KINGSTON, Jamaica - Ash Wednesday, February 26, has been designated as the day to honour the champion performers of 2019 by the promoting company.
One race on the day’s offering for four-year-olds and upwards (non-winners of three) and imported four-year-olds (non-winners of two) is to be named after the 2019 Horse of the Year, She’s A Maneater.
Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), the promoter, says $1.42 million has been added to the total purse on the day on which 10 races have been provisionally offered.
Seven of the 10 races will have increases of $100,000 each, and in each of these races the extra amount goes to the winner only.
The feature is an Overnight Allowance contest for the Ash Wednesday Trophy, which carries a regular purse of $1 million, plus an additional sum of $200,000. This additional sum is to be distributed among the first six past the winning post.
The She’s A Maneater trophy event usually comes with a purse of $650,000 and has been boosted in honour of the 2019 Horse of the Year by $350,000, which will be distributed among the first six horses in the event.
Ironically, the Ash Wednesday race meeting is the only Wednesday during 2020 when there is a planned race programme.
“Now that the voting for the various champions of 2019 has been completed, SVREL decided to honour the champions — and we will do so on Ash Wednesday.
“We have added a bit of spice to this celebration by increasing adding just over $1.4 million to the overall purse on Champions Day,” a spokesperson shared with this publication.
CHAMPIONS OF 2019 RACE DAY
(ASH WEDNESDAY – FEBRUARY 26, 2020)
$250,000 - $200,000 – PURSE $600,000 + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
$550,000 - $5000,000 – PURSE $720,000 + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
$1,000,000 - $850,000 – PURSE $900,000 + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
5-Y-O & UP. NON-WINNER OF 3 – PURSE $650,000 - + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
4-Y-O & UP. MAIDEN – PURSE $600,000 - + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
NB 4-Y-O & UP. NON-WINNERS OF 3 & IMP. 4-Y-O & UP. NON-WINNERS OF 2 – PURSE $650,000 + $350,000 – (SHE’S A MANEATER) – DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE BOARD – 1ST TO 6TH.
3-Y-O MAIDENS WHO HAVE EARNED OVER $250,000 IN THEIR CAREER – PURSE $870,000 - + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
3-Y-O MAIDENS WHO HAVE NOT EARNED $250,000 IN THEIR CAREER – PURSE $870,000 - + $100,000 – WINNERS SHARE OF PURSE ONLY.
RESTRICTED STAKES – NB 3-Y-O & 4-Y-O NON-WINNERS OF 4 $ IMP. 3-Y-O & UP. NON-WINNERS OF 3 – PURSE $930,000 - + $170,000 – DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE BOARD – 1ST TO 6TH.
OVERNIGHT ALLOWANCE – ASH WEDNESDAY TROPHY – PURSE $1,000,000 + $200,000 – DISTRIBUTED ACROSS THE BOARD – 1ST TO 6TH.
TOTAL PURSE INCREASE FOR THE DAY = $1,420,000.00
