Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Day Race Meet...Early preparations underway

Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Day Race Meet…Early preparations underway

Jul 05, 2016 Sports

The event is scheduled for Sunday 23 August, more than 6 weeks away, yet officials of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) have commenced the arduous task of putting the modalities in place for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club Post Emancipation Day Race Meet scheduled for their Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne location on that day.

The organizers have always put together programmes that have titillated the appetites of turfites and the impending meet has been arranged to satisfy those expectations so horse race lovers are assured of the high quality events of which they have grown accustomed.
In all, there will be 6 exciting races with the D1&lower being the feature attraction. In this race, racehorses will compete over a distance of one mile with the winner riding away with $700,000 and second place finisher half that amount. The third and fourth places receive $175,000 and $87,000 respectively.
There are two races over 6 furlongs; the J1 & lower and the H & Lower. The winner for the first race will be $160,000 richer with the second place carting off half of that. The horse finishing 3rd will collect $40,000, while the 4th place finisher wins $20,000. The winner of the second race will go home with $240,000 with the second place finisher carting off $120,000. The 3rd and 4th places receive $60,000 and $30,000 respectively.
Otherwise, there will be the K& Lower event over 5 furlongs, the race between the 2 years old over 5 furlongs and the L category event also over 5 furlongs. Indeed, big money is at stake and the competition is expected to be sizzling hot.
Meanwhile, turfites have been assured of intense action especially since jockeys would be competing under improved track conditions. Another plus is that a stable of well-bred animals will be on show.
Further, organizers wish to remind horse owners that the event is being conducted under the aegis of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) and that all of the rules would be applied. The registration period ends Sunday August 14 and late entries will not be entertained. Horse owners can register their animals by contacting Justice Cecil Kennard (226-1399, 225-4818, or 623-7609), Niketa Ross (662-4668) or Roopnarine Matadial aka Shine (325-3192). Horse owners are asked to have their animals examined by the vet by 11:00hrs on race day.

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