New race added to Port Mourant Easter Cup

The Port Mourant Easter Cup will now see the inclusion of the K & L Maiden race, which will run at 5.5 furlongs.
A total of 11 races, including the jockey dash, have been set for Sunday, April 5. It will be a race day 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.
According to the provisional programme, horses will run at approximately one mile in the feature race and the total purse for the race is $4 million. The winner will be rewarded $2 million in the Premium Asphalt Easter Cup feature.

Other races on the provisional programme are the Easter Sprint, open to all horses four years and over; 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 in the programme include the Three-Year-Old and Over West Indian Bred; the Open Three-Year-Old Native Bred; 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. Entries for the Easter Cup opened on March 25, and will close today, Friday, March 27.
The Ancient County of Berbice has had mixed weather conditions, but the track in Port Mourant remains in immaculate condition. Horses have been in preparation mode ahead of the all-important Easter Cup.