15 for rich CLICO Midsummer Classic

TWELVE-length UPTC Easter Guineas winner Top Of The Class will get a chance to prove a point when he meets Royal Flush, Golden Honour, Isle Be There and stablemate Sweet Tempo in a re-match in the rich CLICO Midsummer Classic on Labour Day, Friday.

This quintet were among 15 top three-year-olds left in for the second jewel of the local triple crown when final subscriptions closed yesterday. Also in the event to be contested over 1900 metres at Santa Rosa Park, Arima, is Due Dilligence who will be making a return after a lay off forced by injury. Draw for post positions for the race fully sponsored by Colonial Life Insurance Company (Trinidad) Limited worth a total of $125,000 will take place at the Scarlet Ibis Room, Hilton Hotel, Lady Young Road, St. Ann’s, on Monday.Those left in the event are: Celebration Time; Dare To Dream; Due Dilligence; Golden Honour; Hannibal’s Will; Isle Be There; Loud Music; Naturelly Classy; Royal Flush; Sir Vidia; Super Grey; Sweet Tempo; Top Of The Class; Undisputed; Wild Life.

Meanwhile, only five horses will face the starter in the co-feature on Labour Day, the Santa Rosa Dash Handicap over 1200 metres. And Sugar Mike will be the topweight in the race worth $75,000, being asked to tote 56.5 kilos by handicappers Wayne Shockness and Robin Jaisingh. He will be handing out from between three kilos to Song Of Freedom to nine kilos to bottom weight Tactical Bid. Naturelly Classy has also been given 56.5 kilos by the handicappers in the handicap event for three-year-old winners and four-year-olds and over non-winners of three races over 1200 metres. A winner last time out, this Freshly Squeezed/Just A Lady colt will be handing out two kilos to Beautiful Mind and nine kilos to bottom weight Sweet Laura Lee.

Here are the weights for the two handicap events on Labour Day:
RACE 8: W.I. BRED 3 Y.O. WINNERS & W.I., BRED 4 Y.O. & OVER NON-WINNERS OF THREE RACES - 1200 METRES - Naturelly Classy 56.5; Beautiful Mind 54.5; Peace Consort 53; A Firm Relief 52; Undisputed 52; Sunny 51.5; Hyarima 50; What Left 49.5; Full Of Promises 49; Sweet Laura Lee 47.5.
RACE 9: SANTA ROSA DASH HANDICAP - 1200 METRES - 1. Sugar Mike 56.5; Asaong Of Freedom 53.5; Invincibility 52.5; Fortunate Flag 49; Tactical Bid 47.5.