Tears To Diamonds bags Penang Gold Cup

PENANG:  Dec 25, 2011
 
TEARS TO DIAMONDS coasting to an easy victory in the Yang
Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup - SNTC photo

Jackson Low and Richard Lines capped a championship season when they combined to capture the RM750,000 Yang Di Pertua Negeri Gold Cup (2200) with TEARS TO DIAMONDS on the final day of the 2011 racing season here today.

Jackson Low, already assured of the jockey's title before the Malaysia Group 1 handicap, rode a confident race on the Australian four-year-old, tucking him behind the runaway pacemaker GOOD FEEL early.

TEARS TO DIAMONDS (Royal Academy - Tears Of Argentina by Umatilla) was travelling so well that Low had him second making the turn into the back straight and hit the front at the top of the home stretch.

Although LIM'S FIGHTER was opening up with giant strides in the concluding stages, TEARS TO DIAMONDS won comfortably by one and three-quarter lengths to make it five wins in succession, proving that his victory in the Charity Cup (2000m) in Ipoh last month was on fluke. It was also the gelding's sixth win in nine outings.

The success by TEARS TO DIAMONDS also sealed a first trainer's championship for Lines who tied with Kevin Coetzee at 70 winners apiece but Lines won the title after amassing more second placings.

Low won the jockey's title with a comfortable five-winner lead (65-60) over last season's champion Azhar Ismail.

RESULTS AT A GLANCE

1

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 Speed Train K Coetzee Azhar

1

1

 Better Times M H Wee R Burnett

2

5

 Need For Speed Sukri J De Souza

3

9

 Chinese Street K Coetzee J Shankar

4

2

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

4

 D'Mighty Victory J Tan Z Khairil

1

1

 Brave Commander S Liew L L Tai

2

9

 Powerful Match Robert Sivan

3

8

 Tiuessrock Brink T Lukasek

4

3

 CLASS 5 - 1200M

8

 Being Classic R Lines J Low

1

7

 Carey Island Osman J De Souza

2

4

 Aussie Invader N Azman Saifudin

3

3

 Flapjack Robert Salee

4

5

 RESTRICTED MAIDEN - 1400M

8

 Rich & Royal K L Chong K M Lai

1

1

 Conquistador S Cook N Shahrul

2

5

 Feisty leo K L Chong Woodworth

3

11

 Didi S Liew K K Khoo

4

7

 LORENZO JEWELLERY TROPHY
  TABLE 1 - 1200M      

2

 Blue Tosca S Cook N Shahrul

1

3

 Mudhish A Selvaratnam J De Souza

2

4

 Good Sight K Coetzee Azhar

3

6

 Mighty Triple Ace K Hughes K Eirwan

4

8

 YANG DI PERTUA NEGERI GOLD CUP - 2200M

7

 Tears To Diamonds R Lines J Low

1

5

 Lim's Fighter B T Lim H S Gill

2

2

 Good Nature K Coetzee Azhar

3

4

 Eagle T Gillespie Woodworth

4

9

 MALAYSIA MAGIC MILLIONS CLASSIC - 1200M

1

 Good Baby K Coetzee Azhar

1

14

 Irish Coffee S Burridge Chavez

2

3

 Happy Thoughts S H Tan J De Souza

3

13

 Colin The Firth Brink K Eirwan

4

10

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

3

 Cigar Royale Robert S Sandana

1

1

 Twelfth Avenue Brink J Low

2

7

 Captain Penang S H Tan J De Souza

3

2

 Sensible Sam E Breukelen Yusri

4

11

 CLASS 4 - 1400M

5

 Actuarial Talent P K Leong K M Lai

1

4

 Boardwalk Enpire N Azman Saifudin

2

1

 Joe Czarina S H Tan Woodworth

3

2

 Great Friends Brink H K Cheng

4