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GUYANA CHRONICLE Friday, August 25, 2017
Nand Persaud Stable wins feature event at Karibee Sprint Classic By Colin Bynoe IN what appeared to be one of the closest finishes at a Sprint Classic event, Honey Flow of the Nand Persaud Stable crossed the finish line just millimetres ahead of Got To Go of the Jumbo Jet Stable to win the feature race of the Nand Persaud Karibee Sprint Classic meet that was held last Sunday at the Number 36 horse racing track. It took officials several minutes reviewing the video recording of the race before they made the call allowing the Nand Persaud Stable to clinch the Prime Minister’s trophy and $400 000. Only five horses qualified for the main event, the Nand Persaud Stable took the starting gates with Honey Flow, Golden Blue Echo and Brave Sky. Got To Go had to run against the three stable mates and also wrestle off a challenge from Wild Excitement of the Sheriff Stable. The animals were out of the starting gates and firing all guns down the 800-metre track. Brave Sky with jockey
Colin Ross went ahead and stable mate Honey Flow followed making it a two-animal race for the first half of the
match. Honey Flow was in the lead but saw stiff challenge from Wild Excitement. In the last 200 metres Got to Go made
into a big leap to win. Commentator Compton Sancho provided those who could not see the close finish with live
ribee Sprint Classic’ while cash prizes totalling more than $4M were up for grabs. There were three L Class
The Prime Minister’s representative Gobin Harbhajan (in white shirt) hands over the winning trophy to representatives of the Nand Persaud Stable.
distance. However, with pressure from Honey Flow, jockey Ross could not get the animal to
a big surge passing Wild Excitement. Jockey Ajai therefore had to spur the 4-year-old animal
SVC Mafia, New York Hustlers confirmed for Guyana Premier Softball Cup … Launch shifted to September 5
commentary. Seven races were carded for the day on what was being labelled the ‘Nand Persaud Ka-
races. The first, a distance of four furlongs, was won by Mystery Man ahead of Little McGaiver and Red Weasel.
The race had a top prize of $100 000 while the second L Class had a full field and was over a distance of four furlongs. The winner was Princess Seria, piloted by Jockey Randolph Richmond. The second spot went to Angel Eyes with Little McGaiver coming back to finish third ahead of Irish Boy. The third L Class which was the final race of the day was won by Victoria Secret ahead of Zoo Zoo Mafia; I Am Back and Physical Disturbance. The K Class event saw Golden Kiss, run in ahead of Born To Dance, Massaupequea Dr and Victoria Secret in that order. The three-furlong race had a top prize of $140 000. The H and Lower saw Fire in Line of the Sheriff Racing Stable winning the four-furlong race with T and T second ahead of Sweet Return. The event had a top prize of $300 000. Ready For Romance of the Jagdeo Stable won the J Class. Rounding out the top finishers were Golden Kiss, Born To Dance and King Stanley. The top jockey was Randolph Richmond.
England T20 captain joins Barbados Tridents THE Barbados Tridents have called Eoin Morgan, England ODI and T20 captain, into their squad for the remainder of the 2017 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
are to claim our second Hero CPL title we need proven match-winners. We have that in Eoin who is not only one of the best white-ball batsmen in the world but also a fantastic presence – both on and off the field.” Speaking of his upcoming arrival at Hero CPL Eoin Morgan said: “It’s amazing to
be called up by the Tridents. I love coming to Barbados to play cricket. It is such an iconic place where all the greats have played and to get the opportunity to play in such a big tournament is really an honour. I have always wanted to come to Hero CPL, I can’t wait to get there.”
India court raps BCCI for inaction on reforms Flashback! SVC Mafia captain Anil Beharry collects the winning Open trophy from Emma Sunich, daughter of Ramesh Sunich, proprietor of Trophy Stall after his team won the category in the Toronto Cup Masters Softball cricket tournament earlier in the month.
By Rajiv Bisnauth TOROINTO Cup Masters Softball cricket tournament 2017 winners SVC Mafia and New York Hustlers have confirmed their participation for Guyana’s Premier Softball Cup. Named the ‘Prime Minister’s Cup’, the three-day tournament is billed for October 27, 28 and 29. The two teams will be joined by New York President’s X1 and Try State Masters as the four teams confirmed from North America so far. According to the secretary of the Georgetown Softball Cricket Association Inc. (GSCL Inc.) Telesha Ousman, South Florida has indicated an interest,
but will confirm their participation early next week. The tournament will be played in two categories, the Masters and All Stars, and Ousman indicated that the organising committee has decided to open the entry to any number of teams interested to be a part of the tournament. “When we first planned the tournament, we decided that 16 teams will participate, eight in each category, but we now decided to open to any number of teams,” Ousman said in an invited comment yesterday. Players must be over the age of 45 in order to play in the Masters category, while the All Stars format is open to all ages. Teams registering for the
Over-45 category must submit photo identification, preferably valid passports for every member of their 15-man squad. The Over-45 category will make the champions $500 000 richer while in the All Stars category the winning team will collect $600 000. The proposed venues are the Demerara Cricket Club (DCC), Everest Cricket Club, Gandhi Youth Organisation (GYO), Police, GNIC and Malteenoes. Registration can be done through Russel Jadbeer on 626-8228 or 226-4205. Entrance is free. The official launch, which was billed for yesterday has now been shifted to September 5.
Eoin Morgan
Morgan has played 185 ODIs and 69 T20 internationals scoring more than 7 000 runs in those formats. He has been the man in charge of the sea-change in English fortunes in limited overs cricket and captained England to the final of the 2016 ICC World T20. Morgan will arrive in Barbados in time for the team’s home leg of the 2017 Hero CPL. His first match will be against the Guyana Amazon Warriors on August 29 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown. Robin Singh, head coach of the Tridents said: “If we
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) - India’s highest court yesterday accused top officials from the country’s cricket board of failing to clean up the scandal-ridden body, more than six months after they pledged to enforce reforms. The Supreme Court ordered that the acting president, secretary and treasurer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) appear before a panel of judges on September 19 to explain their inaction. “You haven’t implemented anything despite our orders. Nothing has been complied (with) and the BCCI says it’s helpless,” the panel of three judges, headed by Justice Dipak Misra, said in its order. The board, a powerful
and wealthy institution in cricket-mad India, was placed under court administration in January after a string of high-profile scandals brought its management into disrepute. A panel appointed to reform its opaque administration was given an undertaking from the acting president, secretary and treasurer that they would turn things around. But the court-appointed committee of administrators last week said the trio should be removed for failing to implement any of their promised reforms. The board has been accused over its management of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a glitzy Twenty20 competition that netted almost $380 million in revenue in 2016.