The second day of the Mysore Monsoon Races 2025 came alive with a pulsating finish in Race 4, The J.H. Foley Memorial Trophy, a Class III contest for horses rated 40 to 65, run over 1600 metres on Friday, 05 September 2025. At exactly 03:30 PM, Small Dreams (J: Shreyas Singh, T: Vishesh M.P.) produced a commanding turn of foot to storm home first, stopping the clock at 1:36.460. Racing in the famous silks of Mr Vikram Sreeram, Mrs Sandhya Sreeram, M/s Sandeep C Raghuram, V Srinivasa Murthy, Dr T S Ravindra, M/s Kiran Gowda, C N Shashikiran & Cherie Sports Pvt Ltd Rep by Mr Cheriyan Abraham, the four-year-old bay colt delivered a statement victory that had the crowd buzzing.
From the break, the early pace was set at a steady clip, with Elfin Knight taking a prominent position and Winfield tracking closely behind. However, as the runners entered the final 400 metres, Small Dreams found another gear under a perfectly judged ride from Shreyas Singh, slicing through the field and accelerating away in the final strides to claim a decisive win for trainer Vishesh M.P..
The battle for the minor placings was fiercely contested. Elfin Knight (J: P. Trevor, T: K Pradeep Annaiah) finished a close second in 1:36.555, showing grit but unable to reel in the winner. Just behind, Winfield (J: Antony Raj S., T: Arjun Mangalorkar) took third, clocking 1:36.712 after a strong late bid, ensuring the top three finished within fractions of a second of each other.
With The J.H. Foley Memorial Trophy concluded, the spotlight now shifts to the upcoming feature events of the Mysore Monsoon Races 2025, where more thrilling finishes and star performances await.
