“Showdown of champions” horse meet set for Dec 14 at Port Mourant

Horse racing action will return to the ancient county of Berbice on Sunday, December 14, 2025, at the Port Mourant Turf Club with more than $10 million in cash and prizes up for grabs.
The meet is expected to be a spectacle where all the champions will assemble and battle for supremacy, with the feature race being the Showdown of Champions Stakes for three-year-olds and over, open to all imported horses.
The feature race will run for one mile, with a total purse of $4 million.

Other races on the provisional programme include the E Class and Lower winner of one race in 2025, open to all Guyana-bred horses; the H3 & Lower non-winner in 2025, open to three-year-old West Indian-bred horses; the West Indian-bred open race; the two-year-old Guyana-bred maidens; the L Class open; the J/K/L Maidens; and the Port Mourant Jockey Sprint Trophy, open to all jockeys.
Full entries and declarations of horse, jockey, and equipment must be made in person at the Racing Office c/o Acting Racing Administrator Secretary of Port Mourant Turf Club, John Rupert.
Entries will commence on December 8 and close on December 10 between 08:00h and 16:00h.
All entry forms must be signed in full by either the owner, trainer, or an agent representing the stable.
All entries are to be paid in full at the office when the entry form is signed. Owners and trainers are reminded that only authorised persons with badges will be allowed access to the Parade Ring, scales, and jockeys’ room.
For jockeys riding on race day, they are required to visit the Racing Office to sign the entry form of the horses that they are engaged to ride on race day. The Jockey Race Sprint entry fee is $500, to be paid at the Racing Office once the jockey is participating in the Jockey Race Sprint.
Imported riders booked to ride may have their entry forms signed by the owner or trainer who has brought them into the country to ride. All jockeys booked to ride are to report to the Jockey Room on race morning by 11:00h.
Importantly, all jockeys are required to display their Horsemen Racing ID badges upon entering the Jockey Room. No late entries will be accepted, and no entries will be accepted over the telephone, including WhatsApp messages or calls.
All entry fees must be paid when entering your horse at the Racing Office within the four-day entry process. No entry payments will be accepted on race day. Entry fee refunds for scratched runners on race day will be returned to the owner or trainer when official race winnings are dispersed.
Grooms are required to wear their Horsemen ID badges on race day to gain access to the Parade Ring once their horse is entered to run that day. With safety being high on the agenda, it is required to dress appropriately to ensure safety among the horses you are in charge of; for example, no slippers, short pants, vests, or sleeveless shirts.