KARACHI: The New Year Cup figures prominently in a five-race card that has been drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting being held here at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

The New Year Cup, which coincidentally is the first cup race of the calendar, has a field of half-a-dozen horses and will go over five furlongs.

It is the last race of the day’s racing order and also the feature event, combined scale order II and III.

The first race will see nine horses vying for honours while the next three races have seven contenders apiece.

The first race starts at 2:00pm.

Following is the field and selections:

THE NEW YEAR PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:

Stifee 9-0, Non Stop 8-13, Meri Chahat 8-13, Sassy Gold 8-12, Stayin’ Alive 8-11, Well Wisher 8-0, Storm Fire 7-10, Shabnam 7-10, Golden Stamp 7-10. Win: Non Stop Place: Meri Chahat and Sassy Gold.

THE NEW YEAR PLATE SCALE ORDER VII 4 F: Princess of Hope 9-0, Angel Love 8-11, Janan 8-11, Soldier Girl 8-11, Soldier Star 8-11, Kiran Princess 8-11, Smiling Again 8-9. Win: Princess of Hope. Place: Soldier Girl.

THE NEW YEAR PLATE SCALE ORDER VI & VII 4½ F: Geo Channa 9-0, Galileo Lady 8-11, Faster Than You 8-10, Burraq 8-7, Gladiator One 8-6, Hello My Darling 8-6, Shan-e-Sikandar 8-1. Win: Shan-e-Sikandar. Place: Burraq.

THE NEW YEAR PLATE SCALE ORDER IV & V 4½ F: Roderick 9-6, Eye of the Tiger 9-4, Balochistan Queen 8-10, Smart Girl 8-2, Take Care 8-1, Front Man 7-12, Debonair 7-9. Win: Balochistan Queen. Place: Roderick.

THE NEW YEAR CUP SCALE ORDER II & III 5 F: Young Gun 9-0, Wild Fire 8-8, Piyara Faisal 8-6, Geo Jalal 8-4, Kuwait Edition 8-2, Shahbaz 8-2. Win: Kuwait Edition. Place: Shahbaz.

Published in Dawn, January 1st, 2022