Pearl City (Trevor up) won the Sprint Challenge Trophy, the chief event of the concluding day’s races here on Thursday (March 22). The winner is owned by Mr. Ajith Vittal Shetty and trained by Prithviraj. Jockey Trevor won three races.
Leading individual owner: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra with stake money of ₹62,72,949.
Leading joint owners: Mr. Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs. Rina Mahindra, Mr. P. Prabhakar Reddy with stake of ₹1,23,60,274.
Champion trainer: S. Prasanna Kumar (13 winners).
Champion jockey: Srinath (15 winners, 11 seconds and 11 third).
Champion Indian jockey claiming allowance: Nazerul Alam (5 winners).
Leading stud farm: M/s. Kunigal Stud Farm (18 winners).
Horse of the season: Kangra (2 wins and 1 second in 3 starts).
Champion horse: Kangra with stake money of ₹1,37,02,817.
1. KITTY BANK PLATE (1,400m), maiden 3-y-o only, (Terms): TIC TAC IPSY TIPSY (Trevor) 1, Excellent Memory (Srinath) 2, Saint Petersburg (Suraj) 3 and Orenda (Neeraj) 4. Not run: Bond Of Trust. 3/4, 3/4 and 5. 1m, 25.47s. ₹29 (w), 12, 14 and 10 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 54, FP: 137, Q: 90, Trinella: 167 and 38, Exacta: 700 and 463. Favourite: Saint Petersburg. Owner: Dr. Suresh Chintamaneni. Trainer: Prasanna.
2. VIRAJPET PLATE (1,100m), rated 00 to 20: TIC TAC TOE (Rayan) 1, Cashmere (Darshan) 2, New Era (Nazerul) 3 and Internal Affair (Rajesh K) 4. Not run: Nostradamus, Princess Pride, Rigelray and Gift Of Paradise. 1, 2-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 08.87s. ₹30 (w), 12, 13 and 32 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 79, FP: 108, Q: 57, Trinella: 445 and 300, Exacta: 1,949 and 835. Favourite: Country’s Pearl. Owners: Mr. B. Yathiraj Shetty & Mr. R. Shiva Shankar. Trainer: Kishan Thomas.
3. WESTERN GHATS PLATE (1,400m), rated 15 to 35, 5-y-o & over: NOBLE SAPPHIRE (Antony) 1, Firing Line (Raja Rao) 2, First Step (P. Ramesh) 3 and Perfect King (Sai Kiran) 4. Not run: As Good As It Gets. 2, 1-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 27.60s. ₹63 (w), 16, 43 and 71 (p), SHP: 150, THP: 165, FP: 734, Q: 625, Trinella: 8,152 and 1,747, Exacta: 17,356 and 11,157. Favourite: Perfect King. Owner: Mr. Saud Ahmad Khan. Trainer: Darius.
4. SILICON VALLEY PLATE (Div. II) , (1,200m), rated 15 to 35: OPTIMISTICAPPROACH (Vivek) 1, Imprimatur (Antony) 2, Blazing Faith (Rayan) 3 and Celestial Storm (Chetan G) 4. Not run: Rock Steady. 2-1/4, Nose and 7-1/4. 1m, 14.00s. ₹15 (w), 11, 18 and 16 (p), SHP: 51, THP: 39, FP: 74, Q: 68, Trinella: 253 and 97, Exacta: 1,690 and 954. Favourite: Optimisticapproach. Owner and Trainer: Mr. K. Pradeep Annaiah.
5. SPIRNT CHALLENGE TROPHY (1,200m), 4-y-o & over: PEARL CITY (Trevor) 1, Lightning Strikes (Srinath) 2, Smile Stone (Naveen) 3 and Castle Key (John) 4. Not run: Royal Serenity. 1-1/2, 1-1/2 and 3-3/4. 1m, 12.43s. ₹36 (w), 16 and 12 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 32, FP: 57, Q: 28, Trinella: 131 and 62, Exacta: 236 and 113. Favourite: Lightning Strikes. Owner: Mr. Ajith Vittal Shetty. Trainer: Prithviraj.
6. HOLI FEAST CUP (1,600m), rated 45 to 65: ULTIMATE WARRIOR (Darshan) 1, Psychic Warrior (Srinath) 2, Glittering Gold (Arshad) 3 and Star Cracker (Trevor) 4. 1-3/4, 5-1/4 and 4-1/4. 1m, 37.03s. ₹73 (w), 18, 21 and 21 (p), SHP: 55, THP: 64, FP: 676, Q: 180, Trinella: 2,992 and 1,374, Exacta: 6,329 and 1,973. Favourite: Star Cracker. Owners: Mr. Sharath M. Narayana, Mr. Girish Baliga, Mr. J.M. Shankar and Mrs. Shruthiba L. Gowda. Trainer: Lokanath.
7. SILICON VALLEY PLATE (Div. I) , (1,200m), rated 15 to 35: HABANERO (Trevor) 1, Symphonica (Chetan K) 2, Fine Barristor (Antony) 3 and Star Line (Neeraj) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and Nose. 1m, 14.29s. ₹26 (w), 11, 16 and 24 (p), SHP: 46, THP: 66, FP: 197, Q: 117, Trinella: 1,749 and 500, Exacta: 4,377 and 1,798. Favourite: Habanero. Owner: Mr. Aditya P. Thackersey. Trainer: Dominic.
Jackpot: ₹17,728 (30 tkts.); Runner-up: ₹3,256 (70 tkts.); Treble: (i): ₹480 (31 tkts); (ii): ₹2,212 (15 tkts).
