Pesi Shroff-trained Mozart (C. Umesh astride) claimed the Nilgiris 2000 Guineas, the chief event of Tuesday’s (May. 22) races. The winner is the property of Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. Suresh trained four winners, while jockeys Akshay Kumar and Umesh scored a treble each.
1. BANGALORE TURF CLUB CUP (Div. I) , (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): OBSESSION (Saddam) 1, Top Of The Pops (Vaibhav) 2, Pragmatic (K.V. Baskar) 3 and Cleona (Akshay Kumar) 4. Not run: Oh My. 5-3/4, 2-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 8.98s. ₹141 (w), 13, 9 and 18 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 2,016 (carried over), Q: 246, Tla: 6,668 (carried over), Favourite: One O Eight. Owners: Mr. Fahad Khan, Mr. M. Subash & Mr. G. Suryanarayana. Trainer: Fahad.
2. BANGALORE TURF CLUB CUP (Div. II) , (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): VICTORIA’S SECRET (Akshay Kumar) 1, Silver Sea (Brisson) 2, Palace Music (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Rutbedaar (Gaddam) 4. Not run: A Little Magic. 6-3/4, 4-1/2 and 1. 1m, 7.94s. ₹6 (w), 6, 8 and 9 (p), SHP: 45, FP: 95, Q: 35, Tla: 191. Favourite: Victoria’s Secret. Owner: Mr. P. Sundara Paripooranan. Trainer: Suresh.
3. HYDERABAD RACE CLUB CUP (1,100m), rated 20 to 45: EMBASSY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Grey Twilight (Brisson) 2, Catelyn (Umesh) 3 and Agentdoubleoseven (A. Imran Khan) 4. Not run: Amazing Kitten and Wild At Heart. 5-3/4, 3-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 7.39s. ₹6 (w), 6, 7 and 7 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 68, Q: 31, Tla: 105. Favourite: Embassy. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.
4. MYSORE RACE CLUB CUP (1,300m), rated upto 25: TREE LOUNGE (Gaddam) 1, Sprit Of Zion (Umesh) 2, Sprinkler (N. S. Parmar) 3 and Betty Boop (Deepak Singh) 4. Not run: Heart Of Gold and Regal Accolade. 3/4, 2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 22.18s. ₹67 (w), 21, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 9, FP: 657, Q: 75, Tla: 850. Favourite: Sprit Of Zion. Owner: Mrs. Mohana Jagatheesan. Trainer: Krishna.
5. ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB CUP (1,300m), rated 40 to 65: STAR CONVOY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Stately Empress (Gaddam) 2, Hadar (P. Ajeeth Kumjar) 3 and Sentosa Cove (N. Murugan) 4. 1-1/4, 2-1/2 and 5-1/2. 1m, 19.86s. ₹19 (w), 6, 12 and 8 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 52, Q: 14, Tla: 155. Favourite: The Wolf. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: Suresh.
6. NILGIRIS 2000 GUINEAS (1,400m), 3-y-o (Terms): MOZART (Dream Ahead — Desistema) Umesh 1 , MY OPINION (Dialed In — Love Me Good) Akshay Kumar 2, MONGOLIAN KING (Phoenix Tower — Miss Takeortwo) Trevor 3 and SPITFIRE (Phoenix Tower — Athlone) Zervan 4. 1-3/4, 2 and 1. 1m, 24.70s. ₹31 (w), 7, 9 and 9 (p), SHP: 39, FP: 147, Q: 129, Tla: 513. Favourite: Mongolian King. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt.Ltd. Trainer: Shroff.
7. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB CUP (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: AUBURN (Umesh) 1, Duke Of Earl (Tanveer) 2, Optimus Commander (Trevorr) 3 and Spirit And Truth (Gaddam) 4. Not run: Sketch Of Beauty. 2-3/4, 2-1/2 and lnk. 1m, 39.57s. ₹8 (w), 8, 106 and 13 (p), SHP: 165, FP: 182, Q: 105, Tla: 956. Favourite: Auburn. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & M/s. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Vishal.
8. TURF AUTHORITIES CUP (1,500m), rated 20 to 45: INTOX (Umesh) 1, Super Supreme (A. Imran Khan) 2, Active (Deepak Singh) 3 and Platini (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 4. Not run: Druid’s Wonder. 7-1/4, 4-1/4 and 4-3/4. 1m, 34.08s. ₹17 (w), 8, 7 and 8 (p), SHP: 30, FP: 39, Q: 20, Tla: 167. Favourite: Super Supreme. Owner: M/s. Sans Craintes Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Suresh.
Jkt: ₹25,062 (seven tkts), Runner-up: ₹2,278 (33 tkts), Mini Jkt: ₹359 (175 tkts), Tr (i): ₹1,459 (37 tkts), (ii): ₹177 (402 tkts).
