Hyderabad Race Club (HRC) witnessed a card full of variety on Saturday, September 5, as seven races produced seven different winners, while jockeys Antony Raj S. and Akshay Kumar each completed a double. AOS SI opened the afternoon with victory in the Tiger Tops Plate, before YALI, PLEDGE, LOVE ALL, WOLF CREEK, IRON MIRAGE and EQUINE POWER added their names to the winners’ list.
The afternoon developed into a closely contested programme, with the action moving through a series of competitive races before the two jockeys made their mark in the latter part of the card. Antony Raj S. secured the first and third races, while Akshay Kumar followed with consecutive victories in the fifth and sixth contests.
Hyderabad Race Results 5 September
The Tiger Tops Plate saw AOS SI make the perfect start to the meeting under jockey Antony Raj S. for trainer A. Imran Khan. AOS SI stopped the clock at 1:16.587 and raced for owner Mrs Smita Bajoria. ICONIC STAR finished second, while SUGRIVA took third. The opening result gave Antony Raj S. the first of his two victories on the afternoon.
The Mount Pleasant Plate went the way of YALI, who was partnered by jockey P. Trevor and trained by Bharath Singh. YALI completed the race in 1:07.095 for owners M/s A G Bloodstock LLP, represented by Mrs Anasuya Gupta and Mr Abhiroop Gupta, M/s Shantanu Sharma, Bal Krishan Agarwal and Aditya Ghosh. BELLA’S TOUCH finished second, with CHAMPION REEF securing third place.
The Mega Top Plate brought another success for Antony Raj S., as PLEDGE emerged on top with the jockey in the saddle for trainer Darius Byramji. PLEDGE recorded a winning time of 1:52.333 and was owned by M/s Mukul Amratlal Sonawala, Girish Mehta, M/s DT Racing & Breeding LLP and M/s So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., represented by Mr Atul NAmersey. ONE NATION finished second, while N R I ULTRAPOWER was third. The victory completed Antony Raj S.’s double on the card.
The Nice Fella Plate saw LOVE ALL continue the sequence of different winners under jockey Jodha R S for trainer K. Satheesh. The winner finished in 1:26.299 and represented M/s Gava Racing Syndicate LLP, represented by Mr M Raghunath. EXCALIBUR followed in second, while ADVAIT completed the top three. The result kept the afternoon’s run of individual winners intact after the first four races.
The Asaf Jah VII Memorial Trophy marked the start of Akshay Kumar’s successful spell on the card, with WOLF CREEK securing the race for trainer R. H. Sequeira. WOLF CREEK recorded a winning time of 1:41.054 and raced for owners M/s Imran Isa Sayyed, S Saleem Shah and The Estate of Late Mr L D’Silva. KRYSTALLOS finished second and LIFES JOURNEY took third. The victory gave Akshay Kumar his first success of the afternoon.
The Y Shanker Rao Memorial Deccan Colts Championship then produced another winner for Akshay Kumar, who guided IRON MIRAGE to victory for trainer Prasanna Kumar P. IRON MIRAGE stopped the clock at 1:37.593 and was owned by M/s Meka Yugandhar, K Manoj Kumar, Capt Jamshed Jimmy Appoo, Mr Ashok Ranpise and M/s DT Racing & Breeding LLP. GARFUNKLE finished second, while BUDDY was third. The back-to-back victories gave Akshay Kumar his second winner and completed the jockey’s double.
The Hyperion Plate brought the seven-race programme to a close with EQUINE POWER finishing on top under jockey P. Sai Kumar for trainer K S V Prasad Raju. EQUINE POWER recorded a time of 1:14.362 and was owned by M/s Dilip Ramanlal Thacker, Ashok Ranpise, Mukund Kakani, Teja Gollapudi, Dr Teegala Vijender Reddy, M/s Teegala Sumant Reddy, Seshadri Reddy Pochana and Bollineni Krishnaiah. FARSIRIS finished second, while AQUATONE took third.
The Hyderabad Race Results 5 September produced a clear pattern across the afternoon, with every race delivering a different winner. AOS SI, YALI, PLEDGE, LOVE ALL, WOLF CREEK, IRON MIRAGE and EQUINE POWER completed the seven-race winners’ list, while Antony Raj S. and Akshay Kumar stood out with two victories apiece. EQUINE POWER’s success in the Hyperion Plate brought the day to a close after an afternoon of varied results at Hyderabad Race Club.
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