By Rajiv Bisnauth

The lack of adequate legislation and the absence of good management practices are responsible for the sport of horse racing not being a bigger success story in Guyana, however, there is no doubt that horse racing has become one of the major sport industries in Guyana.
The 2012 racing season can be classified as one of the busiest and most successful for years with meets occurring almost twice a month.
Also, at times it seemed as though horses, trainers, owners and punters had no time to recuperate.
Then there was the encouraging support of the business community led by Banks DIH and Digicel.
Although the administration was put in the hands of an Interim Management Committee (IMC) by midyear the sport must be commended for ensuring that the strong resurgence that was made a couple of years ago was maintained.
However, there are some major areas that require attention and should be addressed before the start of the new season in order to raise the standard of the sport.
One such area is the legislation that governs the sport. Dubbed the ‘Sport of Kings’, horse racing, since its resuscitation some five years ago, has been operating under a legal document that was registered under the miscellaneous Deeds Act.
