Escala, ridden by Arshad, won the South India Stayers Trial Stakes, the main event of the races here on Thursday (Jan. 25). The winner is owned by Mr. S. Pathy and trained by Neil Darashah.
THIRUVANNAMALAI PLATE (1,200m), md. 3-y-o only (terms): LUXZARA (Umesh) 1, Caballo Rapido (Akshay) 2, Lord Of Kings (Hesnain) 3 and Bay Front (Arshad) 4. Not run: In Excess. 2, 2-3/4 and 3/4. 1m 13.73s. ₹5 (w), 5, 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 11, Q: 14, Tla: 27. Favourite: Luxzara. Owners: Mr. Fardeen A. Malick, Mr. C. R. Balakumar & Mr. V. Sathish Kumar. Trainer: Fazal-Ul-Rehman.
COCHIN PLATE (1,400m), rated 20 to 45: STEVE MCQUEEN (Saddam) 1, I Am The Boss (Tanveer) 2, Empire Of Kings (Jagadeesh) 3 and Parrys Corner (Ayaz) 4. 6-1/4, 2 and 1. 1m 27.06s. ₹17 (w), 8, 15 and 11 (p), SHP: 59, FP: 130, Q: 86, Tla: 997. Favourite: Young Darling. Owners: Mrs. Begum Mahfoza Ali Khan, Mr. T. Karunakaran, Mr. Vikram D. Joshi & Mr. G. Suryanarayan. Trainer: Fahad.
TINDIVANAM PLATE (1,000m), rated 20 to 45: PERFECT PRINCESS (Umesh) 1, Orange Pekoe (Ayaz) 2, Rush More (Brisson) 3 and Cabernet (Trevor) 4. 1-1/4, 1-3/4 and 3-3/4. 1m 0.25s. ₹15 (w), 6, 36 and 8 (p), SHP: 121, FP: 953, Q: 591 (carried over), Tla: 1,986. Favourite: Cabernet. Owner: Mr. Tatineni Prasad Rao. Trainer: H. Malick.
K. BALARAMADAS CUP (1,600m), rated 60 to 85: HECTOR (Trevor) 1, Top Commander (Hesnain) 2, Regina (Akshay) 3 and Honest Pleasure (Saddam) 4. 1, 1-1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m 38.17s. ₹16 (w), 7, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 89, FP: 194, Q: 75, Tla: 381. Favourite: Regina. Owners: Mrs. S. Prema, Mr. Wayne Beck & Mr. Mario Desmond Weller. Trainer: Marshall.
SOUTH INDIA STAYERS TRIAL STAKES (2,400m) 4-y-o & over (terms): Escala (Arshad) 1, Salazaar (Trevor) 2, Sailor (Akshay) 3 and Glorious Hymn (Brisson) 4. 3/4, dist and dist. 2.33.12s. ₹18 (w), 5 and 5 (p), SHP: 55, FP: 27, Q: 5, Tla: 54. Favourite: Salazaar. Owner: Mr. S. Pathy. Trainer: Neil Darashah.
OXFORD BLUE PLATE (1,600m), rated 40 to 65: FIREBRAND (Akshay) 1, Autumn Love (Brisson) 2, Secret Harmony (Noorshed) 3 and Significant (Jagadeesh) 4. 3-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-3/4. 1m 38.26s. ₹16 (w), 21, 36 and 23 (p), SHP: 164, FP: 424, Q: 298, Tla: 2,585. Favourite: High Tower. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Suresh.
Jackpot: ₹1,620 (14 tkts); Runner-up: ₹102 (95 tkts); Mini jackpot: ₹693 (12 tkts); Treble: (i): ₹82 (75 tkts); (ii): ₹329 (47 tkts).