Sports
 

Double Eagle lands Governer's Cup 2006
By M. Shamil Amit reporting from N'Eliya
Double Eagle owned by Monaro India which is a joint syndicate between an Indian and one of Sri Lanka's top owners Ajantha de Zoysa trained by former top jockey S.D. Lalith and ridden by Sri Lankan jockey S.D. Janaka lifted the prestigious Governer's Cup held at the Nuwara Eliya horse racing course yesterday giving the owner and jockey their first ever success of the most expensive horse race to be held in Sri Lanka.

In fact the eight race programme belong to this trio as they swept the board winning three events. After winning the big event they went on to clinch the remaining two races. Governer's Cup winner Double Eagle cantered to the post winning the event by over five lengths. He had the race in his pocket once he took the lead from the fifth furlong of the eight furlong event leaving the other nine runners way behind. Last years winner Hi Gorgeous and Almond were the first to lead but fell back with Almond coming in third place.

Owner and trainer Anura Delgoda and Sridher Selvaratnam too had a successful day with a back to back double winning the second and third events of the day. The first event for the day went to Dhammika Attygalle owned Early Light trained by Sridher Selvaratnam who also had three wins for the day. The fourth and fifth events were won by owners Mrs. Chamari Jayaratne and Anuka Soza. Of the three Indian jockeys M.D. Kareem and H. Raja saddled a winner each.

Results:
"George Ondaatjie Cup" - 1. Early Light (Owner - Dhammika Attygalle - Trainer - Sridher Selvaratnam - Jockey - S. Selvaratnam). 2. Butter Scoth - Felix Congrove - S.V. Mathialagan - R. Balachandran). 3. Siga - Sridher Selvaratnam - V. Ashok Kumar). "Sumathi Cup" - 1. Star Class - Anura Delgoda - Sridher Selvaratnam - K. Ganesh). 2. I Am Mighty - Anura Delgoda - Sridher Selvaratnam - S. Selvaratnam). "Carlsberg Cup" - 1. Eulexite - Anura Delgoda - Sridher Selvaratnam - V. Ashok Kumar) 2. Lady Of The Lake - Gamini Jayaratne - Sharath Kumar - M.D. Kareem). 3. Her Excellency - Anura Delgoda - Sridher Selvaratnam - T. Sugulendran). "Nescafe Cup" - 1. Cadmmium (Mrs. Chamari Jayaratne - Sharath Kumar - M.D. Kareem) "The Grand Hotel Cup" - 1. Sulanga (Anuka Soza - S. Aloysius - H. Raja) 2. Sonali - Anurath Abeyratne - V. Mathialagan - V. Gharat) The Sri Lankan Airlines Governer's Cup" - 1. Double Eagle (Monaro India - S.D. Lalith - S.D. Janaka) "The Sporting Times Cup" - 1. If Looks Could Kill - (Monaro India - S.D. Lalith - S.D. Janaka) 2. Certain Smile - Monaro India - S.D. Lalith - Ashok Kumar) "Kandos Cup" - 1. Prince of South (Monaro India - S.D. Lalith - S.D. Janaka)

Top    

Copyright © 2001 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. All rights reserved.