Derby race at Pulo Mas track

JAKARTA (JP): Sixty-eight horses from nine provinces will compete for total cash prizes of Rp 24.5 million in a derby at the Pulo Mas track on Sunday.

The derby, which is organized to celebrate Jakarta's 469th anniversary, will feature seven races with the Jakarta Derby Classic as the main event. Three-year-old horses will compete in this 1,600 meter race.

Favorites for the Jakarta Derby Classic include Young Blessing from North Sulawesi, Rupawan from East Java, Halloween and Just Right from West Java and Lady Centavo from Jakarta.

"The derby races are the perfect final training arena for race horses before the first round of the Soeharto Cup next month," organizing committee official Iwan Lie Saputra said. (yan)