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| May 1, 2006 | Monday | Rabi-us-Sani 2, 1427 |
River Dancer lifts May Day Cup
LAHORE, April 30: Ali Mohammad Al-Shamsi, United Arab Emirates ambassador in Islamabad, won the distinction of being the first ever foreign diplomat to own a horse and win a race in Pakistan when his colt Tuman Khan crowned a grand success in the fourth race during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday before a large crowd.
Trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar Tuman Khan was given a splendid ride by ace jockey Shahid Rehman.
The even-money joint favourite with Para Game, Tuman Khan showed an impressive turn of speed to beat Para Game by three lengths.
The May Day cup was annexed by long shot bay colt River Dancer.
Piloted by jockey Salah-ud-Din (II) the colt owned by Javaid Khalid beat Fajr by three lengths. Favourite Chan finished third with Trace Hit fourth among seven runners.
This was the greatest race of River Dancer's career and he proved he is the rising star among three-year-old colts and fillies.
Results:
LODHRAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV II 900M.
Wendy Trace (Arif Gulzar) 9-0 Atif Javaid 1. Simoom 8-10 M. Hanif 2. Dam Dama Dam 8-7 Faisal Ali 3. Royal Palace 7-7 A. Aziz 4.
Won by 5 L, 3/4 L, 3/4 L. Time 56 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Khushnood-ur-Rehman.
LODHRAN PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 900M.
Bad-i-Naseem (Mohammad Shafiq Khan) 8-12 A. Imran 1. Royal Cannon 9-4 M. Hanif 2. Billoo The Great 8-7 Atif Javaid 3. Kosay Kaza 8-0 Ahmed Shah 4.
Won by 3/ L, /4 L, 2 L. Time 55 3/5 seconds. Winner trained by M. R. Khan.
TALAGANG PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1200M.
Cross Ruff (M/s Col Masood Pervaiz 7 Javaid Khalid) 8-12 A. Imran 1. Golden Faith 8-6 A. Alam 2. Fido Dido 8-3 Sajjad Hussain 3. Token Of Love 8-6 Anjum 4.
Won by 1/2 L, 1 1/2 L, 6 L. Time one min 15 1/5 secs. Winner trained by Javed Shirazi.
TALAGANG PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1200M.
Tuman Khan (Mr Ali Muhammad Al-Shamsi) 8-5 Shahid Rehman 1. Para Game 8-4 Javed Iqbal 2. Charming King 9-4 Ahmed Shah 3.Bright Star 8-2 A. Alam 4.
Won by 3 L, 2 L, 8 1/2 L, Time one minute 14 1/5 seconds. Winner trained by Haji Ghulam Sarwar.
MAY DAY PLATE CLASS IV DIV III 1400M
Herry Can View (Naseer-ud-Din Siddiqui) 8-2 M. Zeeshan 1.Big Bird 8-11 Shakeel Mahmood 2. Cobbler 9-0 Shahid Rehman 3. Ferrari 8-3 Aamar Parvaiz 4.
Won by Short-head, Short-head, 3/4 L. Time one minute 29 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Qaiser.
MAY DAY CUP CLASS IV DIV I 1400M.
River Dancer (Javaid Khalid) 8-4 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. Fajr 8-10 Shahid Rehman 2. Chan 8-4 M. Kashif 3. Trace hit 9-4 Aamar Parvaiz 4.
Won by 3 L, Neck, 1 1/2 L. Time one min 26 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Javaid Shirazi.
MAY DAY PLATE CLASS IV DIV II 1400M.
Empire Maker (Nisar Ahmad) 9-0 Salah-Uddin (II) 1. Green Street 7-11 Sajjad Hussain 2. Royal Power 8-4 Aamar Parvaiz 3. Run And Win 8-0 Javed Iqbal 4.
Won by 9 L, 1 1/2 L, Distance. Time one minute 27 4/5 seconds. Winner trained by Sohail Aziz.
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