Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s Royal Conquest ridden by N. Rupa won the Poonawalla Estates Stud And Agricultural Farm South India Oaks, the chief event of the races held here on Monday (Feb. 11). R. Foley trains the winner.
1. KENDAL FARMS PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Amber Heights (N. Rupa) 1, Flames Of Desire (Rajendra Singh) 2, Arctic Queen (Ross) 3 and Flash Of Genius (Kabdhar) 4. Shd, 1 and 1/2. 1m 6.03s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. HYDERABAD SILVER VASE (1,200m), rated 100 & above: Chief’s Dream (M. Venkatesh) 1, Moon Forest (Prem) 2, Mustang Royal (Kabdhar) 3 and Sky’s The Limit (Babul) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 18.84s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
3. KENDAL FARMS PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), 3-y-o only (Terms): Arctic Commander (Ross) 1, Amazing King (Rajendra Singh) 2, Excalibur (Prem) 3 and Affirmed Prince (Casey) 4. 1, nk and 2-3/4. 1m 6.87s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: R. Foley.
4. POONAWALLA ESTATES STUD AND AGRICULTURAL FARM SOUTH INDIA OAKS (2,400m), 4-y-o fillies (Terms):
ROYAL CONQUEST (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – NOBLE CAVALIER) N. RUPA 1,
ROYAL COLLECTION (FOYER – CRYSTAL BOUNTY) CASEY 2,
ROMANTIC ENCOUNTER (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – BRILLIANT LEGEND) M. VENKATESH 3 AND
ALWAYS PRECIOUS (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – SIMPLY SPECIAL) RAJENDRA SINGH 4.
2-1/4, 4 and 1-3/4. 2m 58.60s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. GOVERNOR’S CUP (2,000m), rated 40 to 65: One Mission (Rajendra Singh) 1, Style Ikon (Prem) 2, Star Image (Ross) 3 and Forever Mark (Kabdhar) 4. 2-1/2, 3/4 and 5. 2m 15.21s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
6. PESHAWAR PLATE (1,000m), rated 60 to 85: National Trust (Casey) 1, Mischief Inhiseyes (Kabthar) 2, Xian (Prem) 3 and Empirical (Ross) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 5.70s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. R. Muthiah. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: Hail The Star (Sham Kumar) 1, Classic Commander (Saddam Iqbal) 2, El Presidente (K. V. Baskar) 3 and Jack Palance (Akbar) 4. 1-1/2, 4 and 3/4. 1m 19.18s. Owners: Mr. Akbar Malick & Mr. Irshad Ahmed. Trainer: A. Malick.
8. VARANASI PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Ocean Tern (N. Murugan) 1, Majestic Force (Sham Kumar) 2, Moon Farer (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Exclusive Grey (C. A. Brisson) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 and 3-1/2. 1m 31.18s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: B. Suresh.
9. HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: Barrister (C. A. Brisson) 1, Island Warrior (Saddam Iqbal) 2, Sky Crusader (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Mr. Bruce (Shahar Babu) 4. 7, shd and 1. 1m 19.07s. Owner and trainer: Mr. J. Sebastian.