Trainer Rajesh Narredu’s ward Star Superior ridden by Suraj Narredu won the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby, the richest race of the Indian racing calendar here on Sunday (Feb.3). The winner is owned by Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Brdg Pvt Ltd, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. Sanjay Kumar Shinde.
This son of (Excellent Art – Ramjet) with Suraj Narredu in the saddle was well positioned in the fourth position till the bend came with gigantic strides and decimated his rivals Adjudicate and Sir Cecil to win by comfortable margin of five lengths. Sir Cecil who was universal choice for this prestigious race was racing third throughout the trip, took over the charge at 400m from the long-time leader Valegro but failed to maintain his position and finished third. Soon after the start Vintage (S.Zervan up) stopped galloping and did not participate.
TATTERSALLS MILLION (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: HELLS BELLS (Malam) 1, Hodson’s Horse (S. Amit) 2, Ustad Pedro (S. Chinoy) 3 and Perpetual Winning (R. Downey) 4. Not run: King Khalil and Barack. 1/2, 1/2, 1/2. 1m 24.89s. ₹523 (w), 44, 15 and 20 (p). SHP: 41, FP: 7,018, Q: 2,346, Tanala: 20,714 and 4,438. Favourite: Perpetual Winning. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi and Mr. Vikas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles (PF)s. Trainer: Sangramsinh Joshi.
RUSI PATEL TROPHY (Gr.3) (1,600m), 4-y-o & over: NEW ENGLAND (Sandesh) 1, Costa Brava (Trevor) 2, Sergeant At Arms (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Cambridge (Neeraj) 4. 1-1/2, Lnk, 3/4. 1m 37.40s. ₹44 (w), 11, 15 and 13 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 251, Q: 101, Tanala: 416 and 135. Favourite: Serjeant At Arms. Owners: M/s. Chetan Shah, Mukul Sonawala, Sunil S. Majithia, Rohit J. Patel & Vivek S. Jain. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
EBCO WORKSMART BREEDERS’ PRODUCE STAKES (Gr.3) (1,400m), 3-y-o only: HUNT FOR GOLD (Srinath) 1, Trouvaille (Trevor) 2, Malwa (Sandesh) 3 and Mishka’s Pride (Akshay Kumar) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/4, Lnk. 1m 24.50s. ₹17 (w), 12, 17 and 15 (p). SHP: 46, FP: 68, Q: 29, Tanala: 202 and 75. Favourite: Hunt For Gold. Owners: Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole & Mr. Rishad Naval Pandole rep. Poonawalla Racing & Brdg Pvt Ltd, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, M/s. Mukul Sonawala & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: P. Shroff.
S.M.SHAH ECLIPSE STAKES OF INDIA (Gr.2) (2,000m), 4-y-o & over: SMASHER (Parmar) 1, Desert God (David Allan) 2, Salazaar (Suraj Narredu) 3 and B Fifty Two (Imran Chisty) 4. 4, 2-3/4, Nk. 2m 0.89s. ₹71 (w), 20, 16 and 10 (p). SHP: 45, FP: 79, Q: 55, Tanala: 387 and 203. Favourite: Desert God. Owners: Mr. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo, Mr. Keki D. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt Ltd & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: P. Shroff.
B.K.RATTONSEY MEMORIAL MAIDEN MULTI-MILLION (1,200m), 3-y-o only: HEADWAY (Zervan) 1, Missing You (Suraj Narredu) 2, Divine Glory (Sandesh) 3 and Desert Empire (David Allan) 4. 1-1/4, 3/4, 2-3/4, 1m 11. 71s. ₹59 (w), 20, 10 and 14 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 168, Q: 35, Tanala: 315 and 137. Favourite: Missing You. Owner : Mr. K.H. Vaccha. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
KINGFISHER ULTRA INDIAN DERBY (Gr.1) (2,400m), 4-y-o only: STAR SUPERIOR (Excellent Art – Ramjet) Suraj Narredu 1, Adjudicate (Multidimensional – Alvarita) A. Sandesh 2, Sir Cecil (Win Legend – Elusive Trust) David Allan 3 and Sacred Roman (Holy Roman Emperor – Clicquot) Srinath 4. 5, 2-1/4, 3-1/2, 2m 28.92s. ₹54 (w), 16, 13 and 13 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 183, Q: 38, Tanala: 219 and 80. Favourite: Sir Cecil. Owners: Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Brdg Pvt Ltd, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Mr. Rajesh Narredu & Mr. Sanjay Kumar Shinde. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
PADMINI & GOBIND JHANGIANI MILLION (1,200m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: FLAMING MARTINI (David Allan) 1, Mozart (Akshay) 2, Pablo (Sandesh) 3 and Slam Dunk (Nadeem) 4. Not run: Intense Stylist. Nk, 1, 1, 1m 11. 72s. ₹38 (w), 15, 15 and 18 (p). SHP: 36, FP: 99, Q: 30, Tanala: 353 and 151. Favourite: Mozart. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd & Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla & Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding P.Ltd. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
DR. M.A.M.RAMASWAMY MILLION (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: TRUE GRIT (Ajinkya) 1, Sharareh (Chouhan) 2, Bonafide (Yash) 3 and Divine Power (Parmar) 4. 1/2, 1, 1. 1m 0.03s. ₹149 (w), 48, 16 and 29 (p). SHP: 47, FP: 511, Q: 321, Tanala: 1,294 and 863. Favourite: Sharareh. Owners: M/s. Rajesh Monga & Madhav G. Patankar. Trainer: S.K. Sunderji.
Jackpot : 70 per cent: ₹4,84,099 (18 tkts). : 30 per cent: 11,082 (337 tkts).
Treble : (i) ₹2,344 (29 tkts), (ii) 6,757 (19 tkts).
Super Jackpot : 70 per cent: ₹3,58,173 (carried forward). : 30 per cent: 11,082 (337 tkts).
