Durrant Pate/Contributor

Jamaica’s prestigious Mouttet Mile is getting bigger and better with its latest iteration set for December 6, at Caymanas Park, already attracting the interest of One Guyana Racing stable, which has accepted the invitation to participate in the richest race in the English-speaking Caribbean with the 2025 purse being US$300,000.

One Guyana Racing stable’s acceptance of the invitation comes fresh off a landmark Barbados Gold Cup triumph earlier this year. The Mouttet Mile draws both local and international thoroughbreds and a high-stakes purse, featuring the top 3-year-old and older horses, both native-bred and imported, with a portion of the field reserved for international entries.

One Guyana Racing stable has sent two horses from the Saffie A. Joseph Jr. barn in Florida with the newly imported “Nautical Star” for the Mouttet Mile and “Of A Revolution,” which is targeting a Grade One sprint event on the card. Both horses from the Guyanese stables touched down in Jamaica last Thursday (October 9) and have been admitted to quarantine under local protocols.

Guyanese entries settling in well

They are expected to be released around October 26, giving roughly six weeks of preparation for Jamaica’s biggest day in racing on Saturday, December 6, 2025. On the ground in Kingston, the pair will be handled locally by champion trainer Anthony “Baba” Nunes, a three-time Jamaican champion trainer (2019–2021) who recently notched his 1,400th career winner at Caymanas Park as he mounts another title bid in 2025.

Nunes is confirming the horses “have arrived and settled well,” saying he is eager to “get them out and into a steady training schedule once quarantine clears”. Upon release from quarantine, “Nautical Star” will build toward the Mouttet Mile, while “Of A Revolution” points to a top-level sprint. With Nunes directing the local prep and Joseph’s team collaborating, One Guyana Racing believes their Florida-Kingston pipeline can deliver another statement on the Caribbean stage.

This year’s fourth running retains a 16-runner cap, with eight slots for Jamaica-domiciled horses (before Jan. 1, 2025) and eight for internationals, including a reserved berth for a New York Racing Association (NYRA) based runner as part of the sport’s expanding U.S. bridge. “The One Guyana combination with Saffie Joseph is unstoppable,” one co-owner remarked.

“This is about competing across the Caribbean and South America and bringing recognition to Guyana’s racing as it climbs. We’re grateful to Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL) and the wider Jamaican racing fraternity for the opportunity, and we look forward to Jamaicans campaigning in Guyana as well,” the co-owner went on to say.

Details about the horses

The most anticipated arrival for the converted race, “Nautical Star” (USA, 5yo), is a high-class runner for Joseph in the US and most recently campaigned for C2 Racing Stable LLC. The horse brings graded-level seasoning and tactical speed that suits a one-mile assignment. Of A Revolution (USA, 6yo) is a proven sprinter under Joseph, back to winning form at Gulfstream this year after a long layoff; connections are aiming him at a Grade 1 sprint on the Jamaican programme.

The Mouttet Mile day is now a magnet for international stables, aided by “Win and You’re In” qualifiers and that US media pipeline. Jamaica’s sole horse racing operator, SVREL, has been explicit about using these levers to build fields and grow sports tourism; the 2025 conditions formalise the eight local, eight international split and the NYRA-based invite to ensure high-calibre entries.

For Guyana, One Guyana Racing intends to have a breakout season. After winning the Barbados Gold Cup with Harrow in March, a first for Guyanese connections, the stable is now plotting a multi-country circuit that keeps Guyana on the marquee alongside Jamaica and the US. “The logistics can be rough,” One Guyana’s ownership group acknowledged, “but this is the first step into Jamaica. We want to keep racing here and, in time, make it easier for Jamaican stables to come to Guyana”.