The 15-to-1 longshot Duke Of Tuscany, ridden by R. Ajinkya, upset the applecart of hot-favourite stablemate Fynbos by winning the Idar Gold Trophy, the main event of Saturday’s (Aug. 29) races.
The winner is owned by M/s. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Rama Seshu Eyunni & Ms. Anita J. Captain. P. Shroff trains the winner.
Trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha stole the limelight by saddling four winners of the day.
1. AZZURRO PLATE (1,200m): CHALLENGE ACCEPTED (Ramswarup) 1, Manor House (Prasad) 2, Son Of A Gun (A. Prakash) 3 and Liban (Aditya) 4. 5-1/2, 1 and 1-3/4. 1m 9.20s. ₹16 (w), 10 and 19 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 22, Q: 46, Tanala: 313 and 144. Favourite: Challenge Accepted.
Owner: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
2. J.E. HUGHES TROPHY (1,600m): SOVEREIGN KING (Antony Raj S) 1, Chagall (Vivek G) 2, Fighton (Neeraj) 3 and Regina Memorabilis (Neeraj) 4. 1/2, 1-3/4 and 9. 1m 38.25s. ₹13 (w), 10 and 16 (p). SHP: 21, FP: 23, Q: 19, Tanala: 111 and 53. Favourite: Sovereign King.
Owners: Mr. Sudendu Shah, Mrs. Preeti C. Shah, Mrs. Vanita K. Shah, Mr. Rahul Shah, Mrs. Pooja S. Shah, Mrs. Hiral Shah, M/s. Chaitanya Shah, Vinod M. Mathurawala & Tanmay Mathurawala rep. Shah Equines LLP. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
3. EVALDO PLATE (1,600m): SENECA (Ramswarup) 1, Don Julio (Neeraj) 2, Spanish Eyes (Trevor) 3 and Ashwa Gypsy (Gore) 4. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1. 1m 39.20s. ₹35 (w), 22 and 18 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 190, Q: 51, Tanala: 222 and 118. Favourite: Don Julio.
Owners: Mr. Haider Soomar, Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Kishore P. Rungta, Mr. Vivek S. Jain, Mr. Saleem Fazelbhoy & Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Note: In this race Mansa Musa (Aditya up) fell down near 400m dislodging his rider. Jockey Aditya escaped unhurt.
4. STAR TRAINER PLATE (1,000m): DARCY (C. Umesh) 1, Admirable (Neeraj) 2, Storm Cloud (Avinash) 3 and Gunfire (Yash) 4. 2, 1/2 and 1-1/4. 57.65s. ₹38 (w), 14, 15 and 27 (p). SHP: 48, FP: 144, Q: 74, Tanala: 1,033 and 738. Favourite: Gunfire.
Owners: M/s. Chanakya Sanjeevkumar Gaur, Cowas D. Bajan & Faisal A. Abbas. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.
5. NOSHIR & DOLLY DHUNJIBHOY SPRINT MILLION (Gr. 3) (1,200m): ENCINO (P. Trevor) 1, Shambala (Antony Raj) 2, Market King (Vivek G) 3 and Social Butterfly (Neeraj) 4. 2-1/2, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m 8.21s. ₹15 (w), 12 and 12 (p). SHP: 26, FP: 35, Q: 16, Tanala: 58 and 36. Favourite: Encino.
Owners: Mr. Gautam Lala rep. Gainsville Stud & Agl. Farm Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Kishore P. Rungta, S.R. Sanas & Ajay K. Arora. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.
6. IDAR GOLD TROPHY (2,400m): DUKE OF TUSCANY (R. Ajinkya) 1, Fynbos (Vivek G) 2, Kings Gambit (Yash) 3 and Dream Alliance (Neeraj) 4. 3/4, 1-3/4 and 1. 2m 29. 34s. ₹107 (w), 27 and 10 (p). SHP: 51, FP: 607, Q: 79, Tanala: 507 and 434. Favourite: Fynbos.
Owners: M/s. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Rama Seshu Eyunni & Ms. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.
7. FOURTH ESTATE TROPHY (1,400m): ESTEBAN (Avinash Paswan) 1, Funny Bunny (Vivek G) 2, Believe (Ajinkya) 3 and Appalachian (T.S. Jodha) 4. Not run: Go Tonto. 2-3/4, Long neck and Short Neck. 1m 25. 97s. ₹86 (w), 22, 12 and 51 (p). SHP: 46, FP: 236, Q: 124, Tanala: 3,723 and 1,596. Favourite: Funny Bunny.
Owners: M/s. Balam Mohla, Jehangir Mehta, Anil Saraf, Kishore M. Dingra & Rajiv Tinaikar. Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
8. CAPITULATE PLATE (2,000m): EXOTIC STAR (S. Mosin) 1, Whisper (Vishal) 2, Ma Cherie (Gore) 3 and Okinayume (T.S. Jodha) 4. 2-1/4, 2-1/2 and 2-1/4. 2m 10. 61s. ₹56 (w), 25 and 13 (p). SHP: 24, FP: 86, Q: 64, Tanala: 247 and 190. Favourite: Mai Tai.
Owners: M/s. Shivam Amarnath Mishra, Ketan S. Wakkar, Hittesh Chabria, Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP & Mr. Anil V. Poduval. Trainer: S. Waheed.
Note: In this race first favourite Mai Tai (Bhawani astride) planted into the stalls and did not participate.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹1, 90, 043 (3 tkts.), 30%: 6,787 (36 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 407 (45 tkts.), (ii) 3,072 (12 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 100%: 48, 137 (c/f).
