Metro makes million-dollar contribution to Boxing Day horse race

Sponsorship continues to pour in from all corners for the much-anticipated Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club Boxing Day horse race meeting set for Thursday, December 26, 2019 at Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne, Berbice.
The latest sponsorship came from stationery giants Metro Office and Computer Supplies, who poured in $1, 875, 000 for the feature event of the Boxing Day meet.

During the presentation made on Wednesday at the Metro Office at Quamina Street, Georgetown, Justice Cecil Kennard was delighted with Metro’s sponsorship, which has been up and running for 13 years.
Speaking at the event, Metro Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Avie Lindie, who represented Metro’s President Ron Ramnarayan, stated that the long-standing relationship between the Kennard family and the company was a strong one.
“This donation to the Kennard Boxing Day horse race is coming directly from President Ramnarayan, who resides in New York,” Linde said.
Justice Kennard thanked Metro for the generous sponsorship. Rolling back the clock, Justice Kennard recalled asking Ramnarayan for this donation post 2005 and he immediately agreed to donate the $1 million for the feature event.
The Ramnarayan family is a household name in Berbice especially in the horse-racing fraternity. Justice Kennard emphasised on the high quality of the race track at Bush Lot with over $7 million injected to improve the facility. The feature race, which is the Metro million dollar one-miler, features all the top horses in Guyana. Among those registered to run in the event are Guyana Cup winner Lucky Star, Don’t Overlook, Golden Blue Echo, Goodwill Boy, TNT, and Just Call Me Boss.
Along with the funds provided by Metro, a shiny trophy of great size was also donated for the winning horse in the Metro million-dollar race. Justice Kennard, during his remarks at the presentation, had made it known that the track was an all-weather track that would ensure an exciting Boxing Day meet. He noted that the Bush Lot Turf Club was the second oldest club and the only club with a double decker stand.
For the Boxing Day meet, seven events are planned and the Metro million-dollar one-mile race is set to be the penultimate event of the day. The day’s event will see the L Non-Earners five-furlong race starting proceedings followed by the H & Lower seven-furlong race and the two-year-old Maiden 6 furlong. The fourth event on the card will see the L Non-winners racing at five furlongs followed by the J & K Lower seven furlong. The sixth event is the Metro million-dollar race and the final event will see the L Open class horses running over six furlongs to close off the exciting Boxing Day horse race. (Brandon Corlette)