More than 50 horses entered for Port Mourant’s horse race meet

Horse racing action is less than one week away, and more than 50 horses were entered for Clash at the Big Yard, which is set to run off on Sunday, September 28, at Port Mourant Turf Club.
According to organisers, entries for this race will officially be closed on Tuesday, September 23.

In addition to the usual sponsors, Fazal Habibulla has come onboard as a sponsor as he remembers his late father who passed away three years ago, on September 27. Colin Elcock is back in the horse-racing business in Guyana, and he is also onboard as a sponsor. Elcock will focus on rewarding the jockeys.
Three of the races will be for only Guyanese jockeys, and Elcock will provide financial rewards to the top four jockeys.
In addition to Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, AJM Enterprise, J’s Supermarket, Two Brothers Gas Station and T&R Construction, Big G, Armco Construction, and Buski Construction, K Haniff Construction and OBL are among the other sponsors for Clash at the Big Yard.
More than $10 million in cash and prizes will be up for grabs, with eight races on the provisional programme.
The feature race will be contested by horses four years old and over, open class, at a distance of 1600 metres. Of the $4 million overall purse, the winner will walk away with $2,000,000.
The other races on the provisional card include the three-year-old imported open to F Class, G Class and Lower and Open to F Class WI, non-winners bred in Guyana, H Class winner of two races & Lower and open to three-year-old WI bred horses in Guyana, Guyana bred two-year-old maidens, J3 & Lower Open to Guyana-bred three-year-old horses, L Class Open, and the J/K/L maidens Guyana-bred first-time starters.
Races will run under the Guyana horse racing rules.
Horses for the meet can be entered via Fazal Habibulla on 611-1141, Dennis Deroop on 640-6396, Jagdeo’s office at Number One Road on 322-0369, Ginjo on 618-7278, and Simon Prince on +1 305-509-9821.
Traditionally, the Port Mourant Turf Club is home to Jagdeo Racing Stables, a stable that has been quiet in recent times. The Corentyne-based owner, who recently imported new horses for the Guyana Cup, will be hoping that familiar conditions favour his team.
But the competition will be fierce, with J’s Racing Stables, Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, Simply Royal Racing Stables, and Slingerz Racing Stables all set to renew their rivalries in what promises to be an exciting day of racing.