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Over 50 entries received for Rising Sun $8M Meet

Jun 21, 2014 Sports

Preparations are moving apace for the Rising Sun Turf Club/Inshan Bacchus ‘Hard Runnings’ Trucking Service one-day Horse Race Meet slated for Sunday June 29 at the Club’s facility, Arima Park, West Coast Berbice.
To date, over 50 entries have been received for the eight-race meet which will have at stake over $8M in cash, trophies and other incentives up for the taking.
The feature event with a first prize of $1M and trophy is for animals classified D1 and lower over 1500m.
The co-feature event over 1400m for three-year-old Guyana and West Indies bred animals, will fetch a winner’s take of $600,000 and a trophy while the winner of the F1 and Lower (1400m) will pocket $500,000 and a trophy.
The G3 and Lower event is once again expected to be competitive as the animals will race over 1000M for a winning take of $400,000 and a trophy.
The H1 and Lower horses will run for a top prize of $400,000 and a trophy also over 1000M.
The event will likely see the introduction of Two-year-old Guyana and West Indian- bred  horses and they will compete over 600M  for a  first prize of $300,000 and a trophy.
Horses running in the I1 and Lower 1000M race will battle for $250,000 and a trophy.
The final event for the day is for animals classified J and Lower for a purse of $200,000 over 1000M.
Top individual performers including jockey, trainer and stable will receive incentives compliments of Trophy Stall and the organizers; entries will close on June 23. Interested persons are asked to contact C. Ramnauth on 337 5311, Fazil Habibulla on 657 7010, Inshan Bacchus on 629 9419 or Chandu Ramkissoon on 232 0633 / 624 9063. Race time is 12:30 hrs.
Meanwhile, among the sponsors on board so far are Trophy Stall, Banks DIH Limited, Mohammed ‘Nankoo’ Shariff, Inshan Bacchus Business Enterprise, Chester Fry Chicken of Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice, Rising Sun Cattle Ranch and Jumbo Jet Business Establishment.

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