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Feb 19, 2013 Sports
This weekend the Rising Sun Turf Club at Arima Park, West Coast Berbice will the place to be when the Rising Sun Turf Club in collaboration with Banks DIH Limited stages their annual grand one day Mashramani horserace meet at the clubs racetrack at West Coast Berbice. Seven races are listed on the day’s card which has prize monies totaling over $6M in cash, trophies and other goodies.
So far over 60 racehorses have been entered for the day’s action with all the major stables entering horses for the grand event.
The brigade will once again be led by the Jumbo Jet entourage with multiple entries along with the likes of Shariff, Elcock, Crawford, Habibulla, Jagdeo, Ashrafally, Simple Royal, Night Eyes, Crawford/ Persaud, Sooklall and Sookdeo racing stables among others looking to feature prominently on the day.
The sponsorship list has also being enhanced considerably with a bevy of other sponsors jumping on board to be a part of the day’s action. Once again the Jumbo Jet connections is playing a leading role along with Inshan Bacchus Business Enterprise, Rohit Lumber yard, Kris Jagdeo Construction and Simple Royal Racing Stables among others joining the likes of Banks DIH Limited, Shariff Business Enterprise and Racing Stable, Colin Elcock Racing Stables, Chester Fry Chicken of Bush Lot West Coast Berbice, Habla Meat Centre, Romel Jagroop Construction, Abary and Rising Sun Cattle ranches and Trophy Stall of Bourda Market.
An impressive amount horses have also lined up to do battle for a stake of the days hefty prizes with the likes of Score’s Even, Settle In Seattle, Sleeping In town, Grande De Roja, the Message, The Bailiff, Got To Go, California Strike, Mission King, Home Bush Baby, Renia Del Cafe, Better than Gold, Swing Easy, Fresh Again, Silent Night, Easy To win, Night Crescendo, Traditional man, Savion, The Gump, Treacle, Storm In a tea Cup, Silent Lizzy, Serenity, Third World, Strom In a Tea a cup, Joyful Victory, Intriguing Account, Fairy Landing, Feels Like Gold, Diamond Dazzling, Work Force , Marathon man, Dream Girl, Stormy Lass, Super Bowl, Mona Lisa, I Want Revenge and Monsoon among others all set a rearing to go for the gold.
The feature event is for B and lower animals over 1400M with a sumptuous $1M and the Banks DIH trophy up for the takings.
The other events listed on the day’s card are – The three year old event for animals bred and born in Guyana and the West Indies which has a winning prize of $400,000 and trophy over 1400M. The F Class 1400M event has a pole position takings of $340,000 and trophy; The three year old race for Guyana bred and born horses with a winners take of $300,000 and trophy also over 1400M.
The G and lower showdown will also see the top animal running away with $300,000 and trophy in another 1400M encounter. The ‘I’ class horses will gallop over 1100M for a winners take of $200,000 and trophy. The other event on the days’ programme is for horses classified J and lower and will see the winner receiving $150,000 and trophy.
Businessman Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall in Bourda Market as usual is on board with sponsorship for the individual prizes which includes the champion jockey, champion trainer and champion stable trophies among others.
The meet will be held under the rules of the Rising Sun Turf Club and Bugle time is 13:00 hrs. Entries closed on Sunday 17th of February.
Last minute enquiries can be made by making contact with 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 nos 225-4530 or 225-4565. Race time is 13.00 hrs. Proceeds go towards charity. (Samuel Whyte)
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