Desert God (A. Sandesh up) won the President of India Gold Cup, the chief event of the races held here on Monday (Sept. 9). The winner is the property of M/s. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan & S. Padmanabhan & Col. Swapan Bhadra and trained by S. Padmanabhan.
1. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), (Terms): KIMBERLY CRUISE (Kiran Naidu) 1, Dimension (Rohit Kumar) 2, Golden Faraska (N. Rawal) 3 and Speed Warrior (Nakhat Singh) 4. 3-3/4, 2-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 8.19s. ₹11 (w), 7, 8 and 7 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 67, Q: 36, Tla: 224. Favourite: Kimberly Cruise. Owners: M/s. Angad Singh, P. Ranga Raju & K.S.N. Murthy. Trainer: D. Netto.
2. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II), Terms: RENO STAR (Aneel) 1, Aristocrats Charm (Ajeeth Kumar) 2, Glendale (Umesh) 3 and Rathasapthami (Deepak Singh) 4. 2-1/2, 1/2 and 3. 1m, 7.51s. ₹20 (w), 6, 6 and 8 (p), SHP: 18, FP: 65, Q: 25, Tla: 269. Favourite: Aristocrats Charm. Owner: Mr. H. Thambuswamy. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
3. HALF A CROWN PLATE (Div. II), (1,400m), rated 20 to 45 (Cat. III): MAHIRA (Abhay Singh) 1, Delphina (Gaurav Singh) 2, Once More (Jitendra Singh) 3 and Dance All Night (Kunal Bande) 4. Nose, 3/4 and 6-1/2. 1m, 26.68s. ₹145 (w), 28, 6 and 7 (p), SHP: 16, FP: 685, Q: 232, Tla: 1,527. Favourite: Once More. Owners: M/s. Syed Mohiuddin Mufeed & Md. Sultan. Trainer: M.F. Alikhan.
4. NAWAB KHAJA MOINUDDIN KHAN MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m), 5-y-o & over, rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): MAGICAL SKILL (Jitendra Singh) 1, Scooby Dooby Doo (Akshay Kumar) 2, Proud Warrior (B.R. Kumar) 3 and Asteria (Suraj Narredu) 4. Nk, hd and 2. 1m, 13.97s. ₹32 (w), 9, 8 and 14 (p), SHP: 22, FP: 170, Q: 82, Tla: 1,936. Favourite: Asteria. Owner: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust rep. by Mr. A.C. Muthiah. Trainer: Satheesh.
5. ORIGINAL VEL MRS. RADHA BALASUBRAMANI GOLD CUP (1,400m), 3-y-o & over (Cat. II), (Terms): PHENOMENAL CRUISE (Suraj Narredu) 1, Ashwa Yashobali (A. Sandesh) 2, Be Sure (Nakhat Singh) 3 and Semper Fidelis (Akshay Kumar) 4. Hd, 1-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 26.63s. ₹11 (w), 5, 5 and 6 (p), SHP: 19, FP: 34, Q: 26, Tla: 56. Favourite: Phenomenal Cruise. Owners: M/s. P. Ranga Raju, C. Nanda Kumar & K. Ramakrishna. Trainer: D. Netto.
6. PRESIDENT OF INDIA GOLD CUP (2,400m), 4-y-o & over (Terms): DESERT GOD (A. Sandesh) 1, Secretive Force (Zervan) 2, My Opinion (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Reunion (C.S. Jodha) 4. 6-1/2, 3-1/2 and 4-3/4. 2m, 31.60s. ₹7 (w), 7 and 6 (p), SHP: 11, FP: 12, Q: 9, Tla: 14. Favourite: Desert God. Owners: M/s. Radiant Bloodstoct Pvt. Ltd.rep. by Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan & Mr. S. Padmanabhan & Col. Swapan Bhadra. Trainer: Padmanabhan.
7. NAWAB KHAJA MOINUDDIN KHAN MEMORIAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), rated 40 to 65 (Cat. II): YANGA (Afroz Khan) 1, Arc Of History (Gaurav Singh) 2, Shandaar (C.S. Jodha) 3 and News O' Star (Surya Prakash) 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 1/4. 1m, 13.91s. ₹20 (w), 6, 7 and 9 (p), SHP: 25, FP: 117, Q: 50, Tla: 547. Favourite: Marina Del Rey. Owners: M/s. Vinay Kumar & Ashok Rupani. Trainer: Ravinder Singh.
8. ELUSIVE HERO PLATE (Div. III), (1,100m), maiden 3-y-o only (Cat. II): STRATEGIST (C.S. Jodha) 1, Flying Queen (Suraj Narredu) 2, Stepper (S.G. Prasad) 3 and Dazzling King (Umesh) 4. 1-3/4, 2-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 7.81s. ₹20 (w), 9, 8 and 6 (p), SHP: 21, FP: 91, Q: 55, Tla: 226. Favourite: Stepper. Owner: Col.S.B. Nair. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
Jackpot: ₹1,98,208 (four tkts.), Runner-up: 9,993 (34 tkts.), Mini jkt: 592 (397 tkts.), Tr (i): 3,871 (15 tkts.), (ii): 124 (398 tkts.), (iii): 135 (753 tkts.).