One Guyana Racing conquers Barbados… Next stop The Mouttet Mile, Jamaica

Oct 10, 2025 Sports

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Jamaica Observer – GEORGETOWN to KINGSTON – The One Guyana Racing LLC team is raising the stakes. Fresh off a landmark Barbados Gold Cup triumph earlier this year, the stable has accepted Jamaica’s invitation to the Mouttet Mile festival at Caymanas Park Jamaica. One Guyana Racing has confirmed two arrivals from the Saffie A. Joseph Jr. barn in Florida, The newly imported Nautical Star for the Mouttet Mile and Of A Revolution targeting a Grade 1 sprint.

Both horses touched down in Jamaica yesterday (Oct. 9) and have been admitted to quarantine under local protocols. They are expected to be released around Oct. 26, giving roughly six weeks of preparation for Jamaica’s biggest day in racing on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. The pair will be handled locally by champion trainer Anthony “Baba” Nunes, who confirmed the horses “have arrived and settled well” and said he is eager to “get them out and into a steady training schedule once quarantine clears.

“The One Guyana combination with Saffie Joseph is unstoppable,” one co-owner said. “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 & Entertainment Limited (SVREL) and the wider Jamaican racing fraternity for the opportunity, and we look forward to Jamaicans campaigning in Guyana as well.”

Jamaica’s showpiece is growing fast. The Mouttet Mile has quickly become the richest race in the English-speaking Caribbean. The 2025 purse is US$300,000, with the feature staged on Dec. 6 at Caymanas Park. 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 NYRA-based runner as part of the sport’s expanding U.S. bridge.

That bridge is real, NYRA and Caymanas Park struck a partnership to place the Mouttet Mile on FOX Sports’ “America’s Day at the Races” broadcast, widening the race’s U.S. footprint and elevating Jamaica’s visibility with American fans.

The firepower: Saffie Joseph Jr. & Anthony “Baba” Nunes

Saffie A. Joseph Jr., Barbados born and Florida-based, is in rare form. He clinched his 13th consecutive training title at Gulfstream Park this summer, underscoring a run that has included the 2019 Pennsylvania Derby (G1) with Math Wizard and a first Sandy Lane Barbados Gold Cup in March with Harrow owned in partnership with One Guyana Racing signaling the stable’s regional intent.

On the ground in Kingston, the horses will be conditioned by 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. Few know the Mouttet Mile course and calendar better.

The most anticipated arrivals for the converted race, Nautical Star (USA, 5yo) A high-class runner for Joseph in the U.S., most recently campaigned for C2 Racing Stable LLC; brings graded-level seasoning and tactical speed that suits a one-mile assignment.

Of A Revolution (USA, 6yo) 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.

Why this matters for Jamaica and Guyana

The Mouttet Mile day is now a magnet for international stables, aided by “Win and You’re In” qualifiers and that U.S. media pipeline. Jamaica’s operator SVREL has been explicit about using these levers to build fields and grow sports tourism; the 2025 conditions formalize the 8 local 8 international split and the NYRA-based invite to ensure high-caliber entries.

For Guyana, One Guyana Racing’s 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 U.S.

“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.”

The road ahead

Upon release from quarantine around Oct. 26, Nautical Star will build toward Dec. 6 and 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.

One thing is certain: the Mouttet Mile keeps getting bigger US$300,000 on offer, split local/international fields, and FOX Sports coverage and Guyana is determined to be right in the thick of it.

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• Anthony Nunes, Mouttet Mile, Nautical Star, One Guyana Racing LLC team

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