Trainer Narendra Lagad’s Allez L’ Etoile, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Teena Katrak Memorial Independence Million, the main attraction of Saturday’s (Aug. 15) races here.
The winner is owned by Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Balam Mohla, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mr. Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP, Mr. Jehangir Mehta & Begum Shaherbanoo Husain Lagad.
Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha saddled three winners on the day.
Apprentice Jockey Ramswarup scored a grand treble on the day, taking his tally to 21 winners. Henceforth, he will be entitled to claim a 2.5kg allowance.
1. JUST BY CHANCE PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): FAY (T.S. Jodha) 1, Trail Blazer (Ramswarup) 2, Baleno (Bhawani) 3 and South Beach (Parmar) 4. Head, Neck and 3/4. 1m, 11.56s. ₹32(w), 15, 14 and 18(p). SHP: 36, FP: 55, Q: 57, Tanala: 360 and 315. Favourite: Trail Blazer. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Behram Cama.
2. EAU DE VIE PLATE (1,000m): FOXY (Ramswarup) 1, Midnight Express (Siddharth) 2, Your Unforgettable (Vivek G) 3 and Azure (Akshay K) 4. 2-1/2, 1 and 1/2. 57.63s. ₹16(w), 15 and 34(p). SHP: 33, FP: 44, Q: 56, Tanala: 344 and 97. Favourite: Foxy. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Behram Cama.
3. ALBERTINI PLATE (2,000m): ANTINO (A. Sandesh) 1, Old Fashioned (Trevor) 2, Hermanus (Yash) 3 and Daredevil (S.J. Sunil) 4. 31 (w), 80 and 42 (p). SHP: 29, FP: 81, Q: 73, Tanala: 122 and 44. Favourite: Hermanus. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Mohan Thakur & Ms. Mahek Arif Bookwala. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Note: In this race Acropolis (Kirtish up) jumped out awkwardly and dislodged his rider. Kirtish escaped unhurt.
4. MAGANSINGH P. JODHA TROPHY (Div. II) (1,400m): REMARKABLE (Yash Narredu) 1, Chilton Lodge (Akshay K) 2, Wise Approach (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Loyal Lover (Trevor) 4. Short Head, 6-1/4 and 2. 1m, 26.89s. ₹25 (w), 11, 15 and 19 (p). SHP: 35, FP: 102, Q: 79, Tanala: 1,055 and 141. Favourite: Sanctified. Owners: Miss Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Altamash A. Ahmed.
5. MOOSA M. HOOSEIN TROPHY (1,200m): CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (Ramswarup) 1, Wind Dancer (Akshay K) 2, Zayyan (Vivek G) 3 and Darcy (C. Umesh) 4. Not run: El Moran. Short Head, Shot Neck and 1-1/2. 1m, 9.12s. ₹78 (w), 22, 21 and 11 (p). SHP: 66, FP: 3,357, Q: 1,489, Tanala: 2,416 and 717. Favourite: Zayyan. Owners: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
6. LUCKY LUCIANO TROPHY (1,200m): STORM MAJESTY (P. Trevor) 1, Dreams Come True (Sandesh) 2, Paloma (Yash) 3 and Rizz (Ramswaup) 4. 2-3/4, Short Head and 1-3/4. 1m, 8.94s. ₹23 (w), 10, 13 and 17 (p). SHP: 54, FP: 37, Q: 36, Tanala: 95 and 55. Favourite: Storm Majesty. Owners: Mrs. Pragya Devgan & Mr. Ritvik Devgan rep. Niche Agriculture & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, Mr. Nariman Dickey D. Chothia & Mrs. Aban N. Chothia rep. ANR Racing LLP & Mr. Dinsha P. Shroff. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.
7. TEENA KATRAK MEMORIAL INDEPENDENCE MILLION (2,000m): ALLEZ L’ ETOILE (P. Trevor) 1, Caradoc (Akshay K) 2, Savage Peacock (Sandesh) 3 and Little John (Antony Raj) 4. Not run: La Dolce Vita. 7-1/4, 2 and 1/2. 2m, 3. 42s. ₹53 (w), 23, 30 and 15 (p). SHP: 86, FP: 1,035, Q: 404, Tanala: 2,840 and 1,217. Favourite: Ekatarina. Owners: Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Balam Mohla, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mr. Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP, Mr. Jehangir Mehta & Begum Shaherbanoo Husain Lagad. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
Note: In this race Azalea (Siddharth up) jumped out awkwardly dislodging her rider.
8. MAGANSINGH P. JODHA TROPHY (Div. I) (1,400m): REAL GOLD (Dashrath Singh) 1, Naledi (C. Umesh) 2, David (Akshay K) 3 and Victory Flair (K. Nazil) 4. 1/2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 26.71s. ₹103 (w), 25, 20 and 32 (p). SHP: 46, FP: 963, Q: 392, Tanala: 5,398 and 1,851. Favourite: Alpha Strike. Owner: Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.
9. JUST BY CHANCE PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): GOLD BAR (Ramswarup) 1, Bravo Zulu (C. Umesh) 2, Touch Of Mystic (Antony Raj) 3 and Majesticus (Neeraj) 4. Not run: Impulsive. 1-3/4, 2-1/2 and Neck. 1m, 10. 05s. ₹34 (w), 15, 21 and 18 (p). SHP: 64, FP: 291, Q: 53, Tanala: 376 and 154. Favourite: Majesticus. Owners: M/s. Kunal N. Sharma & Chirag Sharma. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹4,348 (30 tkts), 30%: 998 (56 tkts.), (ii) 70%: 1,05,265 (6 tkts.), 30%: 12,890 (21 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 2,018 (8 tkts.), (ii) 6,766 (5 tkts.), (iii) 4,243 (9 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 100%, 33,554 (c/f).
