Pre-Emancipation Horse Racing Meet for Kennard’s Memorial Turf

A pre-emancipation Horse Race Meet has been set for July 30 at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club, Bush Lot Farm, Corentyne with in excess of Million up for grabs across seven races.
The rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority (GHRA) will be used to govern the action and entries close on July 23.

A Pre-Emancipation Horse Racing Meet is set for July 30 at the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club

The race card promises its usual excitement with the main event being for horses classified B2 and lower with special weights over eight furlongs. The the winner of this event will collect $1M. Second place is worth $500,000, third $250,000 and fourth $125,000.
Other races will feature E class non-winners. , The F and lower Open covering 5 furlongs has a winning prize of $400,000 while the L class non-winners also over 5 furlongs will see the winner taking home $110,000. The Guyana Bred 3 years and older 7 furlong race will pay a $240,000 purse while the K class non-winners and L Open race runs for 6 furlongs both have a first prize of $120,000. The H1 and lower race horses will gallop for 7 furlongs with the winner guaranteed $250,000 and the J2 and lower category first place claims a $140,000 prize after covering a distance of 6 furlongs.