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Tuesday, May 5, 1975
ROYAL COUPLE'S EXCITING NIGHT AT HAPPY VALLEY
Jockey Cheam Rode Nazakat to Victory at Lucen's Cup Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. H.T. Barma this evening became the proud owners of the Queen Elizabeth II Gold Cup when their horse, Nazakat, came up from behind to win the fifth race, inaugurating this trophy dt Happy Valley.
An estimated 40,000 púnturs and guests roared their excitement
as the 10 runners swept round the sand track, watched by the ucon and the
Duke of Edinburgh from the Governor's Box.
Nazakat, ridden hard by Malaysian jockey A.K. Choam, got up to
boat the English horse, Colestial Call with G. Cadwaladr on top, which had carlier looked the vinner after shooting clear in the straight.
Call would have provided an all-English first --
and jockey.
Celestial
horse, trainer (J. Brown) ·
Third was All Smiles, ridden by T.C. Cheng
I
--
the local champ
for the past eight years.
After the Queen handed the cup to Mrs. Barma, jockey Choan
presented a bouquet of white orchids to the ucen with a smart, doop bow,
to the delight of the crowds.
The Royal couple, arriving slightly bohind schedule after dining and watching a fireworks display from II.K.S. Chichester, were given a tumultuous welcome by the huge crowd of racegoers.
The motorcade entered the racecourse from the Sports Road entrance
on the opposite side of the grandstands and drove slowly round the course to the winning post, the queen smiling and waving from her open limousine.
The Royal
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