Seven races on the cards for Kennard Memorial Boxing Day horse meeting
The premier horse-racing event on the Corentyne Coast in East Berbice is set for Monday, December 26, at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club in Bush Lot.
Seven races are on the cards, and the feature event would see the top horse bagging the grand prize of Gy$1,500,000. This A & Lower race will be run over a distance of eight furlongs, and second-placed horse would be rewarded with $750,000.
The E Non-Earners and F & Lower race would be run over a distance of seven furlongs, and the top cash prize is $500,000.
Top horses are expected to return to contention at the Kennard Memorial Turf Club
Horses running the J & Lower and two-year-old West Indian- bred Open race would be in contention over six furlongs, and the top horse would be rewarded with $300,000.
The K & Lower race for two-year-old Guyana-bred horses would also be run over six furlongs for a winner’s purse of $300,000. The race for two-year-old Guyana-bred maiden horses would likewise be run over a distance of six furlongs, and the winning horse would be earning $300,000.
The L Open race will then see horses contesting over six furlongs for a top prize of $200,000. Meanwhile, the L&K Non-Earners’ race, which would be run over six furlongs, would see the top horse claiming $200,000.
These races are being run under the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority. In event there are less than five horses entered for a race, the club reserves the right to cancel or reframe that race, or reduce the prize money after consulting with the horses’ owners.
Owners of horses must pay at least $5000 for each horse at the point of entry. If not paid, the horse’s name would not appear on the official programme and the horse would now be permitted to run.
Five horses must start a race for the third prize to become payable, and seven horses must start a race for the fourth prize to become payable. If only four horses start a race, the prize money for that race would be reduced by 25%. Similarly, if three horses start a race, the prize money would be reduced to 40%. Entries for this Boxing Day event were closed on December 12.
