The Mayor Baburao Sanas Independent Million powered by SRS Group will feature as prime event of the eight-race card slated for the Independence Day at the Pune racetrack. Notorious as the "graveyard" of favourites, this year's version of the race, with 16 runners in the fray, is likely to keep that fearsome tag alive.

While Kimberella, Artus, Tar Heel, Priceless Art, Momentum and Bakhtawar will most probably corner the betting market's money, I feel it could be Star Bright, trained by young Deepesh Narredu and to be ridden by C Umesh, who can trick them all at the judge's end.