In 1983, the Hyderabad Race Club ushered in a brand new epoch in the historical past of Indian racing when it introduced in a company sponsor for the Invitation Cup.
On Sunday, the Bangalore Turf Club will develop into the first to convey in a world sponsor to help the nation’s most prestigious race, which can be run as The Royal Arion Club Indian Turf Invitation Cup.
The Royal Arion Club can be opening up a brand new dimension in India, providing members a chance to be a part of horse racing not simply in India however on the world stage.
It has additionally introduced in the World Horse Racing Team and the effervescent and elegant Francesca Cumani will put India’s most glamorous weekend on the world stage.
Thirteen runners had been declared to start out, however with the withdrawal of Kancha and Imperial Power, the 11-horse subject has three 4-year-old fillies and 5 4-year-old colts representing the challenge from the crop of traditional classic.
When the Invitation Cup was final run right here in 2017, a filly named Temerity not solely set the monitor file that also stands, but in addition set in movement the unbelievable sequence of the ‘fairer sex’ successful the subsequent 5 editions.
The development appears wish to proceed as the fillies and the mare appear to carry all the aces.
The bid for attending to that magical mark of seven can be spearheaded by the defending champion Juliette.
The seven-year-old mare is not going to discover the going straightforward, with a decided challenge being thrown by the three four-year-old fillies — the Indian Derby winner Mirra, the runner-up Kings Ransom, and Bangalore Derby champion La Reina.
Record beckons
It guarantees to be a busy race and we would simply see one other file being set if the mare and three fillies take the first 4 locations. As I’ve all the time been a little bit of a romantic, it’s Juliette for me with Kings Ransom main the relaxation.
Ahead Of My Time for Super Mile
The Major P.Okay. Mehra Super Mile, with 9 top-class horses in the fray, will in all probability see the three four-year-old colts — Ahead Of My Time, Ravishing Form and Once You Go Black — vie for supremacy.
Ahead Of My Time, the Indian 2000 Guineas winner, is the one to beat.
He went down narrowly in his final begin to Northern Lights, however on that event, he was conceding weight. This time they meet with the phrases in his favour and that ought to see him flip the tables on his vanquisher.
