One of the biggest horse race meets ever to be staged in Guyana will be held today at The Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility at Alness Village on the Corentyne Coast in East Berbice.
Part of the action in the annual Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports Facility Horse Meet
The races will be run in six categories, which are mentioned below. The H Class and Lower race would be the feature event of the meet. Carrying a top prize of $300,000, one can safely say this race is going to be a real thriller that will be long remembered.
Fans will be awaiting the most anticipated clash of the day, as the in-form Seven Dust, hailing from the Habibullah Stables, is expected to prove a point to defending champion Lucky Star, hailing from the Pooran Stables, and veteran jockey May May will be on board Lucky Star.
With both horses having titles to their names, the track is set to be on fire when the two equestrian heavyweights go head-to-head.
Races will be run in these other categories: the L2 & Lower, which fetches a first prize of $70,000; L1 & Lower, with a prize of $100,000 for the winner; the J & Lower, the victor of which would cart off $160,000; the L3 race, with a first prize of 50,000; and the Two-Year Maiden, which has a first place prize of $100,000.
Participating in the programme would be horses that also are expected to cause upsets, such as Orion, coming out of the Crawford Stables, and Not This Time, hailing from Sophia, which recently won the race for three-year-old Guyana-bred horses in the Guyana Cup 2018.
Other entrants billed to compete include Chammaley, Party Time, Kentucky Woman, Mary-Ann, Gypsie Princess, Slim Shady and Baba Rosa. Among these might be many proverbial dark horses that can cause colossal upsets.
With more than 40 entries already confirmed for the card, the day promises to be an exciting one.
For further details, interested persons are kindly asked to contact President of the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club & Sports Facility on 678-5342, or the club’s organising secretary, Compton Sancho, on 691-1175.
The sponsors on board for this event include Kanhai’s Electrical on Regent Street, Curtains and Drapery Designs, Stag Beer, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, Candy Corner, and Attorney-at-Law Poonai.
