IN a gruelling 1800M (nine furlongs) distance yesterday, Dataman of the Master Z Racing Stables (MZRS) won the 2025 President’s Cup, adding that accolade to his recent Guyana Cup 2025 win.
The odds-on favourite to win the race with Jockey Jose Da Sailva at the helm, did not have the best start, languishing in the mid pack with Jumbo Jet’s Racing Stables (JJRS) Anthem King (Ivor Da Silva) latching on closely as the feature event was moved to race nine on account of impending daylight concerns.
Spankhurst — of the J’s Racing Stables (JRS) and ridden by eventual Jockey of the day Ronaldo Appadu — got off to a flier with Stat of the MZRS (C. Ross) alongside into the first turn of the Port Mourant Turf Club.
Spankhurst quickly dropped Stat and then put a seven-length lead on the pack with five furlongs to go and a mighty effort was needed to reel that back.

But Dataman begun his merry march with four to go.

By the third furlong he was already alongside Spankhurst, pulling along Slingerz Racing Stable’s (SRS) Ritorna Vincetori (F. Chavez).
And by entering the final furlong, Dataman had done the trick, really stretching his legs to the wire unchallenged to take the trophy and cash prize sponsored by BANKS DIH Limited through the Banks Beer brand.
A sneaky ride on the outside by Anthem King brought them home second by half a length over Ritorna Vincetori, with Spankhurst finishing farther back in fourth.
Trainer Nasrudeen (Junior) Mohamed spoke after the win, saying, “No I wasn’t worried when I saw Spankhurst get out of the blocks like that. I know Dataman prefers the pace to be hot in front and he chases. When I saw Vicentori (Ritorna) alongside me I was a bit worried, but when I saw my jockey give Dataman the go ahead to run, I knew it was all over.”
In the co-feature, two-year-old Imported Juvenile Stakes, She’s So In Charge (C.Ross) of the JJRS won comfortably ahead of stablemate Moonlight Dancer (I. Da Silva), Miracle Queen (Y. Drepaul) and Pharoah’s Empress (D. Machado) of JRS.
The day’s opener was for L-Class non-earners and featured favourite Country Rock, owned by Big G Racing Stable and jockeyed by Appadu, running away with the win ahead of the Heartland/Y. Kissoonchand combo, GT Boss (J. Valdez) and Kiss (K. Paul).

The ‘J’ Class and Lower race showed Lionheart’s courage as the Baker Racing Stables horse with Nela Mohamed at the helm held off the stiff challenges of eventual second-placed finishers Haley (J. Valdez), JRS’ Three De Movie (R. Appadu) and Sarkar (R. Richmond).

Race three was a ‘G’ class and lower clash with Emotional Damage of the PHVH racing stables storming the field with Jockey Drepaul to win ahead of Amicable Kate (K. Razzak), Red Ruby (N. Abrigo) and American Traveler (Y. Kissoonchand).
In the two-year-old Guyana and West Indian Bred open, Head of the Class (JJRS) with Jockey F. Garcia won the overall trophy with the Guyana Bred horses’ class being won by Nice Time owned by Otis Scottland and ridden by Y. Kissoonchand.
The ‘F’ Class race, Order and Progress (JRS) with D Machado aboard broke the wire first with a photo finish determining that stablemate Prince Joaquim (R. Appadu) marginally second ahead of JJRS Barbara (C. Ross) and Night Beacon (N. Patrick) fourth.
In the three-year-old Guyana Bred Derby, Ruff Time owned by Ganesh Persaud Itwari and ridden by jockey Y Kissoonchand overcame the challenges of Jet Mode (F Garcia), Spank Me (D Machado) and I Will Have Another (R. Appadu).

In the Spring Classic, Regal Man (D Machado) owned by JRS overcame the SRS Veteran Jhon Bull (F. Chavez) to take the Peter Lewis-sponsored trophy.
The duo finished ahead of Oy Vey (D. Khellawan) and Companerio Leal (R. Appadu) respectively.
The 10-race card was closed off by the H-Class race in JRS Mulan (R. Appadu) won ahead of Here Comes Heidi (N. Mohamed), Shes a WBO On Time (Y. Kissoonchand) and Seabird (Q Kellman).
Owner of J’s Racing Stable Jermiane Sripal speaking after the day alluded to the hard work of his team: “I need to thank the team here at the J’s Racing Stable, they have been doing an amazing job here and I’m very proud of them.”
Apart from champion stable, J’s also took home the champion trainer trophy with Ronaldo Lima snagging the award.