Preparation underway for July 14 PMTC Caricom horse meet
Trinidadian Jockey Rico Hernandez in the saddle during an early morning workout at Port Mourant Turf Club this week
Horse owners and trainers across Guyana have begun preparing for the July 14 annual Caricom horse meet to be staged by the Port Mourant Turf Club.
This July 14 Caricom meet will be the final competitive preparation for horses that would be participating in the yearly signature racing showpiece, the Guyana Cup, slated for August 11 at the Rising Sun Turf Club in Region 5. Horses have already been working out at the Port Mourant Turf Club and getting acclimatised to conditions.
The provisional programme set for the Caricom horse meet has eight races carded and close to 10 million dollars in cash and prizes up for grabs. The feature race will be open to all horses, and will be run over a distance of approximately 1350 metres, with the winning horse being awarded Gy$1,5M.
The race for three-year-old Guyana and West Indies bred horses would be run over 1350 metres, and the winning animal would be awarded $500,000.
Horses in the H & Lower category would contest a race over 1500 metres for a winner’s purse of G$400,000.
Other races on the card 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 would be run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority rules, and races are subject to being changed. Owners would need to show proof that their horses have been vaccinated at time of entry.
Entries for the July 14 CARICOM race meet would be closed on July 8, 2024.
The organisers are asking that horses be properly entered for participation in the meet by way of entry forms, and are asking that
Contact be made with: Dennis on 640-6396; Fazal on 611-1141; Buju on 658-7637; Shazeena/Rose/Vanessa on 322-0789; or Ginjo on 618-7278.
For additional information or queries, please contact Ginjo on 618-7278. All two-year-old horses would need to be covered by a Veterinarian’s Certificate (verify date of entry).
The Port Mourant Turf Club CARICOM meet would serve as the final competitive preparation for the August 11 Guyana Cup meet, which is organized by the Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee. Guyana Cup will be held at Rising Sun Turf Club, and new horses from near and far will be battling for supremacy.
