Vijays Pride ridden by P.S.Chouhan won the Gitanjali Indian 1000 Guineas (Grade I), in a thrilling finish from Showin’Off, the stellar attraction of the races held here on Sunday (Dec. 16). The winner is owned by Estate of late Mr. D.Pratap Chander Reddy and Mr. Ashish Bajaj rep. Pratap Raceitement Pvt Ltd. & M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta and Susheel Kumar Gupta rep. Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt Ltd. L.V.R.Deshmukh trains the winner.
1. M.N.NAZIR TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: Clinton (Zervan) 1, Lake Paradise (Suraj Narredu) 2, Star Mountain (Sandeep Jadhav) 3 and Celestial Call (Dashrath) 4. 4-1/2, 1, nk. 1m 36.72s. Rs. 49 (w), 21 and 12 (p). SHP: Rs. 32, FP: Rs. 76, Q: Rs. 26, Tanala: Rs. 334 and Rs. 236. Favourite: Lake Paradise. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B.Shirke and Il Zoras Cinque Racing Syndicate. Trainer: Shyam S.Habbu.
2. JACQUELINE TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. I, rated 80 and upwards: Black Magic Woman (David Allan) 1, Vittoria (Daniel Grant) 2, Coccinella (Zervan) 3 and Silk Cut (Dashrath) 4. 1-1/4, nk, 8. 1m 24.32s. Rs. 22 (w), 13 and 13 (p). SHP: Rs. 27, FP: Rs. 25, Q: Rs. 20, Tanala: Rs. 34 and Rs.19. Favourite: Black Magic Woman. Owners: Mr. Darius Rafaat & Miss Niti Merchant rep. Smart Equines Pvt Ltd & Dr. Mehli Nazir. Trainer: C.D.Katrak.
3. FAIZ JASDANWALLA TROPHY (1,000m), Maiden, 2-y-o only: Caruso (Zervan) 1, Rio (Daniel Grant) 2, Forest Vision (Liam Jones) 3 and Holy Bull (Neeraj) 4. Not run: Little Love, Silver Streak and Feast of Love. 1-1/2, hd, 6-1/2. 59.82s. Rs. 59 (w), 19, 12 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. 29, FP: Rs. 131, Q: Rs. 43, Tanala: Rs. 208 and Rs. 77. Favourite: Forest Vision. Owners: Highgrove Stud Racing Syndicate No 2. Trainer : Shyam S.Habbu.
4. MAHARASHTRA, GUJARAT & GOA AREA TROPHY (2,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Hamlet (Zervan) 1, Razeena (Sandesh) 2, Dancing Splendour (Trevor) 3 and Queen’s Camp (P.Naidu) 4. 2, 6-3/4, 3. 2m 1.94s. Rs. 16 (w), 13 and 18 (p). SHP:Rs. 29, FP: Rs. 28, Q: Rs. 28, Tanala: Rs. 134 and Rs. 80. Favourite: Hamlet. Owners: Mr. Vijay B.Shrike, Mr. K.N.Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Farouq K.Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt Ltd & Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: P.Shroff.
5. GRACIAS SALDHANA MEMORIAL MILLION (1,200m), 3-y-o & over: Star Trainer (Suraj Narredu) 1, Ranthambore (C.S.Jodha) 2, Amadeus (R.Hughes) 3 and Ancient Wonder (Sandesh) 4. Hd, nk, 1/2. 1m 10.66s. Rs. 137 (w), 34, 35 and 19 (p). SHP: Rs. 111, FP: Rs. 1,356, Q: Rs. 602, Tanala: Rs. 7,842 and Rs. 1,494. (Note: Actually Turf Lightning had finished fourth. There was a Stewards enquiry at the behest of the Stipendary Stewards. The Stewards observed that in the last 250m Turf Lightning (Liam Jones up) shifted in and caused interference to Nefyn (Dashrath astride) who was racing on the rails. The Stewards decided to disqualify Turf Lightning from fourth position and the placings were revised as above). Favourite: Amadeus. Owners: Mr. Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and Mr. Waryam Singh rep. Wahawan Livestock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: H.J.Antia.
6. GITANJALI INDIAN 1000 GUINEAS (Gr. I) (1,600m), fillies 3-y-o only:
VIJAYS PRIDE (BERTOLINI - DESIGNER CHIC) (P.S.CHOUHAN) 1,
SHOWIN’OFF (TOO MUCH BLING - GOLDEN DAYJUR) (P.TREVOR) 2,
PORTIA (BERTOLINI - PESCARA) (R.HUGHES) 3 and
NEONA (ACE - VICTORY AND GOLD) (SANDESH) 4.
Sh, 1-3/4, 1. 1m 35.78s. Rs. 37 (w), 15, 44 and 10 (p). SHP: Rs. 120, FP: Rs. 570, Q: Rs. 551, Tanala: Rs. 1,553 and Rs. 538. Favourite: Portia. Owners: Estate of late Mr. D.Pratap Chander Reddy and Mr. Ashish Bajaj rep. Pratap Raceitement Pvt Ltd. & M/s. Vijay Kumar Gupta and Susheel Kumar Gupta rep. Vijay Racing & Farms Pvt Ltd. Trainer: L.V.R.Deshmukh.
7. P.D.BOLTON TROPHY (1,000m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: Ishpingo (Dashrath) 1, Rising Power (Sandeep Jadhav) 2, Daffodils (S.Kamble) 3 and Borderline (Kavraj) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/2, nk. 57.90s. Rs. 27 (w), 13, 12 and 17 (p). SHP: Rs. 33, FP: Rs. 38, Q: Rs. 23, Tanala: Rs. 180 and Rs. 121. Favourite: Ishpingo. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P.Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders & Farm Pvt Ltd and M/s. Vinay Kumar & Gulamabbas E.Karachiwala. Trainer: Faisal Abbas.
8. UTTAM SINGH TROPHY (1,400m), Cl. V, rated 01 to 26: Edge Of Glory (Kharadi) 1, O’Princess (C.Rajendra) 2, Daughterofdestiny (C.S.Jodha) 3 and Laurus Pride (Srinath) 4. Not run: Silver Lining and Let It Fly. 2-1/2, 3-1/2, 1-1/4. 1m 25.20s. Rs. 30 (w), 15, 15 and 24 (p). SHP: Rs. 48, FP: Rs. 138, Q: Rs. 32, Tanala: Rs. 506 and Rs. 306. Favourite: Edge Of Glory. Owner: Mr. Pervez Andhyarujina. Trainer: Hosidar Daji.
Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 19, 918 (47 tkts), 30 per cent: Rs. 1,832 (219 tkts).
Treble: (i) Rs. 1,655 (12 tkts), (ii) Rs. 314 (14 tkts).
Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 9, 17,671 (carried forward). 30 per cent: Rs. 44, 245 (4 tkts).
