The Easter Sunday Horse Racing Bonanza will take place at the Racecourse in Nuwara Eliya on Sunday (1).
A total of 39 thoroughbred horses are expected to run during the day, where the biggest race would be the Class 4 run, which includes a total of 12 horses.
The Class 1 will have the second highest number of runners -- 11 for the first time ever with the main reason being the combination of Class 2 and Class1 horses in a single run.
Following this event horse races will continue during the April Holiday Season with the SriLankan Airlines Magic Million on April 15, followed by the season closure on April 28.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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