Jockey Hernandez hoping for glory with Soca Harmony at Easter Cup
The Trinidadian connection will take centre stage on Sunday, March 31 at the Port Mourant Turf Club when Rico Hernandez and newly-imported horse Soca Harmony compete at the Easter Cup horse race meet.
The KP Jagdeo racing stables-owned horse, Soca Harmony will be eyeing a solid debut and according to Jockey Hernandez, the horse is eager to get going.
“Soca Harmony is a very nice horse. She is learning the experience, and Port Mourant is a new home for her. We are taking it day by day. She was quite comfortable. We had to give her some breeze and she came back good and that is the most important thing. We are looking forward to Easter Sunday.”
“She is a very class horse in Trinidad. She won a lot of races; she is a very good filly. We are taking our time with her, and hope for the best on Sunday,” Hernandez said.
Newly-imported Trinidadian horse Soca Harmony will debut in Guyana on Easter Sunday
As it relates to Hernandez’s personal form ahead of the Easter Cup, he said: “I am feeling very confident. I am learning the process on how races are run in Guyana, and I am taking it day by day and learning the process and wish for a good day of racing on Sunday.”
More than $10 million in cash and prizes will be up for grabs, and eight races are on the cards.
The feature event is the Easter Cup, which will be open to all horses and the distance will be 1700 metres, with a top cash prize of $1,500,000.
Additional races include the three-year-old Guyana and West Indian-bred, H3 & Lower non-winner in Guyana five years and over, the E Class, L Class and J3 maiden. The G & Lower and first-time West Indies starters, J & Lower four years and above and the four-year-old West Indies and Guyana-bred races will complete the day’s event.
All races are run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority rules and races are subject to change. Only jockeys with less than five wins for year 2023 will be allowed to ride in the L Class and J3 maiden. All non-Guyana jockeys will not be allowed to compete.
Entries for the Easter Sunday race closed on March 25, 2024.
For any info or queries, horse owners are asked to contact Ginjo on 6187278.
The Easter Sunday horse race is sponsored by KP Jagdeo General Contractors, Jumbo Jet, and Old Broom Lounge.
