Hyderabad Race Club chairman R. Surender Reddy, centre, giving freely the Niligiris Derby Stakes trophy to Something Royals’ coach J. Sebastian, second from left, and jockey P. Sai Kumar as M. Ravi, steward Madras Race Club, and Y.B. Ganesh, chairman, Mysore Race Club.
| Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY
Mr. A.C. Muthiah’s Something Royal, piloted by P. Sai Kumar, gained the Nilgiris Derby Stakes (1,600m), the final Classic of the season right here on Sunday (May 7). J. Sebastian trains the winner. Jockey C. Umesh gained three races on the day.
Though the working of the derby was tender due to an in a single day drizzle affecting the monitor, it didn’t cease the 1000 Guineas-winning filly from including one other Classic to its record of triumphs.
1. BANGALORE TURF CLUB TROPHY: ROYAL ICON (Mohit Singh) 1, Bohemian Star (Farid Ansari) 2, Sheer Elegance (S.A. Amit) 3 and Touch Of Fury (Farhan Alam) 4. Not run: Cairo.1-3/4, 5 and a couple of. 1m, 32.97s. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.
2. SMT GAYATRI DEVI MEMORIAL TROPHY: HAPPINESS (C. Umesh) 1, Knotty Wonder (S.A. Amit) 2, Gutsy (P. Sai Kumar) 3 and Autumn Light (P.S. Kaviraj ) 4. Not run: Only A Star. 5-3/4, lnk and 6-3/4. 1m, 19.20s. Owner: Mr. Okay. Muthuvellayan. Trainer: Sebastian.
3. DR. M.A.M. RAMASWAMY MEMORIAL STAKES: IMPERIAL BLUE (C. Umesh) 1, Dun It Again (C. Brisson) 2, Knotty Dancer (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Priceless Gold (Yash Narredu) 4. 8-1/4, 5-1/2 and 8-3/4. 1m, 30.93s. Owner: M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing. Trainer: I. Ghatala.
4. NILGIRIS DERBY STAKES: SOMETHING ROYAL (Speaking of Which-Sheryl) P. Sai Kumar 1, KNOTTY CHARMER (Gusto-Stormy Princess) Akshay Kumar 2, TIME AND TIDE (Dali-Starlet) C. Umesh 3 and MULTICROWN (Multidimentional-Blue Sky) Mohit Singh 4. 1, 5 and dist. 1m, 45.61s. Owner: Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Sebastian.
5. MYSORE RACE CLUB TROPHY: SUPARAKIGA (P.S. Kaviraj) 1, Wonderful Era (C. Umesh) 2, Masterpiece (Mohit Singh) 3 and Cloud Jumper (Farhan Alam) 4. 4-1/4, nostril and 6-1/2. 1m, 47.59s. Owner: Mr. Balaji M.V. Trainer: Anil Kumar.
6. HYDERABAD RACE CLUB TROPHY: CELESTE (B. Dharshan) 1, Wood Art (P.S. Kaviraj) 2, Royal Mayfair (Manikandan) 3 and Dear Lady (C. Umesh) 4. 3-1/4, 1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 19.29s. Owner: Mr. A.L. Ramanathan. Trainer: Mandanna.
7. TURF AUTHORITIES TROPHY (Div. I): SLAINTE (C. Umesh) 1, Augusta (Mohit Singh) 2, Supreme Runner (S. Imran) 3 and Cartel (Inayat) 4. 2, nk and 3-1/4. 1m, 19.24s. Owner: M/s. Sarainaga Racing. Trainer: J.E. Mckeown.
8. TURF AUTHORITIES TROPHY (Div. II): BERRETTINI (Mohit Singh) 1, Admiral Shaw (P. Sai Kumar) 2, Fabulous Show (S.A. Amit) 3 and Wilbur (P.S. Kaviraj) 4. Not run: Ginsburg. 2-1/2, 3/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 19.62s. Owners: Mr. Arun Alagappan RAcing & Mr. Chandrakanth Kankaria. Trainer: B. Suresh.
