Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club horse meet set for October 13

The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility, at Alness Village on the Corentyne Coast in East Berbice, will be hosting one of its many horse racing meets on October 13, 2019.

Several entries have already been confirmed for the card, which consists of seven categories of races; thus the day promises to be an exciting one. Feature event of the meet is the Alness Classic race, set to be run over a distance of 1200 metres for a winning purse of $240,000 and trophy.
The race for the H & Lower category of animals will also be run over a distance of 1200 metres and will have a winner’s purse of $240,000 and a trophy.
Other events listed on the card are as follows: The J and Lower horses racing over a distance of 1000 metres for a first prize of $200,000 and trophy.
The race for 2-Year-Old maiden horses, to be run over 900 metres for a winning prize of $150,000 and trophy.
The L1 and Lower race for horses 3 years old and over, to be run over 1000 metres for the winner’s prize of $100,000 and trophy.
The L2 and Lower race for horses 3 years old and older, to be run over 1000 metres for a winner’s prize of $80,000.
And the L3 Unclassified race, wherein animals would be covering a distance of 1200 metres for a winner’s prize of $60,000.
This meet will be run under the rules of the legislative draft of the late Marcel Crawford. All bookings must be done with a deposit of $5000; and if there are less than five horses in a race, the prize will be reduced. All entries close on October 11.
Individual trophies and other incentives will be given to riders who have performed exceptionally well.
For further information, persons are invited to contact Marcel Crawford Jr on 678-5342 or 600-7690.