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Aug 11, 2013 Sports
All is set for the Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC)/Digicel one day Horserace Classic today at the club’s Bush Lot Farm racetrack, Corentyne Berbice.
Over $13M in cash, trophies and other incentives are up for grabs in what is the biggest race meet on the calendar so far. Eight events are list for the day with close to 85 horses entered to take part in the day’s events which is expected to be action packed.
The feature event is for B class horses is a one mile event and has such entries as- Score’s Even, Donut Prince, C.P Got Even, Grande De Roja, Elle’s Vision, Got To Go, The Message, Funny Factor, Miss Karina, Zee Bomb, Swing Easy and Marathon Man with the winner racing away with $2.5M and trophy in what is expected to be a close encounter.
The top Guyana and West Indies Bred three-year old horses have been entered for the $1.3M purse also over one mile.
The D3 Class six furlong race with a tantalizing first prize of $900,000 also has a competitive field assembled. The two year Guyana and West Indies Bred event has 11 entries down to compete for the winning money of $700,000 over five Furlongs.
A 14 horse line-up is in contention for the G1 and lower one mile race for the $600,000 winner’s money. A top prize of $325,000 is available for the winner in the I1 and Lower seven furlongs race in which 16 horses have been entered.
A whopping 17 animals have been entered in the J1 and lower event for the $300,000 at stake over six Furlongs. The final race for the day is for animals classified J3 and K over five furlongs and has some 16 animals down to compete for a winner’s money of $200,000.
All the winners will be presented with trophies compliments of the sponsors. There will also be rewards for the outstanding individual performers which will include top jockey, trainer, stable and horse compliments of Ramesh Sunich of the Trophy Stall, Bourda Market and Digicel.
The race meet will be run under the rules of the GHRA.
Contact can be made with Secretary Niketa Ross on 66204668, Campton Sancho on 690-0569 Roopnarine Matadial on 325-3192, Justice Cecil Kennard on 226-1399, 225-4818 or 623-7609, Ivan Dipnarine 331-0316, Isabella Beaton 693-7812 or Dennis DeRoop on 609-9143 for any queries. Race time is 12:30hrs. (Samuel Whyte)
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