Desert God, ridden by A. Sandesh, won the President of India Gold Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (Sept. 9). The winner is own by M/s. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd & Col. Swapan Bhadra and trained by Padmanabhan.
1. STAR HAVEN PLATE (Div. I) , (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): VIJAYS DELIGHT (Ajit Singh) 1, Indian Dreams (G. Naresh) 2, Sunday Carnival (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Chinese Thought (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 and hd. 1m, 28.66s. ₹116 (w), 22, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 702, Q: 372, Tla: 2,049. Favourite: Shivalik Arrow. Owner: Mr. Mukesh Pitti. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
2. ALLURI SEETHARAMA RAJU CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): WAVE RIDER (Akshay Kumar) 1, On The Fire (C.P. Bopanna) 2, Guiding Force (N. Rawal) 3 and Blue Empress (Suraj Narredu) 4. 2, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 42.37s. ₹8 (w), 5, 9 and 7 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 66, Q: 50, Tla: 220. Favourite: Wave Rider. Owners: Dr. Peddy Reddy Prabhakar Reddy, M/s. P. Prabhakar Reddy & Rama Seshu Eyunni. Trainer: Sequeira.
3. RED RUFUS PLATE (1,100m), 5-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III): DUBLIN (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 1, Invasion (Md. Ismail) 2, Ice Mummy (Nakhat Singh) 3 and In Command (B.R. Kumar) 4. 3-1/2, shd and 1/2. 1m, 8.54s. ₹13 (w), 7, 15 and 7 (p), SHP: 52, FP: 220, Q: 145, Tla: 698. Favourite: Dublin. Owner & trainer Mr. M.P. Ananta Vatsalya.
4. RANI RUDRAMMA DEVI CUP (1,200m), (Cat. II), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): SIYABONGA (Kuldeep Singh) 1, Promiseofhappiness (Deep Shanker) 2, Tiger Of The Sea (A. Sandesh) 3 and Darshish (Akshay Kumar) 4. 4, 1/4 and nk. 1m, 14.26s. ₹8 (w), 6, 7 & 6 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 24, Q: 18, Tla: 37. Favourite: Siyabonga. Owners: M/s. Five Star Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Z.K. Dhunjiboy. Trainer: Laxman Singh.
5. STAR HAVEN PLATE (Div. II) , (1,400m), 5-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): TA TA (Akshay Kumar) 1, Vijay’s Empress (B. R. Kumar) 2, Miracle King (Md. Ismail) 3 and Wine N Dine (Nakhat Singh) 4. Shd, 3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 29.21s. ₹14 (w), 5, 10 and 7 (p), SHP: 26, FP: 111, Q: 58, Tla: 354. Favourite: Miracle King. Owner and trainer: Mr. Syed Shah Faisal Hassan.
6. PRESIDENT OF INDIA GOLD CUP (2,400m), Sweep Stakes 4-y-o & over, (Terms): DESERT GOD (A. Sandesh) 1, Reunion (Akshay Kumar) 2, Captain Morgan (P. Trevor) 3 and Western Wind (Arshad Alam) 4. 1-1/2, 3-3/4 and 7-3/4. 2m, 32.53s. ₹8 (w), 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 14, FP: 21, Q: 16, Tla: 27. Favourite: Desert God: Owner: M/s. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd & Col. Swapan Bhadra. Trainer: Padmanabhan.
7. SOLI AND GOOL POONAWALLA MEMORIAL GOLD CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 74 & above (Cat. I): RAHULS PET (Rohit Kumar) 1,That’s My Class (Akshay Kumar) 2, Prospero (A. Sandesh) 3 and Preciosa (Deepak Singh) 4. 1/2, hd and hd. 1m, 12.94s. ₹27 (w), 7, 8 and 10 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 198, Q: 90, Tla: 1,092. Favourite: Moondancer. Owners: M/s. Rahul Rachupalli. G. Krishnamohan Rao & T.N. Mehta. Trainer: D. Netto.
8. PRINCE OF BERAR PLATE (1,200m), 4-y-o & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): CHAMPION BULL (A. Sandesh) 1, Palace On Wheels (Deep Shanker) 2, Scooby Dooby Doo (Ait Singh) 3 and Arc Of History (Hannam) 4. 1/4, 3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 13.89s. ₹17 (w), 7, 8 and 20 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 80, Q: 44, Tla: 1,614. Favourite: Titus. Owners: M/s. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Sumeet Gupta & Rakesh R. Jhunjhunwala. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
Jackpot: ₹818 (839 tkts.), Runner-up: 85 (3,462 tkts.), Treble (i): 3,333 (17 tkts.), (ii): 119 (656 tkts.), (iii): 193 (773 tkts.).
