The Batticaloa Plate
In a close finish for the Batticaloa Plate (5-23) run in Colombo on Saturday, Chalmon (No. 8) just gets home from Pippa's Brother (No. 10), Rum n' Hock (3rd on rails), Nichol (4th), Hyperama (hidden) with Bridge Inn and Hill Castle, a couple of la...
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The Beruwala Plate
Adhid al Qassif (Foley) winning the Beruwala Plate (9 furs.) at the Colombo races. Peter Pan on the outside was second with Jamal Karim third and Sa'ad Taimour fourth.
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The Buttala Plate
Badir Ubaid (Mohideen) near the rails just gets the better of Mahbub Hamid in the Buttala Plate (6 furlongs) at the Colombo races yesterday.
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The Colombo Bank Shroffs' Cup
Fiery Goddess (Tyrrell up) winning the Colombo Bank Shroffs' Cup from Confair (Gunadasa) and Howdy Dowdy (F. L. Smith).
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The G.N.G. Walles Cup
Rusty Bar (A. P. Perera) winning the G.N.G. Walles Cup from Copper Belt (Jayawardena) and Ipomea (F. Bulathsinhala) at the Colombo races yesterday.
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The Galle Cup
Tudor Dream (F. L. Smith up) (No. 4) on the outside just gets the better of The Moat (B. Perera) in the Galle Cup at the Colombo races on Saturday.
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The Herbert Stanley Cup
Vijelatan (Mohideen up) winning the Herbert Stanley Cup, the main attraction at the Colombo races yesterday, from Friendly Isle (No. 5) and Adamant.
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The Independence Cup
Summer Gold (Mohideen up) on the outside forges ahead of Hard Luck, the favourite, to win the Independence Cup, the chief event at yesterday's race meet in Colombo. Vijelatan is third.
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The Independence Cup
General view of the finish of the race for the Independence Cup. Colombo's Race Course as seen from the main Grand Stand. Here, the Princess will see the race for the King's Cup - a special cup presented by the King for the occasion, and which she...
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The Independence Cup
What a finish it was for the Independence Cup (1 mile) at the race meet in Colombo on Saturday. The favourite Wardust on the outer rails snatched a photo verdict over Fiery Goddess and Amurath (rails) to earn a popular victory.
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