Guyana Horse Racing

By Anil Bhola

Posted July 3, 2012 7:43 PM GYT

OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING RAINFALL DID NOT PUT A DAMPER ON RACING FANS AS THE RYAN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL TURF CLUB AND SPORT FACILITIES HELD ITS CARICOM HORSE RACE MEET ON MONDAY, 2 JULY 2012.

THE DAYS EVENT KICKED OFF WITH A LATE START AND SAW THE I2 & LOWER EVENT OF 12OOM WHICH SAW A LATE RUN IN THE LAST 100M TO LAND APOSTLE FROM THE GEENARINE STABLES WINNING AHEAD OF MONA LISA TO WIN THE $180,000 AND THE CHICO SINGH TROPHY.  SPEED VISION AND TRY AGAIN FINISHED THIRD AND FOURTH RESPECTIVELY.

IN THE E CLASS AND LOWER EVENT SAW WORK FORCE FROM THE VIBERT STABLES SETTING THE EARLY PACE AHEAD OF THE FIELD AND NEVER LOOKING  BACK WITH JOCKEY DESMOND ON BOARD FOR THE  WIN IN THE RYAN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL TROPHY AND THE WHOPPING $500,000 WINNING STAKES.

PARTY TIME ACCEPTING THE KINGS WAY MEMORIAL TROPHY.

PARTY TIME OUT OF THE RAMNARINE STABLES WITH JOCKEY R. DREPAUL SHOWED THE FIRST TIME RUNNERS IN THE 2 YEAR OLD GUYANA BRED HORSES HOW TO PARTY LIKE A ROCK STAR TO THE FINISH FIRST TO WIN THE KINGS WAY MEMORIAL TROPHY AND THE $400,000 TOP PRIZE AHEAD OF EARLY PACE SETTER SILENT NIGHT AND JASMINE.  SUMMER BREEZER WAS A DISTANT FOURTH.

THE H CLASS EVENT SAW HOME TURF HORSE FUNNY SIDED OF GRAY’S RACING STABLES GIVE FANS A NAIL BITING FINISH AHEAD OF DREAM GIRL TO WIN THE $300,000 FIRST PRIZE AND THE CELLULAR GIANT DIGICEL TROPHY AHEAD OF APOSTLE AND WICKED INTENTION WHO WERE ALL CLOSE AT THE FINISH.

THE 2 YEARD OLD EVENTS FOR WEST INDIAN BREAD HORSES SAW THE WILD DRINDER OF THE SINGH STABLES CLAIMING EARLY DOMINANCE THIS YEAR IN WINNING AHEAD OF FLYING BAB AND TRUE GOLD TO WIN THE RABBIE TICKARAM MEMORIAL TROPHY AND $450,000 IN A LATE DASH TO THE FINISH. THE 3 YEAR OLD GUYANA BRED RACE SAW EARLY PACE FROM WATCH MY SHADOW BUT COULD NOT ENDURE THE TRACK CONDITION TO HOLD OFF THE SURGE OF LATE RUN IN THE LAST 150M BY THIRD WORLD, WHO CONTINUE TO FIND ITSSELF IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE AND GAVE THE QUINN STABLES $400,000 AND THE AUBREY ELCOCK FAMILY TROPHY.  

THE WEST INDIAN BRED 3 YEAR OLD EVENT SAW AN UPSET WIN FROM SILENT LIZZIE OF THE ELCOCK STABLES WINNING AHEAD OF FEELS LIKE GOLD WHO WAS A DISTANT SECOND AND ROCK SONA AND STORM IN A TEA CUP IN THIRD AND FOURTH RESPECTIVELY.

THE G CLASS EVENT SAW FACE DE FIRE OF THE YUNAS STABLES FIRING ITS WAY TO THE FINISH AHEAD OF FIELD FAVORITE CELEBRATION TIME TO WIN THE ROOPNAUTH SEWSANKAR TROPHY AND THE $400,000 FIRST PRIZE WITH JOCKEY NACMENTO ON BOARD.  SUMMER CLASSIC EARLY FRONT RUNNER MISS REGINA FINISHED FOURTH.

THE FEATURE EVENT WAS THE THRILLER OF THE DAY THAT SAW WHO SO EVER HOLDING OFF A STRONG RUN AND THE PUSH OF THE HEAD TO THE FINISH LINE AHEAD OF MISSION KING TO WIN THE 1 MILLION BANKS STAKES AND THE ELCOCK FAMILY TROPHY GIVING SIMPLE ROYAL STABLES A FAIRY TALE STORY TO THE WINNERS ENCLOSER AHEAD OF THE MESSAGE AND WORK FORCE, WHO ALL WERE IN STRONG CONTENTION TO FINISH THIRD AND FOURTH.

 WHO SO EVER WINNING THE FEATURE CARICOM DAY RCMTC & SF MEET.

THE CURTAIN FOR THE DAY CAME TO A CLOSE WITH THE 1400M J, K & L EVENT THAT SAW JOCKEY NACEMENTO PILOTING IT’S MY TIME TO WIN BY 7 LENGTHS AHEAD OF CROWD FAVORITE PICK POCKET WITH LUCKY GAMBLE AND WONDER FLOWER FAILING TO MOUNT ANY CHALLENGE TO WHISK AWAY THE $150,000 FIRST PRIZE AND THE HENRY GREENE TROPHY. 

JOCKEY R. DREPAUL WAS JUDGED THE CHAMPION JOCKEY AND THE ELCOCK STABLES WERE CHAMPION STABLES.