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Jul 19, 2018 Sports

General Manager of Superbet Shrikant Kisoensingh handing over the sponsorship cheque to Roy Jafarally; organising committee member of Guyana Cup 2018.
The hype surrounding the Guyana Cup 2018 horserace meet is as big as its $15million cash and prizes pay out and sport-betting giant Superbet has been the latest corporate sponsor to support the event that will be run off on August 19th at the Rising Sun Turf Club in Berbice.
General Manager of Superbet Guyana, Shrikant Kisoensingh, handed over the sponsorship cheque to organising committee member Roy Jafarally, recently at the company’s Barrack Street, head office during a simple presentation ceremony.
Also throwing support behind the Guyana Cup recently have been Discount Store, Hand-in-hand Insurance, Gizmos and Gadgets and Mazi nightclub of the USA.
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
2) 3yr old Derby 1100M – purse: $2,000,000.
3) G1 and lower 1400M – purse: $1,550,000.
4) H3 and lower 1100M – purse $1,350,000.
5) 2yrs old Guyana Bred 1100M – purse: $680,000.
6) I class and lower 1400M – Purse: $581,000.
7) J3 and lower 1400M. Purse: $485,000.
8) L class 1400M – purse $390,000.
9) L class 1400M – purse $390,000.
10) L class 1100M – purse $290,000.
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