President’s Cup billed for Oct 26 to feature 10 races

– GY$20M in cash prizes up for grabs

The organisers of the President’s Cup – set for October 26, 2025 – have announced that 10 races are on the cards for the grand one-day horse race meet at the Port Mourant Turf Club, Corentyne, Berbice.
More than GY$20 million in cash and prizes will be up for grabs. The feature race will be open to all horses and contested over nine furlongs, with the winner earning GY$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 GY$1.5 million. Horses in the three-year-old Guyana-bred category will run six furlongs for a purse of GY$2.8 million.
The Sprint Classic Open will carry a purse of just over GY$1.8 million and will also run at six furlongs. The two-year-old, United States (US)-imported race will have a total purse of GY$1.3 million and will run at five furlongs.
The G Class and Lower race will feature a total purse of just over GY$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 GY$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 GY$1.1 million.
In the L Class, non-earners (last start) and first-time starters will run five furlongs, with a purse of GY$1.1 million to be divided. The two-year-old Guyana and West Indian Open will carry a purse of GY$937,500, with horses running five furlongs.
Entries 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. Any horse failing to comply will not be allowed to compete.
The Guyana Cup saw Data Man snatch the crown after the reigning President’s Cup champion, Olympic Kremlin, lost his jockey in the feature race. With all eyes now on Data Man, competition at the President’s Cup promises to be intense.
Additionally, several new horses will be in Guyana to compete in the President’s Cup.
JS 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.