Jockey Patrick upbeat ahead of Jumbo Jet’s Mashramani horse race meet

Jockey Nicholas Patrick is in full preparation mode for the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee’s grand Mashramani horse-race meet at Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice.
Eight races are on the cards for the February 25 event, and close to Gy$10M will be up for grabs. Feature event of this meet is an Open race to be run over 1600 metres. The horse emerging top horse would bag GY$2M.
While Jockey Patrick is excited to get going, he also welcomed the forward movement of the legislation in Guyana’s horse racing. He believes this would further enhance the sport in Guyana.
“That is going to be perfect! when the legislation passed and the game goes up, you will get more horses and the stakes are going to go up. More people will go into racing,” Patrick said about the prospective introduction of the legislation.
In terms of preparation, Patrick has expressed his readiness for the February 25 race meet.

“We have been taking it light so far. We were preparing for the January 28 race, but that was cancelled; but we are ready for the next race,” the jockey said.
Reflecting on 2023, Patrick said: “If I have to rate myself, as it relates to fitness and feeling, I would say I am 80% there. Last year was not a bad year for me. I had fun last year, I rode couple of winners for the big races, especially Bossalina and Amazing Grace. She gave me a couple of wins as well, and I must say thank you to the owners and trainers.”

Mashramani race meet programme:
RACE 1: OPEN to all imported & locally bred horses — 1600M- Purse: $3,750,000: 1st: $2,000,000 – 2nd: $1,000,000 – 3rd: $500,000 – 4th: $250,000 Entry fee: $232, 500 Late Entry Fee: $310,000
RACE 2: West Indian-bred 4 Y.O & W.I. 3-yr old horses –1600M- Purse: $1,875,000 1st: $1,000,000 – 2nd: $500,000 – 3rd: $250,000 – 4th: $125,000. Entry fee: $116,250 Late Entry Fee: $155,000
RACE 3: Three-year-old Guyana-bred non winners of two races — 1400M- Purse: $1,125,000 1st: $600,000 – 2nd: $300,000 – 3rd: $150,000 – 4th: $75,000 Entry fee: $69,750 Late Entry Fee: $93,000
RACE 4: G Class Horses. Open to F3. & also F1 & F2 non earners in their last start horses — 1400M- NORTH AMERICA IMPORTED 3YR & UP COLTS 126LB, FILLIES 123LB. W.I. & LOCALLY BRED COLTS & FILLIES 15LB ALLOWANCE. Purse: $750,000 1st: $400,000 – 2nd: $200,000 – 3rd: $100,000 – 4th: $50,000 Entry fee: $46,500 Late Entry Fee: $62,000
RACE 5: i-Class Horses & Open to First time starter – West Indian-bred 3 Y.O & Also open to H3 non earners in last two start, or h3 horses who has not earn since August 2023. W.I. bred colts 126lb, fillies 123. W.I. Bred 3yr old colts 121LB, fillies 119. Locally Bred colts 111LB, fillies 108LB. -1,100M W.I. BRED Colts 126 fillies 123.
Guy Bred colts 111, fillies and mares 108. Purse: $656,250. 1st: $350,000 – 2nd: $175,000 – 3rd: $87,500 – 4th: $43,750 Entry fee: $40,688. Late Entry Fee: $54,250
RACE 6: J3 & Lower horses — 1400M- Purse; $609,375. 1st: $325,000 – 2nd: $162,500 – 3rd: $81,250 – 4th: $40,625 Entry fee: $37,780. Late Entry Fee: $50,375
RACE 7: L class horses & open to J3 first time starters- 1400M – Purse: $562,500. 1st: $300,000 – 2nd: $150,000 – 3rd: $75,000 – 4th: $37,500. Entry fee: $34,875
Late Entry Fee: $46,500
RACE 8: L class non earners of $200,000 or L class horses who has not earn since August 2023 & also open to J3 first time starters – 1400M- Purse: $375,000. 1st:
$200,000 – 2nd: $100,000 – 3rd: $50,000 – 4th: $25,000 Entry Fee: $23,250 Late Entry Fee: $31,000