Subbiah Ganapathy-trained Southern Emperor was given a brilliant ride by Byregowda Sreekanth to nose out Czar Of Romance in a thrilling finish in the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club Mysore 2000 Guineas, the second classic of the season and the major attraction of the races held here on Friday.
Southern Emperor, who set a new course record of 1:33.85 seconds for the mile race, gave owner Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy his 578th classic victory.
Results:
1. The Lokapavani Plate (Divi-II) 1200m: Buzzword 53 1/2 (Sreekanth B) 1, Trillion Win 54 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Gol Matol 48 1/2 (Arshad Alam) 3, Mystic Lavenders 58 (A. Imran Khan) 4. Won by: 1, Hd, Hd. Time: 1:13.33.
2. The Lokapavani Plate (Div-I) 1200m: Hatchet Harry 62 1/2 (Suraj Narredu) 1, Star Of Desire 57 1/2 (Arshad Alam) 2, Brigade’s Paradise 55 (Shivnath Paswan) 3, Enduring Speed 61 (J. H. Christopher) 4. Won by: 1 3/4, 6, Lnk. Time: 1:12.94.
3. The Triveni Plate (Div-II) 1400m: Novel Approach 56 1/2 (S. John) 1, Bounty Hunter 60 (Suraj Narredu) 2, Beautiful Life 54 1/2 (Sreekanth B) 3, Blues And Royals 51 (Arshad Alam) 4. Won by: 7 1/2, 2, 4 3/4. Time: 1:24.39.
4. The Justice P. Medapa Memorial Trophy 1600m: Aumento 57 1/2 (Suraj Narredu) 1, Zagato 52 (P. S. Chouhan) 2, Carisa 60 (F. Dasilva) 3, Adriphos 52 1/2 (Imran Chisty) 4. Won by: 2, 3/4, 2 1/2. Time: 1:36.71.
5. The Alekona Cup 1100m: Mountain Train 58 (Saddam Hussain) 1, Spinning Chakram 53 1/2 (Imran Chisty) 2, Honourable Empress 52 (Babu Singh) 3, Aero Star 53 1/2 (G. Adarsh) 4. Won by: 5 1/4, 1/2, 1 1/4. Time: 1:06.80.
6. The Margrove Estate Trophy (Div-I) 1400m: Stellar Ambition 58 1/2 (P. S. Chouhan) 1, Altira 53 1/2 (Anjar Alam) 2, Amazing Redd 62 1/2 (H. G. Rathod) 3, Ice Weapon 53 1/2 (Sarvan Kumar) 4. Won by: Snk, 5, Nose. Time: 1:24.20.
7. The Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Golf Club Mysore 2000 Guineas 2013 1600m: Southern Emperor 56 (Sreekanth B) 1, Czar Of Romance 56 (A. Imran Khan) 2, Jersey Shore 56 (Y. S. Srinath) 3, Ace Bucephalus 56 (A. Sandesh) 4. Won by: Nose, 4 1/4, 2 1/2. Time: 1:33.85.
8. The Margrove Estate Trophy (Div-II) 1400m: Open Page 56 (Mudassar Nazar) 1, Superb Style 58 (Irvan Singh) 2, Point Taken 59 (Imran Chisty) 3, Hard To Pin Down 58 1/2 (F. K. Shahbuddin) 4. Won by: Hd, 2 3/4, 1 3/4. Time: 1:23.66.
9. The Triveni Plate (Div-I) 1400m: Right On Time 56 1/2 (Mudassar Nazar) 1, Fantastic Strike 59 1/2 (F. Dasilva) 2, Style Of Signature 59 1/2 (H. G. Rathod) 3, Alpine Shine 49 1/2 (Arshad Alam) 4. Won by: Snk, 1, Shd Time: 1:24.93.