KARACHI: A small yet competitive three-race card has been drawn for the winter Gymkhana race meeting that is slated to take place at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

Acceptors show the races envisaged 28 horses with highest number of 12 fielded in the first race, The Multan Plate Scale Order VIII to be run over four furlongs.

Sala Star will run under new name of Red Star in the opening race.

Another four-year-old horse Billions In Mind will make his appearance in the second race after a long layoff. He last appeared in 2017 Nursery Cup.

The third race which is the days feature event, scale order III and IV to be contested over four-and-a-half furlongs, has seven starters.

The first race gets into action at 3.30pm.

Following is the field and selection:THE MULTAN PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:Aas Pass 9-0, Sassy Gold 9-0, Watson 9-0, Sharapova 8-12, Fakhr-e-Kashmir 8-11, Cracks Man 8-10, Red Star 8-10, Fifty Fifty 8-10, Kahkashan 8-10, Winning Direction 8-7, Jawad Prince 8-7, Killing Eyes 7-10.Win: Aas Pass.Place: Sassy Gold and Sharapova.THE MULTAN PLATE SCALE ORDER V, VI AND VII 4 ½ F:Don Khaifa 9-2, Black Smoke 8-9, Cash Machine 8-8, Paris 8-8, Pari 8-4, Believe Me 8-4, Billions In Mind 8-0, Justify 7-4, Quetta Queen 7-3.Win: Paris.Place: Justify and Black Smoke.THE MULTAN PLATE SCALE ORDER III AND IV 4 ½ F:Native Prince 9-0, Tip Top 9-0, Duran Duran 8-3, Place Your Bets 7-10, Parachuter 7-4, War Drums 7-2, Give Away 7-2.Win: Tip Top.Place: Duran Duran.

Published in Dawn, February 23rd, 2019