LAHORE: The favoirite filly Sarabi strode to land the Metropolitan Fillies Trial Cup, which featured the seven-event card, during the Lahore Winter Meeting at the Racecourse on Sunday.
Sarabi, trained by Aleem-ud-Din, cruised to nine lengths victory over filly Fox Trot in the race termed for four-year-old fillies and run over 1400 metres.
Bay colt Farhan King triumphed in the supporting event Yasoob Plate class VII division 1 run over 1400 metres. The colt lived up to its star breeding powering as it edged bay colt Big Thought by half-a-length. The favourite colt, Sir finished third. The winner was given a masterful ride by Safdar Hussain who later completed a grand double on Sarabi to earn distinction.
Rank outsider long shot bay colt Naymar sprang a surprise as it nosed out favourite filly Cousin Cary and won the second supporting event, the yasoob Plate class VII division 11 run over 1300.
The punters began the day’s proceedings on a happy note with favourite colt UK Star obliging them with a fluent success. In the second, third and fourth race they received shocks one after the other when the favourite horses disappointed them only to be put on the rails in the concluding race when favourite horse Al Mujali coasted to a popular victory by a street’s margin to level up the proceedings on even terms.
Published in Dawn, January 9th, 2023
