Jockey Ross anticipates exciting President’s Cup meeting

One of Guyana’s best jockeys, Colin Ross, is expecting fireworks on Sunday, September 22, at the Rising Sun Turf Club in West Berbice when the President’s Cup horse race card takes centre stage.
More than 10 horses were imported for last month’s Guyana Cup race meet, and more have been added to that list for the upcoming President’s Cup race meeting.
Ross has been working out top horses, with the likes of Easy Time, Stat, Spankhurst and Mapa Do Brazil, and according to him, the horses are now more ready to compete than they had been for the Guyana Cup race meet.
“So far, preparation going quite well, no complains. Everyone is going comfortable, the trainer doing a good work, grooms doing a good job; so, right now, everything is going well,” he has said.
“We have a lot of new horses, but now they are more accustomed to the conditions. They have acclimatized, they are more comfortable with the track,” Ross has said.

Asked about expectations, Ross has said: “the race get stiff. A lot more new horses coming in, and everybody wants to win. The Guyana Cup champion going back, seeking to now win the President Cup. Easy Time will be there; Mapa Do Brazil is there, and he is a very good horse; Spankhurst is also set to return.”
Ross, who had won “the jockey of the year” accolade for 2023, remains one of the most decorated jockeys in Guyana’s history. “I expect to have a good race this time. I will try my best,” he has promised.
“A lot of work going into the track at Rising Sun, so we expect to have a good race,” the champion jockey has said.
Nine races are on the programme for the 2024 President’s Cup race meet, and more than G$15 million will be up for grabs. The feature race, to be contested over approximately eight furlongs, would be open to all horses three years old and over. Registration closed on September 17, and organisers have indicated that no late entries are permitted.