Salento delivers in the Golconda 2000 Guineas

Trainer Arjun Manglorkar’s Salento, ridden by Antony Raj S, won the Golconda 2000 Guineas, the main attraction of Sunday’s (Dec. 18) races.

The winner is owned by M/s. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP, M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, & Mr. Rajan Aggarwal.

The son of Speaking Of Which -and Peninsula, kept in the fifth position till the bend, moved with gigantic strides in the home straight to win the race from fast-finishing Kancha.

Trainer G. Shashikanth saddled three winners on the day.

1. NEXT MOVE PLATE (1,600m), rated upto 25 (Cat. III): I AM SUPERMAN (B. Nikhil) 1, My Way Or Highway (Mukesh Kumar) 2, Survivor (P. Ajeeth Kumar) 3 and Janasu (Mohit Singh) 4. Hd, 3 and Hd. 1m, 42.07s. ₹29 (w), 14, 13 and 13 (p). SHP: 27, THP: 40, SHW: 24 and 13, FP: 65, Q: 33, Tanala: 247. Favourite: My Way Or Highway. Owners: Mr. Subodh Kumar Ananthula & Mr. Sultan Singh. Trainer: Magan Singh.

2. STEP ASIDE PLATE (1,200m), (Terms) Maiden, 2-y-o only (Cat. II): SIDDHARTH (Ashad Asbar) 1, Reigning Beauty (Afroz Khan) 2, Rising Tycoon (Md. Ismail) 3 and N R I Skylab (Antony Raj) 4. 1-1/4, Nk and 3/4. 1m, 13.62s. ₹218 (w), 23, 24 and 11 (p). SHP: 141, THP: 50, SHW: 64 and 104, FP: 2,295, Q: 1,332, Tanala: 14,200. Favourite: Rising Tycoon.

Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: M. Srinivas Reddy.