Personally, this Indian Turf Invitation Cup weekend is special for me for two reasons — one, it's the first Invitation Cup being hosted on my home turf after I became a trainer; and two, not one but two of my horses figure in the line up.


Trainer Malesh Narredu leading in Be Safe (Suraj Narredu up) after his Indian Derby victory at Mahalaxmi three weeks ago 

Thanks to its new avatar which promotes competition between the best horses of different crops, this race now truly lives up to its traditional tagline as the race that decides the "champion of champions".