Emancipation action set for Port Mourant Turf Club today

─ Racing begins at 13:00h

The highly anticipated Emancipation Day meet, being staged by the 4-Horse Man Promotions Group in collaboration with the Crawford Memorial Turf Club & Sports Facility (CMTC&SF), gets underway at the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) today at 13:00h.
Coordinator of the event, Colin Elcock, has said the meeting was put together by some of the top local minds in horse-racing, and the event is intended to celebrate the centenary Anniversary of the PMTC as well as to rescue horse racing from its current state of deterioration.
Elcock has said he intends to promote local horses and have them treated just like horses of international stature; thus he is confident that today’s event would help to restore the high standards local horse-racing had once enjoyed.
President of the Crawford Memorial Turf Club & Sports Facility, Marcel Crawford Jnr, has said he is hopeful that horse-racing fanatics would turn out in their numbers in support of this event. He, moreover, is urging participants and fans to conduct themselves properly and in accordance with the rules, so the day’s meet can have a successful conclusion.
It has been revealed that more than 40 of Guyana’s top horses have been registered to participate in this meet. Among them are Red Rocket, Not This Time, Catch A Glimpse, Sweet Return, Gold Again, First Prince, Red Jet, Orion, The Republican and Princess Emma.
Seven races are on the day’s card, with the feature event being the 1300-metre race for three-year-old Guyana-bred horses, which has a winning purse of $300,000 and trophy.
Among the highly anticipated events of the day are: the race for horses classified H3 and Lower, to be run over a distance of 1000 metres for a first prize of $220,000 and a trophy. The 900-metre race for two-year-old Guyana-bred horses, which carries a winning prize of $220,000 and a trophy. The race for animals classified J and Lower, being run over a distance of 1000 metres by horses 4 years old and older for a first prize of $180,000 and a trophy. The race for animals classified K2 and Lower, which is to be run over 1000 metres and reward the winner with $170,000. The race for L Class Open animals, which would cover a distance of 1100 metres for a top prize of $160,000. Also, animals classified L1 and Lower would be competing over a distance of 1000 metres for a top prize of $140,000.