King’s Gambit claims the C.N. Wadia Gold Cup

Trainer Pesi Shroff’ filly King’s Gambit, ridden by A. Prakash, won the C.N. Wadia Gold Cup powered by Mr. Zavaray S Poonawalla, the main attraction of Poonawalla Racing Carnival held here on Sunday (Mar. 15) evening races.

The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Liane M. Luthria & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. Pesi Shroff saddled two more winners on the day, while jockeys Yash Narredu and P. Trevor scored a treble each.

1. HAUNTING MEMORIES MILLION (1,600m): BREAK POINT (Neeraj Rawal) 1, Zacharias (Zervan) 2, Namiri (Trevor) 3 and Thundering Phoenix (Yash) 4. 1/2, 1-1/2 and 1-1/4. 1m, 35.49s. ₹41 (w), 18 and 17 (p). SHP: 24, FP: 127, Q: 43, Tanala: 308 and 118. Favourite: Zacharias. Owners: Mr. Jatin L. Trivedi & Mr. Nitin H. Jain rep. J.N. Racing & Breeders LLP. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan. 

2. OPEN SPACES MILLION (1,200m): RENAISSANCE (Yash Narredu) 1, Santana Row (Trevor) 2, Ashwa Ankara (Vivek G) 3 and Jackson (Sandesh) 4. 3/4, 4-3/4 and 4. 1m, 10.92s. ₹49 (w), 17, 11 and 16 (p). SHP: 46, FP: 171, Q: 56, Tanala: 436 and 181. Favourite: Santana Row. Owners: M/s. Ram H. Shroff & Raj H. Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Sameer H. Tapia, Zahir Tapia, Ajay K. Arora, Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy, Mrs. Shahnaz A. Peerbhoy, Ms. Sana A. Peerbhoy & Saba A. Peerbhoy. Trainer: M. Narredu.

3. SHAPOORJI PALLONJI BREEDERS’ JUVENILE COLTS’ CHAMPIONSHIP (1,600m): D’ARTAGNAN (Vivek G) 1, Enrich (Yash) 2, Alexios (Sandesh) 3 and Bravion (Antony Raj) 4. 2-3/4, 3/4 and 3-3/4. 1m, 35.93s. ₹22 (w), 17 and 15 (p). SHP: 49, FP: 89, Q: 58, Tanala: 160 and 54. Favourite: D’ Artagnan. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., Mr. & Mrs. Farouq K. Rattonsey rep. Hyperion Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Meherbosh H. Deboo, Mrs. Liane Luthria, Mr. Milan Luthria & Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Darashaw Keki Mehta rep. Darashaw Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.

4. FORBES BREEDERS’ JUVENILE FILLIES’ CHAMPIONSHIP (1,600m): VORTEX (P. Trevor) 1, Angelisa (Vivek G) 2, Pinnacle (Yash) 3 and Menorca (Sandesh) 4. Short Neck, 1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m, 37.78s. ₹41 (w), 11 and 13 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 204, Q: 26, Tanala: 201 and 98. Favourite: Angelisa. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Ashok Ranpise & Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Shazaan Shah. 

5. MAHARAJA SIR HARISINGHJI TROPHY (1,600m): ZUCCARO (Yash Narredu) 1, Psychic Star (Vivek G) 2, Milenium Force (Neeraj) 3 and Pride’s Prince (Antony Raj) 4. Nose, 2-1/4 and 3/4. 1m, 33.96s. ₹57 (w), 40 and 20 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 670, Q: 146, Tanala: 1,007 and 400. Favourite: The Milenium Force. Owners: Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel, Mr. A.S. Narielwala. Mr. Eruch Adi Mody, Ms. Anita J. Captain, Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla. Trainer: P. Shroff.

6. C.N. WADIA GOLD CUP (2,400m): KING’S GAMBIT (A. Prakash) 1, King Ke (Vivek G) 2, Red Bishop (Trevor) 3 and Thalassa (Sandesh) 4. 1, 3-3/4 and Short Neck. 2m, 28.84s. ₹60 (w), 15, 27 and 17 (p). SHP: 74, FHP: 527, Q: 196, Tanala: 2,695 and 693. Favourite: Thalassa. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Mr. Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Liane Luthria & Mr. Vispi R. Patel. Trainer: P. Shroff.

Note: Sovereign King (Antony Raj up) was disqualified as the jockey weighed in 1kg less than the declared weight.

7. LAHINCH MILLION (1,400m): NEUTRALIST (P. Trevor) 1, La Dolce Vita (Akshay K) 2, Starseed (Omkar) 3 and Neutron (Parmar) 4. 3, Short Head and 4. 1m, 22.66s. ₹30 (w), 12, 23 and 14 (p). SHP: 121, FP: 472, Q: 287, Tanala: 964 and 323. Favourite: Starseed. Owners: Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo, Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, Mr. Aftab Singh & Mr. Mehtab Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., & Mr. Waahiid Ali Khan rep. Sshaawn Horses and Sports Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

8. POONAWALLA STUD FARMS AUCTION SALE STAKES (1,400m): RAMBO (Antony Raj S) 1, Queen Of Beauties (Akshay K) 2, Invictor (Trevor) 3 and Gunfire (Yash) 4. 1-3/4, 2-1/4 and 1-3/4. 1m, 22. 45s. ₹174 (w), 36, 21 and 11 (p). SHP: 60, FP: 3, 334, Q: 1,539, Tanala: 8,252 and 2,122. Favourite: Invictor. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Shazaan Shah. 

9. ZAVARAY S. POONAWALLA SPRINTERS’ CHALLENGE (1,200m): DREAM SELLER (P. Trevor) 1, Western Star (Akshay K) 2, Credence (Yash) 3 and Social Butterfly (Sandesh) 4. 1-3/4, Neck and Nose. 1m, 09.01s. ₹29 (w), 14 and 32 (p). SHP: 52, FP; 146, Q: 277, Tanala: 1,408 and 855. Favourite: Dream Seller. Owner: Mr. Meher K. Sunderji. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.

10. AHEAD OF MY TIME MILLION (1,200m): MANOR HOUSE (Yash Narredu) 1, American Eagle (Aditya) 2, Shirsa (Prasad) 3 and Charlie Brown (Akshay K) 4. Nose, 2-1/2 and 1/2. 1m. 09.36s. ₹36 (w), 18, 61 and 13 (p). SHP: 82, FP: 1,268, Q: 586, Tanala: 4,917 and 1,580. Favourite: Manor House. Owners: M/s. Solomon F. Sopher, Ashok Ranpise, Anil Saraf, Saleem A. Jasdanwalla, Kishore M. Dingra, Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, Mr. Vishwajeet Sood & Mr. Waahiid Ali Khan rep. Sshaawn Horses and Sports Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

Jackpot: (i) 70%: ₹20, 515 (15 tkts.) & 30%: 3,217 (41 tkts.); (ii) 70%: 1,41,115 (6 tkts.) & 30%: 5,416 (67 tkts.).

Treble: (i) 2,529 (8 tkts.), (ii) 8,554 (3 tkts.), (iii) 4,113 (9 tkts.).

Super Jackpot: 70%: 41,818 (c/f), 30%: 17,922 (1 tkt).