Bossalina defeats Spankhurst at Rising Sun

Bossalina storms to victory to win the feature event at the Sino-Truck Horse Racing Classic at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice
Bossalina storms to victory to win the feature event at the Sino-Truck Horse Racing Classic at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice

Bossalina defeated Horse of the Year winner Spankhurst to clinch the feature race at the Sino-Truck Horse Racing Classic on Monday at the Rising Sun Turf Club, West Coast Berbice.

It was sweet revenge for Bossalina, who avenged the loss suffered against Spankhurst on December 26th, 2023, at the Port Mourant track.

According to a release from the organizers, the owner of Bossalina Deleep Esreepersaud said, “She came into this race well prepared. The jockey rode to instructions, and that is how I am speaking to you, as it’s nice to see your horse win. It’s very emotional. She will remain in training, and to me, she is the horse of the year for 2023 and 2024.”

In other results, Twisted Jet won the first race, while Game Changer won the second race. In the third race, which featured Guyanese-bred horses, Country Rock won, while in the 1600-metre derby, Firecracker prevailed.

Team Bossalina collecting their prizes at the official presentation after
clinching the feature event in the Sino-Truck Horse Racing Classic

In the fifth race, Game Changer emerged victorious, while Country Rock clinched the sixth race, which was the 1100-metre Guyanese-bred two-year-old contest.