The 10th annual Jumbo Jet Guyana Cup horserace meet gets underway today at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Berbice and the some riveting action is expected throughout the day.
Defending champion horse “CP Got Even” and Jockey Michael Semple
Co-ordinator Nazurdeen Mohammed Jr said, “If you ever haven’t went to a Guyana cup, you should come out this year, it’s a family event, it’s not just about horse racing”.
The Horserace meeting has attracted record 120 entries, making being touted as the biggest horse meet thus far on these shores.
Avid Horse racing fan Lakeram Sukdeo giving some of his comments on the meet explained that, “So far I’m hearing good things, I heard the Surinamese are coming, I heard Jumbo Jet are bringing some horses from outside [overseas] and that will make it very interesting; I think this year this will be one of the very best Guyana Cup we ever had.”
Nine races are carded for the day and it is understood that in an effort to accommodate the large number of entries the organisers have made a few adjustments to the programme so that all the horses will have an opportunity to participate.
The feature A and lower event has some 16 horses entered to compete for $4M and the Guyana Cup Trophy in the 1800m.
Defending champion CP Got Even, Score’s Even, Kings Knight, Just Call Me Boss, Princess She Not, Golden Blue Echo, Spit Fire, Plum Plum, Goodwill Boy, Lady Budapest, Climate Change, Blame the Jockey, Jack in My Style, Because I Say So, Bridal Stone Corner and the newly imported Brave Sky out of the USA are set to vie for the top spot.
Super Cat, Royal Jet, Perfect Gold, King Stanley, Awesome Cash and Flash Again are some of the horses registered for the two-year-olds 1100m event which has a winning prize of $600 000.
The winning jockeys in the three abovementioned events will earn an extra $50 000 reward.
Other events on the day’s programme include a 1300m race for `E’ and Lower horses with the winner carting off $800 000.
Horses classified `H’ and Lower will do battle over 1400m for $500 000.
An 1100m race is also on the day’s programme and is open to horses classified `J & K’ and Lower with the winner earning $350 000.
Horses classified `L’ will contest a 1000m race and the winner will receive $250 000.
Trophies and other incentives will be at stake for the top jockey ($50 000 plus trophy) as well as the runner-up jockey. The top stable and champion trainer will also be rewarded.
Apart from the cash prizes for the winners of each event, trophies and cash prizes are also on offer for the other top finishers of each event.
Race time is 11:00 hrs and admission is $2000 for adults and $1000 for children.
Patrons are reminded that the Berbice River Bridge will close at 13:30 hrs for one and a half hour.
