With three days to go before the first running of the inaugural Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) Triple Crown begins, the organizers have announced that they are reaching out to bring all horses on a level playing field.
In what was considered as another major step in assisting smaller owners to make the sport of kings to continue to grow in Guyana, Nasrudeen Mohamed Jr said that the JJTRC have decided to transport horses to and from the Rising Sun Turf Club on the Corentyne at a heavily subsidized rate.
“All the horse owners need to do is to make contact with any committee member and we will transport their horses to and from the race track for less than half of the price they currently pay,” Mohamed said.
Vera Finally had a productive 2017 and will be enthusiastic to go in the Triple Crown
What’s more, the organizers are offering a great entry to the 2018 Guyana Cup to any horse that participate in the Triple Crown event. “Any horse that wins three races, even if it’s three races in two of the Triple Crown race days will be granted free entry to the Guyana cup 2018,” the event organizer told Guyana Times Sport.
The inaugural Triple Crown opens on Sunday March 4 at the Rising Sun Turf Club where seven events are carded for the day. The second leg is on April 1 at the Port Mourant Turf Club where 1,000 kites will be distributed to turfites at no cost.
The curtains will come down on the Triple Crown in April 29 when the action returns to the Rising Sun Turf Club. In excess of $20M is at stake across the three days.
So far there are approximately 70 entries including Just Call Me Boss, Princess She’s Not, Vera’s Finally, Storm bird, Honey Flow and Its ‘My Choice. Mohamed also reported that the track at Rising Sun is in immaculate shape and that the races will produce fast times like never before.
The feature race of the day is for horses classified “C” and Lower covering a distance of 1,200m with $1,000,000 going to the winner. The other events are for horses classified “F” and Lower and the E Class None-Earners at their last start; 3-year-old Guyana Bred horses; those classed “H1” and Lower; “K” Class None earners in their last race and the “L” and Lower.
All events will see the horses galloping over 1,200m except in the “K” Class None Earners race which will cover a distance of 1,100m.
Additionally, tickets will be on sale throughout the day for the grand raffle where the first prize of a brand new the Nissan Tida motor car will be up for grabs.
The JJTRC especially thank Banks DIH Limited, Republic Bank, K. Jagdeo Construction, Chester Fried Fried Chicken, The Trophy stall and Jumbo Jet Auto Sales for their support so far.
The first race is at 12:00h and admission is $1,500.
