KARACHI: The Snow Dome Cup figures prominently in a four-race card that has been drawn for the Gymkhana race meeting which resumes after a fortnight at the Karachi Racecourse on Saturday.

As per long practice, the last week’s races were put off enabling owners, riders, horses, turf accountants and equine fraternity to travel Lahore for the Pakistan Derby that took place on Sunday.

The cup race which is last in racing order, is also days feature event, combined scale order I, II and III and will go over five furlongs. It has a small field of five horses.

Half-a-dozen horses are in line to face starter in an earlier supporting race, scale order III and IV and will be contested over four-and-a-half furlongs.

The first and second races have nine contestants apiece. The first race will be run over four furlongs while the second four-and-a-half furlongs.

Meanwhile, the first race gets into action at 3pm.

Following is the field and selection:THE SNOW DOME PLATE SCALE ORDER VIII 4 F:Quetta Queen 9-0, Kahkashan 9-0, Sharapova 8-13, Sarwan Rose 8-12, Sassy Gold 8-10, Red Star 8-6, Winning Direction 8-3, Jawad Prince 8-3, Palwasha 8-0.Win: Kahkashan.Place: Sharapova and Sassy Gold.THE SNOW DOME PLATE SCALE ORDER IV, V, VI AND VII 4 ½ F:Lovely Baby 9-4, Medallion 9-0, War Drums 8-10, Give Away 8-10, Don Khalifa 8-8, Pari 8-4, Sohrab-e-Bhakkar 7-11, Dazzling Diva 7-11, Sonia Again 7-5.Win: Sohrab-e-Bhakkar.Place: Don Khalifa and Dazzling Diva.THE SNOW DOME PLATE SCALE ORDER III AND IV 4 ½ F:Tip Top 9-0, Parachuter 8-4, Skype 8-0, Duran Duran 8-0, Shinning Arrow 7-11, Place Your Bets 7-6.Win: Skype.Place: Parachuter.THE SNOW DOME CUP SCALE ORDER I, II AND III 5 F:Toofan 10-0, Sher Khan 8-0, Beat The Clock 7-4, Sweet Victory 7-0, WhatsApp 7-0.Win: Toofan.Place: Sher Khan.

Published in Dawn, March 9th, 2019