In an attempt to build on the attractiveness and competitiveness of the race, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited (SVREL), a local promoter of horse racing, has made three significant changes to the conditions for the third staging of the 2024 Mouttet Mile.

Racing Secretary Denzil Miller made the new conditions public on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at the AC Hotel during the launch of Jamaica’s most prestigious race and race day.

The Mouttet Mile, a Grade One race for three-year-olds and up over one mile (1,600m), has become Caymanas Park’s marquee event. The purse for this yaer race is US$250,000, the largest-ever yet again.

The three changes are: 10 starting stalls will be made available for horses domiciled in Jamaica before January 1, 2024; six starting stalls will be allocated to horses not domiciled in Jamaica before January 1, 2024; and the winners of the following races will gain automatic entry in the Mouttet Mile: the Jamaica Derby; the Jamaica Cup; the Philip Feanny Gold Cup; and the Port Royal Sprint.

The 2023 Mouttet Mile had 12 stalls designated for horses domiciled in Jamaica before January 1, 2023, and four for horses not domiciled in Jamaica before January 1, 2023.

Christopher Wills, SVREL vice-president of operations, said that the organisation aimed to build on the success gained from last year’s Mouttet Mile.

“Since the first staging of the Mouttet Mile, I think it’s fair to say the race has become the most anticipated race day in the Caribbean. The Mouttet Mile has raised the bar for what is possible for a standard we can deliver right here in Jamaica.

“The success of the first year was just the beginning. So, as we look ahead to 2024, I’m thrilled to announce that the best is yet to come. We are pulling out all the stops to make the third running of the Mouttet Mile invitational an unforgettable event,” he said.