Rajesh Narredu trained Queen Of Kings (Suraj Narredu up), won the Bookmakers’ Association Bangalore Oaks (2,400m), the chief event of the races held here on Saturday (Jan 4).
The winner is owned by Mr. Rajesh Narredu, Mr. Teja Gollapudi & Dr. Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer Arjun Mangalorkar won three races and Jockey Sandesh won four races respectively on the day.
Suraj confidently kept his filly a handy third till the bend before manoeuvring the mount from outside in the home stretch.
Queen Of Kings responded well and started galloping tremendously and overtook the leader Regal Reality passing 200m and won resolutely.
Joint owner and trainer Rajesh Narredu leading in Queen Of Kings (jockey Suraj Narredu, up) after winning The Bookmakers’ Association Bangalore Oaks, at the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC), in Bengaluru on January 04, 2025.
| Photo Credit:
K. MURALI KUMAR
The results
1. HEMAVATI PLATE (Div. II), (1,200m): RICARDO (Sandesh) 1, Roman Spirit (Akshay K) 2, Bharat (G. Vivek) 3 and Stellantis (Trevor) 4. 1-1/4, 2 and Nk. 1m 12.26s. Rs. 28 (w), 12, 22 and 14 (p), SHP: 58, THP: 35, FP: 92, Q: 101, Trinella: 666/234, Exacta: 1,505/607. Favourite: Divine Art.
Owners: Mr. Haider Soomar, M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP, Mr. Chandrakanth Kankaria & Mukteshwar Racing LLP. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
2. ALTENBURG PLATE (1,400m): PERFECT ATTITUDE (Sandesh) 1, Prokofiev (Trevor) 2, Mountain Jewel (Akshay K) 3 and Vorfreude (Vinod Shinde) 4. Not run: Palma. 1-3/4, 3/4 and 11-3/4. 1m 24.54s. Rs. 64 (w), 16, 10 and 16 (p), SHP: 45, THP: 26, FP: 155, Q: 24, Trinella: 224/138, Exacta: 1,454/545. Favourite: Prokofiev.
Owners: Ms. Ameeta Mehra, So Blest Trading Co Pvt Ltd & Mr. Rajan Aggarwal. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
3. DHARWAR PLATE (1,400m): LONE RANGER (Sandesh) 1, Double Vision (Jagadeesh) 2, Anchorage (Shreyas S) 3 and Firefinch (A. Prakash) 4. Not run: Extraordinary. 3-3/4, 3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 25.62s. Rs. 15 (w), 12, 15 and 26 (p), SHP: 42, THP: 64, FP: 59, Q: 49, Trinella: 452/273, Exacta: 1,425/521. Favourite: Lone Ranger.
Owners: Radiant Blood Stock Pvt Ltd rep. by Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan, Mr. S. Padmanabhan & Mr. Girish Baliga. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan
4. HEMAVATI PLATE (Div. I), (1,200m): NEVER GIVE IN (Sandesh) 1, Berrettini (Trevor) 2, Tripitaka (Arvind K) 3 and The Flying Feet (A. Prakash) 4. 3/4, 8 and 1/2. 1m 11.60s. Rs. 18 (w), 11, 14 and 12 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 36, FP: 74, Q: 40, Trinella: 93/32, Exacta: 321/200. Favourite: Never Give In.
Owners: Mr. N. Nitin Chengappa, M/s. Rapar Galloping Stars LLP rep. by Mr. Rajendran, M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP, Mr. Adil K. Gandhy, Mrs. Yashika Apana, Mr. Gautam Basapa, Mr. V. Narayanan, Mr. J. Krishnadev Rao, Mr. Ravikanth Badruka & Mr. N.R. Nandan. Trainer: Arjun Mangalorkar.
5. OCTOGONAL PLATE (2,000m): PROMISEOFTHEFUTURE (Suraj) 1, Positano (Akshay K) 2, Rock Bank (G. Vivek) 3 and Don Carlos (Trevor) 4. 3-1/4, 2-1/2 and 3/4. 2m 04.15s. Rs. 27 (w), 13, 12 and 21 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 44, FP: 47, Q: 27, Trinella: 146/77, Exacta: 293/119. Favourite: Positano.
Owner: Ms. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
6. NEW YEAR CUP (1,400m): SIEGE COURAGEOUS (Trevor) 1, Imperial Blue (L.A. Rozario) 2, Star Glory (M. Prabhakaran) 3 and Yukan (Akshay K) 4. 3/4, 1 and 3/4. 1m 23.31s. Rs. 21 (w), 12, 25 and 111 (p), SHP: 71, THP: 217, FP: 265, Q: 111, Trinella: 6,285/18,856, Exacta: 14,957/3,663. Favourite: Siege Courageous.
Owners: Mr. Dean Stephens, Mr. Anand Singh rep. M/s. Mukteshwar Racing LLP. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
7. BOOKMAKERS’ ASSOCIATION BANGALORE OAKS (2,400m): QUEEN OF KINGS (Air Support – St. Pauli Girl) Suraj 1, Inspire (Speaking Of Which – Manifold) Trevor 2, Scarlette Lady (Excellent Art – Black Magic Woman) G. Vivek 3 and Regal Reality (Excellent Art – Silver Beauty) Akshay K 4. 3/4, 3-1/4 and Snk. 2m 33.58s. Rs. 49 (w), 29 and 11 (p), SHP: 22, THP: 24, FP: 383, Q: 112, Trinella: 1,018/810, Exacta: 410/304. Favourite: Regal Reality.
Owners: Mr. Rajesh Narredu, Mr. Teja Gollapudi & Dr. Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
Queen Of Kings, ridden by jockey Suraj Narredu, wins The Bookmakers’ Association Bangalore Oaks, at the Bangalore Turf Club (BTC), in Bengaluru on January 04, 2025.
| Photo Credit:
K. MURALI KUMAR
8. SARDAR SAROVAR PLATE (Div. II), (1,100m): ADITYA (Angad) 1, Fast Response (Koshi K) 2, Woman At War (L.A. Rozario) 3 and Martha (R. Robert) 4. Not run: Days Date. 4-1/2, 1/2 and 1-1/2. 1m 07.43s. Rs. 126 (w), 39, 16 and 36 (p), SHP; 51, THP: 96, FP: 1,295, Q: 742, Trinella: 9,933/4,257, Exacta: 13,655/5,852. Favourite: Striking Eyes.
Owner: Mr. C.V. Prasad Rao. Trainer: Warren Singh.
9. SARDAR SAROVAR PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m): TRUE PUNCH (Gaurav S) 1, Royal Deccan (Aleemuddin) 2, Elveden (Saddam H) 3 and Smile Of Beauty (Akshay K) 4. 1-1/2, Lnk and 2-1/2. 1m 06.90s. Rs. 113 (w), 24, 54 and 111 (p), SHP: 181, THP: 229, FP: 6,271, Q: 2,601, Trinella: 63,951 (carried over), Exacta: 75,929 (carried over). Favourite: Divine Protector.
Owner: Mr. Anil Saraf. Trainer: M. Rajendra Singh.
Jackpot: Rs. 3,73,482 (one tkt); Runner-up: 5,928 (27 tkts); Treble (i): 493 (12 tkts); (ii): 187 (51 tkts); (iii): 9,412 (two tkts).
Published – January 04, 2025 08:12 pm IST
