The Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) Caricom horse race meet has been shifted to Sunday, July 14.
According to the provisional programme, eight races are on the cards and close to $10 million in cash and prizes will be up for the taking at the Port Mourant Turf Club.
The feature race will be open to all horses running at an approximate distance of 1350 metres, where the top horse will bag $1,500,000.
The three-year-old Guyana and West Indies bred horses will run at 1350 metres, and the top horse will be rewarded $500,000. Horses in the H & Lower will run at 1500 metres, and the top horse will be awarded $400,000. Other races on the cards include the E Class Non-earner last start & F and Lower, the two-year-old Guyana bred, the J & Lower, the L Open, and the J/K/L Maiden.
All races will run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority rules, and races are subjected to change. Horse owners would need to show proof of vaccination of horses at time of entry. Entries for the July 14 Caricom race meet will close on July 8. The organisers are asking for horses to properly be entered through way of entry forms.
Contact for entries are Dennis on 640-6396, Fazal on 611-1141, Buju on 658-7637, Shazeena/Rose/Vanessa on 322-0789, and Ginjo on 618-7278. For additional information or queries, contact should be made via Ginjo on 618-7278. A Vet Certificate (verify date of entry) would need to be presented for all two-year-old horses.
The Port Mourant Turf Club Caricom meet will serve as the final competitive preparation for the August 11 Guyana Cup meet, which is organised by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee.