K.T. Balakrishna, chairman and senior steward, Mysore Race Club presenting the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysuru 1000 Guineas trophy to Royal Legacy’s jockey Akshay Kumar as trainer James Mckeown and MRC stewards Y.P. Udaya Shankar, B.N. Cariappa, G. Venkatesh and B.U. Chengappa look on.
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M.A. Sriram
James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas (1,600m), the first classic of the season here on Friday (Sept 18). The winner is owned by Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas.
Akshay, racing third for a while, settled into second position till the bend before manoeuvring his mount from the outside in the home stretch. Royal Legacy started galloping with giant strides and overtook leader Shutterfly in the last 400m to win resolutely.
The results:
1. SIDAPUR PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): MAJOR SAAB (Aleemuddin) 1, Double Scotch (Arul) 2, Gentleman’s Word (Rafique S.K) 3 and Lead Singer (R. Pradeep) 4. 11, Hd and 3/4. 1m, 25.20s. ₹15 (w), 11, 12 and 54 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 114, FP: 28, Q: 18, Trinella: 703/426, Exacta: 11,213/4,805. Favourite: Major Saab. Owners: Mr. Deepak K Srivastava & Mr. Prakash K Srivastava. Trainer: M. Bobby.
2. PANCHGANI PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): GOLDEN BIRD (S. Imran) 1, Jasmine (Salman Khan) 2, Secret Shadow (R. Rakesh) 3 and Eco System (Shyam K) 4. Hd, Shd and 1-1/4. 1m, 12.37s. ₹527 (w), 80, 10 and 18 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 38, FP: 1,213, Q: 712, Trinella: 4,697/10,065, Exacta: 31,631 (c/o). Favourite: Jasmine. Owners: Mr. Benhur Bhastekar & Mr. Sunil Santhosh Serrao. Trainer: R. Helleal Moses.
3. SIDAPUR PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): DESERT SHIELD (S. Sachin) 1, Side Please (Salman Khan) 2, Carter (Md. Talib) 3 and D Roman Power (Sai Kiran) 4. 2-1/4, Nk and 2-1/4. 1m, 25.77s. ₹18 (w), 13, 14 and 12 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 63, FP: 365, Q: 167, Trinella: 244/51, Exacta: 812/447. Favourite: Desert Shield. Owner: Mrs. Deepa Devaney. Trainer: Neil Devaney.
4. R.M. PUTTANNA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m): PILOT OFFICER (S. Saqlain) 1, Selma (Sai Kiran) 2, Night Raider (Akshay K) 3 and Smiles Of Fortune (Ankit Pal) 4. Lnk, Nk and 2-1/2. 1m, 11.40s. ₹44 (w), 14, 12 and 10 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 41, FP: 254, Q: 112, Trinella: 335/90, Exacta: 16,577. Favourite: Night Raider. Owners: Mr. S. Shanker Narayanan, Mr. Kalpesh P Patel, Dr. Suresh Bhat, Mrs. Barkha D Lahori, Mr. M. Venugopala Reddy, Dr. Mohd Javeed Ghatala, Mr. K Parthasarathy & Mr. S. Ganapathy. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.
5. ZAVARAY S POONAWALLA MYSORE 1000 GUINEAS (1,600m): ROYAL LEGACY (Leitir Mor-Balmoral Castle) Akshay K 1, Starzella (Leitir Mor-Thora Barber) Trevor 2, Yarra Yarra (Win Legend-Stimulate) Antony 3 and Tyche (Western Aristocrat-Jersey Girl) Srinath 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 6. 1m, 35.32s. ₹42 (w), 12 and 11 (p), SHP: 40, THP: 43, FP: 120, Q: 18, Trinella: 447/545, Exacta: 1,569/756. Favourite: Starzella. Owners: Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Trainer: James Mckeown.
6. ECLIPSE PLATE (1,400m): BRAVE HEART (S. Sachin) 1, Knightsbridge (Shreyas S) 2, Gifted Falcon (Sai Kiran) 3 and Rocking Star (A. Hangal) 4. 2, Shd and 2-1/2. 1m, 23.92s. ₹33 (w), 23, 36 and 12 (p), SHP: 63, THP: 51, FP: 1,094, Q: 114, Trinella: 1,622/327, Exacta: 2,642/1,698. Favourite: Gifted Falcon. Owners: Mr. Deepak K Srivastava & Mr. Prakash K Srivastava. Trainer: Neil Devaney.
7. PANCHGANI PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): THE GREY GERANIUM (Rafique S.K) 1, Gold Fame (N. Darshan) 2, Habibti (Trevor) 3 and Admiral Shaw (Inayat) 4. Not run: Mr Karnataka. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 11.71s. ₹31 (w), 10, 20 and 10 (p), SHP: 151, THP: 39, FP: 548, Q: 365, Trinella: 951/296, Exacta: 7,128. Favourite: Habibti. Owner: Mr. N. Ramesh. Trainer: K. Somashekar.
Jackpot: ₹25,752; runner-up: 1,380; mini jackpot: 794 (c/o); treble (i): 1,395 (c/o); (ii): 956 (c/o).
