D Minchu lives up to the billing in the Leap Year Plate (Div. I)
he Indian Turf Invitation Cup promises some exciting action as the event returns to the ‘City of Joy’ after six years in the richest ‘invitation weekend’ ever, with a prizemoney of ₹40 million, in the history of the iconic Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) here.
Altogether 166 horses, including an unprecedented 71 of them from outside the city, will start the weekend, according to infor
THYDERABAD: Trainer G. Sandeep’s D Minchu, ridden by Deepak Singh, won the Leap Year Plate (Div. I), the main event of the concluding day’s races of the Hyderabad Winter Races on Thursday (Feb. 29). The winner is owned by Mr. B.M. Dayananda. Trainer R.H.Sequeira saddled three winners on the day. (B.R. Kumar) 1, Vital Sign (Abhay Singh) 2, Mikimoto (Kuldeep Singh ( Jr) ) 3 and Desert Hero (Shivansh)
4. Neck, Head and 11/2. 1m, 27.42s. ₹79 (w), 15, 13 and 12 (p). SHP: 37, THP: 54, SHW: 32 and 26, FP: 383, Q: 240, Tanala: 1,224. Favourite: Desert Hero. Owner: Mr. Y. Damodar. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
2. LEAP YEAR PLATE (DIV. II) : SUN DANCER (Afroz Khan) 1, D Yes Boss (Deepak Singh) 2, Clefairy (P. Sai Kumar) 3 and Garnet (Ajay Kumar)
4. 1, Shd and 11/2. 1m, 10.97s. ₹102 (w), 19, 22 and 12 (p). SHP: 84, THP: 46, SHW: 59 and 165, FP: 1,090, Q: 804, Tanala: 3,711. Famation shared at a press conference held in the club premises on Thursday.
Some 25 visiting trainers, 16 local trainers and 51 jockeys are likely to be seen in action in the action in the racing showpiece, which has roped in Horse Power Sports League (HPSL) as it’s principal sponsor.
Four GradeI and one GradeII and GradeIII races apiece, featuring topclass equine breeds vying for championship honours, will be held on the vourite: Garnet. Owners: Mr. Atul Bhanu Sanghani, Mr. Keerthi Narasimhachar, Mr. Ketineni Sayaji Rao & Mr. Rajesh Sanghani. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
(Abhay Singh) 1, See My Attitude (Afroz Khan) 2, Special Effort (Kuldeep Singh ( Jr) ) 3 and Jet Falcon (Mohit Singh) 4. Not run: Chica Bonita and Honourable Lady. 5, 21/2 and 1. 1m, 26.53s. ₹107 (w), 19, 20 and 30 (p). SHP: 45, THP: 75, SHW: 33 and 35, FP: 564, Q: 217, Tanala: 10, 641. Favourite: See My Attitude. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
(Deepak Singh) 1, Midsummer Star (Ajay Kumar) 2, Tripurari (Mohit Singh) 3 and Amyra (Md. Ekram Alam) 4. 11/4, 3/4 and 11/2. 1m, 12.01s. ₹28 (w), 13, 14 and 12 (p). SHP: 41, THP: 36, SHW: 17 and 18, FP: 123, Q: 68, Tanala: 226. Favourite: D Minchu. Owner: Mr. B.M. Dayananda. Trainer: G. Sandeep. magnificent lush green turf of RCTC.
Marquee events
Among the GradeI races, the HPSL Indian Turf Invitation Cup, the Zavary S. Poonawala Sprinters’ Cup, the Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Memorial Stayers’ Cup and the Maj P.K. Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup will be contested over 2400m, 1200m, 3000m and 1600m respectively.
The Suresh Mahindra Multi Million Trophy
(Md. Ekram Alam) 1, Crimson Rose (Abhay Singh) 2, Carnival Lady (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Desert Sultan (Mohit Singh) 4. 23/4, 13/4 and Shd. 1m, 27.07s. ₹41 (w), 13, 18 and 26 (p). SHP: 69, THP: 69, SHW: 24 and 31, FP: 337, Q: 283, Tanala: 3,783. Favourite: Sadiya. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar Of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: K. Satheesh.
(B.R. Kumar) 1, Dyanoosh (Kuldeep Singh ( Jr) ) 2, True Icon (Shivnash) 3 and La Mirage (Ajay Kumar) 4. 11/2, 3/4 and 1. 1m. 9.79s. ₹23 (w), 10, 16 and 17 (p). SHP: 49, THP: 36, SHW: 35 and 34, FP: 79, Q: 51, Tanala: 538. Favourite: Juramento. Owners: Mr. Ashok Kumar Gupta, Mr. M. Prashant Kumar, Mr. M. Pradeep Kumar, Mr. Syed Ainuddin Arif & Mr. Rafaat Hussain. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
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II): (GradeII) and the Dashmesh Stud Calcutta Million 202324 (GradeIII) races will be run over 1400m and 1600m respectively.
Champions, both equine and humans, will be honoured with the Turf Authorities of India racing awards on March 2 evening.
Awards will be presented in the champion owner, champion trainer, champion jockey, champion stud farm, champion horse of the year, and the hall of fame categories.
Indian Temple (Ajay Kumar) 2, Dream Jewel (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Silver Lining (Md. Ekram Alam) 4. Neck, 2 and 21/4. 1m, 27.16s. ₹35 (w), 17, 11 and 40 (p). SHP: 32, THP: 70, SHW: 31 and 12, FP: 160, Q: 87, Tanala: 1,254. Favourite: Indian Temple. Owner: Mr. N. Shyam Sunder. Trainer: N. Rawal. (Ajay Kumar) 1, Glimmer Of Hope (Surya Prakash) 2, Pancho (Shivansh) 3 and Stoli (Md. Ekram Alam) 4. Not run: Nkalanzinzi and Good Tidings. 1/2, Head and 4. 1m, 14.19s. ₹69 (w), 22, 23 and 11 (p). SHP: 66, THP: 49, SHW: 37 and 39, FP: 511, Q: 306, Tanala: 1,397. Favourite: Pancho. Owner: Mr. G.K. Keshava Murthy. Trainer: S. Sreekant.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹5,574 (56 tkts.) & 30%: 370 (361 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: (i) 24,619 (3 tkts.), (ii) 1,631 (38 tkts.).
Treble : (i) 14,777 (2 tkts.), (ii) 4,328 (6 tkts), (iii) 384 (115 tkts.).