CITY Flight, the imported filly trained by Gary Subratie and owned by Michros, who ignited the racing scene late last year and earlier this season with some scintillating performances, returns to competitive racing today on the 10-race card after an enforced break of 210 days.

The imported three-year-old dark brown filly, unbeaten in five starts, had a series of mishaps which forced her connections to restrict her racing career until she was well enough to do so. City Flight last faced the starter on February 9, when she easily defeated Rio Cobre, and El Poderoso. It was that fifth win by City Flight which had the tongues of racing pundits wagging and wanting for more. She won all her five races easily and was poised for an outstanding career until sickness intervened.

Noon It Is, a four-year-old bay imported filly, has a racing record of nine wins from 21 starts. Her last victory came on March 6 when she defeated Blast Them Away and The Guv going over the six-furlong distance, thereby establishing herself as one of the top horses in the land. The anticipated and much talked about rematch with Blast Them Away took place one month later, with the latter turning the tables.

Noon It Is finished a floundering eighth in that race when it became obvious to those watching that all was not well with the filly. It was later discovered that she was ill and has been out of racing since, a total of 154 days.

Now both are returning, to the relief of owner Michael Bernard, the owner who heads the Michros syndicate. “I am indeed very happy. Both horses have come on very nicely after their respective encounters with illness. We took our time with them and now they are ready to race again. Both City Flight and Noon It Is have been meticulously prepared and I am very pleased with how they have responded in training for the race tomorrow (today),” Bernard said.

Stable jockey with the Subratie barn, Omar Walker, is the regular rider for both horses. Bernard says it was a real difficult choice for the rider and his agent to decide which of the two horses to ride in today’s race.

“It was a really difficult choice for Omar (Walker) between City Flight and Noon It Is. In the end after much consideration, he chose to ride City Flight,” Bernard said.