The Hyderabad Race Club (HRC) will conduct the 11th day of the Hyderabad Monsoon Races 2026 on Monday, August 31, with the Hyderabad Racecards 31 August featuring an eight-race programme scheduled from 1:00 PM to 5:05 PM. The card will feature Category-II and Category-III contests over about 1,200 metres, 1,400 metres and 1,800 metres, with individual races carrying prize money ranging from Rs. 5,00,000 to Rs. 12,25,000. The programme will open with the A. Krishnaswamy Memorial Trophy and will include three divisions of the trophy during the afternoon. The Gadwal Plate will be conducted without whips.
The opening event, THE A. KRISHNASWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (Division – III), will start at 1:00 PM and will be run over about 1,200 metres for Category-II horses. The race will carry Rs. 7,40,000 in prize money. Dyanoosh, Shadow Fax, Tootsie Darling, Vital Sign, State Man and Shah Of Iran will be among the named runners, with additional declared horses completing the field. The 1,200-metre contest will begin a programme that will feature several races over the same distance.
Following the opening event, THE GADWAL PLATE will take place at 1:35 PM over about 1,200 metres for Category-II horses. The race will carry Rs. 12,25,000, making it the highest-valued contest on the card. Modin, Noble Fella, Vinfast, Bayone, Gacchanmanasvin and Goddess Of Light will be among the listed runners. A notable condition attached to the event will be that whips will not be permitted.
Hyderabad Racecards 31 August: Three Divisions of the Krishnaswamy Memorial Trophy
Attention will then turn to THE A. KRISHNASWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (Division – II), which will be scheduled for 2:10 PM over about 1,200 metres in Category-II. The contest will carry Rs. 7,40,000. Perfect Attitude, Best Buddy, Catchme If You Can, Federer, Arion One and Home Run will be among the runners listed for this division. The race will provide another sprint-distance contest as the afternoon programme progresses.
The programme will continue into middle-distance territory with THE FATEH MAIDAN CLUB TROPHY (Division – II) at 2:45 PM. The Category-III race will be contested over about 1,400 metres and will carry Rs. 6,50,000. Lazarus, Bold Beauty, Great Giver, Sunny Day, Dino and Winning Attitude will be among the named runners, with other declared horses also forming part of the field. The increased distance will provide a different test from the earlier 1,200-metre events.
Midway through the card, THE FATEH MAIDAN CLUB TROPHY (Division – I) will follow at 3:20 PM over about 1,400 metres. The Category-III contest will again carry Rs. 6,50,000. Emperors Charm, First Lady, Tiger Ruby, Knotty Senorita, Sargent and Sadiya will be among the horses scheduled to compete. The two divisions of the Fateh Maidan Club Trophy will therefore form consecutive middle-distance events during the afternoon.
The action will return to the 1,200-metre distance at 3:55 PM with THE A. KRISHNASWAMY MEMORIAL TROPHY (Division – I). The Category-II race will carry Rs. 7,40,000, with Pacific Heights, China Town, Mystical Dawn, Turiya, Dontblockmyway and Petra Act among the declared runners. This contest will complete the three divisions of the A. Krishnaswamy Memorial Trophy scheduled for the meeting.
Later in the programme, THE MAHABUBABAD PLATE will provide the longest-distance race of the day. The Category-II contest will be held at 4:30 PM over about 1,800 metres and will carry Rs. 8,40,000. N R I Triple Power, Silver Act, Shadow Of The Moon, Andre’ and Dapper Look will be among the listed runners. The supplied racecard will show Andre twice, so the final declaration will determine the confirmed field.
The day will conclude with THE BHUPALPALLY PLATE, scheduled for 5:05 PM over about 1,400 metres in Category-III. The race will carry Rs. 5,00,000 and will feature American Gangster, Bold Indian, Quality Warrior, Beech Wood, December Caspian and Secret Option among the named runners. The contest will bring the eight-race programme to a close.
Overall, Monday’s programme will provide a varied mix of sprint and middle-distance contests. Four races will be scheduled over about 1,200 metres, three will cover about 1,400 metres and one will extend to about 1,800 metres. The Gadwal Plate will carry the distinctive condition of being conducted without whips, while the Mahabubabad Plate will present the longest-distance assignment on the card.
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