Turfites get ready; the stage is set for the Port Mourant Turf Club’s grand horse race meet, which is scheduled to run off on Boxing Day at the club’s track.
Seven races are scheduled for the event, which is set to get off to a blistering start at noon.
In excess of $9 million in stakes and prizes will be up for grabs. The feature Metro Cup, One Mile event will see the top steed owner pocket $1.5 million.
In the co-featured Three-Year-Old Guyana and West Indian Bred race, the first horse will take home $1 million for its owner. Other races for the Boxing Day meet will include the Two-Year-Old Open Guyana Bred ($500,000), the E Class ($500,000), the H Class ($400,000), the J and K ($300,000), and the L Class ($300,000). Entries close on December 20.
The conditions of the meet are: (1) The races will be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority; (2) In the event that there are less than five horses entered for any event, the club reserves the right to cancel or reframe the said event or reduce the prize money after consulting with the horse owners; (3) Owners of horses must pay at least $5000 for each horse at the time of entry. If not paid, the horse’s name would not appear on the official programme, and the horse would not be permitted to run; (4) Five horses to start before a third-place prize is paid; and (5) Seven horses to start before a fourth-place prize is paid.
