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$6.5M on offer as Bush Lot United Turf Club stages Horserace Meet  

Sep 15, 2012 Sports

Preparations have begun for the Bush Lot United Turf Club (BLUTC) one-day Horserace Meet slated for Sunday September 30 at Bush Lot Village West Coast Berbice. Eight races are listed on the day’s programme with over $6.5M in cash and prizes at stake.
Several exciting races are billed with the B, E and G classes along with the two and three years old events being the top drawing cards.
Several top horses will contest the ‘B and Lower’ event over a distance of 1500M and the winner will take home $1M and trophy compliments of Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Stables. The supporting events will see the 3 year-old animals, born and bred in Guyana as well as the West Indies in action.
The winner of this event carts off $500,000 and trophy compliments of BLUTC. Then there is the event for horses classified ‘E and Lower’ over a 1200m distance. The winner receives $450,000 and a trophy while the ‘G Class’ event over 1000M will guarantee the winner $300,000 and a trophy.
The race for 2 year-old Guyana and West Indies Bred horses will see the  winner carting off $400,000  and trophy after the 1000M event has concluded, while the ‘I and Lower,’ also over 1000M, has a winning purse of$150,000 and trophy.
In the ‘J Class’ event, the winner receives $100,000 and trophy. The day’s activities conclude with the ‘K and L’ Class match-up over 1200m where the winner pockets $80,000 and trophy.
Several members of the corporate community have teamed up to offset the huge costs associated with the promotion of the event including Banks DIH, Mohammed Shariff of the Shariff Racing Stable, Buddy Shivraj, Jumbo Jet, Rommel Jagroop, Trophy Stall Bourda Market, Dr. Bramdeo Singh, Inshan Bacchus, Lenny Singh, Chatterpaul ‘Chen Singh’ Deo and Phagoo General Store.   Other prizes at stake are for the top jockey, stable and trainer and have been put up by the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market.
Interested persons can make enquiries with the Coordinator and Treasurer Lakeram .B. Sukhdeo (232-0558, 672-0810) or President R. Jagit (232-0231). Race time is 12:30 hrs.

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