VETERINARY INSPECTION of all the horses entered to race on Guyana Cup Day – Sunday 13th August, 2023 at Rising Turf Club (RSTC), Rising Sun Village, Berbice will start on Friday, and will end on Saturday.
This announcement for veterinary inspection was made compulsory by Jumbo Jet Thoroughbred Racing Committee (JJTRC) top brass, Nasrudeen Mohamed jnr.
The inspection process will start on Friday at Regions five (5) and six (6). All horsemen who have horses close to the stated venues are asked to comply with the request to have their horses pass the veterinary inspection.
If their horses fail the inspection they will be informed after the process is completed the same day.
It will be conducted by a team of professionals, and they have included independent personnel to be present when the inspection is being undertaken.
The inspection will start at RSTC from 10 a.m. The team will then proceed to Slingerz Stable at 11 a.m. Then to Jumbo Jet Stable at 11,30 a.m.
The inspecting team will then move across the bridge to Region six (6) , and will stop off at Jagdeo Racing Stable. Inspection will start there at 2 p.m. The team will then proceed to Port Mourant at 2.30 p.m. After which they will proceed to Kennard Memorial and will inspect horses there at 3.15 p.m. They will close off that day at Bengal Paddy Drying Floor at 4.30 p.m.
Resumption of the inspection process will continue on Saturday morning at GLDA compound, Georgetown from eight (8) a.m. A report of the inspection will be posted on the One Guyana Chat group site.
The JJTRC’s spokesperson (Mohamed)Junior reached on the inspection of horses declared,”This is about transparency, and animal welfare, which is an international issue. I am asking horsemen to spread the message, and get their horses inspected.”
He warned,”Horses not inspected will not be allowed to race on the day. This process is to ensure that welfare of the horses entered to race on the day are looked after.”
He advised,”This is a very big day in Guyana’s horse racing calender, and the eyes of not only the Caribbean, but the world will be focused on us. He also revealed that the draw for the remaining seven (7) race will be done today after the entries are closed off. He repeated the draw for those seven races has not been done. It will be done today.”
