'Punjabi Girl' wins main Hyderabad winter races

Press Trust of India  |  Hyderabad 

Three-years-Old, 'Punjabi Girl', ably ridden by F Sweeney, claimed the Alcock Arabian Million Cup, the last classic of the Winter Races held on the concluding day of the session here today. The winner was trained by D Netto. and scored a double, while Jockies Akshaykumar Scored a treble and F scored a double. Two first favourites obliged in a card of eight events. The Stewards of Races club, however, decided to conduct two extra day races on March 1st (Thursday) and March 2nd (Friday). and AkshayKumar bagged the Champion Trainer and Champion Jockey trophies, respectively, during the Winter Racing Season which concluded here today. sent out 26 winners, while Akshaykumar piloted 48 winners during the session. CP Boppanna, with nine wins to his credit, won the Champion Apprentice Jockey Trophy. Dr M A M Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust represented by Dr A C Muthiah, with total stake money winnings of more than Rs 1.11 crore, emerged as the leading owner. Col S B Nair, with a stake money winnings of more than Rs 56.31 lakh, was the leading individual owner, while the leading joint owners, who won over Rs 56.25 lakh, were Ashok Kumar Gupta, and were the leading bookmakers with a field money of more than Rs 32.27 lakh. Mahateji, with 13 points, was declared the Champion Horse, while Dream Catcher, with the five wins, was the horse of the season.

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First Published: Mon, February 26 2018. 20:00 IST
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