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Hand-in-Hand Insurance supports Guyana Cup Horserace Meet – Gizmos & Gadget and Mazi Night Club on board as well
Gizmos and Gadgets sales manager; Sofia Dolphin (right) hands over sponsorship cheque to organiser Roy Jafarally.
As the Guyana Cup, the largest horserace meet, draws closer, the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company Ltd is once again proud to partner and sponsor this event. Being the longest established insurance company in Guyana, Hand-in-Hand Insurance continues to show their support in all aspects of sports in Guyana and uses every opportunity to fulfill their corporate responsibilities to aid in the development of the sports industry, youths and tourism.
In a simple presentation at the company’s Head Office, Director/Fire Manager, Howard Cox, expressed enthusiasm for the upcoming event and thanked the Guyana Cup organisers for allowing his company the opportunity to be a part of the largest horserace meet in Guyana. Representative of Jumbo Jet, Compton Sancho, thanked the Hand-in-Hand Mutual Fire Insurance Company for their continued support and expressed pleasure with Hand-in-hand’s support for Horseracing and all other sporting activities.
Also throwing support behind the Guyana Cup recently have been Gizmos and Gadgets and Mazi nightclub of the USA.
The event which runs off on August 19th at the Rising Sun Turf Club in Berbice will see over $15million in cash and prizes up for grabs.
The programme of events for the day has been released and as is customary, the C Class event is the main attraction.
The day’s full race programme reads as follows:
1) C class and lower, 1600m. Total purse: $3,875,000: This race is open to call imported and locally bred of all classes, and open to all ages and sex (stallion or mare).
2) 3yr old Derby 1100M – purse: $2,000,000. This race is only for Guyana Bred horses that’s 3 years old and open to any sex.
3) G1 and lower 1400M – purse: $1,550,000. This race is open to all Guyana and West Indian bred horses classified G1 and lower and also open to any imported horses E3 and lower who have not earned prize money in their last start. It is open to any ages and sex.
4) H3 and lower 1100M – purse $1,350,000. This race is open to all Guyana and West Indian bred horses classified H3 and lower, also open to West Indian bred horses classed G1 and lower, first time starter in Guyana and also open to any ages and sex.
5) 2yrs old Guyana Bred 1100M – purse: $680,000. This race is open to only Guyana Bred horses 2 years old and of any sex.
6) I class and lower 1400M – Purse: $581,000. This race is open to Guyana Bred horses only that’s classified I class and lower and is open to any age and sex.
Organiser Compton Sancho receives the sponsorship cheque from Hand-in-hand’s Director/Fire Manager, Howard Cox.
7) J3 and lower 1400M. Purse: $485,000. This race is for only Guyana Bred horses K class and lower and open to Guyana Bred J3 who have not earned prize money in their last start. It is open to all ages and to any sex.
8) L class 1400M – purse $390,000. This race is for Guyana Bred Colts and gelding only classified L class and it is open to any age racehorse.
9) L class 1400M – purse $390,000. This race is for Guyana Bred fillies and mares only classified L class. It is open to any age.
10) L class 1100M – purse $290,000. This race is open to all Guyana Bred horses classified L class who have never earned and also open to any sex and age.
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