Trainer Darius Byramji’s African Gold, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Maharaja Jiwajirao Scindia Trophy, the feature event of the Sunday’s (Dec. 28) races. The winner is owned by Mr. Mukul Sonawala, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd & Mr. Girish S. Mehta.
1. P.A. D’AVOINE TROPHY (1,200m): STORM CLOUD (Avinash Paswan) 1, Joondalup (C. Umesh) 2, Shirsa (S.G. Prasad) 3 and Azure (Trevor) 4. 1/2, Short Head and 1-1/2. 1m, 10.38s. ₹244 (w), 66, 26 and 13 (p). SHP: 76, FP: 4,393, Q: 1,748, Tanala: 8,788 and 3,766. Favourite: Bee Magical. Owners: M/s. Dhananjay M. Vidhate, Sahil D. Vidhate, Suresh Keshaorao Yadav, Vansh Suresh Yadav & Rajiv Tinaikar. Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
2. TOPSPIN PLATE (1,000m): ELEVATE (Yash Narredu) 1, Spectra (Sandesh) 2, Tempo (Ajinkya) 3 and Rogue (Mosin) 4. 2-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-3/4. 58.98s. ₹27 (w), 10, 53 and 12 (p). SHP: 60, FP: 116, Q: 95, Tanala: 430 and 115. Favourite: Elevate. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi and Mr. Vikas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles (PF), Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Aftab Singh & Mr. Mehtab Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Hatim A. Lakdawala, Mr. Aditya Apte, Mr. Deepesh M. Narredu, Mrs. Vidita H. Kale & Mr. Jehangir Mehta. Trainer: Deepesh Narredu.
3. KARL UMRIGAR SALVER (1,400m): ATAASH (A. Omkar) 1, Christophany (Ramswarup) 2, Chagall (Neeraj) 3 and Market King (Akshay K) 4. 2-1/2, 2-1/4 and 1. 1m, 24.08s. ₹71 (w), 31 and 11 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 316, Q: 70, Tanala: 381 and 144. Favourite: Chagall. Owners: Mrs. Bakhtawar B. Chenoy, Miss. Nazzak B. Chenoy, Ms. Ameeta Mehra rep. Mehra Stud And Agricultural Farms Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Govind Gandhi. Trainer: Nazzak B. Chenoy.
4. LT. COL GOVIND SINGH (VRC) TROPHY (1,400m): BUCKINGHAM (Antony Raj S) 1, D’ Artagnan (Vivek G) 2, Alexios (Sandesh) 3 and Vortex (Yash Narredu) 4. 3/4, 2-3/4 and 3-1/2. 1m, 23.97s. ₹44 (w), 20, 14 and 14 (p). SHP: 56, FP: 182, Q: 47, Tanala: 176 and 78. Favourite: Alexios. Owners: Mr. Arun Alagappan rep. Arun Alagappan Racing LLP. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
5. DR. I.C. NAGREE TROPHY (1,200m): DON JULIO (A. Sandesh) 1, Skandha (T.S. Jodha) 2, Mulan (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Santana Row (Ramswarup) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and Short Neck. 1m, 10.79s. ₹27 (w), 23, 29 and 40 (p). SHP: 52, FP: 178, Q: 126, Tanala: 3,194 and 2, 053. Favourite: Charlie Brown. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. I. Nathani, M/s. Murad I. Nathani & Zain I. Nathani rep. Alpha Stud and Farms Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Ashok Rajani, Mr. M.N. Mirza, Mr. Shantanu Sharma, Mr. Kersy Chindhy, Mr. Vikram L. Kapadia & Mr. Ashok Ranpise. Trainer: Rehanullah Khan.
6. MAHARAJA JIWAJIRAO SCINDIA TROPHY (1,800m): AFRICAN GOLD (Akshay Kumar) 1, Psychic Star (Vivek G) 2, Thalassa (C. Umesh) 3 and Odysseus (Neeraj) 4. 1-1/4, 1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 48.42s. ₹61 (w), 31,15 and 17 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 218, Q: 94, Tanala: 1,345 and 1,153. Favourite: Psychic Star. Owners: Mr. Mukul Sonawala, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Girish S. Mehta. Trainer: Darius R. Byramji.
7. D.W. REID PLATE (1,600m): LIGHTNING BLAZE (K. Nazil) 1, Maratha Admiral (Parmar) 2, Baleno (Bhawani) 3 and Leo The Lion (Mustakim) 4. Not run: Exotic Star. 1/2, 5-1/4 and Nose. 1m, 39.50s. ₹690 (w), 149, 15 and 10 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 3,431, Q: 588, Tanala: 18,882 and 4,046. Favourite: Jagger. Owner: Mr. Dharrit Shah & Mr. Henit Y. Shah rep. Zwenzi Traders & Advisors Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
8. RAM ZODGE PLATE (1,400m): ZAFFERANO (A. Sandesh) 1, Starseed (Antony Raj) 2, Timeless Fortune (Yash Narredu) 3 and Surrealist (Siddharth) 4. 3-1/4, Short Head and 1-3/4. 1m, 23.47s. ₹25 (w), 13,14 and 35 (p). SHP: 26, FP: 94, Q: 34, Tanala: 363 and 232. Favourite: Zafferano. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. A.S. Narielwala. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Jackpot: 100% ₹11,57,078 (c/f).
Treble: (i) 878 (21 tkts.), (ii) 13, 260 (3 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 100% 54,315 (c/f).
