Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy's World Of Magic ridden by Kabdhar won the Sohna Stud Farm South India 1000 Guineas, the chief event of the races held here on Thursday (Dec. 5). The winner is trained by R. Foley.
1. RUIA STUD PLATE (1,000m), 2-y-o only (Terms): Starlight Princess (N. Rupa) 1, Miss Acclaimed (Casey) 2, Magic Of Reality (Prem) 3 and Night Passion (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m 7.86s. Owner: Mr. Rm. Lakshmanan. Trainer: R. Foley.
2. THIRUNELVELI PLATE (1,200m), rated 60 to 85: Bourbon King (M. Venkatesh) 1, Supreme Emperor (Rajendra Singh) 2, Forever Glory (Prem) 3 and Southern Bay (Casey) 4. 7, 2-1/2 and shd. 1m 16.66s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundram. Trainer: R. Foley.
3. MYANMAR PLATE (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Star Image (M. Venkatesh) 1, Assert The Right (N. Rupa) 2, Distant Drums (Lakshmanan) 3 and Accrews (N. Murugan) 4. 1-1/4, 5-1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m 19.56s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundram. Trainer: B. Suresh.
4. SIVAKASI PLATE (1,000m), 3 and 4-y-o only, rated 80 & above: Romantic Encounter (N. Murugan) 1, Arctic Command (Rajendra Singh) 2, Sovereign State (Casey) 3 and Excalibur (Prem) 4. 4-1/2, 6-1/2 and 2. 1m 6.32s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
5. SOHNA STUD FARM SOUTH INDIA 1000 GUINEAS (1,600m), 3-y-o filies (Terms):
WORLD OF MAGIC (ALWAYS A RAINBOW - LATINO MAGIC) KABDHAR 1,
BOUNTY STAR (ALWAYS A RAINBOW - STAR COLLECTION) M. VENKATESH 2,
OPEN YOUR HEART (FOYER - RING OF DESTINY) PREM 3 AND
LIGHTS OF HEAVEN (FOYER - SUPER ELITE) RAJENDRA SINGH 4.
Not run: Arctic Queen. 8, 2-3/4 and dist. 1m 49s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: R. Foley.
6. PONDICHERRY PLATE (1,200m), rated 100 & above: Royal Conquest (Kabdhar) 1, Highly Regarded (Rajendra Singh) 2, Winning Glory (Casey) 3 and Blushing Romeo (Prem) 4. 3-1/4, 4-3/4 and 3. 1m 20.41s. Owner: Mr. M. Meenakshi Sundram. Trainer: R. Foley.
7. INDEPENDENCE CUP (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: Admiral (Prem) 1, Dazzler (N. Rupa) 2, Ashwa Prayag (Casey) 3 and Forest Regent (Rajendra Singh) 4. 1-1/2, 4-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 4.93s. Owner: Mr. M. A. M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: B. Suresh.
8. COIMBATORE PLATE (Div. I), (1,000m), rated 00 to 25: Star Marker (Saddam Iqbal) 1, King Of Rhythm (Md. Hesnain) 2, Groundbreaker (S. Manohar) 3 and See I'll Fly (Bopanna) 4. 4-3/4, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m 6.98s. Owner: Mr. A. Ganesan. Trainer: Iqbal
9. COIMBATORE PLATE (Div. II), (1,000m), rated 00 to 25: Power Play (Ayaz Khan) 1, Award Night (S. Manohar) 2, Viking Valor (Shahar Babu) 3 and Cool Brother (Hari Krishnan) 4. 4, 2 and 1/2. 1m 6.50s. Owners: M/s. A. D'Silver, A. Ganesan & C. R. Balakumar. Trainer: D'Silver.