More than 80 horses entered for Port Mourant race meet

Horses from near and far will assemble at the Port Mourant Turf Club on Sunday, April 26 for a grand one-day horse race meet.
This race was originally set for Easter Sunday, but due to the inclement weather, it was postponed to a later date.
According to organisers, there will be newly-imported horses be running at the event and some eight horses could run in the feature event of nine furlongs. Horse-owners in the Port Mourant feature/Easter Cup stakes will be eyeing the $4 million purse, and the top horse will win $2 million.

It will be a race of the highest order as top stables secured confirmation. Slingerz Racing stables’ top horse Olympic Kremlin will be out to rule his counterparts while J’s Racing stables will want to let loose of all his horses. Stat of the Master Z racing stables will be aiming to repeat heroics from the Kennard’s Memorial Turf Club outing as is Mapa Do Brasil.
Some of the sponsors for the event are Premium Asphalt, Big G Sawmill and Lumber Yard, KP Jagdeo General Contractors, OBL, Forresters Lumber Yard and Building Supplies, and Arka Supplies.
This race day is of great importance as it marks the second nomination day for the Guyana Cup, which is slated for August 23 at a venue to be announced.
A total of 11 races, including the jockey dash, are expected to take place.
Other races on the provisional programme include the Easter Sprint, open to all horses four years and older; the Three-Year-Old Imported; and the F Class and Lower, open to four- and five-year-old imported horses that have not raced within the last six months, as well as six-year-olds and older that have not raced for over a year.
Additionally, other races on the programme include the Three-Year-Old and Over West Indian Bred; the Open Three-Year-Old Native Bred; K/L Maiden; the H Class and Lower for West Indian-bred horses that have not won in Guyana in 2025; the Three-Year-Old and Over I/J/K Class; the Open L Class and the Jockey Dash.
Racing will be conducted under the new Guyana Rules of Racing.