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Ninth annual Guyana Cup horserace meet fixed for Sunday 16th August

Jun 11, 2015 Sports

Over $30M up for grabs
The ninth annual Guyana Cup Horserace meet, which arguably is the biggest sporting event in Guyana for the year, is set for Sunday 16th August 2015 at the Port Mourant Turf club beginning at 12:00hrs.
Known as the ‘Sport of Kings’ Horseracing is being dubbed as the number one sporting event in the country with by far the largest prize money on offer for any sport in the country. Thus the Jumbo Jet conglomerate and friends are offering big winnings for the races.
The organizer has released the provisional programme for the event. 10 races are carded for the day and are as follows:
A1&Lower – 9furlongs for a purse of $5.7M
3yr West Indies – 1Mile for $3.75M
2yr West Indies – 5Furlong for $2.25M
E1&lower – 5Furlong for $1.875M
4yr West Indies Bred – 1Mile for $1.690M
G1&lower – 7&1/2furlong for $1.5M
H1&lower – 5Furlong for $845,000
2yr Guyana Bred – 5Furlong for $990,000
I1&lower – 5Furlong for $665,000
J1&Lower – 5Furlong for $470,000
The top Jockey along with the runner up, the top stable and champion trainer will all be rewarded for their performances. The coordinator is Nasrudeen ‘Jumbo Jet’ Mohammed Jr.  The event will be launched shortly.

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