KMTC 2023 Phagwah Horse Meet set for Sunday, March 19
Top horses will be in action at this Phagwah Meet
Horse-racing action is set to return to the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, East Berbice on Sunday, March 19, with more than five million dollars in cash prizes up for grabs.
The feature event is the B& Lower one-mile race, for which Gy$1M and a trophy are the top prize — donated by the Kennard family. The five other races on the cards are: The G & Lower – to be run over seven furlongs for a winner’s purse of $500,000; the J & Lower – to be run over six furlongs for a winner’s purse of $350,000; the K & L Non-Earners (lifetime) race – to be run over six furlongs for a top prize of $180,000; the L Open event – to be run over six furlongs for a top prize of $200,000; and the Three-year- old Maiden class – to be run over seven furlongs for a top prize of $350,000.
The organizers have said the races would be held under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. In the event there are less than five horses entered for any race, the club reserves the right to cancel or reframe that race, or reduce the prize money, after consulting with horse owners.
An owner must pay at least $5000 for each of his horses entered in a race. The names of the horses not paid for would not appear on the official programme, nor would they be allowed to participate in the race.
Five horses must start a race before the third-place prize becomes payable, and seven horses must start a race before the fourth-place prize becomes payable.
In any race in which only four horses participate, the prize money would be reduced by 25%. And if only three horses start any race, the prize money would be reduced by 40%.
Entries for this Phagwah event would be closed on March 12, and no late entry would be accepted.
Horses can be entered by contacting Dennis Deoroop on 640-6396, Jingo Jagdeo on 618-7278, Basil Bactawar on 661-7815, Fazal Habibulla on 657-7010, or Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316. (Brandon Corlette)
