Darius Adar Poonawalla presenting the Villoo C. Poonawalla Pune Derby trophy to the Gayatri V. Shirke in the presence of, from left, Ms. Jay V. Shirke, Ms. Padmaja V. Shirke, Cyrus Poonawalla, Vijay Shirke, Adar Poonawalla and Jay V. Shirke. | Photo Credit: RWITC
Trainer Pesi Shroff’s colt Jaandaar, ridden by Vivek G, won the Villoo C. Poonawalla Pune Derby (Gr. The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd. Vivek settled Jaandaar (Earthlight–Dance Awhile) in fourth position and bided his time as the field approached the home straight. Once into the straight, Jaandaar displayed an impressive turn of foot and surged into contention. It was also Pesi Shroff’s 101st Classic success. The Managing Committee of the RWITC felicitated Cyrus Poonawalla, who received the ‘‘Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) at its 60th International Conference in Paris on Oct. Jockey P. Not run: Ashwa Vedha. Favourite: Fourth Wing. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Trainer: Shazaan Shah. JIMMY UMRIGAR TROPHY (Div. Favourite: Miami Vice. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav. Not run: Field Of Gold and Minimus. Favourite: Taaqath. Cyrus S. Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Saleem Fazelbhoy, D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Karius Dadachanji & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha. Favourite: Paloma. Akshesh Shailesh Trivedi, Avinash S. Gadkar, Pranav Ranpise, Akshay Dattatray Ranpise, Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, M/s. Anil Saraf & Aziz A. Virani. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain. J.M. SHAH, C.M. Favourite: Caccini. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Yohan Z. Michelle Y. Delna Z. Simone Poonawalla Pandole, Mr. Rishad N. Pandole & Ms. Tania Y. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy. VILLOO C. Not run: Rampage. Favourite: Jaandaar. Shroff. N.K. Favourite: Giacomo. Owner: Mrs. Liane Luthria. Favourite: Bravo Zulu. Cowas D. Bajan, Ranjit Pai & Faisal A. Abbas. Trainer: Faisal A.
1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Oct. 11) races. A thrilling duel followed with Avener in the final 200 metres, but Jaandaar showed great determination to gain the upper hand and emerge victorious. 5, and Pesi Shroff for completing 100 Classic victories last month. Trevor was also honoured for reaching the landmark of 2,000 career winners, a milestone he achieved aboard Final Call at Bengaluru on May 9. 1. SIR SULTAN CHINOY TROPHY (1,200m): CREDENCE (S. Siddharth) 1, Your Unforgettable (Ramswarup) 2, Market King (Vishal) 3 and Fourth Wing (Trevor) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 7.37s. ₹28 (w), 16 and 17 (p). SHP: 24, FP: 259, Q: 97, Tanala: 629 and 375. 2. II) (1,400m): MIAMI VICE (N.S. Parmar) 1, El Nino (Yash Narredu) 2, Styx (Antony Raj) 3 and G Valentino (S. Kamble) 4. 4-1/2, Long Neck and 1-1/4. 1m, 25.15s. ₹16 (w), 13, 13 and 11 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 60, Q: 26, Tanala: 218 and 104. 3. I) (1,400m): SIR CHURCHILL (Suraj Narredu) 1, Taaqath (Vivek G) 2, Acrobatic (Antony Raj) 3 and Sky Bound (Peter) 4. 1m, 24.71s. ₹31 (w), 10, 10 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 94, Q: 26, Tanala: 71 and 56. 4. PUNE POLICE COMMISSIONER’S TROPHY (1,400m): MARIUS (S.G. Prasad) 1, Avante (Vivek G) 2, Paloma (Vishal) 3 and Bohemian Rhapsody (A. Prakash) 4. 1m, 24.69s. ₹61 (w), 18, 12 and 15 (p). SHP: 31, FP: 336, Q: 164, Tanala: 367 & 144. 5. SHAH GOLD TROPHY (2,400m): CACCINI (A. Sandesh) 1, Little John (Akshay K) 2, Merchant Of Venice (Neeraj) 3 and Land Of Plenty (T.S. Jodha) 4. 2m, 32.83s. ₹22 (w), 15 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 31, Q: 17, Tanala: 109 and 101. 6. 1) (2,000m): JAANDAAR (Earthlight-Dance Awhile) (Vivek G) 1 , Avener (Space Blues-Hokkaido) (A. Sandesh) 2, Beast Mode (Plumatic-Woman O War) (P. Trevor) 3 and Iron Mirage (Dreamfield-Setareh) (Akshay K) 4. 2m, 2.49s. ₹17 (w), 11 and 33 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 91, Q: 94, Tanala: 163 and 39. 7. PUDUMJEE SALVER (1,400m): BISHOP (Vivek G) 1, Giacomo (Sandesh) 2, Earth (P. Dhebe) 3 and Zafferano (Yash) 4. SHP: 49, FP: 180, Q: 77, Tanala: 791 and 482. 8. VINAYAK SALVER (1,200m): BRAVO ZULU (Ramswarup) 1, Ashwa Ankara (S. Siddharth) 2, Red Merlot (Avinash) 3 and Hola Amigo (P. Vinod) 4. 1m, 8. 82s. ₹16 (w), 11, 15 and 16 (p). Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,814 (569 tkts.) & 30%: 555 (797 tkts.). Treble: (i) 946 (33 tkts.). (ii) 249 (176 tkts.). Super Jackpot: 70%: 4,835 (13 tkts.) & 30%: 1,796 (15 tkts.)