THE competitiveness of the Christmas two-day racing festival continues today at Caymanas Park with an entertaining 10-race card headlined by the annual renewal of the Sweet Ruckus Trophy.

A Graded Stakes call for native-bred and imported two-year-olds going 1,400 metres for a purse of $1.3 million, the Sweet Ruckus — one of two competitive two-year-old races on the programme — opens the card at noon. The other juvenile event is the Stewards Cup.

A maiden special weight dash for colts and geldings, the Stewards Cup is the third race on the programme and has attracted a small field of six going 1,000 metres round for a purse of $715,000.

While the winner of the Stewards Cup will most certainly go to a native bred, that of the Sweet Ruckus could go to the imported colt Superior Quality. A fighting winner on debut going 1,200 metres, Superior Quality could pretty well run out an easy winner once again as his 1:13.3 for 1,200 metres looks way outside the scope of any of his rivals which makes winning going farther a mere formality.

Despite this, however, Harry Parsard, who trains for owner Ian Parsard, has not extensively prepared Superior Quality for his second outing. He instead has chosen to add the figure 8 to his charge’s other racing equipment of tongue tie and lasix, a move with a probable view to keep the colt’s focus on his racing.

Parsard has another three runners in the line-up but the main danger to Superior Quality with Omar Walker remaining in the saddle is the Patrick Chang-trained Lady Sangeeta, to be ridden by Shane Ellis.

Parsard has another strong entry in the penultimate ninth race where Boy Wonder will also start as favourite for the Open Allowance call.

Ones To Watch

Race 1 Superior Quality (Omar Walker)

Race 2 Jack The Charmer (Shamaree Muir)

Race 3 Supertronics (Robert Halledeen)

Race 4 Vibes Master (Prince Holder)

Race 5 Eastwood (Devon A Thomas)

Race 6 King Diamond (Richard Mairs)

Race 7 Believe (Aaron Chatrie)

Race 8 Explosive Princess (Prince Holder)

Race 9 Boy Wonder (Omar Walker)

Race 10 Tropicaldepression (Shamaree Muir)