300,000 at stake for the winner in the race for J1 and lower horses over Six Furlongs.
The final race for the day is for animals classified J3 and K over five furlongs and has some 16 animals down to compete for a winner’s money of $200,000.
All the winners will be presented with trophies compliments of the sponsors. There will also be rewards for the outstanding individual performers which will include top jockey, trainer, stable and horse compliments of Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and Digicel.
The race meet will be run under the rules of the GHRA and those interested in entering their animals can do so by contacting Secretary Niketa Ross on 66204668, Campton Sancho on 690-0569 Roopnarine Matadial on 325-3192, Justice Cecil Kennard on 226-1399, 225-4818 or 623-7609,club, Ivan Dipnarine 331-0316, Isabella Beaton 693-7812 or Dennis DeRoop on 609-9143.
Horse owners are also reminded to get their horses properly registered with the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. Those horses not properly registered will not be allowed to participate in the day’s proceedings. Race time is 12:30hrs.
(Samuel Whyte)
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