BTC chairman L. Shivashankar, second from right, with D’artagnan’s co-owners Milan Luthria and Liane Milan Luthria, jockey Vivek G, and trainer Pesi Shroff.
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K. MURALI KUMAR
Co-owners Milan Luthria and Liane Milan Luthria, along with trainer Pesi Shroff, right, leading in D’artagnan (Vivek astride) after the win in the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts championship stakes on Sunday.
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K. MURALI KUMAR
P. Shroff-trained D’artagnan (G. Vivek up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Colts Championship Stakes (1,600m), the chief event of the races held here on Sunday (June 21).
The winner is owned by Mr & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., Mr & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo, Mrs. Liane Luthria, Mr. Milan Luthria & Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Darashaw Keki Mehta rep. Darashaw Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., Mr & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey, Mr. Sameer F. Rattonsey & Mr Zaheer F. Rattonsey rep. by Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd.
Vivek confidently kept his colt a handy second last position till the bend before manoeuvring the mount from wide outside in the home stretch. D’artagnan responded well, started galloping tremendously and overtook the leader Stud Poker while passing 200m to win resolutely.
The results:
1. GUINDY PLATE (Div. II), 1,200m: AMAZING STORM (Bhawani S) 1, Anzac Parade (Aditya W) 2, Dr. Colchester (Arul) 3 and N R I Millenium (A. Asbar) 4. 1-3/4, 1-3/4 and Nk. 1m, 15.54s. ₹155 (w), 34, 12 and 25 (p), SHP: 30, THP: 81, FP: 474, Q: 167, Trinella: 12,566/5,385, Exacta: 48,608/20,832. Favourite: Anzac Parade. Owner: Mr. S. Saleem Shah. Trainer: M. Rajendra Singh.
2. BERGAMO PLATE (Div. II), 1,100m: MAGESTIC PERSONA (Vishal) 1, Aphelion (Sandesh) 2, Super Kind (Salman Khan) 3 and CR Seven (Kiran Rai) 4. 8-1/4, 3 and 3-1/2. 1m, 06.61s. ₹25 (w), 13, 10 and 17 (p), SHP: 23, THP: 41, FP: 36, Q: 16, Trinella: 180/132, Exacta: 341/101. Favourite: Aphelion. Owners: Mr. R.M. Ramaswamy & Mr. M. Venkatarama. Trainer: V. Lokanath.
3. INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA PLATE (1,200m): RIZZ (Sandesh) 1, Osaka (Suraj) 2, Flavianus (Neeraj) 3 and Astrid (Arvind K) 4. 5-1/2, 3/4 and 1. 1m, 13.18s. ₹44 (w), 14, 10 and 23 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 53, FP: 151, Q: 39, Trinella: 568/419, Exacta: 3,621/1,773. Favourite: Osaka. Owners: Diamond Band Rac Syn Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Rapar Galloping Stars LLP, Mr. Jehan Jehangir Sataravala & Dr. Syed Ainuddin Arif. Trainer: Adhiraj S. Jodha.
4. NOBLE PRINCE PLATE (1,800m): DARDANUS (Antony) 1, Stentorian (Darshan) 2, Mandate (Aleemuddin) 3 and Oxytocin (Kiran Rai) 4. 1-1/4, 1/2 and 2-1/4. 1m, 52.94s. ₹26 (w), 10, 41 and 14 (p), SHP: 177, THP: 35, FP: 645, Q: 658, Trinella: 3,099/1,123, Exacta: 62,553 (carried over). Favourite: Dardanus. Owner: Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta. Trainer: Bharath Singh.
5. CIVIL SERVICE CUP (2,000m): PROKOFIEV (Akshay K) 1, Caccini (G. Vivek) 2, Ice Of Fire (A. Asbar) 3 and Star Studded (Yash) 4. 2-1/2, 10 and 1-1/4. 2m, 05.94s. ₹30 (w), 22 and 13 (p), SHP: 25, THP: 24, FP: 54, Q: 24, Trinella: 60/31, Exacta: 154/105. Favourite: Caccini. Owners: Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. rep. by Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Michelle Y. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole, Mr. Rishad N. Pandole & Ms. Tania Y. Poonawalla. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
6. ZAVARAY S. POONAWALLA COLTS CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m): D’ARTAGNAN (Deauville-Exception) G. Vivek 1, Stud Poker (Kameko-Cat’s Claw) Antony 2, Knotty Emperor (Gusto-Par Excellence) Suraj 3 and Zayyan (Ten Sovereigns-Call Me Sweetheart) Yash 4. 1-1/4, 4 and 5. 1m, 36.37s. ₹16 (w), 10, 11 and 13 (p), SHP: 23, THP: 31, FP: 37, Q: 14, Trinella: 76/31, Exacta: 162/84. Favourite: D’artagnan. Owners: Mr & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., Mr & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo, Mrs. Liane Luthria, Mr. Milan Luthria & Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Darashaw Keki Mehta rep. Darashaw Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., Mr & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey, Mr. Sameer F. Rattonsey & Mr Zaheer F. Rattonsey rep. by Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.
7. BERGAMO PLATE (Div. I), 1,100m: STEFFEN (Vishal S) 1, Hushed (Vishal) 2, Supreme Success (Yash) 3 and Zayana (Pavan) 4. 2, 1-3/4 and 7. 1m, 07.18s. ₹60 (w), 18, 10 and 18 (p), SHP: 32, THP; 38, FP: 173, Q: 51, Trinella: 197/243, Exacta: 1,299/481. Favourite: Hushed. Owner: Mr. P. Arun Kumar. Trainer: S. John.
8. GUINDY PLATE (Div. I), 1,200m: MY SOLITAIRE (Antony) 1, Legendary Impact (Vishal) 2, Estefania (Shreyas S) 3 and LG’s Script (Vaibhav) 4. 1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 14.60s. ₹30 (w), 17, 21 and 17 (p), SHP: 41, THP: 68, FP: 120, Q: 55, Trinella: 433/166, Exacta: 2,456/1,052. Favourite: My Solitaire Owner: Mr. R. Ramesh. Trainer: S. Shoban Babu.
Jackpot: ₹4,616; Runner up: 408; Mini Jackpot: 1,674; Treble (i): 822; (ii): 456.
