More than 50 top horses registered for November 6 Port Mourant Turf Club horse racing

The excitement is heating up for the November 6 grand one-day horse race meet at the Port Mourant Turf Club.
According to race organisers, more than 50 horses have been entered into the event, with some big names set to take centre stage. More than five million dollars will be up for grabs in this thrilling meet.
Notable entries thus far are “Our Stuie”, who is returning after placing third at the Guyana Cup; “Lookin to Heaven”, the recent winner at Bush Lot, West Coast Berbice; Jessica Pride (second-place horse at President’s Cup); “Coup d etat” (third-place finisher at President’s Cup); and Golden Blue Ecko (second-place finisher at Kennard’s Memorial).

Champion jockey Colin Ross is expected to show his class

Additionally, Everesting and Vera’s finally from Master Z and Jumbo Jet Stables are also expected to feature.
For the two-year horses, 10 entries are registered to date. Among those horses are Starlight, Red Ammunition, Legacy, Top Gun, and Party Hard.
In the G class race: Nuclear Fire, American Traveller, Princess Steffani, Memories, and Golden Dor.
The J Class race should be a thriller, with a rematch between Red Jet and Foreign Link. Skittles, Cash Return, and Miss Olympic are also listed for this race.
Seven races are on the cards and the winner of the feature race will bag one million dollars. The first race will be the L Open, for which a top prize of $200,000 would be paid.

Seven races on the cards with top entries

Race two will be for two-year-old maiden animals, and the top horse will bag $400,000 while the second-placed horse would collect $200,000.
The J Class non-starter and unplaced 2022 race will see the top horse bagging $200,000. The H & Lower race, which is the fourth race of the day, would see the top horse being rewarded with $500,000. The K & Lower race will see the top horse bagging $300,000, while the J Class race will see the top horse collecting $300,000 running at a distance of six furlong.
Race seven, the final race of the day, would be contested over one mile, and in addition to the first-place prize of $1 million, the second-placed horse would be rewarded with $500,000 and the third-placed horse with $250,000.
The races would be run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. The club reserves the right to cancel/reframe any race mentioned above. Seven horses are required to start before the fourth-place prize is paid, and five horses before the third prize is paid.
Horses can be registered by contacting Jingo on 618-7278, Fazal on 657-7010, Dennis Deoroop on 640-6396, and Shazeena on 322-0789/322-0369. Queries are only allowed before race day, and entries will be closed on October 31, 2022.
Banks DIH is the major sponsors, while Kp Jagdeo, AJM, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, Anil Sawh Contractor, Kascon Engineering and P&P Insurance Brokers are the other sponsors for the event. (Brandon Corlette)