Athenaeus claimed the Darley Arabian Million, the main event of the Hyderabad races at Malakpet on Wednesday. Trained by Laxman Singh, the winner is owned by M/s. Five Stars Shipping Company Private Limited represented by Mr. and Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy and Mr.Teja Gollapudi.
1. STEP ASIDE PLATE (2000m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46: FAR SIGHT (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Royal Hero (Akshay Kumar) 2, Halo’s Princess (Md. Ismail) 3, My Windfall (P. Trevor) 4. Not run: Symbol of Star’s. 4-1/4, 3-1/2, 2-1/4. 2 m 08.71s. ₹7 (w), 6, 9, 11 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 40, Q: 39, Tanala: 324. Favourite: Far Sight. Owners: Miss Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai & M/s. So Blest Trading Company Private Limited represented by Mr. Atul N. Amersey. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
2. OLYMPIC FLAME PLATE (1400m) — Cat. II, maiden 3-y-o & over (Terms): SUBLIME (P. Trevor) 1, Staridar (Suraj Narredu) 2, Hukum (Fergus Sweeney) 3, Exclusivenorthwind (G. Naresh) 4. Not run: Hanoi. Nk., 2, 1-1/2. 1m 26.79s. ₹14 (w), 7, 5, 7 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 41, Q: 21, Tanala: 94. Favourite: Sublime. Owners: M/s. Vijay Racing & Farms Private Limited represented by M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta & Susheel Kumar Gupta & M/s. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Private Limited represented by Mr. Zavareh S. Poonawalla & Ms. Simone Zavareh Poonawalla. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
3. LINGAPUR CUP (D. I), (1400m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78: DREAM CATCHER (Suraj Narredu) 1, Sea Castle (Deepak Singh) 2, Prince Caspian (Nakhat Singh) 3, Top Contender (Kuldeep Singh) 4. Nk., 2, 1-1/2. 1m 25.89s. ₹7 (w), 5, 12, 7 (p), SHP. 44, FP: 89, Q: 73, Tanala: 246. Favourite: Dream Catcher. Owner: Mr. Chitturi Krishna Kannaiah. Trainer: M. Satyanarayana.
4. G.V. RAO MEMORIAL CUP (D. I), (1200m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62: BIG HEART (Deepak Singh) 1, Champion Bull (N.S. Parmar) 2, Celtic Queen (Suraj Narredu) 3, Negress Pearl (Akshay Kumar) 4. Not run: Marina Del Rey. 2-1/4, 1/2, 2-1/4. 1m 12.32s. ₹15 (w), 7, 5, 8 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 43, Q: 19, Tanala: 119. Favourite: Champion Bull. Owners: Dr. Suresh Chintamaneni & Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy. Trainer: D. Netto.
5. LINGAPUR CUP (D. II), (1400m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78: MIRFIELD (S. S. Tanwar) 1, Surprise Party (Nakhat Singh) 2, Baashagar (K. Sai Kiran) 3, Green Image (P. Trevor) 4. Not run: Sweet March. DNF: Pentagon. 1-1/4, 3/4, 1-3/4. 1m 26.41s. ₹. 9 (w), 5, 7, 7 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 23, Q: 15, Tanala: 113. Favourite: Mirfield. Owner: Mr. Teja Gollapudi. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
6. G.V. RAO MEMORIAL CUP (D. II), (1200m) — Cat. II, 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62: SOUTHERN CROWN (Akshay Kumar) 1, Vancouver (Deepak Singh) 2, Southern Promise (Suraj Narredu) 3, On the Fire (P. Trevor) 4. Hd., 1, 1-1/4. 1m 12.95s. ₹30 (w), 10, 7, 6 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 151, Q: 66, Tanala: 288. Favourite: Southern Promise. Owners: M/s. Chandra Sekhar Reddy Challuri, Venkata Krishna Reddy Challuri & S. Mohan Raju. Trainer: S.S.F. Hassan.
7. DARLEY ARABIAN MILLION (Grade III), (1200m), 3-y-o & over:
ATHENAEUS (Kingda Ka-Snow Cannon) Suraj Narredu 1,
Corfe Castle (Excellent Art-Miss Danehill) David Allan 2,
Mongolian King (Phoenix Tower-Miss Takeortwo) 3,
Icon Grey (Stern Opinion-Adios Meadowlake) Fergus Sweeney 4.
Not run: Run Forest Run. 3-1/4, 4-1/2, 1. 1m 11.52s. ₹ 21 (w), 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 45, Q: 12, Tanala: 49. Favourite: Corfe Castle. Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Company Private Limited represented by Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Teja Gollapudi. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
8. SANGAM PLATE (1200 m) — Cat. III, 4-y-o & over, rated upto 30: GANGADHAR (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Mean Machine (Akshay Kumar) 2, Reach The Heights (Kunal Bunde) 3, Rohini (Koushik) 4. Nose, 3-3/4, 1-1/2. 1m 14.32s. ₹ 31 (w), 11, 7, 8 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 134, Q: 77, Tanala: 380. Favourite: Mean Machine. Owner: Mr. K. Krishna Kumar. Trainer: K.V. Srinivas.
Treble (i): ₹24 (2156 tkts.), (ii): ₹74 (464 tkts.), (iii): ₹2021 (46 tkts.)
Consolation: ₹482 (406 tkts.)
Jackpot: ₹8158 (56 tkts.).
