Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan's Empirical ridden by Casey won the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup, the main event of the races held here on Thursday (March. 14). R. Foley trains the winner.
1. TOP LINE PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Tradition Style (Ross) 1, Bounty Star (Rajendra Singh) 2, Above The Clouds (N.Rupa) 3, Amazing King (Prem) 4. Nk, 1-1/2 and 2. 1m 3.97s. Owner: Mr Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R.Foley
2. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB (1,200m), rated 80 & above: Empirical (Casey) 1, Diabolical (Babul) 2, Fearless Spirit (M.Venkatesh) 3, Sky’s The Limit (N.Rupa) 4. 2, 3-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m 14.22s. Owner: Mr Rm Lakshmanan. Trainer: R.Foley
3. TOP LINE PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Excalibur (Casey) 1, Zodiac Star (Babul) 2, Lights Of Heaven (Prem) 3, Affirmed Prince (M.Venkatesh) 4. 1/2, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m 4.94s. Owner: Mr Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R.Foley
4. RANCHI PLATE (1,000m), rated 60 to 85: Imperial Gate (M.Venkatesh) 1, Duke Of Windsor (Babul) 2, Star Assembly (Prem) 3, Golden Symbol (Casey) 4. 2-1/2, 1-3/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 3.02s. Owner: Mr Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: B.Suresh
5. BASQUE PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: Magnanimity (Rajendra Singh) 1, Visionary (Ross) 2, Noble Salute (Babul) 3, The Darling Boy (Prem) 4. 2-1/2, 2-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 28.20s. Owner: Mr Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R.Foley
6. METTUPALAYAM PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o only (Terms): Apache Summit (Venkatesan) 1, Blushing Romeo (Shahar Babu) 2, Emperor's Crown (Lakshmanan) 3, King Atlantis (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1, 1-1/4 and 2. 1m 17.86s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. METRO CUP (Div. I), (1,000m), rated 00 to 20: Disco Star (S. Manohar) 1, Always Loyal (C. Umesh) 2, Zeher (Sham Kumar) 3, Throne Of Power (Saddam Iqbal) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m 4.11s. Owners: M/s. A. D'Silver, A. Ganesan & V. V. Murthy. Trainer: D' Silver.
8. VEDANTHANGAL PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Proud Star (Rajendra Singh) 1, Fish Pilot (N. Rupa) 2, Arch Of Gold (Babul) 3, Legendary (Casey) 4. Not run: Tag Along Tommy. 3-1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m 29.90s. Owner: Mr. Rm Lakshmanan. Trainer: B. Suresh.
9. METRO CUP (Div. II), rated 00 to 20: Tarzan Boy (Kalyan Singh) 1, Flight Leader (Anand Kumar) 2, Life Partner (C. Umesh) 3, Frost Prince (S. Manohar) 4. 1-1/2, 3/4 and 1. 1m 3.03s. Owners: Mr. Fahad Khan, Begum Mahfosa Ali Khan & the estate of late Mrs. S. R. Chetty. Trainer: Fahad Khan.