LAHORE, June 20: Six-year-old dark-bay gelding, Young Emperor, ridden by jockey Aamar Parvaiz, gave a magnificent front-running display when he beat joint favourite filly, Red Rock by a length to win the feature event during the Lahore Summer Meeting at the Racecourse on Monday. Races scheduled for Sunday were postponed for a day due to the demise of a Lahore Race Club (LRC) steward, Mir Ikram Mahmood, who died on Sunday morning.

Who Dares finished third, a distance behind while Pawan completed the frame, another two lengths further behind. In all, seven ran for this feature event contested over 1200m.

The winner clocked one min 12 4/5 secs.

Jockey Aamar Parvaiz excelled among riders when he brought home a brace of winners.

He first piloted home an odds on favourite Happy Moon in the third race defeating Green Hill by three-fourth of a length over 1200m.

He completed his double by winning the feature event astride Young Emperor.

Both his winners were owned by Haroon Ali and trained by Khurrum Hussain.

This was a day of punters when six favourites obliged the favourite backers in seven events.

The only rank outsider to upset punters’ calculations was the seven-year-old horse Kala Shah Kaku, who won the fifth race unchallenged. Trainer M. Kamal too had a fine afternoon when he sent out two winners.

He first saddled eight-year-old mare, Lovely Diana in the opener, who won by a big margin of distance.

He later saddled three-year-old colt Thrill, who was an easy winner in the fourth event.

This was Thrill’s first victory of his career.

Results.

RAIWIND PLATE CLASS VII DIV II & III 1100M.

Lovely Diana (Choudhry Mohammad Iqbal) 7-4 M. Jehangir 1. Double Deal 8-7 Sajjad Hussain 2. Asif Love 8-7 Bashir Butt 3. Princess Afaq 8-6 Tariq Habib 4. Won by Distance, 2 3/4 L, 3 1/4 L. Time one min 9 4/5 secs. Winner trained by M. Kamal.

RAIWIND PLATE CLASS VII DIV I 1100m.

King Maker (Mohammad Yaqoob) 9-0 Rehman Ali 1. My Shanga 8-11 Sajjad Hussain 2. Jago 8-10 Azam Hussain 3. Daring Bulbul 8-11 Aamar Parvaiz 4. Won by 3 L, 1 3/4 L, 2 3/4 L. Time one min 10 secs. Winner trained by Mohammad Hanif.

SARHAD PLATE CLASS V DIV II 1200m.

Happy Moon (Haroon Ali) 8-8 Aamar Parvaiz 1. Green Hill 9-0 3 Faisal Tahir 2. Dancing Star 7-8 Vicky Gaman 3. Paro 8-6 S. Ammad . Won by 3/4 L, Distance, 3 L. Time one min 17 secs. Winner trained by Khurrum Hussain.

SARHAD PLATE CLASS V DIV I 1200m.

Thrill (Javaid Khalid) 8-4 Faisal Tahir 1. Bone Crusher 8-10 Azhar Hussain 2. Love Moon 9-0 M. Waseem 3. Daisy Gold 9-0 M. Bilal 4. Won by 4 1/2 L, 2 3/4 L, Distance. Time one min 15 3/5 secs.

Winner trained by M. Kamal.

CHARSADHA PLATE CLASS IV DIV III 1200m.

Kala Shah Kaku (M. R. Rafiq) 8-10 Salah-ud-Din (II) 1. High Dream 9-0 Aamar Parvaiz 2. Lucky Mayla 7-11 M. Zeeshan 3. Green Street 8-10 Azam Hussain 4. Won by 5 1/4 L, 1 L, 3/4 L. Time one min 15 2/5 secs. Winner trained by Mian Javaid.

CHARSADHA PLATE CLASS IV DIV II 1200m.

Eid (Hamid Ali Noon) 8-0 Shahid Rehman 1. Safe And Sound 9-0 S. Ammad 2. Squash Ball 8-12 Nazir Ahmad 3. End Play 8-5 Faisal Tahir 4. Won by 3 1/4 L, 3/4 L, Distance. Time one min 15 1/5 secs. Winner trained by Haji Fazal Hadi.

CHARSADHA PLATE CLASS IV DIV I 1200m.

Young Emperor (Haroon Ali) 8-11 Aamar Parvaiz 1. Red Rock 9-0 Salah-ud-Din (II) 2. Who Dares 8-2 Sajjad Hussain 3. High Fire 8-12 Tariq Habib 4. Won by 1 L, Distance, 2 L. Time one min 12 4/5 secs. Winner trained by Khurrum Hussain.