Second Guyana Cup nomination day confirmed for April 5

The Port Mourant Turf Club will host the Easter Cup horse race on Sunday, April 5. This race will be the second nomination day for the Guyana Cup.
Ten races are on the cards, including the jockey dash, and close to GY$15 million in cash and prizes will be up for grabs.
The feature race will be the Easter Cup, open to three-year-old and over horses. According to the provisional programme, horses will run at approximately 1600 metres, and the total purse for the feature is GY$ 4 million. The winner will be rewarded GY$2 million in the Easter Cup feature.

Other races on the provisional programme are the Easter Sprint, open to all four-year-old and older horses; the three-year-old imported; and the F Class and Lower Open, for four-year-old and five-year-old imported horses who have not raced within the last six months, and also six-year-olds and older with no racing over a year. Additionally, the other races are three-year-old and over West Indian-bred, open three-year-old native-bred, H Class and lower non-winners in 2025 and open to West Indian-bred non-winners in Guyana, the three-year-old and over I/J/K Class, open to L Class and the jockey dash.
Racing will be running under the new Guyana Rules of Racing. Entries for the Easter Cup are set to open on March 25, March 26 and March 27.
In addition to the feature race, five more races will have the G$1 million purse. The Easter Cup could see the rematch between champion horse Dataman and Olympic Kremlin. Dataman dominated the last race meet, which was held at Port Mourant Turf Club.
The Jumbo Jet Racing Stables and Master Z Racing Stables had a good outing, while JS Racing Stables impressed, becoming the first stable to earn nomination day for the prestigious Guyana Cup in August.
Next month’s Easter Cup will be the second opportunity for horsemen to secure their spots for the Guyana Cup. Preparation has already begun with horses hunting towards glory for August 23 at a venue to be announced.