Sand Pipes in focus as G$21.75M President’s Cup programme takes shape
Thirteen races carrying a combined purse of G$21.75 million are provisionally scheduled for the President’s Cup at Rising Sun Turf Club on Sunday, November 29, with reigning Guyana Cup champion Sand Pipes among the main contenders for the feature event.
The one-mile President Cup Classic will offer G$5.625 million in prize money, including G$3 million for the winner. Sand Pipes, from Jumbo Jet Racing Stables, will be a major attraction as the country’s leading horses prepare to compete for the President’s Cup crown.
Among the challengers is I’m Sam of Js Racing Stables, who will be seeking to improve on a second-place finish in the Guyana Cup. The stable heads towards the meeting following its dominant showing at the Champions Day stakes at Port Mourant last month.
Slingerz Racing Stables, which has previously enjoyed success in both the Guyana Cup and President’s Cup, is also set to return to racing after a quiet Guyana Cup appearance in August.
Under the provisional programme, the President Cup Classic is open and carries an entry fee of G$337,500. Alongside the winner’s G$3 million, second place will receive G$1.5 million, third G$750,000 and fourth G$375,000.
The supporting programme includes the open Sprint Classic over 5¼ furlongs, with a total purse of G$2,812,500. The winner will earn G$1.5 million, followed by G$750,000 for second, G$375,000 for third and G$187,500 for fourth. Entry costs G$169,000.
Two one-mile derbies will cater for three-year-olds: the Imported Derby and the Guyana Bred Derby. Both are open events, each offering G$1.875 million in prize money and requiring an entry fee of G$112,500. Each winner will collect G$1 million, with G$500,000, G$250,000 and G$125,000 going to the next three finishers respectively.
The E Class and Lower event over one mile and the F Class and Lower contest over 5¼ furlongs are also open races. Each carries a G$1.5 million purse, divided into G$800,000 for first, G$400,000 for second, G$200,000 for third and G$100,000 for fourth. The entry fee for each is G$90,000.
The open G3 and Lower race will be contested over seven furlongs for a G$1.125 million purse. First place is worth G$600,000, while second, third and fourth will earn G$300,000, G$150,000 and G$75,000 respectively. Entry is G$67,500.
The same purse, prize distribution and entry fee apply to the two open juvenile events: the Two-Year-Old Imported Juvenile Stakes and the Two-Year-Old Guyana Bred Juvenile Stakes. Both will be run over 5¼ furlongs.
Guyana-bred maidens aged three and older will compete over 5¼ furlongs for G$937,500 in total prize money. The winner will receive G$500,000, with G$250,000 for second, G$125,000 for third and G$62,500 for fourth. The entry fee is G$56,000.
The I Class and Lower race, over 5¼ furlongs, will also be open to H3 maidens in Guyana and H3 horses that have earned no prize money in their last three starts. Its G$750,000 purse will provide G$400,000 for the winner, G$200,000 for second, G$100,000 for third and G$50,000 for fourth. Entry costs G$45,000.
Two further races for Guyana-bred horses aged four and older will each carry the same G$750,000 purse, prize distribution and G$45,000 entry fee. The Non-Winners of Two event will be run over one mile, with horses that have won in the I and J Class categories ineligible.
The other contest, over 5¼ furlongs, is for horses that have not won three races in their last 10 official starts.
All participating horses must be saddled and on the track at least seven minutes before post time. The programme states that failure to meet this requirement will result in the race being cancelled, with no entry fees refunded.
Source: Kiskadee Watch
