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Real Smasher Wins The North India Derby

By Parjanya | 25 Jan 2011 | DELHI


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For a moment, curiosity about the Derby winner was over when Kiana crossed the wire for the last of blue riband races in Delhi on Tuesday. But the destiny had already decided the winner in the form of Real Smasher (Ontario-Smash For Cash), who originally finished second, but succeeded in convincing the wise authorities to give verdict in his favour.Trying to overtake Set Afire, Real Smasher received a slight interference from her before the final furlong of the mile event. Somehow, he managed to go for a slender lead. But by that time Kiana found an opportunity to stake a claim through the shortest way and made the 2000 Guineas runner-up Real Smasher bow down by three-parts-of-a-length.

However, before reaching the post, Kiana had shifted out and obstructed the way of Real Smasher and that made latter's jockey B Prakash take the battle to the stewards room. The incidence made Real Smasher create history by becoming victorious in the objection, while disheartened 1000 Guineas winner Kiana failed to enter the book of fame of Delhi racing. Her mother, Tiana was the North India Derby winner in mid-2000. Naughty Lass and Rock It shared the third and fourth positions respectively. The latter has come to hands. Set Afire, with little preparation, ran on to be an impressive fifth. The three-year-old Valour (Eljohar-Divine Desire) set a trend for the rank-outsiders to rule the track by lifting The Galloping Acres Stud Farm cup, which was the day's opener.

El Sharara found the trip shorter for her calibre but nailed down the favourite Tempting Thought. Truculent Star finished a notable fourth. Anamika (Barood-Dhanadal) completed an encore in a start-to-finish attempt in the upper division of The R P Vohra Memorial Cup. Sudden Impact bears watching. The lower division of the cup was bagged by The Mafia (Ontario-Ordina), who has the ability to complete a double. Deepak Kalra-trained Ode To Nature (Gaswar-Blue Hen) justified the top billing by annexing The Delhi Race Club President Cup in a convincing manner. Unaffected from the Derby miss, jockey R Parmod took a sweet revenge on the lower-class field by helping Revengeful Knight (Sir Bordeaux-Noctume) wrap up the senior division of The Republic Day Cup. Harkesh Kumar-astride Green Ribbon (Barood-Wings Of Dawn) made a mincemeat of the field in the junior event of the cup. The mare won by over seven furlongs, a feat she had never achieved before.