Over 50 horses lined up for KMTC Phagwah Horse Race meet

Mar 08, 2026 Sports

By Samuel Whyte

Kaieteur Sports – Several sponsors have joined forces with the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC), with more expected to join for the highly anticipated Phagwah Horse Race meet, which is set for Sunday, March 15.

Over 50 horses have already taken entry for the big event planned for the Club’s Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice facility.

Among the sponsors so far are Metro Stationery and Office Supplies, Trophy Stall, Mrs. Chan Kennard and Family, New Building Society, Sylvie’s Variety Store, Torginol Paint and Annirude Ramcharitar, among others.

There are seven races on the day’s programme with over $9M in cash, trophies and other incentives up for grabs.

The Metro Stakes are worth over $4M has for the feature event. A grueling 9 furlongs is the distance that will see the winner take home a hefty $2M and the prestigious Metro Cup.

Other events on the day are the F class race over 7 furlongs, the H class event, over 7 furlongs, while there is a race for the Three-year-old Guyana-bred maiden horses, over 6 furlongs.

A 7-furlong contest is scheduled for J Class horses. The K class and lower gallop is over 6 Furlongs, while the final event will be a matchup for L class maiden horses over 6 furlongs.

Trophy Stall will be providing incentives, including trophies for the Champion Jockey and the runner-up, Top Trainer and Top Stable.

The event will be staged using the rules of the Kennard Memorial Turf Club.

Interested persons can contact the secretary of the club, Isabela Beaton, at 693-7812 for further details.

Race time is 12:30hrs.

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