Victory Road triumphs
Jockey Arshad rode the filly home in convincing fashion in a field of seven contestants. The race was restricted to Pakistani colts and fillies of three-year-olds.
Finishing second was Super Conqueror while Tharkyee settled for the third place.
In a closely-fought contest, the Golden Sleeper Stakes Cup was lifted by the two-year-old filly, Safari Queen, by half a length. She left Fast Burner and Moon Raker behind to settle for places.
Four-year-old filly, Fantastic Face, ridden by jockey Muhammad Essa, crowned the Karachi St Leger Cup in the 10-furlong race which had the shortest field of five runners.
The filly is owned by Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara and trained by Mumtaz Ali.
Jockey Abdul Aziz has become toast of horse riders which is evident from his consistent performance. He again proved his mettle by performing a treble - third in a sequence - to perform hat trick.
He started the day by riding three-year-old colt, King Of Kings, to victory in the second race followed by splendid triumphs of Safari Queen and Puma King.
Another jockey Ghulam Shabbir II also ended the day on a happy note with a double in two back to back races through Ouija Board and Silent Angel.
Meanwhile, the KRC withdrew the license of jockey Nadir Abdullah besides imposing a fine of Rs10,000 for unsporting riding of Sea Biscuit in the opener.
Punters feared foul play in the running of filly, Bright And Early, in the last race.
Results:
MEETA PLATE DIV V 5F
Royal Beauty (Mr. Talib Hussain) 7-10 (7-13) Waheed Baran 1, Just In Fun 7-10 (7-13) M. Rehman 2, Piyari Mehbooba 9-1 Faiz Muhammad 3,Bank Manager 8-2 (8-0) Asif Nazir 4. Won by 5L, 1 1/4L, 3 1/4L. Time: 1 min 9 4/5 sec.
Winner trained by owner
LAREB PLATE 6F
King OF Kings (Mr. Faisal Farooq) 9-2 Abdul Aziz 1, Leo 9-2 Shahid Manan 2, Arab Hi Arab 8-1 (8-6) M. Yousuf 3, Butter Fly 8-0(8-4) Mumtaz Ali 4. Won by 3/4L, 7L, 2 1/2L. Time: 1 min 17 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Manzoor Baran
LAJAWAB PLATE 6F
Ouija Board (Syed Ismail Shah) 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Countess Mah Again 9-5 Tariq Baran 2, Haseena-e-Arab 8-0 (8-5)M. Yousuf 3, Bilal Choice 7-11 (8-0) M. Manzoor 4. Won by 2 1/4L, 4L, S. Head. Time: 1 min 19 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by Allah Judrio
MEETA PLATE DIV 1 5F
Silent Angel (Haji Khuda Bux Rajar) 8-6 Ghulam Shabbir II 1, Arabian Queen 9-1 Ali Sher 2, Trust Again 9-3 Shahid Manan 3, Gullu’s Government 8-8 Abdul Aziz 4.Won by 5 1/2L, 2 1/2L, 8L. Time: 1 min 4 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan
KARACHI ST. LEGER CUP 10F
Fantastic Face (Shah Mardan Shah Pir Pagara) 8-11 M. Essa 1, King Of Sanghar 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Blue Breeze 9-0 Arshad 3, Al Faris 9-0 Abdul Aziz 4. Won by 3 1/2L, 1 3/4L, 2 1/4L. Time: 2 min 10 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mumtaz Ali
MEETA PLATE DIV 1V 5F
Tag Team (Syed Najam Saeed) 8-12 (8-5) M. Wasim II 1, Mr. Yanga 8-3 Yousuf Ikram 2, Lucky View 9-5 Riaz Muhammad 3, Super Time 8-11 M. Yousuf 4. Won by 1 1/2L, 3L, 4L. Time: 1 min 8 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by M. Rasheed
GOLDEN SLEEPER STAKES CUP 6F
Safari Queen (Mr. Gul Muhammad Rajar) 8-11 Abdul Aziz 1, Fast Burner 8-7 Arshad 2,Moon Raker 9-0 Fahim K 3, Zidane 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 4. Won by 1/2L, 4L, 3L. Time: 1 min 18 3/5 sec.
Winner trained by Mushtaq Ali Khan
B<> MEETA PLATE DIV 111 5F
Silver City (Syed Ali Gohar Shah) 8-13 (8-6) Sheraz Ahmed 1, Al Zarrar 9-4 (9-1) M. Essa 2, Tom Cruise 8-2 Ashiq Ali 3, Clapping 8-0 M. Manzoor 4. Won by Neck, 2L, 3/4L. Time: 1 min 6 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by Talib Hussain)
ECLIPSE STAKE CUP 7F
Victory Road (Mr. M. Shahrukh)8-11 Arshad 1, Super Conqueror 9-0 Ghulam Shabbir II 2, Tharkyee 9-0 Raees Ahmed 3, Savabeel 8-11 Abdul Aziz 4. Won by 3 3/4L, 3L, 3 1/2L. Time: 1 min 31 2/5 sec
Winner trained by S. Ehtisham
MEETA PLATE DIV 11 5F
Puma King (Syed Kamal Sohail)9-4 Abdul Aziz 1, Funny Girl 7-12 Faisal Qamar 2, Super Salute 8-6 Najam Iqbal 3, Guarantee 8-11 Ashiq Ali 4. Won by 1/2L, 2L, 2 1/2L. Time: 1 min 5 2/5 sec.
Winner trained by Razzak.