Prasanna Kumar trained-Stud Poker (Antony up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 2000 Guineas 2026 (1,600m), the chief event of the races held here on Thursday (Oct 1). The winner is owned by Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Mr. Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Antony won three races on the day. Stud Poker won with a pillar-to-post run to justify his billing as the tote favourite.

The results:

1. ORIGINAL VEL RACING TROPHY (Div. II) (1,400m): YOUR SRI SHAKTHI (Rafique S.K) 1, Sigrid (Antony) 2, Love On (Vinod Shinde) 3 and Osaka (Akshay K) 4. Not run: Love True. 7-1/4, 3/4 and 7-1/4. 1m, 24.40s. ₹27 (w), 11, 13 and 32 (p), SHP: 28, THP: 90, FP: 85, Q: 45, Trinella: 2,348/1,845, Exacta: 2,254/878. Favourite: Osaka. Owners: Mr. B. Vijeth Bhandari & Mr. H.S. Srikanth. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.

2. NAINITAL PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): MY SOLITAIRE (Antony) 1, Star Symphony (L.A. Rozario) 2, Makoto (Kiran Rai) 3 and Sandal Queen (Rajesh K) 4. 2, Hd and 8. 1m, 12.77s. ₹52 (w), 13, 13 and 14 (p), SHP: 34, THP: 54, FP: 357, Q: 90, Trinella: 577/279, Exacta: 21,323 (c/o)/9,138. Favourite: Makoto. Owner: Mr. R. Ramesh, Trainer: S. Shoban Babu.

3. ORIGINAL VEL RACING TROPHY (Div. I) (1,400m): MOON ORACLE (Akshay K) 1, Sensuous (Suraj) 2, Evolvita (Kiran Rai) 3 and Edison (N.S. Parmar) 4. Not run: Shining Path. 8-1/2, 4 and 1. 1m, 23.03s. ₹14 (w), 10, 13 and 81 (p), SHP: 25, THP: 198, FP: 20, Q: 23, Trinella: 931/588, Exacta: 3,734/595. Favourite: Moon Oracle. Owners: Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. Meka Yugandhar. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.

4. HOTEL RRR TROPHY (1,400m): BALGOWNIE (Inayat) 1, Spectacular (B. Dharshan) 2, Falcon Fury (Abhishek Mhatre) 3 and Zephyrine (Akshay K) 4. Not run: Cloudy Hills and Flashing Famous. 2-1/2, 1/2 and 3/4. 1m, 24.92s. ₹123 (w), 23, 13 and 16 (p), SHP: 44, THP: 33, FP: 611, Q: 415, Trinella: 2,883/1,588, Exacta: 7,092/2,659. Favourite: Zephyrine. Owners: Mrs. Jiby Joji & Mr. Vazhaparmbil John Joseph. Trainer: J. Sebastian.

5. ZAVARAY S POONAWALLA MYSORE 2000 GUINEAS 2026 (1,600m): STUD POKER (Kameko–Cat’s Claw) Antony 1, Black Irish (Ampere-Bee Quick) L.A. Rozario 2, Arc Of Life (Plumatic-Yana) Suraj 3 and Seize The Grey (Portamento-Peritomoreno) N.S. Parmar 4. 1-3/4, 10-1/2 and 4. 1m, 35.09s. ₹14 (w), 13 and 21 (p), SHP: 25, THP: 35, FP: 27, Q: 21, Trinella: 138/108, Exacta: 246/83. Favourite: Stud Poker. Owner: Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Mr. Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.

6. NAINITAL PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): MARTINO (Ankit Pal) 1, Agera (A. Hangal) 2, Interceptor (Siddaraju P) 3 and Lauterbrunnen (Kiran Rai) 4. 2, 1-3/4 and 2-3/4. 1m, 12.37s. ₹37 (w), 15, 16 and 14 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 35, FP: 177, Q: 87, Trinella: 631/276, Exacta: 1,397/528. Favourite: Agera. Owner: Mr. M.S. Manjunath. Trainer: A. Gnanashekar.

7. COORG PLATE (1,600m): STAR OF LIGHT (Antony) 1, Kallania (Lave Kumar) 2, Holy Valor (B. Dharshan) 3 and Natural Speed (R. Rakesh) 4. 2-1/4, 1 and Shd. 1m, 39.75s. ₹37 (w), 10, 25 and 39 (p), SHP: 61, THP: 70, FP: 329, Q: 135, Trinella: 4,784/2,050, Exacta: 27,873 (c.o). Favourite: Mighty Hero. Owners: Mr. Husain Sultan Ali Nensey & Mr. Nissa Hoosein Nensey. Trainer: J. Sebastian.

Jackpot: ₹2,222; Runner-up: 261; Mini Jackpot: 4,173; Treble (i): 3,255; (ii): 400.

James Mckeown-trained Royal Legacy (Akshay K up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 1000 Guineas (1,600m), the first classic of the season here on Friday (Sept 18). The winner is owned by Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas.

Akshay, racing third for a while, settled into second position till the bend before manoeuvring his mount from the outside in the home stretch. Royal Legacy started galloping with giant strides and overtook leader Shutterfly in the last 400m to win resolutely.

The results:

1. SIDAPUR PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m): MAJOR SAAB (Aleemuddin) 1, Double Scotch (Arul) 2, Gentleman’s Word (Rafique S.K) 3 and Lead Singer (R. Pradeep) 4. 11, Hd and 3/4. 1m, 25.20s. ₹15 (w), 11, 12 and 54 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 114, FP: 28, Q: 18, Trinella: 703/426, Exacta: 11,213/4,805. Favourite: Major Saab. Owners: Mr. Deepak K Srivastava & Mr. Prakash K Srivastava. Trainer: M. Bobby.

2. PANCHGANI PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): GOLDEN BIRD (S. Imran) 1, Jasmine (Salman Khan) 2, Secret Shadow (R. Rakesh) 3 and Eco System (Shyam K) 4. Hd, Shd and 1-1/4. 1m, 12.37s. ₹527 (w), 80, 10 and 18 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 38, FP: 1,213, Q: 712, Trinella: 4,697/10,065, Exacta: 31,631 (c/o). Favourite: Jasmine. Owners: Mr. Benhur Bhastekar & Mr. Sunil Santhosh Serrao. Trainer: R. Helleal Moses.

3. SIDAPUR PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m): DESERT SHIELD (S. Sachin) 1, Side Please (Salman Khan) 2, Carter (Md. Talib) 3 and D Roman Power (Sai Kiran) 4. 2-1/4, Nk and 2-1/4. 1m, 25.77s. ₹18 (w), 13, 14 and 12 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 63, FP: 365, Q: 167, Trinella: 244/51, Exacta: 812/447. Favourite: Desert Shield. Owner: Mrs. Deepa Devaney. Trainer: Neil Devaney.

4. R.M. PUTTANNA MEMORIAL CUP (1,200m): PILOT OFFICER (S. Saqlain) 1, Selma (Sai Kiran) 2, Night Raider (Akshay K) 3 and Smiles Of Fortune (Ankit Pal) 4. Lnk, Nk and 2-1/2. 1m, 11.40s. ₹44 (w), 14, 12 and 10 (p), SHP: 26, THP: 41, FP: 254, Q: 112, Trinella: 335/90, Exacta: 16,577. Favourite: Night Raider. Owners: Mr. S. Shanker Narayanan, Mr. Kalpesh P Patel, Dr. Suresh Bhat, Mrs. Barkha D Lahori, Mr. M. Venugopala Reddy, Dr. Mohd Javeed Ghatala, Mr. K Parthasarathy & Mr. S. Ganapathy. Trainer: Saddam Iqbal.

5. ZAVARAY S POONAWALLA MYSORE 1000 GUINEAS (1,600m): ROYAL LEGACY (Leitir Mor-Balmoral Castle) Akshay K 1, Starzella (Leitir Mor-Thora Barber) Trevor 2, Yarra Yarra (Win Legend-Stimulate) Antony 3 and Tyche (Western Aristocrat-Jersey Girl) Srinath 4. 3/4, 1-1/4 and 6. 1m, 35.32s. ₹42 (w), 12 and 11 (p), SHP: 40, THP: 43, FP: 120, Q: 18, Trinella: 447/545, Exacta: 1,569/756. Favourite: Starzella. Owners: Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Trainer: James Mckeown.

6. ECLIPSE PLATE (1,400m): BRAVE HEART (S. Sachin) 1, Knightsbridge (Shreyas S) 2, Gifted Falcon (Sai Kiran) 3 and Rocking Star (A. Hangal) 4. 2, Shd and 2-1/2. 1m, 23.92s. ₹33 (w), 23, 36 and 12 (p), SHP: 63, THP: 51, FP: 1,094, Q: 114, Trinella: 1,622/327, Exacta: 2,642/1,698. Favourite: Gifted Falcon. Owners: Mr. Deepak K Srivastava & Mr. Prakash K Srivastava. Trainer: Neil Devaney.

7. PANCHGANI PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): THE GREY GERANIUM (Rafique S.K) 1, Gold Fame (N. Darshan) 2, Habibti (Trevor) 3 and Admiral Shaw (Inayat) 4. Not run: Mr Karnataka. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 11.71s. ₹31 (w), 10, 20 and 10 (p), SHP: 151, THP: 39, FP: 548, Q: 365, Trinella: 951/296, Exacta: 7,128. Favourite: Habibti. Owner: Mr. N. Ramesh. Trainer: K. Somashekar.

Jackpot: ₹25,752; runner-up: 1,380; mini jackpot: 794 (c/o); treble (i): 1,395 (c/o); (ii): 956 (c/o).

Darius Byramji-trained Tolkien (Antony up) won the B.A. Nanaiah Memorial Trophy, the main event of the races held here on Thursday (Sept. 10). The winner is owned by Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd.

The results:

1. SECUNDERABAD PLATE (1,200m): FERONIA (Antony) 1, Seductive (R. Rakesh) 2, Pearl Of Mysore (Ramandeep) 3 and Fashionista (Asirvatham) 4. 3, Snk and 1/2. 1m, 12.80s. ₹17 (w), 10, 35 and 13 (p), SHP: 188, THP: 42, FP: 368, Q: 259, Trinella: 1,898/284, Exacta: 7,587/6,503. Favourite: Feronia. Owner: Mrs. Namrataa Rakesh. Trainer: Rakesh.

2. TALAKADU PLATE (1,600m): HANIEL (Aleemuddin) 1, Turkoman (Laxman S) 2, Inicio (S. Sachin) 3 and King D (Ayaz Khan) 4. Not run: Augusto, Joyful Spirit and Rising Form. 5-1/2, Shd and 6. 1m, 37.51s. ₹19 (w), 10, 22 and 10 (p), SHP: 38, THP: 49, FP: 78, Q: 153, Trinella: 157/26, Exacta: 676/580. Favourite: Inicio. Owners: Mr. Mukul A Sonawala & Mr. Chetan Shantilal Shah. Trainer: Darius Byramji.

3. REGENCY GOLD PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): TRUE GOLD (B. Dharshan) 1, Black Rainforest (Lave K) 2, Knotty In Blue (Rajesh K) 3 and SD Queen (Faiz) 4. Not run: Western Girl and Martino. Nk, 2-3/4 and Nose. 1m, 12.15s. ₹19 (w), 14, 10 and 21 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 53, FP: 64, Q: 52, Trinella: 347/257, Exacta: 2,801/720. Favourite: True Gold. Owner: Mr. Rahul. Trainer: Dhyan Subbaiah.

4. SRI KANTEERAVA NARASIMHARAJA SPORTS CLUB TROPHY (1,200m): FLAMING SWORD (Trevor) 1, Splendid Dream (Sai Kiran) 2, Doncaster Belle (Antony) 3 and Lasya (Vinod Shinde) 4. Not run: Vibrant Queen, Joondalup and Charlie Brown. 3, 1 and 4-1/2. 1m, 10.17s. ₹20 (w), 11, 12 and 11 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 39, FP: 63, Q: 62, Trinella: 145/32, Exacta: 520/446. Favourite: Flaming Sword. Owner: Mr. C. Aryama Sundaram. Trainer: S. Dominic.

5. B.A. NANAIAH MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,600m): TOLKIEN (Antony) 1, Mother’s Grace (Aleemuddin) 2, Natural Diamond (S. Shareef) 3 and Nevada Gold (R. Rakesh) 4. Not run: Art Collection. 2, 5-1/2 and Lnk. 1m, 35.97s. ₹12 (w), 10 and 10 (p), SHP: 15, THP: 19, FP: 13, Q: 16, Trinella: 19/12, Exacta: 28/22. Favourite: Tolkien. Owner: Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Darius Byramji.

6. REGENCY GOLD PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m): WOOD ART (Ayaz Khan) 1, The Grey Geranium (Ramesh K) 2, Star Comet (Vinod Shinde) 3 and Vayu (R. Pradeep) 4. Not run: Agera. 3/4, 3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 12.61s. ₹265 (w), 79, 20 and 10 (p), SHP: 37, THP: 57, FP: 10,084 (c/o), Q: 3,414 (c/o), Trinella: 4,541/1,668, Exacta: 27,219 (c/o). Favourite: Star Comet. Owner: Mr. M.P. Biddappa. Trainer: M.M. Uthaiah.

7. LOKAPAVANI PLATE (1,400m): WALTER (Srinath) 1, Sheer Elegance (S. Sachin) 2, Ankush (Siddaraju P) 3 and Striking Viking (Vinod Shinde) 4. 2-1/2, 1 and 4-1/2. 1m, 24.17s. ₹19 (w), 11, 16 and 16 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 63, FP: 86, Q: 69, Trinella: 668/268, Exacta: 4,466/1,914. Favourite: Walter. Owner: Mr. Rupesh Vijay Kolhapur. Trainer: Vinesh Naik.

Jackpot: ₹4,989; runner-up: 1,246; mini jackpot: 601; treble (i): 299; (ii): 110.

Published – September 10, 2026 06:40 pm IST

Prasanna Kumar-trained Money Bags (Trevor up) won the H.H. Sri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy (1,400m), the main event of the races held here on Friday (Sept 4). The winner is owned by Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K Kaliyaperumal & Mr. J. Ramesh. Trainer K. Aditya won three races on the day.

The results:

1. VIRIJA PLATE (1,100m): MISTY WARRIOR (Md. Talib) 1, Feronia (Antony) 2, Fashionista (Abhishek Mhatre) 3 and Lev Ron (A. Hangal) 4. 2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 05.77s. ₹30 (w), 13, 15 and 23 (p), SHP: 27, THP: 52, FP: 50, Q: 32, Trinella: 368/315, Exacta: 7,952/2,272. Favourite: Misty Warrior. Owners: Mr. M.G. Raghu. Trainer: K. Aditya.

2. VARADA PLATE (1,100m): FURIOUS FUN (B. Darshan) 1, Arikattu (Prabhu K) 2, Royal Chivalry (Bharat Mal) 3 and Like My Child (Abhishek Mhatre) 4. Not run: Sheer Bliss. 3-1/2, Nk and 3-1/2. 1m, 05.19s. ₹18 (w), 17, 18 and 24 (p), SHP: 27, THP: 74, FP: 52, Q: 64, Trinella: 1,147/706, Exacta: 11,938/2,923. Favourite: Furious Fun. Owner: Mr. Prathamesh Mahadevo Giri. Trainer: K. Aditya.

3. SOMANATHPUR PLATE (1,400m): TRUTH IN WINE (Sai Kiran) 1, Blazing Star (Inayat) 2, Teresa (Abhishek Mhatre) 3 and Nozomi (Antony) 4. 2, 3/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 24.67s. ₹65 (w), 16, 27 and 18 (p), SHP: 60, THP: 42, FP: 236, Q: 186, Trinella: 1,699/768, Exacta: 15,494/3,984. Favourite: Lime Light. Owner: Mr. Jose Joseph. Trainer: K. Aditya.

4. J.H. FOLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY (1,100m): BRAVE HEART (Sai Kiran) 1, Evermore (Shreyas S) 2, Mystic Dew (Akshay K) 3 and Sindoor (Antony) 4. Not run: Nimbus Speed. 3, 2-3/4 and 3-1/4. 1m, 04.88s. ₹37 (w), 13, 23 and 14 (p), SHP: 101, THP: 59, FP: 732, Q: 297, Trinella: 1,780/534, Exacta: 32,783/9,366. Favourite: Virtuous. Owners: Mr. Deepak K Srivastava & Mr. Prakash K Srivastava. Trainer: Neil Devaney.

5. H.H. SRI KRISHNARAJA WADIYAR TROPHY (1,400m): MONEY BAGS (Trevor) 1, Shamrock (Yash) 2, Crown Drive (Akshay K) 3 and King’s Battalion (A. Asbar) 4. 1-3/4, Nk and 3-3/4. 1m, 21.56s. ₹10 (w), 10 and 20 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 19, FP: 66, Q: 31, Trinella: 111/48, Exacta: 221/152. Favourite: Money Bags. Owners: Capt. Jamshed J Appoo, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K Kaliyaperumal & Mr. J. Ramesh. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.

6. PADDOCK PLATE (1,400m): ICE OF FIRE (Trevor) 1, Excellent Lass (Yash) 2, Aquastic (Akshay K) 3 and Silver Quest (Sai Kiran) 4. 1-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 23.01s. ₹15 (w), 10, 31 and 10 (p), SHP: 41, THP: 46, FP: 75, Q: 111, Trinella: 125/48, Exacta: 372/95. Favourite: Ice Of Fire. Owner: Mr. P. Arun Kumar. Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.

7. PUNE PLATE (1,600m): ROYAL LEGACY (Akshay K) 1, Moon Star (Sandesh) 2, Maana (Trevor) 3 and Dynamic Force (M. Rajesh K) 4. 2-3/4, 3 and 5-3/4. 1m, 34.93s. ₹27 (w), 12, 17 and 10 (p), SHP: 23, THP: 39, FP: 46, Q: 27, Trinella: 72/36, Exacta: 2,365/2,027. Favourite: Royal Legacy. Owners: Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Trainer: James Mckeown.

Jackpot: ₹3,507; runner-up: 460; mini Jackpot: 664; treble (i): 893 (c/o); (ii): 38.

Published – September 04, 2026 06:39 pm IST