M/s. P. Ranga Raju, C. Nanda Kumar & K. Ramakrishna’s Phenomenal Cruise (Akshay Kumar astride) continued his winning streak by claiming the Major General Nawab Khusru Jung Bahadur Memorial Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Monday (Sept. 24). D. Netto trains the winner. Akshay Kumar rode two more winners on the day.
1. P.V.G. RAJU MEMORIAL CUP (1,800m), 3-y-o & over, rated upto 30 (Cat. III): ROYAL AVENGER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ajmal Birju (Gopal Singh) 2, Halo’s Princess (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Symbol Of Star’s (Koushik) 4. 1/2, 3-1/4 and 2-3/4. 1m 56.90s. ₹24 (w), 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 13, FP: 66, Q: 23, Tla: 122. Favourite: Ajmal Birju. Owner: Mr. S. Saleem Shah. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
2. RAJA SAHIB OF CHALLAPALLI MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m), 3-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): CLASSIC REMARK (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Lazer Beam (Deep Shanker) 2, Ulysses (Kuldeep Singh) 3 and Rapid Fire (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3-3/4, 1-1/4 and 3/4. 1m 13.23s. ₹23 (w), 7, 6 and 6 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 127, Q: 57, Tla: 259. Favourite: Classic Remark. Owners: M/s. S. M. Ruia & Surendra Ramachandra Sanas. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
3. S. N. REDDY MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,400m), (Cat. II), maiden 3-y-o only (Terms): SOLO WINNER (Nakhat Singh) 1, Darshish (Kuldeep Singh) 2, Your Grace (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Amazing Script (Hannam) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and nk. 1m 27.78s. ₹24 (w), 7, 8 and 5 (p), SHP: 23, FP: 190, Q: 112, Tla: 383. Favourite: Your Grace. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
4. MAJOR GENERAL NAWAB KHUSRU JUNG BAHADUR MEMORIAL CUP (1,600m), 3-y-o & over, rated 58 to 78 (Cat. II): PHENOMENAL CRUISE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Southern Promise (Tanwar) 2, Treasure Striker (Ashhad Asbar) 3 and Durango (Hannam) 4. 1-1/2, 1/2 and hd. 1m 42.43s. ₹12 (w), 6, 9 and 7 (p), SHP: 24, FP: 52, Q: 33, Tla: 184. Favourite: Phenomenal Cruise. Owners: M/s. P. Ranga Raju, C. Nanda Kumar & K. Ramakrishna. Trainer: D. Netto.
5. JATPROLE CUP (1,600m), 4-yo & over, rated 42 to 62 (Cat. II): ON THE FIRE (Ashhad Asbar) 1, Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 2, Ashwa Bahula (Deep Shanker) 3 and Bayrd (Akshay Kumar) 4. Shd, 4 and 1-3/4. 1m 40.61s. ₹26 (w), 9, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 17, FP: 96, Q: 45, Tla: 313. Favourite: Be Sure. Owner: Mr. Sarasam Madhusudan Reddy. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
6. NAWAB SULTAN ALI KHAN MEMORIAL CUP (1,100m), 4-y-o & over, rated 26 to 46 (Cat. III): SWEETIE PIE (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ashka Ashka Ashka (Aneel) 2, Vallee Bloomer (Md. Ismail) 3 and Wild Wings (G. Naresh) 4. Shd, 1 and 2-1/4. 1m 6.23s. ₹15 (w), 7, 9 and 13 (p), SHP: 35, FP: 184, Q: 96, Tla: 794. Favourite: Sweetie Pie. Owners: Mr. S. Daljeet Singh, Sardar Jivtesh Singh & Ashok Chukkla. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.
Jackpot: Rs. 11,850 (38 tkts), Runner-up: 742 (260 tkts), Treble (i): 965 (47 tkts), (ii): 358 (500 tkts).
