Followers of standardbred racing like nothing better than seeing fleet-footed equines don a saddle, take a rider on their backs and go for a whirl.

That is exactly what is going to be happening this Sunday (June 24) at St. Hugues in Quebec.

Scheduled as a non-wagering event during St. Hugues' 11-race program, a field of five pacers racing under saddle will go head to head.

The non-wagering race is to promote the versatility of the standardbred and to try to bring more fans to the racetrack.

The race is going to be contested at a mile distance. The horses will start behind the starting gate and wear hopples, just the same as a normal standardbred race.

The list of horses and their drivers appears below.

Driver - Horse

Anne-Marie Demers - Gadget
Sophie Desroches - Windleaves Dreamer
Odile Letellier - Some Hearts
Marie-Hélène Dupont - Lomboskyrider
Jean-Philippe Mercier - Zorgwijk Intensify

Card Set For Sunday In St-Hugues

An 11-dash program of Circuit régional des courses de chevaux du Québec CRCCQ has been drawn for this Sunday afternoon at Ferme Drummond in St-Hugues, Quebec. Pari-mutuel wagering will be available on the premises.

The card is highlighted by Race 11, which will house a seven-horse field competing at a distance of one and a half-miles.

A total of $12,800 will be up for grabs on the card.

Fans of live harness racing will once again have the pleasure of playing the favourites, as pari-mutuel wagering will be available on-track.

The race program is the first of 11 events for the 2012 season of CRCCQ. Another day of racing will be held next Sunday July 1st at Ferme Drummond.

First-race post time is 1:00 p.m.

To view the entries, click here.