Mr. Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Mr. Prem Tharani representing Wadhawan Livestock Pvt. Ltd's Sun Kingdom ridden by R. Hughes claimed the VIF Bangalore Derby, the chief event of the races held here on Wednesday (Jan. 26). The winner is trained by I. Ghatala.
The results:
1. FORDYCE CUP (1,200m), maiden 3-y-o only (terms): Ben Ten (S. A. De Sousa) 1, Hillsboro (R. Hughes) 2, Rhythmic Dancer (I. Chisty) 3 and Arabian Gold (Gallagher) 4. 2, 2-1/2 and 4. 1m 14.47s. Rs. 42 (w), 15, 14 and 52 (p), SHP: Rs. 38, FP: Rs. 183 , Q: Rs. 63, Trinella: Rs. 793 and Rs. 469. Favourite: Shoot Out. Owner: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal. Trainer: Darius.
2. VIDHANA SOUDHA CUP (Div.II), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: Mr. Ambassador (I. Chisty) 1, Kripa (P. Mulrennan) 2, True Impression (Appu) 3 and Super Spectacle (Suraj Narredu) 4. 1-1/4, 1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 29.07s. Rs. 36 (w), 15, 18 and 26 (p), SHP: Rs. 50, FP: Rs. 216, Q: Rs. 66, Trinella; Rs. 879 and Rs. 436. Favourite: Super Spectacle. Owners: M/s. N. Prem Kumar & Mahesh Gundu Rao. Trainer: Lokanath.
3. INDIAN REPUBLIC TROPHY (2,000m), rated 60 to 85: The Last Samurai (Suraj Narredu) 1, Cavalry Charge (C. D. Hayes) 2, Sweet Caroline (M. Kumar) 3 and Lush Lashes (C. Alford) 4. Not run: Camelot. 2-1/2, 5-1/4 and 3/4. 2m 8.64s. Rs. 38 (w), 16 and 13 (p), SHP: Rs. 39, FP: Rs. 44, Q: Rs. 22, Trinella; Rs. 69 and Rs. 71. Favourite: Cavalry Charge. Owner: Prime Racing Syndicate–I. Trainer: Darius.
4. N.R.C.E. CUP (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Elusive Speed (Appu) 1, Star Of Desire (N. Rajesh) 2, Gold Tern (P. S. Chouhan) 3 and Royal Surprise (V. R. De Sousa) 4. 2-3/4, 1/2 and 2-1/2. 1m 15.47s. Rs. 34 (w), 15, 80 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 326, FP: Rs. 657, Q: Rs. 371, Trinella: Rs. 1,862 and Rs. 496. Exacta: Rs. 7,132 and Rs. 2,896. Favourite: Elusive Speed. Owners: M/s. Yogesh Kumar, P. Ramesh Naidu, Seraj Anwar and V. R. Ashok Naik. Trainer: S. Narredu.
5. VIDHANA SOUDHA CUP (Div.I), (1,400m), rated 40 to 65, 5-y-o & over: Brunetta (Suraj Narredu) 1, Spark Of Solitaire (P. Mani) 2, Saddle Queen (Vaibhav) 3 and Redshift (I. Chisty) 4. Not run: Modern Art. 1/2, 2 and lnk. 1m 29.67s. Rs. 35 (w), 13, 36 and 11 (p), SHP: Rs. 146, FP: Rs. 727, Q: Rs. 387, Trinella; Rs. 638 and Rs. 256. Favourite: Saddle Queen. Owners: M/s. Sunil Damani & Bhupendra K. Pathak. Trainer: I. Ghatala.
6. MYSORE RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,600m), 4-y-o & over: Couleur Rouge (S. De Sousa) 1, Criminal Lawyer (R. Hughes) 2, Spearhead (C. D. Hayes) 3 and Atlantus (I. Chisty) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 1. 1m 39.20s. Rs. 44 (w), 26 and 20 (p), SHP: Rs. 44, FP: Rs. 119, Q: Rs. 50, Trinella: Rs. 181 and Rs. 67. Favourite: Couleur Rouge. Owners; M/s. Arjun Sajnani & Rajesh Sachdev. Trainer: Dhariwal.
7. VIF BANGALORE DERBY(2,400m), 4-y-o & over (Terms):SUN KINGDOM (Royal Kingdom – Porsche Too) R. Hughes 1,
UNLEASHED (Warrshan – Santarelle) C. Alford 2,
SUNNYS SECRET (Gaswar – Victorias Secret) McLaughlin 3 and
STRING ALONG (Alnasr Alwashek – Persepolis) A. Imran Khan 4.
Not run: Business Tycoon. 1, 1/2 and snk. 2m 33.61s. Rs. 17 (w), 12, 36 and 200 (p), SHP: Rs. 101, FP: Rs. 85, Q: Rs. 55, Trinella; Rs. 2,874 and Rs. 3,079, Exacta: Rs. 51,173 and Rs. 8,224. Favourite: Sun Kingdom. Owners: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan & Mr. Prem Tharani rep. Wadhawan Livestock Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: I. Ghatala.
8. NETHRAVATHI TROPHY (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: Dance N Celebrate (V. R. De Sousa) 1, Sunset Grill (Suraj Narredu) 2, Bon Giorno (Gallagher) 3 and Snow Peaks (Vivek) 4. 4-1/4, 1-3/4 and 4. 1m 28.32s. Rs. 39 (w), 14, 13 and 32 (p), SHP: Rs. 41, FP: Rs. 69, Q: Rs. 38, Trinella: Rs. 495 and Rs. 316, Exacta: Rs. 7,038 and Rs. 8,043. Favourite: Sunset Grill. Owners: M/s. K. K. Belliappa & Peter Caddy. Trainer: Amit Caddy.
9. SWARNAMUKHI STAKES (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): Free Law (C. Alford) 1, Sunday Cruz (S.A. De Sousa) 2, Mi Amor (Gallagher) 3 and Unique Show (I. Chisty) 4. 2-3/4, 2-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m 7.91s. Rs. 80 (w), 25, 15 and 18 (p). SHP: Rs. 43. FP: Rs. 163. Q: Rs. 84. Trinella: Rs. 372 and 191. Exacta: Rs. 2,581 and Rs. 1,295. Favourite: Sunday Cruz. Owner: Mr. K. J. George. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
Jackpot: Rs. 7,159 (119 tkts.), Runner: Rs. 406 (899 tkts.); Mini Jackpot: Rs. 1,357 (36 tkts.); Treble (i): Rs. 557 (64 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 291 (157 tkts.).
