Horses in full preparation mode as President’s Cup looms

The Port Mourant Turf Club track has been buzzing with less than one week to go before the President’s Cup horse racing. This grand one-day horse race meet is scheduled for Sunday, October 26.
More than $20 million will be up for grabs, and the horses are in full preparation mode. The likes of Nova Sol, Spankhurst, Loyal Company, and others were all out and about during the last week at the Port Mourant Turf Club.

The track has been in pristine condition with continued sunshine across the Ancient County of Berbice. Former Guyana Cup and President’s Cup winner Olympic Kremlin of the Slingerz Racing Stables is set to return to racing, while Data Man, the reigning Guyana Cup champion, could be out to solidify the top ranking.
Ten races are on the cards for the grand one-day horse race meet. The feature race will be open to all horses and contested over nine furlongs, with the winner earning $3 million.
The other races on the provisional programme include the F Class and three-year-old imported open (including first-time starters), Brazilian-bred horses of E Class and lower, and E Class non-winners of 2025. That race will run at six furlongs, with a total purse of $1.5 million.
Horses in the three-year-old Guyana-bred category will run six furlongs for a purse of $2.8 million. The Sprint Classic Open will carry a purse of just over $1.8 million and will also run at six furlongs.
The two-year-old, United States-imported race will have a total purse of $1.3 million and will run at five furlongs.
The G Class and Lower race will feature a total purse of just over $1.2 million, with horses running one mile. In the H Class non-winners for 2025, horses will gallop six furlongs for a total purse of $1.1 million. The H Class non-winners for 2025 will run at a distance of six furlongs, and the total purse will be in excess of $1.1 million.
In the L Class, non-earners (last start) and first-time starters will run five furlongs, with a purse of $1.1 million to be divided. The two-year-old Guyana and West Indian Open will carry a purse of $937,500, with horses running five furlongs.
Entries for this race will be accepted from October 13 to October 23, 2025, with forms available at Port Mourant, Rising Sun, Bush Lot (West Berbice), and Georgetown. Strict regulations will govern this year’s President’s Cup. Horses must be saddled on the track at least seven minutes before post time.
The horse out of any stable failing to comply will not be allowed to compete.
Additionally, several new horses will arrive in Guyana to compete in the President’s Cup. J’s Racing Stables, which dominated much of the Guyana Cup, will look to extend their winning form, while Slingerz Racing Stables, Jagdeo Racing Stables, and Jumbo Jet Racing Stables will all be vying for glory.