Star Of Passion (Rajendra Singh up) won the Christmas Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Tuesday (Dec. 23). The winner is owned by Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy and trained by R. Foley.
1. PINKY PLATE (1,400m), rated 40 to 65: Hall Of Glory (Ross) 1, Fabulous Florence (Shahar Babu) 2, Admiral Quest (N. Rupa) 3 and Fair Option (M. Venkatesh) 4. 1-1/2, 1 and 1/2. 1m 30.09s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. MEMBERS CUP (1,200m), maiden 2-y-o only (Trems): Razzle Tazzle (Ross) 1, Crimson Princess (Prem) 2, Pace And Passion (M. Venkatesh) 3 and Call Me Classy (Rajendra Singh) 4. 2, 3-1/2 and 2. 1m 22.83s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
3. J. H. FOLEY MEMORIAL CUP (1,400m), rated 80 & above: The Ministerian (N. Rupa) 1, Ordained One (Rajendra Singh) 2, Summer Sun (Bopanna) 3 and Noble View (N. Murugan) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 and shd. 1m 30.24s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
4. CHRISTMAS CUP (1,200m), 2-y-o only (Terms): Star Of Passion (Rajendra Singh) 1, Endless Tribute (Ross) 2, Princess Empress (N. Rupa) 3 and Royal Sovereign (Prem) 4. 3-1/2, 5 and 1-1/2. 1m 22.87s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. MANACHAI PLATE (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Chalaque (Tanveer Alam) 1, Ashwa Prayag (N. Rupa) 2, Imperial Bond (Noorshed Alam) 3 and Cherish (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m 17.89s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: B. Suresh.
6. BABA KHAN CUP (1,000m), 3-y-o only, which have won three or more races are only eligible (Terms): Emperor Of Rome (M. Venkatesh) 1, Highland Brave (Rajendra Singh) 2, Bravo King (Prem) 3 and Party Royal (N. Rupa) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 3. 1m 8.06s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. BELGAUM PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 20: Tiny Trot (C. Umesh) 1, Manipulator (Ayaz Ahmed) 2, Sunshine (Zulquar Nain) 3 and Sugar Fairy (Shahar Babu) 4. 2-1/4, 2-3/4 and nk. 1m 18.90s. Owners: Mr. P. Packiaswamy & S. Sakkammal. Trainer: Huma Malick.
8. TEXTILE CITY PLATE (1,000m), rated 60 to 85: Blazing Spectacle (M. Venkatesh) 1, Sweet Sensation (Prem) 2, Pride Of The Hills (N. Rupa) 3 and Pocket Rocket (Rajendra Singh) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 4.39s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
9. BELGAUM PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 20: Snow Flake (Zulquar Nain) 1, Touch And Go (C. A. Brisson), Go For Glory (Stephen Raj) 3 and Believe In Magic (Md. Hesnain) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4 and 7. 1m 19.12s. Owner: Mr. Fardeen A. Malick. Trainer: A. Malick.