Guyana Cup $20M Horserace meet 2016

Jun 26, 2016 Sports

Winning jockeys and horses to be heftily rewarded, bonus to be given out

Horses and jockeys that win events in the 10 annual Guyana Cup $20M mega horserace meet will be heftily rewarded as they will be presented with bonuses for their outstanding performances.
That’s the latest initiative announced by the Jumbo Jet Business enterprise, organisers of Guyana Cup Horserace meet in collaboration with the Port Mourant Turf Club. The activity is slated for Sunday 14th August at the Port Mourant Turf Club better known as the “big yard”.
With the event being one decade old and Guyana in the mist of celebrating its Jubilee Independence Anniversary, the organisers have decided to up the notch in rewarding outstanding performers.
The Guyana Cup Horserace meet is one of the largest local sporting activity in Guyana with the biggest pay outs and organisers have vowed to make this occasion the biggest and best so far.
The winning horses in the A class event will take home an unbelievable $500,000 extra, the winner of the three year old event gets $400,000, while the horses placing first in the two year old race goes home with a $200,000 bonus. The jockeys piloting the animals first across the finishing line in those events will all ride away with an extra $50,000.
The feature “A” and lower event alone has an enormous $8M in prizes up for the takings. With the winners set to race away with an hefty $4M and the Guyana Cup Trophy over 1600M. One can imagine being second and still being rewarded with over $2M, third will collect a generous $1M. Even placing fourth get you $500,000.
There are also substantial takings in the Co-feature 1600M event for 3yrs old horses, bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies. A total prize package of close to $4M is on offer with the winner taking home $2M and trophy.
The event for two year old West Indies Bred horses has also attracted an healthy amount with the first prize tagged at $1M and trophy from a total sum of $2 over 1000M.
There are similar takings for horses running the E class and lower event with prize monies totaling $2M and the winner collecting $1M and trophy. The difference is the distance which is 1300M.
The G3 and lower race is also a 1300M with the winner getting an encouraging $700,000 and trophy.
The H and lower 1400M race has a winning pocket of $500,000 and trophy.
The animals classified J and K and lower will race for a winning $350,000 and trophy over 1100M.
The L class 1000M race has a winning purse of $250,000 and trophy.
According to organizer Nazrudeen ‘Jumbo Jet” Mohammed Jnr preparations have commenced and things are moving smoothly.
So far among the sponsors on board, are Muneshwar Store, East Coast, Demerara and the Hyper Malt beverage company.
The top Jockey, runner up, top stable and champion trainer will all be presented with trophies and other incentives compliments of the organizers and the Trophy Stall. The event will be held under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.
Race time is 12:00hrs. (Samuel Whyte)

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