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Memories Of Nilgris Derby

By Aravind | 09-May-2017
I would like to share some memories of Nilgiris Derby happend long ago.
It was Winged Wonder and Grandparade participated in the Derby. One was ridden
by Jagdish and another by Karansingh. I forgot which horse is owned by them.So I just narrate what is happend. The horse owned by A C Muthiah won the Derby from
Dr.MAM Horse. Immediately Jagadish raised objection and clearly it was Upheld
and orders revised. That time Mr.A C Muthiah was in Malysia. But Dr.MAM was present to receive the Derby cup. On return from Malysia Muthiah told the press
that he received a call from His asst that his Horse won the Derby.but after
few hrs again he was told by his Asst. that his horse lost in objection. On hearing the news he was saddened.
Now after so many years Dr.MAM horse Chief of Command won the Derby and the
person who received the cup is non other than Mr.A C Muthiah. What a Time Change.
I just wanted this to share with all racing patrons,nothing else.
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4 Replies

Guru said ...

10-May-2017
I believe that at that time, Sam Hill was training for Dr A C Muthiah' and Grand Parade, Dicta Royal etc were some of the good horses raced by Dr AC.

Secondly, the racing issues between the late Dr MAM and his cousin Dr AC were inconsequential. They had taken separate paths in life and the community had advised Dr AC that since he had big business interests there was no point in competing with his cousin's interests.

Please set the record straight. There are no underlying conspiracy theories.

Time to move on.

Jp said ...

09-May-2017
If my memories are right Grand Parade was owned by Dasprakash brothers and trained by Tyrell. It won the Bangalore Summer Derby.

Indian_turf_record said ...

09-May-2017

Just to set facts correct. 1977 Nilgiris Derby was won by Winged Wonder owned by M/s. G. Narasimhan & S. Hill and the filly was ridden by B. Mathews. She was trained by D.M. Hill. The favourite Grand Parade, ridden by Jagdish, was owned by Mr. A.C. Muthiah and Partners. On the track, the winner was Grand Parade by a head from Winged Wonder. The Fonn's annual for that year notes that Grand Parade "veered out over the last 100 ms; held on in photo; lost the race in Stewards Room."

The late Dr. Ramaswamy was not connected with the first two finishers. His horse Distinctions was second favourite and it finished third, a distance behind first two horses.

Sr said ...

09-May-2017
AC left racing after that incident but being 1st cousins they were in touch and rchanged pleasantries.What changed everything drastically was after the death og MAM'a wife Ramu sharply opposed MAM R Mutiah'S way of taking things forward with his racing and breeding.AC requested to take care of estate after he was gone though in the beginning AC too has aphensions bout taking the lagacy oh MAM forward his anger towards MAM R Mutaiah;s attoage gerw to a boiling point.Well rest is history.