D’Artagnan, Carla impressive
D’Artagnan, Carla and Optimus Prime excelled in the workouts when the following horses were exercised here on Saturday.
Red-hot Webber takes pole again
Mark Webber produced an astonishing flying lap in the closing seconds of Saturday’s hotly-contested qualifying session to maintain Red Bull’s supremacy in speed this season and take pole position for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.
Awarding, Ballibay, Plaka in great heart
Awarding, Ballibay and Plaka impressed when the following horses were exercised on the trial track here on Friday.
Dancer’s Wave for Kallar Plate
Dancer’s Wave is expected to win the Kallar Plate, the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday.
Bold Promise and Moon Emperor have the potential to upset.
Crown Empress, Sun Kingdom noteworthy
Crown Empress, Sun Kingdom and Alacrity impressed most in the workouts when the horses were exercised on the trial track here on Thursday.
Super Saver is favourite
Kentucky Derby winner Super Saver will be seeking to keep his Triple Crown hopes alive when he comes out of the eighth gate at the 135th Preakness Stakes.
Acceptors for Saturday races
Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Saturday.
1. The Summer Showers Plate 1400 metres Class VB 10.30 am: Salut D’Amour 62.5, Spenderville 61.5, D
Alonso fastest in practice
Two-time champion Fernando Alonso showed the way ahead to a relatively inexperienced field on Thursday when he set the pace in the opening free practice session for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix.
Archer clinches Midnight Cowboy Cup
Zareer Darashah-trained Archer made every post of the 1100 metres race a winning one under D. Mahendran to lift the Midnight Cowboy Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Wednesday.
Bengaluru races cancelled
The first two days of the Bengaluru summer meeting races have been cancelled due to agitation by the Karnataka Racehorse Owners Association and Karnataka Trainers Association.
As no entries were put by the trainers on Wednesday for the weekend races, the BTC had decided to cancel the races due to paucity of entries.