Easy Time ready to rumble at July 14 Port Mourant race meet 

Reigning Guyana Cup Champion Easy Time will be at the starting gate of the Port Mourant Turf Club on Sunday, July 14, this high-profile horse from the Master Z Racing Stables having been in full preparation mode this week at the Bush Lot race track in West Berbice.
Jockey Colin Ross has said that Easy Time needs some race time before the Guyana Cup meet, which is slated to be staged at the Rising Sun Turf Club on August 11.
“He is not 100 percent (fit), but we have a few more days (to prepare him), so we are working on him,” Ross has said.
Ross, the champion jockey for 2023, has said his primary goal is to win, and he will put his best foot forward to return this horse to its winning ways.
“With the Guyana Cup coming up, I will push harder. There will be a lot of people coming out to see the races, and the prize money is bigger. I am pushing my body to come out on top,” he has said.
“Since 2024 started, I have been doing good, but not so good (as I did last year). But from now to the end of the year, I will try to push myself to do better for the last half of the year,” Ross has resolved.
Sunday’s race meet at Port Mourant will be the final competitive preparation ahead of Guyana Cup, and all the top horses will be out to dominate. Guyana’s champion horse Spankhurst, Guyana Cup winner for 2023 Easy Time, arch-rival Stolen Money, Jessica’s Pride, and the boss lady Bossalina are among the high-profile horses confirmed for this July 14 meet.
The provisional programme set out for the Port Mourant race meet has eight races on the cards and close to G$10M in cash and prizes up for grabs. The feature race, which would be open to all horses, would be contested over a distance of approximately 1350 metres, and the winning horse would be earning G$1.5M.
The three-year-old Guyana and West Indies-bred horses would be contesting for wins over 1350 metres, and the top horse will be rewarded G$500,000. Horses in the H & Lower would be contesting a distance of 1500 metres for a winning purse of G$400,000. Other races on the cards include the E Class non earner last start & F and lower, the two-year-old Guyana-bred, the J & lower, the L Open, and the J/K/L maiden.
All races will be run under the guidance of the Guyana Horse Racing Authority Rules, and races are subject to being changed. Owners would have to show proof that the horses have been vaccinated before they are allowed to participate in the meet. Entries for the July 14 horse meet closed on July 8, 2024.
The Port Mourant Turf Club horse meet, originally listed on the 2024 calendar as the CARICOM meet, is sponsored by AJM, KP Jagdeo General Contractors, Old Broom Lounge, Jumbo Jet Auto Sales, and Crown Vibes.v