Rivalry intensifying ahead of Jumbo Jet’s Race of Champions horse meet

Rivalry continues to intensify ahead of the Jumbo Jet Race of Champions meet, set for Sunday April 28 at the Rising Sun Turf Club on the West Coast of Berbice, in Region Five. All of the country’s top horses will be on show at this meet, but the rivalry between Spankhurst, Stolen Money and Bossalina will be the centre of attention.
At the last meet, Spankhurst cruised to victory at Port Mourant in Region Six, leaving Stolen Money in the dust of its wake. According to Stolen Money’s jockey Ronaldo Appadu, this horse is seeing red, and will have all guns blazing for Spankhurst.
“What the other jocks did at Port Mourant, I did not like that. I want to tell my fellow jocks to be safe while riding, because our lives are at risk. Ride a clean race, and everything will be safe,” Appadu has said.
He added: “Stolen Money has been knocking on the door since he came into the country. He is working 100% better than all the time. I would have (beaten) Spankhurst at Port Mourant, but I did not have a fair trip; but I would like a fair trip this time. I would send a message to Spankhurst: ‘Look out for Stolen Money. I have blood in my eyes’.”

Owner/trainer of Stolen Money, Dennis Deroop, has also shared similar sentiments, noting that a lot of the jocks are displaying bad riding; and they did just that at the last meet at Port Mourant.
More than G$10 million will be up for grabs at this Race of Champions meet on April 28 at the Rising Sun Turf Club. The feature race is the Race of Champions, which will be open to all imported and locally-bred horses. It will be contested over 1,600 metres, and the winning horse would earn a purse of G$2M.
This feature race has total prize money of G$3.75M, and the entry fee is G$232,500.
Six other races are on the cards. All races will be run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority rules. Entries close on Wednesday April 24, and the Race of Champions gets underway at 12:00h. Admission is G$2,000.

This meet is being sponsored by Banks DIH, AJM Enterprise, Jumbo Jet, Sino Truck and XCMG.