Control Unit burdened with 60 kilos in Saturday’s feature

They have done so on sprint champion Control Unit for the feature 1350 metres race for horses rated 70 and over on Race Day 13 at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, on Saturday.

The Glenn Mendez- trained runner will have to give away lumps of weight to his six rivals including stablemate Whisper Light (54.5 kilos). Next highest weight in the race will be carried by Teniente Coronel - 57 kilos.

Saturday’s eight-race programme will see 93 horses entered with some full fields.

There will be a single winner bonus of over $4,000 on the Hi5, while the Pick 6 has a carryover of over $5,000. Racing on Saturday is scheduled to begin at 1 pm.