The ‘Bigman’ will defend Champion Stakes title

The Baskaran Bassawh- owned fourtime Horse of the Year has been out of action for over one year because of injury.

Winner of the 2013 Trinidad Derby and the three-time winner of the corresponding Champion Stakes, the son of Cowtown Cat.

My Morning Prayer wil line up against three other Derby winners — Free Passage (2012), 2014 triple crown winner Momentum, who is now being trained by Harriram “Pepsi” Gobin, and this year, Academy Award, in the 1800 Metres heat with a total purse of $100,000.

Meanwhile, speedy filly Set Sail, winner of her only outing, will match strides with unbeaten in two starts Cactus Treasure a “girl vs boy” affair in the 1100 metres Futurity Stakes for locally- bred two-year-old “babes” with a purse of $75,000 at stake.

Arima Race Club stewards have provided an eight-race programme on Saturday.

And a total of 83 horses have been entered to contest the day’s card. Here are the entries for the feature and co-feature races on Saturday.

FUTURITY STAKES - NATIVE BRED 2 Y.O. - 1100 METRES - PURSE: $100,000

1. BLIND DATE; 2. FORGETMENOT; 3. MONEY MATTERS; 4.

ROUGH’N TUMBLE; 5. MILITARY MAN;

6. SET SAIL 7. WELL CONNECTED; 8. CLASS ACT;

9. SHE IZZA LADY;10. CACTUS TREASURE

CARIBBEAN CHAMPION STAKES (GRADE 3) - W.I. BRED HORSES 3 Y.O. AND OVER - 1800 METRES - PURSE: $100,000

1. BLACK ONYX; 2. CRAMERS RULE 3; ACADEMY AWARD; 4.

BIGMAN IN TOWN; 5. MAGICAL VICTORY; 6. MOMENTUM; 7.

FREE PASSAGE.