Trophy Stall supports Kennard Memorial Boxing Day Horse Racing Meet

There remain three days before East Berbice is set ablaze at Bush Lot village on the Corentyne, when the annual Kennard Memorial Turf Club Christmas Horse Race meet is staged with over $3 million in cash prizes up for grabs.
The event will feature seven races, with the C Class and Lower event being the feature race, with total prize money of $1.6 million dollars being up for grabs.
In that race, which will be run over a distance of one mile, the top finisher will ride away with $800,000, second $400,000, third $200,000 and fourth $98,000.
The H1 and Lower race, along with the 3-Year-Old and Over races, would attract top purses of $250,000 and $240,000 respectively.
Meanwhile, the 2-year-old Guyana-bred (maiden) horses which will be raced over a distance of five furlongs will see the winner galloping away with $200,000.
The other races and first place cash prizes are as follows: the L Open: $140,000, L non-winners: $120,000 and L non-earners: $100,000.
To ensure everything is set for the day, the Trophy Stall, which operates from several locations, has come on board as one of the sponsors of the event. Trophy stall proprietor Ramesh Sunich, known for his support for sporting events, presented to Justice Cecil Kennard this week some of the trophies that will be up for grabs. Presentation took place at the Trophy Stall’s Bourda Market location. The trophies will go to the top performers at the meet.
Entries are already closed. For any information concerning the event, persons are asked to contact Niketa Ross on 662-4668; Isaac Dallo on 689-0629; Ivan Dipnarine on 331-0316; Justice Kennard on 623-7609; Fazal Habibulla on 657-7010, and Campton Sancho on 602-1567.
The races will be run according to the rules of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority.