Mouttet Mile

Mouttet Mile
ClassGrade 1
LocationCaymanas Park
InauguratedDecember 3, 2022
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat race
Race information
Distance1600m
SurfaceDirt
Qualification3-y-o+
Weight126 lbs (basic weight)
Allowances
5 lbs for fillies and mares
2 lbs for Native Bred 3yos
Purse$300,000 USD (2025)

The Mouttet Mile is a Grade 1 horse race in Jamaica for Thoroughbreds aged three and above. Held in early December at Caymanas Park over 1600m, it is the richest horse race in the English-speaking Caribbean with a purse of $300,000 USD.[1] The race was first ran on the 3rd of December, 2022 with a purse of $125,000 ($18.7 million JMD).[2]

For the 2025 edition of the Mouttet Mile, the race will be broadcast on FOX Sports in partnership with the New York Racing Association in order to expand the range and prestige of the race.[3]

Weight

126 lb for basic weight[4]

Allowances:

  • 5 lb for fillies and mares
  • 2 lb for native bred 3-y-o

The basic weight will be applied if all participating horses are domiciled in Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad & Tobago before January 1. If there there one or more horses entered that are not domiciled in Jamaica, Barbados, and Trinidad & Tobago before January 1, 2025, the following will apply:

  • The basic weight will be applied to horse/s not domiciled in the aforementioned countries before January 1. No other allowances are applicable.
  • A 5 lb allowance will be applied to the basic weight and any other applicable allowance to horses domiciled in the above countries.
  • Horses that have won two or more 3-Y-O and above Grade I races since January 1 carry the basic weight.
  • Horses that have won one 3-Y-O and above Grade I race since January 1 are allowed 2 lb.
  • Horses that have won 2 or more Open Allowance races or two or more 3-Y-O only Grade I races since January 1 are allowed 4 lb
  • Horses that have won any other race since January 1 are allowed 8 lb.
  • Horses that have not won a race at 7 furlongs or over since January 1 are allowed 2 lb.
  • Horses that have not won a race since August 2 are allowed 3 lb

If at the close of entries, there are no horse/s entered whose weight is 126 lb, then the highest weighted horse/s will be adjusted upward to 126lb, and all other horse/s will be adjusted upward accordingly.

Winners since inauguration

Year Winner Age Jockey Trainer Owner Time
2022 Excessive Force 5 Bebeto Harvey Philip Feanny A.C.K. Stables 1:41.0[2]
2023 Rough Entry 6 Julien Leparoux Rohan Crichton Dennis G. Smith, Daniel L. Walters 1:38.0[5]
2024 Funcaandun 4 Robert Halledeen Jason DaCosta Carlton Watson 1:38.4[6]
2025 Rideallday 3 Javier Castellano Philip Feanny Cassiopeia Racing INC 1.36.4[7]
  1. ^ "MOUTTET MILE JOURNEY BEGIN - Jamaica Observer". 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  2. ^ a b Allen, Ruddy (2022-12-04). "Excessive Force cashes in on rich Mouttet Mile - Jamaica Observer". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  3. ^ "2025 Mouttet Mile". mouttetmile.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  4. ^ jagallop (2025-05-08). "Mouttet Mile Conditions 2025". Quickgallopja.com. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  5. ^ Allen, Ruddy (2023-12-08). "2023 Mouttet Mile — The analysis - Jamaica Observer". Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  6. ^ Perez, Joe. "Funcaandun Comes on Late to Win Mouttet Mile". www.bloodhorse.com. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  7. ^ "Rideallday steals show at Mouttet Mile - Jamaica Observer". 2025-12-07. Retrieved 2025-12-07.