The stage is about for the South India Derby to be run on the Madras Race Club turf at Guindy on Monday (January 15).
Though the celebrations for Pongal shall be in full swing, one must wait till a bit after 4.30 p.m. to seek out out who shall be celebrating after six geldings and 4 colts line as much as face the starter at the 2400m for what can be the most necessary race of their lives.
Going over that Classic distance of a mile and a half will take a look at the stamina and the pace of the 10 horses to the utmost. Most of them have by no means been over this distance. Whether they get the journey or not stays one million greenback query.
Touch Of Grey and Knotty Charmer are each Guineas winners. They each have oodles of sophistication however will they be at their finest over 2400m? The former has gained the Mysore Derby over 2000 metres effectively sufficient, however getting that extra 400 metres is what’s going to rely most.
The consequence will determine who’s the champion four-year-old in the metropolis. The complete stakes on supply for the Grade 1 occasion is over ₹11 million with the winner taking house ₹6.6 million in addition to a trophy valued at ₹1 lakh.
One has to sit down again and anticipate what guarantees to be an fascinating Derby which, regardless of wanting an open and shut case, appears to be broad open.
The card:
1. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB TROPHY (1,200m), rated 20 to 45 (0 to 19 eligible), (outstation horses are eligible), 1-30 p.m.: 1. Angavai (8) C. Umesh 50, 2. Sinatra (9) Ram Nandan 57.5, 3. Cloudy Hills (6) Antony Raj 57, 4. Vijaya (7) P. Sai Kumar 57, 5. Thrill Of Power (10) S. Imran 54.5, 6. Larado (5) Neeraj 51.5, 7. Royal Mayfair (3) P. Vikram 51, 8. Sunche Dreams (1) Shyam Kumar 51, 9. Zen Zero (12) A.S. Peter 51, 10. War Emblem (2) Farhan Alam 50.5, 11, Western Girl (2) Farid Ansari 50.5 and 12. Gajabo Grande (11) G. Vivek 50.
1. ANGAVAI, 2. VIJAYA, 3. GAJABO GRANDE
2. USHA STUD MILLION (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o solely (Terms), (outstation horses eligible), 2-00: 1. Elfin Knight (3) P, Trevor 56, 2. Falconbridge (1) G. Vivek 56, 3. Brook Magic (2) C. Brisson 54.5 and 4. Crown Angel (4) Yash Narredu 54.5.
1. ELFIN KNIGHT, 2. FALCONBRIDGE
3. WIN NEWS PONGAL MILLION (2,000m), rated 20 to 45 (0 to 19 eligible), (outstation horses eligible), 2-30: 1. Ruling Star (5) Yash Narredu 60, 2. Dear Lady (6) Neeraj 58, 3. Masterpiece (1) Ram Nandan 57.5, 4. Wolf Creek (2) Antony Raj 56, 5. Grace (4) P. Trevor 54, 6. Abilitare (7) Farid Ansari 53.5 and seven. Royal Nobility (3) P. Sai Kumar 51.
1. RULING STAR, 2. GRACE, 3. DEAR LADY
4. TURF AUTHORITY OF INDIAN TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85 (40 to 59 eligible), (outstation horses eligible), 3-00: 1. Golden Marina (7) Koshi Kumar 61.5, 2. Priceless Ruler (5) Farid Ansari 58.5, 3. Wind Symbol (3) Inayat 58, 4. Emelda (9) S. Kabdhar 57, 5. English Bay (6) Srinath 57, 6. Constant Variable (8) Ram Nandan 56.5, 7. Gutsy (2) P. Trevor 55, 8. Fun Storm (4) P. Siddaraju 54.5 and 9. Race For The Stars (1) P. Sai Kumar 54.5.
1. GUTSY, 2. ENGLISH BAY, 3. WIND SYMBOL
5. DR. M.A.M. RAMASWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (Gr. III), (1,400m), 4-y-o & over (Terms), 3-30: 1. Knotty Dancer (2) G. Vivek 60, 2. Shamrock (4) Suraj Narredu 60, 3. Imperial Blue (8) Antony Raj 57, 4. Rubirosa (1) Neeraj 57, 5. The Sovereign Orb (6) C. Brisson 57, 6. Yukan (7) P. Trevor 57, 7. Anastasia (5) Yash Narredu 55.5 and eight. Ashwa Morocco (3) P. Sai Kumar 55.5.
1. SHAMROCK, 2. ASHWA MOROCCO, 3. IMPERIAL BLUE
6. HYDERABAD RACE CLUB TROPHY (1,600m), rated 40 to 65 (20 to 39 eligible), (outstation horses are eligible), 4-00: 1. Renegade (3) P. Siddaraju 60, 2. Bruce Almighty (4) Srinath 59, 3. Grandiose (8) P. Sai Kumar 56, 4. Starkova (6) P. Trevor 55, 5. Sea Blush (1) C. Umesh 53, 6. Pharazon (5) L.A. Rozario 52.5, 7. Sierra Dela Plata (2) Neeraj 52 and eight. Beautiful (7) A.S. Peter 50.
1. PHARAZON, 2. SEA BLUSH, 3. STARKOVA
7. SOUTH INDIA DERBY STAKES (Gr. I), (2,400m), 4-y-o solely (Terms), 4-30: 1. Eloquent (-) (-) 57, 2. Golden Warrior (1) Yash Narredu 57, 3. Granpar (4) Neeraj 57, 4. Knotty Charmer (6) G. Vivek 57, 5. Lionel (10) P. Trevor 57, 6. Magnus (8) Srinath 57, 7. Multicrown (7) C. Brisson 57, 8. Ruling Dynasty (5) Antony Raj 57, 9. Saigon (9) I. Chisty 57, 19. Stravinsky (3) C. Umesh 57 and 11. Touch Of Grey (2) Suraj Narredu 57.
1. TOUCH OF GREY, 2. KNOTTY CHARMER, 3. RULING DYNASTY
8. TURF AUTHORITIES OF INDIA TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 60 to 85 (40 to 65 eligible), (outstation horses eligible), 5-15: 1. Gods Plan (5) Koshi Kumar 60.5, 2. Dark Son (6) Neeraj 55, 3. Speculation (2) C. Brisson 53.5, 4. Soft Whisper (9) Ram Nandan 53, 5. Pirate’s Love (4) C. Umesh 52.5, 6. Empress Eternal (8) P. Sai Kumar 51, 7. Illustrious Ruler (7) Farid Ansari 51, 8. Mutant (1) P. Vikram 50.5 and 9. Dedicate (3) P.S. Kaviraj 50.
1. DEDICATE, 2. SOFT WHISPER, 3. GODS PLAN
Jkt: 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; Mini Jkt: 5, 6, 7 & 8; Tr (i): 2, 3 & 4; (ii): 6, 7 & 8.
