The Sha’veh Business entity of Port Mourant Corentyne Berbice in association with the Port Mourant Turf Club (PMTC) will be staging the first ever Port Mourant Family Fun day and Gymkhana. The event is set for Sunday at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne Berbice.
According to the organisers, the activity promises to be one with a difference and one of the biggest Gymkhana’s held in Berbice.
The event he said is planned with the residents in mind especially since the Port
Port Mourant Turf Club is known to attract the biggest and best horse races locally
Mourant facility was left by the British for the people of Port Mourant. He feels that it is fitting to do something that would involve as many persons as possible.
Apart from horse and donkey races, there will be a host of novelty activities including the climbing the greasy pole, catching the greasy pig, fowl cock, Bun eating, bag and dog races Gymnastics among others.
There are also flat races involving the top athletics clubs in Berbice.
There is an impressive lineup of horse racing listed for the day which includes- events for horses classified H and Lower over 6 ½ Furlongs for a winning purse of $200,000. Other events will be for horses classified J and Lower, three Years old Guyana Bred non-winners, K and Lower, L and Lower, L non-winners.
In an effort to involve everyone, the organisers have included two special events. The first is for horses classified J, K and L that participated during the day but did not place and the other is for animals that are used to pull carts and have never raced on a track before.
