All roads lead to Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club for Caricom Day horse meet

The Kennard Memorial Turf Club (KMTC) at Bush Lot Farm in Region Six (East Berbice- Corentyne) is all set for the annual Caricom Day horse meet set for Monday, July 3, 2023.
Seven races are on the day’s card, and in excess of $4 million in cash, trophies, and other prizes are up for grabs. According to the programme, the feature event is for horses classified F & Lower, and will be contested over seven furlongs. The top horse will bag half a million Guyana dollars and a trophy.

Other races listed on the card are: the G3 Non-Earners and Lower; L Open; Two-year-old Guyana-bred; J1 and Lower; three-year-old maiden; and K & L Non-Earners (Lifetime).
The top horse in the race for the G3 Non-Earners and Lower, a six-furlong event, will bag $350,000.
The top horse in the six-furlong race for the three-year-old maiden horses will bag $250,000 and a trophy.
The Guyana-bred two-year-old horses will be running over five furlongs for a winner’s purse of $250,000 and a trophy.
The six-furlong race for L Class Open horses has a winning purse of $200,000.
The meet will be conducted under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. For racing enquires and entrees, persons are invited to contact Club Secretary Niketa Ross (662-4668); Ivan Dipnarine (331-0316); Basil Bactowar (661-7815); Fazal Habibulla (657-7010); or Isaac Dalloo (689-0629); or any executive member of the KMTC for more information.