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Oct 27, 2016 Sports
The meeting organised by the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facilities (RCMTC&SF) which was slated for Sunday at the club’s track Alness, Corentyne, Berbice has been further rescheduled to another date due to a number of unforeseen circumstances.
According to organiser Marcel Crawford Jr a new date will be announced shortly.
Crawford stated that the club is moving to standardize the level of racing in Guyana and as such will be introducing a number of new initiatives which will be rolled out shortly.
Most of the events previously listed will be competed with over $3M in cash, trophies and other incentives up for grabs with eight races listed on the day’s card.
The event expected to be contested are the Alness Classic over 1600M event for a first prize of $600,000 and trophy.
There is expected to be a G and lower event which has a first prize of $300,000 and trophy over 1300M. The Guyana bred two year old horses will compete for a winners money of $200,000 over 1100 M.
The H and lower 1400M even will see the animals racing for a $200,000 winner’s money and trophy. The animals in the ‘J1’ class event will be competing for $140,000 winners money over 1300M. The K and lower event will fetch a winning prize of $80,000 over 1100M.
There is a race for L1 animals over 1100M for a first prize of $60,000 and trophy.
The unclassified event will see the horses galloping over 1100M for take home money of $30,000.
There will be trophies and other incentives for outstanding individual performers including top Jockey, trainer and stable compliments of Trophy Stall of Bourda Market and the RCMTC&SF.
Interested persons can make contact with Marcel Crawford Jr on 678-5342 or Compton Sancho on 602-1567 for further details. (Samuel Whyte)
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