Mr. C. R. Bala Kumar, Mr. V. Sathish Kumar & Mrs. Yasmeen Akbar’s Zinfandelle (C. Umesh up) won the V.S. Dhanasekar Cup, the main event of the races held here on Tuesday (Nov. 21). The winner is trained by Fazal -Ul- Rehman. It was a good day for Umesh as he rode three winners.
1. EXHILARATION PLATE (1,000m), maiden 2-y-o only: STAR DREAMS (Umesh) 1, Desert King (Ayaz Ahmed) 2, Tudor Treasure (Hesnain) 3 and One O Eight (Trevor) 4. 3/4, 5-3/4 and hd. 1m, 0.86s. ₹18 (w), 8 and 12 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 23, Q: 13, Tla: 88. Favourite: Desert King. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh
2. NOVEMBER PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: ROSE WOOD (Trevor) 1, Woman Of The Turf (Shahar Babu) 2, Bouquet (Farhan) 3 and Star Convoy (Umesh) 4. Not run: Bow To King. 9, long nk and 1-1/4. 1m,5.54s. ₹6, (w), 6, 8 and 10 (p), SHP: 45, FP: 26, Q: 30, Tla: 950. Favourite: Rose Wood. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Mandanna.
3. NOVEMBER PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), rated 40 to 65: MANHATTAN TRANSFER (Irvan) 1, Pine Wood (Brisson) 2, Phoenix Knight (Tanveer) 3 and Trapezoid (Manikandan) 4. 1, 3-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 6.20s. ₹19 (w), 7, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 60, Q: 28, Tla: 369. Favourite: Emeritus. Owners: Mrs. S. Prema, Mr. Wayne Beck, Mr. A.P. Chandrasekhar & Mr. Chirag D. Joshi. Trainer: C. Marshall.
4. S.N. HARISH MEMORIAL CUP (Div. I) (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: EXCELLENT PHOENIX (Noorshed) 1, Perfect Princess (Tanveer) 2, Icon’s Dream (Umesh) 3 and Colourful Prince (Bopanna) 4. Not run: Icelandic Star. 3/4, 1-1/2 and 7-3/4. 1m, 6.66s. ₹21 (w), 7, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 12, FP: 15, Q: 13, Tla: 101. Favourite: Perfect Princess. Owners: Mr. C.R. Bala Kumar & Mrs. S. Prema. Trainer: A. Malick.
5. S.N. HARISH MEMORIAL CUP (Div. II) (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: POWDER PUFF (Umesh) 1, Phoebe Buffay (Shahar Babu) 2, Maracana (Farhan) 3 and Country’s Storm (Saddam) 4. 4-1/4, 2-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 6.43s. ₹25 (w), 12, 13 and 131 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 305, Q: 653, Tla: 3,921. Favourite: Streaming. Owners: Dr. Asha Bhat, Mrs. Marlene Bhat, Mr. Mario Desmond Weller & Mr. Denver Andrew Cameons. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
6. V.S. DHANASEKAR CUP (1,000m), rated 60 to 85: ZINFANDELLE (Umesh) 1, Odalis (Bopanna) 2, Fast Car (Vaibhav) 3 and Via Amoris (Farhan) 4. Not run: Referent. 2, 1-1/4 and lnk. 59.09s. ₹11 (w), 13, 9 and 8 (p), SHP: 31, FP: 282, Q: 439, Tla: 529. Favourite: Fast Car. Owner Mr. C. R. Bala Kumar and V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fazal -Ul-Rehman.
7. TIRUPATHI PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: PRIORITY (Trevor) 1, Marcous (Vaibhav) 2, Significant (Adarsh) 3 and Queen’s Grace (Umesh) 4. 1-3/4, 1/2 and 1. 1m, 26.13s. ₹7 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 19, Q: 18, Tla: 1,619. Favourite: Priority. Owners: M/s. C.V. Ravin, N. Suresh and Mrs. S. Nirmala. Trainer: Mandanna.
Jackpot: ₹5,521 (seven tkts); Runner-up: ₹720 (23 tkts), Mini jackpot: ₹2,266 (eight tkts); Treble: (i): ₹104 (118 tkts), (ii): ₹250 (91 tkts).
