KARACHI: Two cup races — The Iqbal Day Cup and The Performance Cup — figures prominently in a six-race card that has been drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting which takes place at the Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

The day coincides with the birth anniversary of great poet and philosopher Dr Allama Mohammad Iqbal.

Eight horses are in run for The Iqbal Day Cup scale order I to be run over six furlongs.

The Performance Cup which is a term race for two-year-old Pak colts and fillies and to be gone over five furlongs, has seven acceptors.

The races are being held after a break of fortnight due to observance of Moharram.

The first race of the programme gets into action at 1pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII-UK 4 ½ F:

Beautiful Rose 9-2, Free Hand 8-9, Postal Address 8-9, Soldier King 8-6, Sonia Again 8-5, No Limit 8-4, Nany 8-1, Popular Boy 8-0.

Win: Beautiful Rose.

Place: Sonia Again and Soldier King.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER IV 5 F:

Live Long 9-2, Risk Free 9-0, Cigar 8-10, Rytham 8-9, Business Man 8-8, Tejori 7-10.

Win: Risk Free.

Place: Business Man.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER V AND VI 5 F:

Wait A Second 9-2, Karobar 8-10, Strawberry Star 8-7, Choco Bar 8-6, Lucky Lyna 8-4, Shahzad Love 7-13, Meri Sahiba 7-9, Khazana 7-6.

Win: Karobar.

Place: Wait A Second and Shahzad Love.

THE PERFORMANCE CUP – A TERM RACE FOR TWO-YEAR-OLD PAK COLTS AND FILLIES – 5 F:

Drone 8-7, Kick 8-7, Honey Queen 8-4, Lasocte 8-4, Miss Oscar 8-4, Satisfy 8-4, Zahrat Dubai 8-4.

Win: Miss Oscar.

Place: Satisfy.

THE IQBAL DAY CUP SCALE ORDER I 6 F:

Gold Horse 9-0, Janab Sahab 8-12, Loyal Lady 8-11, National Queen 8-10, Gold City 8-7, Black Rose 7-11, Punter’s Dream 7-11, Hotman 7-10.

Win: Gold City.

Place: Loyal Lady and Hotman.

THE IQBAL DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER II AND III 5 F:

Medusa 9-2, Sensational 9-1, Arkadian 9-0, Ideal 8-2, Happy Lady 8-2, All The Way 7-12, Dream Girl 7-9, The Destroyer 7-8, Simple Lady 7-6, Be My Girl 7-4.

Win: Medusa.

Place: Sensational and Ideal.

Published in Dawn, November 9th , 2014