Memorial Cup highlight of LRC's eight-race card on Sunday

Memorial Cup highlight of LRC's eight-race card

Asher Butt

LAHORE - The Lahore Race Club's winter meeting continues Sunday with the prestigious Munir Ahmad Dar Memorial Cup headlining an eight-race card.

The 1800-metre Memorial Cup features seven horses, with Sardar emerging as favorite after four wins and five places in ten starts. Swift Retort and Dhafir are expected to provide strong competition, alongside Feel My Love, Public Star, Dawn To Dusk, and Jack.

The opening Fair Magic Plate sees a 13-horse maiden field with Serenity favored ahead of Royal Blood and Zenyatta. The field includes Sea of Class, Mr. Asia, Rutba, Twinkle, Deep Impact, Haider Choice, Smart Fighter, Queen of Sodiwal, Flokey, and Al Karam.

In the second race, Generosity leads a six-horse field, with Falco and Desert Parri as contenders, joined by Kuwait Edition, Sarparast, and Zaman Sahib.

Moni Prince heads the third race, with Luckir and Elizabeth completing the likely top three. Also running are Big Dream, Thunder Man (KRC), Wynx, Royal Prince, and Thunder Cloud (KRC).

The fourth race features Raftra as favorite among nine runners, with Gift of Gold and Drago in contention. Completing the field are Stardom, Moon Light, Class, Royal Baby, Mafnood JR, Tahmoor, and Abdullah Choice.

Manat leads the fifth race ahead of Brooklyn and Desert Crown, alongside Thala, Macs King, Royal Salute, Quality Street, and Thunder Princess (KRC).

The seventh race presents an open field with Haseeb Thunder, Big Boy, Qismat, Jupiter, Classic Music, Parri For Two, Gabriela, and Thunder, while the final race sees Farhan Prince, Sarkar Raj, and Black Tiger as favorites, joined by Yasteryear, Thunder Boy (KRC), and Shakira.

All races are Fair Magic Plates except the Memorial Cup, with classifications ranging from Class VI to VII across various divisions. The meeting marks the 20th day of the 2024-25 winter season.