Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s Amber Heights (N. Rupa up) won the Nilgiris 1000 Guineas, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (May 12). The winner is trained by R. Foley.
1. LONG TUNNEL PLATE (1,200m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Flash Of Genius (N. Rupa) 1, Together Forever (Prem) 2, Highly Regarded (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Excalibur (Ross) 4. 2, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m 20.70s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. SUMMER CUP (1,300m), rated 100 & above: Emperor’s Crown (Ross) 1, Precious Forever (Casey) 2, Autumn Pearl (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Star Samurai (Kabdhar) 4. 2-1/4, 1-1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 23.03s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
3. SWEET MEMORIES PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o only, which won three or more races only (Terms): Blushing Romeo (Prem) 1, Always Precious (Kabdhar) 2, Romantic Encounter (Casey) 3 and Royal Collection (Ross) 4. 2-1/2, 3-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 17.76s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramasamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
4. NILGIRIS 1000 GUINEAS (1,400m), 3-y-o Indian fillies (Terms):
AMBER HEIGHTS (FOYER – REGAL HEIGHTS) N. RUPA 1,
TRADITION STYLE (MARCUS ANDRONICUS – BENEFICIARY) CASEY 2,
OPEN YOUR HEART (FOYER – RING OF DESTINY) RAJENDRA SINGH 3 and
ARCTIC QUEEN (DECADO – STAR BALLERINA) ROSS 4.
1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 35.23s. Owner. Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. GANGES PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 4-y-o & over: Cosmic Explorer (Kabdhar) 1, Assert The Right (Casey) 2, Golden Knight (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Distant Drums (Ross) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 21.54s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: B. Suresh.
6. FERTILE LANDS PLATE (Div. I), (1,300m), rated 00 to 25: Alpharetta (Saddam Iqbal) 1, Gold Vault (Md. Hesnain) 2, Classic Commander (Kalyan Singh) 3 and Aflame (C. Umesh) 4. 3-1/2, 3/4 and 1-3/4. 1m 25.90s. Owner: Mr. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fahad Khan.
7. PALANI PLATE (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Green Zone (Rajendra Singh) 1, Magical Warrior (M. Venkatesh) 2, Kings Ransom (Casey) 3 and The Honorable (N. Rupa) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m 20.24s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: R. Foley.
8. NADUVATTAM PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Majestic Force (C. A. Brisson) 1, Pride Of The Hills (Lakshmanan) 2, Star Storm (Casey) 3 and Scarlet Knight (Md. Hesnain) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and nk. 1m 16.85s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
9. FERTILE LANDS PLATE (Div. II), (1,300m), rated 00 to 25: Chamak Challo (C. Umesh) 1, Classical Legend (Kalyan Singh) 2, Jack Palance (Akbar) 3 and King Of Rhythm (N. Murugan) 4. Not run: River Falcon. 6, 1-3/4 and 1/2. 1m 24.87s. Owners: Mrs. Safreen Khan, Mr. Huma Malick, Mr. K. S. Vijaykumar & C. R. Balakumar. Trainer: Huma Malick.
