May 18: Zareer Darashah-trained Honey Buzzard was given a brilliant ride by Ladjadj Stephane to bag the Midnight Cowboy Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Wednesday.
Results:
1. The Jan-E-Jan Plate 1200 m: Samrat 49½ (M. Rajesh Kumar) 1, Whisper Valley 55 (S. Shiva Kumar) 2, Secret Girl 53 (Vijay Kumar) 3, Sauce Piquant 58½ (N. Ravinder Singh) 4. Won by: 6½, 1¾, Shd. Time: 1:15.65.
2. The Carnival Plate. 1600 m: Prince Of Argyle 58½ (Melvyn Maseyk) 1, Nano Blue 57½ (S. Mubarak) 2, Supreme Strength 57 (Santosh Kumar) 3, Saddler 55½ (Gautam Raj Urs) 4. Won by: 4, Nose, ¾. Time: 1:43.25.
3. The Oncidium Plate (Div-II) 1400 m: Good Companion 54½ (Vivek) 1, Haggler 55½ (S. Sreekant) 2, Bee For You 60 (B. Mahesh) 3, Aaj Tak 59½ (C. Krishnan) 4. Won by: Lnk, 3, 3¼. Time: 1:28.89.
4. The Capt. Nabi Khan Memorial Plate (Div-II) 1200 m: Authoritative 54 (Ladjadj Stephane) 1, Lake Emerald 52 (Gaurav Sapra) 2, Saratoga 51½ (Vikash Tamang) 3, Winning Desire 58½ (S. Shiva Kumar) 4. Won by: 4½, ½, 2¼. Time: 1:14.86.
5. The Oncidium Plate (Div-I) 1400 m: Faustian 52 (M. Rajesh Kumar) 1, Maratha Conqueror 60 (M. A. Milan) 2, Queen Of Destiny 59½ (N. Ravinder Singh) 3, Mr Sunrise 60½ (Ladjadj Stephane) 4. Won by: Nk, 2½, Snk. Time: 1:20.08.
6. The Midnight Cowboy Cup 1100 m: Honey Buzzard 54½ (Ladjadj Stephane) 1, Rock All 53½ (A. Sandesh) 2, Always On Top 56 (Madhu Babu) 3, Demanding Format 54½ (Melvyn Maseyk) 4. Won by: 1¾, 6¾, Lnk. Time: 1:07.93.
7. The Capt. Nabi Khan Memorial Plate (Div-I) 1200 m: Archer 55½ (Ladjadj Stephane) 1, Kapathos 61 (Noorullah) 2, River Force 58½ (Rajesh N.) 3, Gris Rapide 59 (S. K. Gregory) 4. Won by: 1½, 2, 2¼. Time: 1:14.69.
8. The Ramanagar Plate 1600 m: Rising Rainbow 54½ (Sreekanth B.) 1, Behram 50½ (Melvyn Maseyk) 2, Guided Missile 63 (Ahsan Qureshi) 3, Ahira 54 (S. Sreekant) 4. Won by: 8½, 2¼, Lnk. Time: 1:39.44.
9. The Kengeri Plate 1200 m: Mom In Law 57 (Rajesh N.) 1, Unique Star 56½ (Melvyn Maseyk) 2, Prezzie 53 (M. Rajesh Kumar) 3, King Adler 59½ (Vijay Kumar) 4. Won by: 2¼, 2½, 1. Time: 1:15.10.