Trainer Aman Altaf Hussain’s mare Snowfall, piloted by Yash Narredu, won the Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy, the feature event of Sunday’s (Aug. 10) races here.
The winner is owned by Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Dinsha P. Shroff, Saleem Fazelbhoy, Mukul Sonawala, Karius Dadachanji & D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP.
Jockey Vivek G was the star of Sunday’s races, guiding four winners to victory and stealing the limelight, while trainer Aman Altaf Hussain also grabbed the attention when he saddled three winners of the day.
1. JOCKEYS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA TROPHY (1,600m): OLIVER (Vivek G) 1, Treasure Gold (S. Amit) 2, Wind Dancer (N. Bhosale) 3 and Marcus (C. Umesh) 4. 1-1/4, 2 and 3-1/4. 1m 39. 87s. ₹12 (w), 10 and 20 (p). SHP: 31, FP: 41, Q: 41, Tanala: 102 and 33. Favourite: Oliver.
Owners: Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mrs. Ritu Puri, Mr. Sanjay Datta Gupta, Mr. Debasish Mishra, Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta, rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Milan Luthria, Mrs. Liane Luthria & Mr. Avinash Gupta. Trainer: P. Shroff.
2. WESTERN INDIA RACE HORSE OWNERS’ ASSOCIATION TROPHY (1,200m): FONTANA (Vivek G) 1, Bee Magical (Neeraj) 2, Lord Eric (Trevor) 3 and Aperol (Antony Raj) 4. 2-1/2, Short Head and 1-1/4. 1m 8. 87s. ₹44 (w), 17, 10 and 24 (p). SHP: 42, FP: 163, Q: 53, Tanala: 431 and 293. Favourite: Bee Magical.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.
3. IRON AGE TROPHY (1,200m): CREDENCE (Aditya Waydande) 1, Divine Star (Trevor) 2, Son Of A Gun (A. Prakash) 3 and Irish Gold (Sandesh) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 3. 1m 7. 95s. ₹23 (w), 11 and 10 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 27, Q: 10, Tanala: 146 and 72. Favourite: Divine Star.
Owner: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Shazaan Shah.
4. RAJARAM CHHATRAPATI TROPHY (1,800m): 1. PSYCHIC STAR (Vivek G) 1, Regina Memorabilis (Neeraj) 2, Alpine Star (Aditya) 3 and Thundering Phoenix (Trevor) 4. 1-1/2, 9-1/2 and 3/4. 1m 51. 85s. ₹16 (w), 10 and 10 (p). SHP: 25, FP: 23, Q: 14, Tanala: 168 and 108. Favourite: Psychic Star.
Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mrs. Liane Luthria & Miss. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer P. Shroff.
Note: In this race Eaton Square (Parmar up) planted into the stalls and did not participate.
5. YOHAN Z. POONAWALLA TURF CLUB TROPHY (Gr. 3) (1,400m): SNOWFALL (Yash Narredu) 1, Market King (Neeraj) 2, Siege Courageous (Antony Raj) 3 and Jade (Vivek G) 4. 1, 1 and Short Head. 1m 25. 17s. ₹48 (w), 21 and 36 (p). SHP: 71, FP: 1,787, Q: 452, Tanala: 1,134 and 289. Favourite: Siege Courageous.
Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Dinsha P. Shroff, Saleem Fazelbhoy, Mukul Sonawala, Karius Dadachanji & D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.
6. WESTERN INDIA TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION TROPHY (1,000m): DIVINE INTUITION (P. Trevor) 1, Moonlight Kiss (Aditya) 2, Mojo (Sandesh) 3 and Mila (Omkar) 4. 3-1/4, 2-1/4 1-3/4. 58.25s. ₹22 (w), 11, 11 and 10 (p). SHP: 35, FP: 87, Q: 44, Tanala: 117 and 53. Favourite: Divine Intuition.
Owners: M/s. Ashok Ranpise, Pranav Ranpise, Akshay Dattatray Ranpise, Vishwajeet Sood, Waahiid Ali Khan rep. Sshaawn Horses and Sports Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, Mr. Aziz A. Virani & Mr. Aman Altaf Hussain. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.
7. STRATEGIC MOVE PLATE (1,200m): STAR IMPACT (Vivek G) 1, Between Friends (P. Dhebe) 2, Prince Igor (Aditya) 3 and Speak The Breed (Antony Raj) 4. Not run: Purple Martini. 2-1/2, 2-1/2 and 2-1/2. 1m 10. 95s. ₹24 (w), 20 and 22 (p). SHP: 39, FP: 123, Q: 184, Tanala: 236 and 53. Favourite: Prince Igor.
Owners: Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain & Mr. Waahiid Ali Khan rep. Sshaawn Horses and Sports Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.
Note: In this race Impulsive (Bharat Singh astride) stumbled and dislodged his rider near 600m. Bharat escaped unhurt.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,294 (497 tkts.), 30%: 213 (1,295 tkts.).
Treble: 386 (98 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 70%: 3,073 (15 tkts.), 30%: 534 (37 tkts.).
