S. Ganapathy-trained Southern Bay was ably piloted by B. Sreekanth to claim the Bangalore 1000 Guineas, the first classic of the season and major attraction of the races held here on Saturday.
Results
1. The Saddle Up Plate (Div-II) 1400 m: Lad Star 62 (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Hackett 60½ (Jorge Horcajada) 2, Whisper In Town 50 (Saddam Hussain) 3, Surprisesucceeding 50½ (M. Noornabi) 4. Won by: 2¼, 4, 3¾. Time: 1:28.75.
2. The Ashoka Chakra Cup 1800 m: Crown Empress 52 (Anthony Crastus) 1, Rezoom 50 (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Sun Absolute 60 (B. L. Paswan) 3, Far From Over 50½ (Vivek) 4. Won by: Snk, 1¼, 1¼. Time: 1:54.00.
3. The Belgaum Plate (Div-II) 1200 m: Sunset Grill 53 (Anjar Alam) 1, Jaldi 57 (Samuel Fargeat) 2, Star Of Desire 54½ (Rajesh N.) 3, Moves Goodenough 60 (Sreekanth B.) 4. Won by: ¾, 2¾, Snk. Time: 1:15.68.
4. The Linganamakki Plate 1400 m: Cool Whistle 57 (M. Prabhakaran) 1, Starscream 62½ (R. Marshall) 2, Royal Music 57 (Rajesh N.) 3, Turf Fame 56 (B. Nayak) 4. Won by: 2¼, 2¼, ½. Time: 1:31.01.
5. The Udupi Plate 1400 m: Lad King 57 (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Chantilly 55½ (Anthony Crastus) 2, Kripa 53 (Vivek) 3, Hillstone 55 (S. Selvaraj) 4. Won by: 6½, Hd, 1¾. Time: 1:28.52.
6. The Belgaum Plate (Div-I) 1200 m: Adonis 58½ (Samuel Fargeat) 1, Simply Phenomenal 60½ (Harish) 2, Scarlet Knight 59 (Sreekanth B.) 3, Shuddering 58½ (Sahanawaz) 4. Won by: 4, Hd, ½. Time: 1:16.32.
7. The Bangalore 1000 Guineas 1600 m: Southern Bay 57 (Sreekanth B.) 1, Celebrity 57 (Anthony Crastus) 2, Show Time 57 (B. L. Paswan) 3, Lovely Kiss 57 (P. S. Chouhan) 4. Won by: 4¾, 1½, 8½. Time: 1:39.95.
8. The Saddle Up Plate (Div-I) 1400 m: Nadia 62½ (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Grand Success 56 (Sahanawaz) 2, Bernicia 56½ (P. Mani) 3, Free Styler 54½ (Md. Shoaib) 4. Won by: 3½, Dist, ¾. Time: 1:27.85.
9. The Antaragange Plate 1200 m: Black Beauty 61 (Harish) 1, Sachimore 51 (M. Noornabi) 2, Windsor Park 54 (R. Vaibhav) 3, Emerald King 52½ (Ramesh Kumar N.) 4. Won by: 1½, 1½, 5¾. Time: 1:17.18.