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Jumbo’s New Year’s sweepstakes set for February 16

Jan 13, 2014 Sports

Top horses from across the country will throw down the gauntlet on February 16 when Jumbo Jet Auto Sales in partnership with the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) stages what is dubbed the “New Year’s sweepstakes” at the PMTC.
According to the provisional programme issued by coordinator Nasrudeen Mohamed, seven exciting races are carded for the day with action set to gallop off at noon.
The feature race for horses classified D1 and Lower, which will go for a distance of 1500m, fetches a winner’s pocket of $1 million with the runner-up, third and fourth placed finishers collecting $500,000, $250,000 and $125,000 respectively.
The Three-year-old Guyana and West Indies bred event, covering 1200m, will see the champion receiving $600,000, while the winners of the Four-year-old Guyana and West Indies bred (1500m) and the E1 and Lower (1200m) will be $500,000 richer.
The G1 and Lower (1200m) winner is guaranteed $400,000, with the winners of the I and Lower (1000m) and I and Lower (1200m) collecting $250,000 and $200,000 respectively.
According to the organisers, the day’s activities will be hosted under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority, and the deadline for submission of entries is February 8. No late entries will be accepted.
Interested horse-owners, jockeys and grooms are asked to contact Chandu Ramkissoon on 624-9063 or 232-0633; Kris Jagdeo on 624-6123 or 322-0396; Rajendra (Jim-Jo) on 618-7278; Sacho on 690-0569; Ramnauth on 337-5311 or 697-1979; or Romell Jagroop on 624-1798.

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