The Port Mourant Turf Club will stage an East Cup Horse Meet on Sunday March 31st, with eight races to date confirmed in its provisional programme.
This was confirmed by an official release from the entity. According to the correspondence, the event will be staged utilising the Guyana Horse Racing Authority rules and regulations, adding that in excess of 10 million dollars in prizes will be up for grabs.
The release stated, “The feature event is the Easter Cup which will be opened to all horses and the distance will be 1700 meters, along with a top cash prize of G$ 1,500,000.
Additional races include the three-year-old Guyana and West Indian bred, H3 & Lower non-winner in Guyana five years and over, the E Class, L Class & J 3 maiden. The G & Lower and first time West Indies starters, J & Lower four years and above and the four-year-old West Indies and Guyana bred races will complete the day’s event.”
“Only Jockeys with less than five (5) wins for year 2023 will be allowed to ride in the L Class and J3 maiden. All non-Guyana jockeys will not be allowed to compete. Entries for the Easter Sunday race will close on March 25, 2024”, the release further stated.
