Trainer G. Sandeep’s D Minchu, ridden by Deepak Singh, won the Leap Year Plate (Div. I), the main event of the concluding day’s races of the Hyderabad Winter Races on Thursday (Feb. 29). The winner is owned by Mr. B.M. Dayananda. Trainer R.H. Sequeira saddled three winners on the day.
1. TUNGABHADRA PLATE: SUGAR (B.R. Kumar) 1, Vital Sign (Abhay Singh) 2, Mikimoto (Kuldeep Singh (Jr) ) 3 and Desert Hero (Shivansh) 4. Neck, Head and 1-1/2. 1m, 27.42s. ₹79 (w), 15, 13 and 12 (p). SHP: 37, THP: 54, SHW: 32 and 26, FP: 383, Q: 240, Tanala: 1,224. Favourite: Desert Hero. Owner: Mr. Y. Damodar. Trainer: R.H. Sequeira.
2. LEAP YEAR PLATE (Div. II) : SUN DANCER (Afroz Khan) 1, D Yes Boss (Deepak Singh) 2, Clefairy (P. Sai Kumar) 3 and Garnet (Ajay Kumar) 4. 1, Shd and 1-1/2. 1m, 10.97s. ₹102 (w), 19, 22 and 12 (p). SHP: 84, THP: 46, SHW: 59 and 165, FP: 1,090, Q: 804, Tanala: 3,711. Favourite: Garnet. Owners: Mr. Atul Bhanu Sanghani, Mr. Keerthi Narasimhachar, Mr. Ketineni Sayaji Rao & Mr. Rajesh Sanghani. Trainer: L. D’Silva.
