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Aug 22, 2011 Sports
Preparations are moving apace for the Rising Sun Turf Club annual Horserace meet set for Sunday August 28 at the club’s track at Rising Sun Arima Park, West Coast Berbice.
The event is another one of a series of Multi million dollars race meets over the past two months with over $8M in cash and prizes at stake and a total of 10 races are listed for the day which promises to be another action pack day of racing.
So far over 50 horses have been entered and word out of the organizers is that entries will be open until later in the week. The feature B class event has another whopping first prize of $1M and trophy available with the distance being 1600M.
The E Class event has a winner’s prize of $500,000 and trophy with the horses set to race over a distance of 1600M.
The three year old event for Horses Bred and Born in Guyana and the West Indies has a winning price tag of $500,000and trophy over 1400M.
There is a three year old race for Guyana Bred and born horses which has winning money of $400,000 and trophy also over 1400M. The G and lower showdown will see the winner galloping off with $400,000 and trophy over 1100M.
There are also two races for the two year old horses. The first is for those bred and born in the West Indies and will race for a winners money of $400,000 and trophy over 1100M. The other two year old race is for those Horses born in Guyana with the winner set to take home $350,000 and trophy over 1100M.
Incentives totaling close to $8M in cash, trophies and other prizes are up for grabs during the day’s programme which get started at 13:00 hrs.
There is an H class race with the winning money set at $300,000 and trophy and is a 1600M event.
There are also two I class events, the first is for animals classified ‘I’ and lower and will see the winner carting off $200,000.
The other I class event is for those classified I3 and lower and those with one win. The winner of that race will run away with $150,000.
There will be trophies and other incentives at stake for the top jockeys and other outstanding individual performers, including top trainer and stables compliments of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and the Rising Sun Turf Club.
The Race will be contested under the rules of the Rising Sun Turf Club. Bugle time is 12:00hrs.
For further information persons can contact Fazal Habibulla at Chester Fry at Bush Lot West Coast Berbice on Telephone No 232-0232 or 648-6522, 6577010, or Inshanally Habibulla on tel No 623-4495, and 623-5453 or 232-3295, Donald or Zaleena Lawrie on telephone no 225-4530 or 225-4565.
(Samuel Whyte)
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