A battle of the highest order is on the cards today, Sunday, October 26, at the Port Mourant Turf Club for the President’s Cup – but all eyes will be on Guyana’s Cup champion, Dataman.
Ten horses are confirmed for the feature event, including Dataman, Ritorna Vincentori, Frontline Warrior, Holy Moly Moses, Stat, Mapa Do Brasil, Nova Sol, Spankhurst, Anthem King, and El Tarzan.
The organisers have placed the feature race as the penultimate event of the day – Race Nine – which is expected to start around 16:25h. In addition to the exhilarating horse racing action, singer Jelanie Alexander, popularly known as SamDan, will perform his hit song “Blaze Up”.
The young singer visited President Dr Irfaan Ali on the eve of the horse racing. 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 $1.5 million. Horses in the three-year-old Guyana-bred category will run six furlongs for a purse of $2.8 million, while the Sprint Classic Open will carry a purse of just over $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 $1.3 million and will run at five furlongs, while the G Class and Lower race will feature a total purse of just over $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 $1.1 million. The L Class Non-Earners (last start) and first-time starters will run five furlongs, with a purse of $1.1 million to be divided. The two-year-old Guyana and West Indian Open will carry a purse of $937,500, with horses running five furlongs.
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 first race starts at 11:20h local time.
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