Guyana’s premier thoroughbreds and stable mates, Easy Time and Alado are set to collide in a rematch when the Cricket Carnival President’s Cup (CCPC) rides off next Saturday at the Rising Sun Turf Club.
These and other details were disclosed in a statement released by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) recently.
According to the statement, preparations are already in progress for the event which will be staged on the verge of the CPL Cricket Finals.
Easy Time earned its ranking with a mind-blowing performance at the Guyana Cup staged on August 13 at Rising Sun. The steed was able to capture an ‘Easy’ win in record ‘Time’ for his first start in Guyana. At the time, the champion thoroughbred had arrived less than two weeks prior to the race and has since been training to maintain the high standards set.
This much anticipated race is hailed as the rematch of the Guyana Cup with all the top racing stables set to compete for over $15,000,000 in cash and prizes.
Alado, who had a blockbuster year in 2022 recorded a double win for the Guyana Cup & The Cricket Carnival Presidents Cup. Now in 2023, he is the defending champion for the CCPC and has to show his mettle to overcome some of the heavy hitters expected to present for the mega race.
The release further added that a bigger threat looming is Brazilian bred El Tarzan owned by Slingerz Racing Stable which finished second to Easy Time after giving the field a head start to show his strength and ability to grab the runner-up slot.
Trinidadian-based rider, Nobel Abrego, who has won in excess of1500 career races, confirmed he will be returning to Guyana on Sunday to assist with El Tarzan’s preparation along with trainer, John O’Brien.
Abrego declared he is confident if El Tarzan breaks evenly with Easy Time, the race result will be much different. Abrego related, “El Tarzan went up at the start when the gates flew, and lost a lot of ground. Next time when they meet, it will not be an ‘Easy Time.’ El Tarzan will be flying, so let them know this time will not be easy.”
Easy Time’s trainer Nasrudeen ‘Junior’ Mohamed countered by saying, “After Easy Time’s big win in the Guyana Cup, I was positive that with the right training and care we were on the road to another Champion similar to Alado. I assessed him based on last performance and now I am able to work on his weaknesses and enhance his strengths. El Tarzan will not only need a good start, but will probably need to improve way further to come close to Easy Time.”
Entries for the President’s Cup races officially started yesterday and closes on Tuesday.
