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Jul 05, 2017 Sports
The Four Horsemen promotion group says that they will be forging ahead with plans to host their one day Emancipation Horse Race meet on August 1st. This is despite another club releasing a programme for around the same time.
According to Four Horsemen Promotion Group, it was decided at a meeting held by the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) a little while back that the clubs will return to their traditional dates in hosting meetings.
According to records, the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) has a traditional date on August 1st while the Rising Sun Turf Club and the Kennard Memorial Turf Club have traditional race dates for later in the month. Other groups and organisations will also seek dates in between.
In light of the decisions made earlier by the GHRA, which has not been changed, the group has decided to forge ahead with plans for their emancipation meet.
According to a release from that meeting, which was held at the Rising Sun Turf Club, it was agreed that race clubs will set their own respective dates only notifying GHRA of the intended race date. In the event two Clubs submit the same date, consideration will be given to the Club with the traditional date, moving away from the previous arrangement where the GHRA and the clubs would sit at a meeting at the start of the year and decide on dates for the clubs.
The four horsemen promotion group is continuing its call to the Government to make a priority in passing the necessary horseracing legislation which will make the hosting of the activity easier.
Seven races are listed for the day with the feature event being for animals’ classified E3 and non-winners for 2016and 2017. It also caters for animals’ classified F and G non earners of $500,000 for 2017 over the distance of 1400M for a winning take of $350, 000 and trophy.
The 3yrs old Guyana bred maiden animals will be galloping over 1200M for a reward of $300,000 and trophy.
There is also an event for animals classified H3 and lower over 1200M for a first prize of $300,000 and trophy.
The 2 yrs old Guyana bred animals will have their first taste of the track over 900M for a $250,000 reward and trophy.
The I3 & lower animals will be competing over 1200M for a take home pay of $200,000 and trophy.
The J3 and lower animals and those 4 years and older and K class will be racing over 1100M for a winning prize of $150,000.
The L class non earners of $150,000 in 2017 will have an opportunity to run as they compete for a pole position taking of $120,000 over 1200M.
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