Call Me Classy bags South India Oaks

Call Me Classy (Kabdhar up) won the South India Oaks, the main event of the races held here on Saturday (Jan. 2). The winner is owned by M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust and trained by R. Foley.

1. NEW YEAR CUP (1,200m) 3-y-o only (terms): Crown Of Stars (Md. Hesnain) 1, Ocean Flower (Kabdhar) 2, Blink And Wink (Brisson) 3 and Starlight Heaven (N. Rupa) 4. Not run: Queen Of Clubs and Light. 2-1/4, 6-1/4 and 1/2. 1m 17.38s. Owner: Mr. PL. Ravi. Trainer: R. Foley.

2. V. S. DHANASEKAR MEMORIAL (1,000m) rated 80 & above: Forest Flair (N. Rupa) 1. Moon Shadow (Bopanna) 2, Conrod (S. Manohar) 3 and Panthera (Md. Hesnain) 4. 3, 4 and 1. 1m 0.67s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.

3. HYDERABAD SILVER VASE (2,000m) rated 100 & above: Snow Bird (Casey) 1, Highland Brave (Prem) 2, My Kinda Girl (M. Venkatesh) 3 and Starlight Princess (Venkatesan) 4. 7, 1/2 and hd. 2m 22.45s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.

4. GOVERNOR’S CUP (2,000m) rated 40 to 65: Caruso (N. Rupa) 1, Patriotic (Md. Hesnain) 2, Sailor (Tanveer Alam) 3 and I Specialist (Bopanna) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and 5-3/4. 2m 9.93s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.

5. FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS PLATE (1,600m) rated 60 to 85: Haunting Moments (N. Rupa) 1, Phoenix Force (Brisson) 2, Qinghuangdao (Mukesh Kumar) 3 and Star Marquess (Prem) 4. 3-1/4, 1-3/4 and 6-3/4. 1m 42.92s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.

6. SOUTH INDIA OAKS (2,400m) 4-y-o only (terms):

CALL ME CLASSY (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – LUCKY LINE) (KABDHAR) 1,

CRIMSON PRINCESS (ALWAYS A RAINBOW – FASHION SECRET) (PREM) 2,

ROYAL BEAUTY (DECADO – FANTASTIC SMILE) (M. VENKATESH) 3 and

FINISHING TOUCH (DECADO – OUT IN STYLE) (SHAHAR BABU) 4.

5-3/4, 2 and 1-3/4. 2m 57.13s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: R. Foley.

7. VARANNASI PLATE (1,200m) rated 20 to 45: Forest Vision (Brisson) 1, Kinshasa (N. Murugan) 2, Star Presence (Ayaz Ahmed) 3 and Splendid Light (Shahar Babu) 4. Not run: The Phenomena. Sh hd, 1 and 1. 1m 16.11s. Owner: M. A. M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: B. Suresh.

8. HALF A CROWN PLATE (1,200m) rated 00 to 25: Legend Maker (Md. Hesnain) 1, Violent Storm (Bopanna) 2, One Cool Cat (B. Ananda) 3 and Eveready (Tanveer Alam) 4. 6, 1-1/4 and 2-1/4. 1m 16.92s. Owner and Trainer: Mr. J. Sebastian.