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Overseas turfites coming for Four-Horseman Race Meet
-Biggest stables, horses confirmed
Turfites from overseas have begun to arrive for next weekend’s Four Horseman Promotion in collaboration with Port Mourant Turf Club ‘Golden Jubilee’ One-Day Race Meet which will be staged in Berbice.
Member of the Four Horseman Promotion Organising Committee Compton Sancho poses with the trophies up for grabs at next week’s Race Meet at Pour Mourant Turf Club.
Speaking with Co-ordinator Colin Elcock at his Delmur Trading Company in Prashad Nagar, he told this newspaper that most of the country’s top horses will be on show in what is anticipated to be an exciting day of races.
According to Elcock, the feature event is the ‘A’ and Lower Class and one of the early entries is the impressive King Night that is regarded as one of the best horses locally.
The race which will be run over 1900 meters carries total prize monies in the vicinity of $3million with the winner set to receive $1,750,000; runner-up $750,000, 3rd place $375,000 and 4th place $187,000.
The co-feature, the D3& Lower for horses that have earned over $100,000 within the last six months, will also include horses classified E&F Lower over a distance of 1400 metres with the winner guaranteed $750,000, 2nd place $375,000, 3rd place $182,000 and 4th place $90,000.
The G & Lower for West Indian bred horses will be run over 1200 metres with the winner to collect $350,000, 2nd place $175,000, 3rd place $85,000 and 4th place $42,000.
The H2&Lower is the next race up over 1000 metres with a first prize of $300,000, 2nd place $150,000, 3rd place $75,000 and 4th place $37,000.
Next weekend’s Four Horseman Promotion Race Meet could enjoy a massive crowd such as this one.
The Guyana and West Indian bred three year-olds that have not won a total of $100,000 will battle over 1000 metres for a top prize of $250,000, runner-up $125,000, 3rd place $62,000 and 4th place $31,000.
The J3 & Lower over 1200 metres will see the victor cart off $ 200,000, 2nd place $100,000, 3rd place $50,000 and 4th place $25,000.
The J3 and K Class will be battled over 1200 metres with the winner to receive $175,000, 2nd place $87,000, 3rd place $43,000 and 4th place $19,000.
The final race will be contested in the L Class over 1000 metres with the winner to collect $150,000, 2nd place $75,000, 3rd place $37,000 and 4th place $18,000.
Meanwhile, Compton Sancho, who is part of the Organisaing Committee, told Kaieteur Sport that over $8million in prize monies will be up for grabs and he is assuring turfites that the Meet is expected to attract most of the top horses from some of the biggest stables in the country including the Elcock Stables, Jumbo Jet, Shariff Stables, Kris Jagdeo, Samsundar Stables, Karibee Rice Stables, Shockings Stables, Lenny Singh Stables and Bacchus Stables.
Sancho added that among the other horses that have been identified to compete are Call Me Boss, CP Got Even, Golden Blue Echo, Plum Plum, Princess She Not, Big Man Boss, Because I Said So, Media Day, Carry Azare, Caricom Dance, Glamour Queen, Red Jet, Liquid Lion, Red Regent, Blue Lightning, Quincy and Little.
There will be a Fair Play prize of US $150 for a jockey that displays the most discipline throughout the day and this has been donated by Cordwell Bernard out of Queens, USA.
Hot & Spicy will be in attendance with the food, while Thunderbolt Sound System will entertain the anticipated massive crowd.
Among the sponsors on board are: Banks DIH, Delmur Trading Company, P&P Insurance Brokers, Latchman Mohabir, R.N Poonai and Assuria Insurance.
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