Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy's Ardent Princess ridden by Ross won the Nilgiris 1000 Guineas, the first Classic of the season held here on Sunday (April 22). The winner is trained by R. Foley.
1. FERTILE LANDS PLATE (1,300m), rated 00 to 25: Island Warrior (Brisson) 1, Dancing Storm (Srinivasan) 2, Disco Star (Saddam Iqbal) 3 and Persian Princess (Sham Kumar) 4. 2-1/2, 1-3/4 and 4-1/2. 1m 22.83s. Owner: Mrs. Anitha Iqbal. Trainer: M. J. Iqbal.
2. LONG TUNNELL PLATE (1,200m), fillies 3-y-o only (Terms): Mystic Goddess (Kabthar) 1, Royal Conquest (Rajendra Singh) 2, Birthday Serenade (M. Venkatesh) 3 and Always Precious (Roopa) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 17.34s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
3. SUMMER CUP (1,400m), rated 80 & above: Noble View (Rajendra Singh) 1, Best Of The Blues (Babul) 2, Fair Option (Roopa) 3 and Xian (M. Venkatesh) 4. 1-3/4, 3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 26.99s. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer:R. Foley.
4. GANGES PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65, 6-y-o & over: Red Apache (M. Venkatesh) 1, Golden Knight (Prem) 2, Assert The Right (Kabthar) 3 and Orlando Bloom (Babul) 4. 2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 15.60s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: B. Suresh.
5. NILGIRIS 1000 GUINEAS (1,400m), 3-y-o fillies (Terms):
ARDENT PRINCESS (Always A Rainbow - Global Princess) Ross 1,
ROMANTIC ENCOUNTER (Always A Rainbow - Brilliant Legend) M. Venkatesh 2,
LOVELY TRIBUTE (Always A Rainbow - Beneficiary) Babul 3 and
MYSTIC RAINBOW (Always A Rainbow - Make It Happen) Rajendra Singh 4.
2-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 32.61s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
6. PALANI PLATE (1,400m), rated 60 to 85: Mischief Inhiseyes (Roopa) 1, King Of Dance (Prem) 2, Fly For Sure (Babul) 3 and The Honorable (Kabthar) 4. 1-1/4, 2 and shd. 1m 29.17s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
7. NADUVATTAM PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Confederation (Rajendra Singh) 1, Notability (Roopa) 2, Secret Admirer (Kabthar) 3 and Classic Commander (Prem) 4. 1, nk and 2-1/2. 1m 17.13s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: R. Foley.
8. WILLOWBUND PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o only (Terms): Winning Glory (Roopa) 1, Mesmerize (M. Venkatesh) 2, Millenium Rose (Babul) 3 and Sweet Sensation (Kabthar) 4. 2-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 16.86s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram. Trainer: R. Foley.
9. NADUVATTAM PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Ocean Tern (Kabthar) 1, Golden Creek (Roopa) 2, Kings Admiral (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Pride Of The Hills (Babul) 4. Not run: Barrister. Hd, 2-1/4 and nk. 1m 15.43s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
Keywords: Ooty races