PMTC Old Year’s Day Horserace Meet

Dec 29, 2012 Sports

-more sponsors aboard

All eyes are now focused on the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) one-day Horserace Meet set for Sunday at Port Mourant, Corentyne, Berbice. The meet will be held in collaboration with the Jumbo Jet Auto Sales and Krishna Jagdeo Construction Company.
Nine races are on the day’s cards, and over $8.5M in cash and trophies are on offer. With that being the final meet of the year, all owners and trainers are busy putting in the final touches to make sure their charges are in order to round out the year with a bang.
The feature B Class event, again compliments of Banks DIH Limited,

Overseas-based Guyanese Deodat Kaiso (right) presents the winning trophy for the Three-Year Old Guyana and West Indies bred event to Cynthia Jagdeo of the PMTC.

will be the main focus and with a hefty $1.5M in cash and trophy up for grabs from a total purse of $3M available for the winner, most of the top runners in the division are down to participate in the 1600M event. Among those expected to contest for the hefty takings are Score’s Even, California Strike, The Message, Elle’s Vision, Settle In Seattle, Diamond Elusion, Mission King, Got To GO, Sleeping in Town, Grande De Roja, Who So Ever and Marathon man among others.
The Three Year old race for horses Bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies has a $600,000 bounty for the winner over 1600M which is expected to include, Silent Lizzy and Settle in Seattle among others.
The other events are; the Two Year Old Guyana and West Indies Bred event which will see the horses galloping over 1200M for the $500,000 first prize on offer, the E class event has a wining haul of $500,000 and trophy available for the top horses over 1200 meters. The G class event will be a 1400M affair and will see the champion horse taking home a winners money of $400,000 and trophy.
The race for Guyana bred Two Year Old horses will see the winning horse taking home $300,000 and trophy also over 1200M.  The H class race winning prize is pegged at $300,000 and trophy for the champion with the distance being 1000M.
There are two other exciting races on the day’s card for I class animals. There is the race for animals classified ‘I’ and lower over 1200M with a winning money of $200,000.  The other event is for the animals classified J and lower over 1000M for a pole position taking of $150,000.
Outstanding performers including top Jockey, top stable, top trainer will be presented with accolades compliments of Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall Bourda market.
A number of sponsors are on board for the mega meet one such being overseas based Guyanese Deodat Kaiso who is on board for the Three year old Guyana and West Indies race. On Thursday he presented the trophy and takings to Cynthia Jagdeo of the PMTC.
Among the other sponsors are Banks DIH Limited, The Shariff racing stable, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, Geddes Grant, Republic Bank, Chris Jagdeo Construction, A Ramcharitar Construction, Ashrafally “Papie” Supermarket, Fazil Yunas Construction, Balram Shane General Store, Romel Jagroop Construction Company, Rambrich Company and Poonai Drug Store among others.
Over 80 horses have taken entry and with all facilities in place an exciting a riveting day of racing is anticipated.
Persons wishing to make last minute queries are asked to contact Krishna Jagdeo on 322-0369, C. Ramnauth on telephone numbers 337-5311 or 697-9696 or Jumbo Jet office on numbers 232-9711, 2320633 or 624-9063.  Race time is 13.00 hrs.  (Samuel Whyte)