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Kaieteur Sports – One of the highest-profile events in Guyana’s sporting calendar, The Guyana Cup, has added a new dimension to the future of the sport.
Promoter of the event, Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), announced that Easy Time, runaway winner of Sunday’s 1,600-metre Guyana Cup and runner-up, El Tarzan, have both gained automatic eligibility for next for the 2024 renewal of the marquee Guyana Cup line-up.
This means that Easy Time and El Tarzan cannot be eliminated from next year’s event when entries are accepted for the event.
Before the running of Sunday’s Guyana Cup, Nasrudeen Mohamed, JJTRC’s Chief Executive Officer made a public announcement of ‘win and you are in.’
Mohamed disclosed he has sought a meeting with other promoters of the sport to discuss some proposals. Mohamed said he wants everyone’s views on what system should be instituted for the eligibility for the remaining slots in the Guyana Cup and the proposed Triple Crown races.
He also suggested that JJTRC is giving serious consideration regarding staging a Triple Crown series for the top-class horses (locally bred) and possibly West Indian-bred three-year-olds.
The JJTRC President is also looking at ‘sweetening the pot’ by announcing a bonus to the owners of any horse that wins all three races in the top category.
He added, “We are open to options, and suggestions to level the playing field for all to participate.”
He also announced, “We are looking at improving the local breeding industry. A lot of local breeders are calling for a Derby for Guyana-bred horses only. We will go a step further, and look at staging a Triple Crown series for them, but we need a good field, otherwise, we will have to make it open to West Indian-bred also.”
“We are looking at bringing innovations to the sport. We expect that these initiatives will encourage more owners to invest in the sports’ development. I was made aware other racing jurisdictions in the Caribbean are looking at our purses and are interested in competing, but we need to have our regulations in place for them to participate. Next year we are looking at increasing purses in all the major races again.”
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