KARACHI: Five horses will vie for honours in the Kashmir Day Cup which figures prominently in a five-race card drawn for the winter Gymkhana race meeting here at Karachi Racecourse on Sunday.

The KRC did not lag behind the nation to show solidarity with the Kashmiri peopleby staging the cup and dedicating the entire card to them.

TheKashmir Day Cup is a handicap race for three-and four-year-old Pakistani colts and fillies and will be contested over five furlongs. It is the fourth race in eracing order.

The fifth and the concluding race which is feature event, top scale order I and II also has five acceptors and will go over same distance.

Unknown pedigree bay mare Russian Sage will make her debut on Sunday.

The first race starts at 2.30pm.

Following is the field and selection:

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Experience 9-0, Russian Sage 8-11, Gypsy Queen 8-10, Little Darling 8-10, Non Stop 8-10, Gabbar 8-6, Shan-e-Sikandar 8-2, Hello My Darling 8-2, JhoomSayeen 7-11, Sassy Gold 7-10.

Win:Gypsy Queen.

Place:Non Stop and Little Darling.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER VI AND VII 4 F:

Meri Chahat 9-0, Soldier Star 8-11, Golra Pride 8-10, Mehbooba 8-5, Stifee(Late Arabian Queen) 8-4, Take Over 8-1, Well Wisher 8-0, Star Queen 7-13.

Win: Meri Chahat.

Place: Golra Pride and Well Wisher.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER III, IV AND V 4 ½ F:

Smart Girl 9-4, Sweet Victory 8-12, Smasher 8-5, Faster Than You 7-10, Starka 7-8, Soldier Queen 7-8, Recovery 7-5, Soldier Girl 7-0.

Win: Recovery.

Place: Soldier Queen and Smasher.

THE KASHMIR DAY CUP — A HANDICAP RACE FOR THREE AND FOUR-YEAR-OLD PAKISTANI COLTS AND FILLIES — 5 F:

Gift of Gold 9-0, Torrent 9-0, Flatterer 8-5, Queen of Spades 8-2, Rodrick(Late Royal Bird) 8-0.

Win: Torrent.

Place: Gift of Gold.

THE KASHMIR DAY PLATE SCALE ORDER I AND II 5 F:

Glittery Eyes 9-0, Big Faith 8-10, G Sarkar 8-9, Azeem Choice 8-7, Champion One 7-3.

Win: Glittery Eyes.

Place: Azeem Choice.

Published in Dawn, February 7th, 2021