Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy’s World Of Magic (Ross up) won the Poonawalla Stud And Agricultural Farm South India Oaks, the chief event of the races held here on Thursday (Jan. 2). The winner is trained by R. Foley.
1. NEW YEAR CUP (1,000m,), 3-y-o only (Terms): Adorable Choice (Kabdhar) 1, Phoenix Flight (N. Rupa) 2, Exclusive Dancer (Prem) 3 and Eagle Power (Rajendra Singh) 4. 3, 1-3/4 and hd. 1m 4.42s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS PLATE (1,000m), rated 60 to 85: Star Craft (Rajendra Singh) 1, Blazing Spectacle (Prem) 2, Duke Of Windsor (Ross) 3 and Pocket Rocket (N. Rupa) 4. Shd, 5-1/4 and 2-3/4. 1m 2.55s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: R. Foley.
3. ROYAPURAM PLATE (1,200m), 4 and 5-y-o only, rated 80 & above: Sovereign State (Kabdhar) 1, Royal Collection (M. Venkatesh) 2, Always Precious (Casey) 3 and Romantic Encounter (N. Rupa) 4. 1-3/4, 3-1/4 and 3. 1m 20.93s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
4. POONAWALLA STUD AND AGRICULTURAL FARM SOUTH INDIA OAKS (2,400m), 4-y-o fillies (Terms):
WORLD OF MAGIC (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – LATINO MAGIC) ROSS 1,
OPEN YOUR HEART (FOYER – RING OF DESTINY) M. VENKATESH 2,
BOUNTY STAR (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – STAR COLLECTION) CASEY 3 AND
WINGS OF LOVE (MARCUS ANDRONICUS – RADIANT HEIGHTS) RAJENDRA SINGH 4.
4-1/4, 1-3/4 and 3-1/2. 2m 45.47s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. HYDERABAD SILVER VASE (1,000m), rated 100 & above: Royal Conquest (Kabdhar) 1, Highly Regarded (Prem) 2, Emperor’s Crown (Rajendra Singh) 3 and Ordained One (N. Rupa) 4. 3, 3-1/4 and 4-1/2. 1m 4.54s. Owner: Mr. K. Muthu Vallaiyan. Trainer: R. Foley.
6. GOVERNOR’S CUP (2,000m), 7-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65: Admirals Quest (N. Rupa) 1, Fly For Sure (Prem) 2, Elite Land (M. Venkatesh) 3 and Golden Knight (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1, dist and 5. 2m 11.27s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: B. Suresh.
7. VARANASI PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Moon Farer (S. S. Azad) 1, Star Miracle (Shahar Babu) 2, Emerald Star (C. A. Brisson) 3 and Ashwa Prabir (Lakshmanan) 4. 6-3/4, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m 29.90s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: B. Suresh.
8. HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: King Of Rhythm (Md. Hesnain) 1, Black Belt (C. Umesh) 2, Groundbreaker (S. S. Azad) 3 and Award Night (S. Manohar) 4. Not run: Flaming Shadow. 1/2, 2-1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m 18.70s. Owners: Mrs. Elsy Antony, M/s. P. S. Rakesh & John Dixon. Trainer: Sebastian.
9. HALF A CROW PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 00 to 25: Roy Joy (C. Umesh) 1, Best Wishes (Kalyan Singh) 2, Arctic Crown (S. Manohar) 3 and Power Play (Ayaz Ahmed) 4. 3-3/4, nk and 2-1/2. 1m 19.59s. Owners: M/s. R. Rajendra Prasad, R. Karthik, M. Pushparaj and P. Noble Roy. Trainer: R. Karthik.
