At least nine jockeys flying in for $25M ninth Guyana Cup

Aug 12, 2015 Sports

With less than one week to go before race day and thousands of Guyanese home for the holidays preparation has picked up speed and is continuing in earnest as the ninth Annual Guyana Cup looms large.

Score’s Even

Once again horseracing is set to take the cake with the Jumbo Jet establishment rolling out a large $25M spectacle. Notwithstanding the Plethora of activities planned for the August holidays, nothing will stop the Guyana Cup with its lavish prize monies dwarfing all other activities.
With 10 races on the agenda, close to 60 of the country’s best horses have taken entry in what is expected to be a sizzling day of racing. A number of jockeys from overseas including, Canada, Jamaica, Trinidad, USA and Barbados along with a number of overseas based riders will be making the trek home to be a part of the event, with some already in the country.
Among the overseas and overseas Guyanese jockeys already booked to be on show are Nobel Abrigo, Ronald Ali, Kevin Badri, Kezan Razzak, Joshua Stephen, Neal Mohammed, Bian Budhram, Nicholas Patrick and Michael Semple among others.
A number of new imports are also expected to take to the track in their quest for the big money on offer.
Most of the top horses in the country have already signed up for the feature A class event which has an attractive winning prize of $3M and the Guyana Cup Trophy available for the winner

CP Got Even

from a package of a humongous $6M in total over 1800M.
Looking good at practice and seems unbeatable so far are Guyana A class champion Score’s Even, defending Guyana Cup Champion C.P Got Even, and a fearsome pack of Spit Fire, Jack in MY Style, Princess She Not, Diplomatic Cat, Curfew Tower, Treacle and the speedy Tiz A Holiday and new imports Guyana Time and Kazi Azaria among others.
The Co-feature 1600M event for 3 yrs old horses, bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies is for a winning take of $2.M and trophy.
There are Two races for two year old horses one for West Indies Bred animals for a winning take of $1.2M and trophy, while the second is for Guyana bred horses for a winners money of $400,000. The E class and lower event is for a take home of $1M and trophy, the race for four year old West Indies bred animals will see the winner collecting $900,000 and trophy, the event for horses classified F3 has a first prize of $800,000 and trophy, in the G3 and lower race the winner will run away with $600,000 and trophy.
The ‘I’ and lower race has a $350,000 and trophy winning tag, while the event for unclassified animals has a take home money of $150,000 and trophy.
The top Jockey along with the runner up, the top stable and champion trainer will all be presented with trophies and other incentives compliments of the organizers.
The event will be held under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.
Race time is 12:30 hrs.
For further information contact can be made with Chandu Ramkissoon (624-9063 or 232-0633), Kris Jagdeo (624-6123; 322-0369), Rajendra (Jim –Jo) 618-7278, Ramnauth 337-5311, Romel Jagroop (624-1798) and Campton Sancho 690-0569.
The coordinator is Nasrudeen (Jumbo Jet) Mohamed. (Samuel Whyte)