Guyana Cup 2024 to be biggest horse race event ever
…more than $40 million to be won
The Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee will continue to rewrite history in Guyana’s horse racing when the 2024 Guyana Cup race meet runs off on August 11 at Rising Sun Turf Club.
This year’s Guyana Cup, which will be the 16th running of the event, will see more than 40 million Guyana dollars in cash being paid out, and the top horse for the feature race will be rewarded a whopping sum of $11,625,000.
Last year’s Guyana Cup saw a total purse of $24 million across all races, while the top horse in the feature event won $10 million.
The 2024 Guyana Cup will certainly be the biggest, and the day will be packed with side attractions. The first-ever fun park is set to ignite the Rising Sun Turf Club, where kids will witness a parading bar on spot, and multiple stages will be set up across the venue.
Easy Time will return to defend his Guyana Cup title on August 11
Guyana’s most influential horse racing promoter, Nasrudeen Mohamed Junior is urging fans to come out in their numbers, despite there being an absence of the usual entertainment show after the races. The biggest DJ competition will be hosted this year.
The fun park and the horse racing combined will provide the perfect recipe for a fun-filled day for the entire family. “This is something Guyana has never witnessed,” Mohamed said.
While the side attractions will be major, the horse racing itself promises to be exhilarating with defending champion Easy Time coming back for more glory. More horses have been imported across various stables, and two new horse owners will make their entry at this year’s Guyana Cup.
Ten races are listed on the provisional programme, and entries will open from July 27 and close on August 3. No late entries will be accepted at this year’s Guyana Cup.
With this year’s Guyana Cup purse being the biggest in the Caribbean, horses from various countries will be compelled to travel to Guyana and battle for supremacy.
In addition to the feature event, which will run at approximately 1800 metres, other races on the provisional card include: the 1600-metre derby, 1000-metre Sprint Classic, the 1000-metre two-year-old, 1000-metre F1 class, the 1600-metre H1 class, the 1400-metre J & Lower, 1400-metre K Class, 1400-metre L Class and 1400-metre non-earners.
