Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s Quest Of Victory (B. Prakash up) won the South India 2000 Guineas, the chief event of the races held here on Wednesday (Dec. 16). The winner is trained by R. Foley.
The results:
(Div.I), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms): Prince Pirate (B. Prakash) 1, Hearts And Flowers (Miss Roopa) 2, Blazing Comet (Ross) 3 and Beau Dancer (C. Velu ) 4. 2-1/4, 1-1/2 and 2-1/2. 1m 29.01s. Rs. 5 (w),5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs. 5, FP: Rs. 6, Q: Rs. 5, Tanala: Rs.11. Favourite: Prince Pirate. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
(1,200m), Cl. III: Noble Flash (B. Prakash) 1, Lord Admiral (Kabthar) 2, Luxurious (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Sea Crest (Babul) 4. 1-1/2, 1 and 1-1/2. 1m 30.10s. Rs. 5 (w),5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs.12, FP: Rs.24, Q: Rs.33, Tanala: Rs.86. Favourite:Noble Flash. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: R. Foley.
(Div.II), (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms): The Honorable (B. Prakash) 1, Sky’s The Limit (Rajendra Singh) 2, Virtual Reality (Prem) 3 and River Phoenix (Miss Roopa) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/4 and 3. 1m 31.50s. Rs.5 (w),41 and nil (p),SHP: Rs.22 (carried over), FP: Rs.12, Q: Rs.15, Tanala: Rs.119. Favourite:The Honorable. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
(1,000m), Cl. I: Angels Glory (B. Prakash) 1, Noble View (Ross) 2, Royal Falcon (Miss Roopa) 3 and Flashing Star (Rajendra Singh) 4.1-1/2, 2-1/2 and 1. 1m 11.65s. Rs.16 (w),5 and 5(p), SHP: Rs.17, FP: Rs.6, Q: Rs.21, Tanala: Rs.64. Favourite:Royal Falcon. Owner: Mr. N. Anantharam. Trainer: R. Foley.
SOUTH INDIA 2000 GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o (Terms):
QUEST OF VICTORY(Always A Rainbow-Beau Wonder) B. Prakash 1,
KEY TO MY HEART (Always A Rainbow-My Star Girl) Manikandan 2,
AIR ACADEMY (Foyer-Catchmeifyoucan) S. Manohar 3 and
FABULOUS STRIKE (Always A Rainbow-Air Star) Prem 4.1-1/2, 1 and 1-1/4.1m58.92s. Rs.5 (w),5 and 5(p), SHP: Rs.6, FP: Rs.5, Q: Rs.5, Tanala: Rs.29. Favourite: Quest Of Victory. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
MIRAGE CUP (1,200m), Cl. II: Star Phoenix (Rajendra Singh) 1, Bold Promise (Miss Roopa) 2, Mustang Royal (C. Velu) 3 and Romantic Count (Ross) 4. 1/2, 2-1/4 and 2-3/4. 1m 22.82s. Rs.30 (w),5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs.9, FP: Rs.34 (carried over), Q: Rs.29 (carried over), Tanala: Rs.197. Favourite:Pastiche. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
INDEPENDENCE CUP (1,600m), Cl. V-A: Sterling Magic (A. Hussain) 1, Birthday Star (Ross) 2, Celtic Heroine (C. Velu) 3 and Mystified (Casey) 4. 3-1/2, 1-1/4 and shd. 1m 54.94s. Rs. 102 (w), 15 (carried over for place), SHP: Rs. 6, FP: Rs. 10 (carried over), Q: Rs. 34 (carried over), Tanala: Rs. 46. Favourite: Xian. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
MAILAM PLATE (1,400m), Cl. IV: Forever Mark (C. Velu) 1, Formidable Force (Casey) 2, Potential Star (Kabthar) 3 and Assert The Right (Miss Roopa) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 44.30s. Rs. 8 (w), 8, 27 and 42 (p), SHP: Rs. 191, FP: Rs. 21, Q: Rs. 55, Tanala: Rs. 243 (carried over). Favourite: Forever Mark. Owner: Mr. Sp. Muthu. Trainer: B. Suresh.
TIRUPUR PLATE (1,200m), Cl. V-B: Tycoon Square (Srinivasan) 1, Allanridge (A. Hussain) 2, Glamourous (Akbar) 3 and High Accolade (Mukesh Kumar) 4. Not run: Inheritor. 1-1/2, 2 and 3/4. 1m 26.40s. Rs. 17 (w), 6, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: Rs.22, FP: Rs. 48 (carried over), Q: Rs. 32, Tanala: Rs. 46 (carried over). Favourite: Allanridge. Owners: Mrs. Leela Mandanna, M/s. K. S. Mandanna & P. S. Kariappa. Trainer: Mandanna.
Jackpot: Rs.2,935 (carried over).
Mini Jackpot: Rs. 117 (carried over).
Treble: Rs. 1,834 (carried over).