Date:09/11/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/11/09/stories/2008110960331900.htm

Sport - Racing : Horse

Originality bags Krishnaraja Trophy

BANGALORE: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy’s Originality (B. Prakash up) won the Krishnaraja Trophy, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (Nov. 8). The winner is trained by Ganapathy.

The results:

1. SARB-KLA PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Scramjet (De Sousa) 1, Lago Vista (Ranjeet) 2, Zaios (Sreekanth) 3 and Sun Device (Sapra) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2 and 4. 1m 15.97s. Rs. 58 (w), 15, 72 and 33 (p). SHP: Rs. 255. FP: Rs. 827. Q: Rs. 413. Trinella: Rs. 10,035 and Rs. 2,867. Favourite: Chelsy Dancer. Owners: M/s. Marthand Singh Mahindra, K.J. George, Ravada Vijaya Kumar & Mrs. Anju Kumari Mehra. Trainer: Dhariwal.

2. MOUNT JOY PLATE (1,400m) rated 00 to 25: Tern Me On (De Sousa) 1, Henry’s Secret (Md. Shafiq) 2, Royal Confidence (Shinde) 3 and Redshift (Sapra) 4. Not run: Latvia. 2, Lnk and sh. hd. 1m 30.38s. Rs. 37 (w), 15, 165 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 737. FP: Rs. 1,370. Q: Rs. 463. Trinella: Rs. 4,179 and Rs. 1,791. Favourite: Redshift. Owner: Miss. Amrita Gupta, Mr. J.S. Dhariwal, Mr. Chetan Kamani & Mrs. S. Chandy. Trainer: Dhariwal.

3. SARB-KLA PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 20 to 45: Gris Rapide (Ashok Kumar) 1, One (S. John) 2, Anna’s Quest (R. Marshall) 3 and Gara Fluid (Shahbuddin) 4. 3/4, 2-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 15.78s. Rs. 107 (w), 25, 15 and 16 (p). SHP: Rs. 47. FP: Rs. 193. Q: Rs. 101. Trinella: Rs. 1,036 and Rs. 511. Favourite: One. Owners: Mr. B. Yathiraj Shetty, Mrs. Z. Darashah, Mr. P.M. Nanaiah & Dr. Pradeep Bery. Trainer: Neil Darashah.

4. KRISHNARAJA TROPHY (1,200m), rated 80 & above: Originality (B. Prakash) 1, In The Zone (Appu) 2, Jersey Pride (Ashok Kumar) 3 and Dinesa (Shinde) 4. 4, Nose and 1-3/4. 1m 13.54s. Rs. 14 (w), 12, 15 and 26 (p). SHP: Rs. 27. FP: Rs. 33. Q: Rs. 19. Trinella: Rs. 67 and Rs. 32. Favourite: Originality. Owner: Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Ganapathy.

5. AIR FORCE TROPHY (Div. I), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Kyles Of Bute (S. John) 1, Equidae (Appu) 2, Applique (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and Glorious Princess (Gnaneshwar) 4. 4, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 14.06s. Rs. 83 (w), 23, 12 and 20 (p). SHP: Rs. 49. FP: Rs. 103. Q: Rs. 29. Trinella: Rs. 216 and Rs. 115. Exacta: Rs. 2,110 and Rs. 1,221. Favourite: Equidae. Owners: Mr. Dilip Thomas rep. Rajagiri Rubber & Produce Co. Ltd. & the Est. of late Mr. V.S. Dhanasekhar. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.

6. PUNJAB STUD PLATE (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: Icebreaker (Appu) 1, Tomsk (S. John) 2, Mother’s Pride (De Sousa) 3 and Scimitar (Suraj Narredu) 4. 4-1/4, Snk and 3/4. 1m 39.33s. Rs. 18 (w), 12, 20 and 35 (p). SHP: Rs. 51. FP: Rs. 42. Q: Rs. 53. Trinella: Rs. 273 and 186. Exacta: 1,982 and Rs. 1,006. Favourite: Icebreaker. Owners: Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo & Ms. Simone Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Ltd. & Mr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy. Trainer: Padmanabhan.

7. AIR FORCE TROPHY (Div. II), (1,200m), rated 40 to 65: Aquitaine (R. Marshall) 1, Star Speed (Appu) 2, Your Destiny (Gautam) 3 and The Last Samurai (S. Ramesh) 4. 3-3/4, 3/4 and 2. 1m 15.30s. Rs. 27 (w), 15, 35 and 103 (p). SHP: Rs. 111. FP: Rs. 159. Q: Rs. 128. Trinella: Rs. 2,818 and Rs. 2,415. Exacta: Rs. 50,265. Favourite: Aquitaine. Owners: Mr. & Mrs.Vijay Mallya rep. United Racing & Bloodstock Breeders Ltd. Trainer: S. Attaollahi.

Jackpot: 2,589 (162 tkts.); Runner: Rs. 320 (561 tkts.); Mini Jackpot: Rs. 3,709 (ten tkts.); Treble: Rs. 73 (1,211 tkts.).