Banks DIH, MovieTowne now major sponsors for Guyana Cup 2019
Through their ultra-popular Banks Beer brand, food and beverage giants Banks DIH Limited have last Friday signed on as a major sponsor of the Guyana Cup 2019, the 13th horse racing extravaganza to be staged by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC).
The Championship Trophy is displayed at the Banks office by Director of Sport, Christopher Jones, and others
Banks DIH Limited have been regular supporters of past editions of this prestigious event through their Banks Beer brand, but during the simple but significant signing ceremony done at their Thirst Park location, their Communications Manager Troy Peters expressed the company’s pleasure at being on board this event once again.
Signing on for the first time ever, Movie Towne Mall, as a new business, took a bold step to support the ever growing sport of horse-racing in Guyana; and organisers of the event, the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC), in a release to the media, have expressed gratitude for all the support thus far received.
Rochelle Parasram (left), assistant branch manager of MovieTowne Guyana, handing over the sponsorship to Rovin De Souza of JJTRC
Guyana Cup 2019, the 13th staging of an extraordinary horse-racing extravaganza, gallops off in exactly one week — on August 18th — at the Rising Sun Turf Club at Rising Sun Village on the West Coast of Berbice (45 minutes’ travel from G/t); and is expected to be one of the biggest events, if not the biggest event, in the history of this type of competition.
There are more than US$50,000 cash in prize money up for grabs on race day, and a mega mega-concert featuring eight international artistes has been planned for after the horse-racing event.
The Guyana Cup will feature an eight-race programme. The details of the races and prize money on offer are listed below:
– C Class and Lower feature race over a distance of one mile – $2 million
– Three-year-old Guyana-bred – $1 million
– G3 and Lower – $400,000
– L3 and Lower (open to non-winners from T&T) – $350,000
– Two-year-old Guyana-bred – $300,000.
– J3 and Lower over seven furlongs – $300,000.
– L Class for colts –$250,000
– L Class ‘Philly’ and Mare – $250,000
Some of the top animals expected to be on show come race day are: Just Call Me Bass, Crown the King (Jamaica), Doublin Fashion (USA), Chameli (Jamaica), Safara (Jamaica), Southern Express (T&T), Silver & Things (T&T), Sitarr (T&T), Kentucky Woman (T&T), Super Easy (T&T) and She’s a Princess.
