Victory Road triumphs

Published November 21, 2005

KARACHI, Nov 20: Making her maiden appearance, the three-year-old filly, Victory Road, enthralled the audience with her magnificent performance by winning the Eclipse Stakes Cup in the Winter Gymkhana race meeting at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

Jockey Arshad rode the filly home in convincing fashion in a field of seven contestants. The race was restricted to Pakistani colts and fillies of three-year-olds.

Finishing second was Super Conqueror while Tharkyee settled for the third place.

In a closely-fought contest, the Golden Sleeper Stakes Cup was lifted by the two-year-old filly, Safari Queen, by half a length. She left Fast Burner and Moon Raker behind to settle for places.

Four-year-old filly, Fantastic Face, ridden by jockey Muhammad Essa, crowned the Karachi St Leger Cup in the 10-furlong race which had the shortest field of five runners.

The filly is owned by Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara and trained by Mumtaz Ali.

Jockey Abdul Aziz has become toast of horse riders which is evident from his consistent performance. He again proved his mettle by performing a treble - third in a sequence - to perform hat trick.

He started the day by riding three-year-old colt, King Of Kings, to victory in the second race followed by splendid triumphs of Safari Queen and Puma King.

Another jockey Ghulam Shabbir II also ended the day on a happy note with a double in two back to back races through Ouija Board and Silent Angel.

Meanwhile, the KRC withdrew the license of jockey Nadir Abdullah besides imposing a fine of Rs10,000 for unsporting riding of Sea Biscuit in the opener.

Punters feared foul play in the running of filly, Bright And Early, in the last race.

Results:

MEETA PLATE DIV V 5F

Royal Beauty (Mr. Talib Hussain) 7-10 (7-13) Waheed Baran 1, Just In Fun 7-10 (7-13) M. Rehman 2, Piyari Mehbooba 9-1 Faiz Muhammad 3,Bank Manager 8-2 (8-0) Asif Nazir 4. Won by 5L, 1 1/4L, 3 1/4L. Time: 1 min 9 4/5 sec.

Winner trained by owner

LAREB PLATE 6F

King OF Kings (Mr. Faisal Farooq) 9-2 Abdul Aziz 1, Leo 9-2 Shahid Manan 2, Arab Hi Arab 8-1 (8-6) M. Yousuf 3, Butter Fly 8-0(8-4) Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 3/4L, 7L, 2 1/2L. Time: 1 min 17 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Manzoor Baran

LAJAWAB PLATE 6F

Ouija Board (Syed Ismail Shah) 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Countess Mah Again 9-5 Tariq Baran 2, Haseena-e-Arab 8-0 (8-5)M. Yousuf 3, Bilal Choice 7-11 (8-0) M. Manzoor 4. Won by 2 1/4L, 4L, S. Head. Time: 1 min 19 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Allah Judrio

MEETA PLATE DIV 1 5F

Silent Angel (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 8-6 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Arabian Queen 9-1 Ali Sher 2, Trust Again 9-3 Shahid Manan 3, Gullu’s Government 8-8 Abdul Aziz 4.Won by 5 1/2L, 2 1/2L, 8L. Time: 1 min 4 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan

KARACHI ST. LEGER CUP 10F

Fantastic Face (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-11 M. Essa 1, King Of Sanghar 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Blue Breeze 9-0 Arshad 3, Al Faris 9-0 Abdul Aziz 4. Won by 3 1/2L, 1 3/4L, 2 1/4L. Time: 2 min 10 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mumtaz Ali

MEETA PLATE DIV 1V 5F

Tag Team (Syed Najam Saeed) 8-12 (8-5) M. Wasim II 1, Mr. Yanga 8-3 Yousuf Ikram 2, Lucky View 9-5 Riaz Muhammad 3, Super Time 8-11 M. Yousuf 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 3L, 4L. Time: 1 min 8 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by M. Rasheed

GOLDEN SLEEPER STAKES CUP 6F

Safari Queen (Mr. Gul Muhammad Rajar) 8-11 Abdul Aziz 1, Fast Burner 8-7 Arshad 2,Moon Raker 9-0 Fahim K 3, Zidane 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 4. Won by 1/2L, 4L, 3L. Time: 1 min 18 3/5 sec.

Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan

B<> MEETA PLATE DIV 111 5F

Silver City (Syed Ali Gohar Shah) 8-13 (8-6) Sheraz Ahmed 1, Al Zarrar 9-4 (9-1) M. Essa 2, Tom Cruise 8-2 Ashiq Ali 3, Clapping 8-0 M. Manzoor 4. Won by Neck, 2L, 3/4L. Time: 1 min 6 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Talib Hussain)

ECLIPSE STAKE CUP 7F

Victory Road (Mr. M. Shahrukh)8-11 Arshad 1, Super Conqueror 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Tharkyee 9-0 Raees Ahmed 3, Savabeel 8-11 Abdul Aziz 4. Won by 3 3/4L, 3L, 3 1/2L. Time: 1 min 31 2/5 sec

Winner trained by S. Ehtisham

MEETA PLATE DIV 11 5F

Puma King (Syed Kamal Sohail)9-4 Abdul Aziz 1, Funny Girl 7-12 Faisal Qamar 2, Super Salute 8-6 Najam Iqbal 3, Guarantee 8-11 Ashiq Ali 4. Won by 1/2L, 2L, 2 1/2L. Time: 1 min 5 2/5 sec.

Winner trained by Razzak.

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