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18 SPORT SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2019
DELHI THE HINDU
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Ruffina enhances her reputation with a classy run
Achieves rare distinction of retaining the Sprinters’ Cup;
Sacred Roman wins the gruelling Stayers’ Cup
Still the best! Ruffina (A. Sandesh up) being in led by owners Munchi P. Shroff, left, Dinsha P Shroff, trainer D. Todywalla, and
Dr. C.S. Poonawalla, after retaining the Sprinters’ Cup in an emphatic fashion on Saturday. * G. RAMAKRISHNA
Cyrus J. Madan who judged the pace to nicety 26 to 46, (Cat. III): SIYABONGA lan 2, TUTANKHAMUN (Phoenix
& H. Kamal Khan and after challenging the leader (Akshay Kumar) 1, Ashwa Arjun TowerDancerllon) Suraj Narredu
Kambaku, pulled away to win as (Gaurav Singh) 2, Soul Empress 3, ACCOLADE (Burden Of Proof
HYDERaBAD
he liked. (Afroz Khan) 3 and Alta Vita (Ro Alnasreya) Zervan 4. Not run: St.
Ruffina, the fiveyearold dark bay hit Kumar) 4. 31/4, 2 and 11/2. Andrews. 2, nk and 11/2. 1m,
mare by Excellent Art ex Miss COUNTRY STUD FARMS MIL- 1m, 39.31s. ₹9 (w), 6, 13 and 16 (p), 10.17s. ₹8 (w), 6, 8 and 9 (p), SHP:
Danehill, proved that sometimes 1 LION (1,400m), 4yo & over, SHP: 43 FP: 62, Q: 45. Tla: 557. Fa 17, FP: 23, Q: 18. Tla: 59. Favour
there can be certainties in racing. rated 58 to 78, (Cat. II): VALEGRO vourite: Siyabonga. ite: Ruffina. Owners: Dr. C.S.
One and all said she would retain (Leigh Roche) 1, Akita Pro (Zer Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping Poonawalla, Mr. A.C. Poonawalla
the Sprinters’ Cup and she did so van) 2, Super Dart (P.S. Chouhan) Co. Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr & Mrs. & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla
in an emphatic fashion. 3 and Treasure Delight (Suraj K.N Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Z.K. rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breed
Narredu) 4. 23/4, 1/4 and nk. 1m,
Owned by Villoo Poonawalla Ra 25.52s. ₹7 (w), 6, 8 and 9 (p), SHP: Dhunjibhoy. Trainer: Laxman ers Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saleem Fazelb
cing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. rep 27, FP: 33, Q: 31. Tla: 126. Favour Singh. hoy, Dinsha P. Shroff & M.P.
resented by Dr. Cyrus Poon ite: Valegro. Shroff. Trainer: D. Todywalla.
awalla, Mr. Adar Poonawalla, Mrs. Owners: Mr. Vijay B. Shrike, Mrs. TELANGANA RACE HORSE
Natasha Poonawalla and Messrs. 4 OWNERS ASSOCIATION MIL- J & T DEVELOPERS MILLION
Saleem Fazelbhoy, Dinsha Shroff Padmaja Vijay Shrike, Mr. Jay Vi LION (1,200m), 4yo & over, rated 6 (1,400m), 3yo & over, rated
jay Shirke & Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy
and Munchi Shroff, Ruffina was 42 to 62, (Cat. II): MOZAMBIQUE 74 & above, (Cat. I): BRAINSTORM
(Suraj Narredu) 1, Isabella (Neeraj)
trained by Dallas Todywalla and rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. (Akshay Kumar) 1, Run Forest Run 2, That’s My Class (Akshay Kumar)
Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
ridden by jockey A. Sandesh. (Neeraj) 2, Gorgeous Lady (A. Im 3 and Courage (A. Sandesh) 4. Not
She will go down in the record DECCAN BOOKMAKERS WEL- ran Khan) 3 and Rapid Fire (Na run: Haedi’s Folly and Be Sure.
khat Singh) 4. Not run: New State.
books as one of the all time great 2 FARE ASSOCIATION JUVENILE Shd, 11/4 and 1/4. 1m, 23.88s. ₹10
sprinters ever seen as she waltzed MILLION (1,400m), 3yo only 33/4, 2 and 1. 1m, 11.69s. ₹32 (w), (w), 5, 6 and 10 (p), SHP: 19, FP:
away with her second successive (Terms): SWANSEA (C. Umesh) 1, 12, 8 and 34 (p), SHP: 20, FP: 201, 27, Q: 16. Tla: 95. Favourite: Brain
Sprinters’ Cup. Roma Victor (Akshay Kumar) 2, Q: 93. Tla: 4,871. Favourite: storm.
Barack.
An hour or so later, Sacred Ro Born Greek (R.N. Darshan) 3 and Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi & Mr. Vi
man, a 4yearold by Holy Roman Victory Parade (I. Chisty) 4. Not Owners: M/s. Five Stars Shipping kas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles
Emperor ex Chicquot, sporting run: Agni. 13/4, 3/4 and shd. 1m, Co. Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr & Mrs. (PF) & Mr. Haresh N. Mehta & Mr.
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the colours of Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus 26.39s. ₹51 (w), 13, 6 and 54 (p), K.N. Dhunjibhoy & Mr. Z.K. Manav H. Mehta rep. Rohan
Palia, was ridden from the front SHP: 20, FP: 248, Q: 96. Tla: Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Berjis Minoo Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P.
and then kept up to the leader to 7,724. Favourite: Roma Victor. Desai. Trainer: Laxman Singh. Shroff.
win the gruelling 3000 metre Dr. Owners: M/s. M. Rama Krishna SPRINTERS’ CUP (1,200M), 4-
M.A.M. Ramaswamy Stayers’ Reddy & Bharat Venkat Epur. 5 Y-O & OVER (TERMS): RUFFINA DR. M.A.M. RAMASWAMY
Cup. Trainer: L. D’Silva. (EXCELLENT ART-MISS DANEHILL) 7 STAYERS’ CUP (3,000M), 4-Y-O
Trained by Pesi Shroff, Sacred Ro GLOBAL STUD MILLION A. SANDESH 1, MAURITANIA (Ex & OVER (TERMS): SACRED ROMAN
man was ridden by Leigh Roche, 3 (1,600m), 4yo & over, rated cellent ArtClassic Sky) David Al (HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR-CLIC-
QUOT) LEIGH ROCHE 1, RAEES
(SedgefieldLost Perfrction)
Srinath 2, KAMBAKU (Win Le
gendStar Of The Crop) Neeraj 3
and NANHIPARI (PinsonBourbon
Queen) Suraj Narredu 4. 4, nk and
41/4. 3m, 13.36s. ₹18 (w), 7, 9 and
19 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 77, Q: 32. Tla:
622. Favourite: Sacred Roman.
Owners: Mr & Mrs. Cyrus F. Palia.
Trainer: P. Shroff.
#70929
BOL SPORTS BULLETIN MIL-
8 LION (1,400m), 4yo & over,
rated upto 30, (Cat. III): ACTU-
ALLY (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Wood
Bridge (Akshay Kumar) 2, Diesis
Dream (I. Chisty) 3 and Mossad
(Afroz Khan) 4. Not run: Lim
ousine. 11/4, 2 and 13/4. 1m,
27.31s. ₹26 (w), 9, 9 and 23 (p),
SHP: 22, FP: 108, Q: 45. Tla: 706.
Favourite: Starboy.
Owner: Mr. M. Satyanarayana.
Trainer: Deshmukh.
NOTE: Originally Starboy finished
second but after a Stewards en
quiry, he was disqualified.
Rewarding success: Pesi Shroff, the trainer of Sacred Roman, receiving the Dr. M.A.M. Jackpot: ₹2,965 (428 tkts.), Run
nerup: 274 (1,978 tkts.), Treble (i):
Ramaswamy Stayers’ Cup from A.C. Muthiah as HRC chairman R. Surender Reddy, right, looks 282 (216 tkts.), (ii): 278 (397 tkts.),
on. * G. RAMAKRISHNA (iii): 123 (2,050 tkts.).
Star Superior starts the firm favourite
Desert God will spearhead the challenge from the older runners in Invitation Cup
Cyrus J. Madan that winning sequence to six Star Superior proved his David Allan, Desert God just
HYDERABAD but what it will not tell you is class by winning the Indian loves Hyderabad and hasn’t
The Hyderabad Race Club is all that her win was by the mere Derby by five lengths. So it’s lost his zest for racing. He won
geared up to host the Invita length of her elegant neck over difficult to see anything that this race in 2016 and would
have been a force to reckon
ran behind him turning the ta
Temerity, a 5yearold who
tion Cup for the 10th time. could have created history by bles on him now. But there is a with had he not been shipped
When the race was first con becoming the first horse to win 4yearold from Bengaluru abroad.
ceived in 1963, no horse could the Invitation Cup in succes named The Invader who, in my
win it twice because it was con sive years. opinion, comes into the Joining him is the 2018 win
fined to 4yearolds. But that reckoning. ner Kangra. Trained by S. At
changed in 2013, when the In In this edition, Star Supe taollahi, she’s as genuine as
vitation surfaced in a new ava rior, the winner of the Indian Between December and Ja they come and is in great
tar. It was reinvented to allow Derby, will spearhead the nuary, this 4yearold bay rig heart. Pesi Shrofftrained
4yearolds (horses of classic charge of the younger genera slammed the opposition to win Smasher from Mumbai won his
vintage) to compete against ol tion. Trained by Rajesh Narre the Bangalore 2000 Guineas last start over 2000 metres in
Threeinarow for preme test to determine the starts the firm favourite. It was an exceptional perfor ert God. But on the revised
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true ‘Champion Thoroughbred It’s going to be eight youn mance and jockey Trevor Patel weights it’s a huge ask for him
to repeat.
SUDOKU AjgarMusthafa duo of the Year’ over that classic ger lots against a pair of 6year has reportedly turned down a The glorious uncertainty of
distance of a mileandahalf or
lot of other rides to partner
olds, one 7yearold and a 5
The Invader. He could well be
2400 metres.
The 4yearolds have a cent yearold. So what’s it going to the joker in the pack. the Sport of Kings is what
makes it so special, and at the
be in Hyderabad? Will the ol
per cent strike rate when it der quartet break the strangle The older lot will be spear end of a shade under 2min and
GaganRajkumar finish second comes to the last six editions in hold of the 4yearolds or will headed by the 7yearold Des 30 seconds, a new champion
the new format.
winning sequence be extended
ert God, a winner of 15 races
of the Indian turf will have in
Record books will show that by the sheer weight of num from 23 starts. Trained by S. scribed his/her name into the
Rayan Rozario most part, he missed out on a filly named Kangra extended bers of the younger brigade. Padmanabhan and ridden by archives of racing history.
Kalimpong the penultimate Time Con
Haldia’s Ajgar Ali and his co trol (TC) in the Mechi ri
driver Mohammed Mustha verbed and, with it, the title. What the professionals say
fa from Erode withstood the “I felt we were about 15
pressure well to emerge the seconds late and, to catch
champion of the seventh JK up for the lost time, we went Cyrus J. Madan Irfan Ghatala: Salazar has sure is a gutsy filly. She should Trevor Patel: The Invader
Tyre Himalayan Drive (HD) in a hurry and goofed up HYDERABAD the ability but likes to have run well. has proved himself by winning
things go his way in a race. If
the Guineas and The Derby in
here on Saturday. our chances,” said Leading trainers and jockeys that happens, he will be right Y.S. Srinath: My filly Adjudi Bangalore. I’m not worried
cate has come on a lot after the
It was Ajgar’s fourth HD Nagarajan. give their views on the pros there. Indian Derby. She worked ex about the pace being fast here
title of which three have Ajgar heaved a huge sigh pects of the various conten S. Attaollahi: Kangra is well tremely well in her last wor and am confident that he will
ders in the marquee event of
come inarow. Going into of relief and played it steady the weekend, the Invitation and I’ll be hoping to do a re kout and will go close. Of run a great race.
the final day, it was only to come home clean. He was Cup. peat of last year. We all have to course, we all have to beat Star Akshay Kumar: My Opinion
beat Star Superior.
Superior.
three seconds that separat thrilled and his big smile S. Padmanabhan: I have Des Suraj Narredu: Star Superior James McKeown: Adjudicate has always run very well for me
ed the defending champion said it all. ert God and his halfbrother In has proved his credentials and had a few niggles before she and I have won some good rac
dian Pharaoh in the Invitation
es on him. He will run a good
from the overnight leader Jogendra’s miss allowed Cup. My jockey David Allan he is the one to beat to win the ran the Indian Derby. She’s at race.
Jogendra Jaiswal (codriver Gagan Sethi (codriver Raj had the choice and he picked Invitation. her best now. She will be right
T. Nagarajan). kumar Mundra), despite fac Desert God so that is an indica Nityanand: My horse The In there at the busy end. Rajesh Narredu: Star Supe
Solution to yesterday’s Sudoku ing issues with his car, to fin tion in itself. I’m very happy vader has done everything L.V.R. Deshmukh: Bradfield rior is as well as he was during
Indian Derby time and, God
asked of him so far in Bengalu
with Desert God’s perfor
Under pressure ish second. mance after his return to India ru and I feel he has an out College started late and is gra willing, should win.
dually coming into his own.
And, Ajgar was obviously The results (provisional and he will run a big race. standing chance. Relishes ground and has im B. Suresh: It’s an open Invita
under some pressure as he classification): David Allan: I opted to ride D. Byramji: Psychic Force proved after his second in the tion Cup. With Hyderabad
won the South India Derby and
knew every second mat National category: 1. Ajgar Ali Desert God and the mileanda should give a fair account of Golconda Derby. champion Akshay Kumar in
half will suit him well. Star Su
tered. But he worked out a & Mohammed Musthafa; 2. Ga perior won the Indian Derby himself. A. Sandesh: We won the Invi the saddle, My Opinion has a
tation last year and Kangra
gan Sethi & Rajkumar Mundra;
clear plan, going safe and 3. Jogendra Jaiswal & T. well and he’s the horse to beat. S. Zervan: With winners of likes the Hyderabad Track very good chance of landing
the big prize.
maintaining a decent speed, Nagarajan. Pesi Shroff: Smasher has derbies from all over the coun where she won the Nizam’s
with Musthafa. Open: 1. Govind Dalmia & shown great improvement and try and top class older horses Gold Cup. We narrowly lost the Robert Foley: Tudor Trea
taking part, the Invitation
The duo did that from the Anand Agarwal; 2. Rohit Agar his last win the Eclipse Stakes wears a very open look. I hope Indian Champion Cup in Kol sure has travelled and worked
kata but with 400 metres more
was encouraging. He took time
very well and has a good
start and Jogendra fell to the wal & Kunal Joshi; 3. Suyash to come into his own and will Salazar will run well. in the Invitation, we will go ve chance in a race that looks very
plot. Despite a solid run for Raj & Mohammed Sharif. run well over 2400 metres. A. Imran Khan: Tudor Trea ry close to winning. open.
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