Jaandaar lives up to the billing in the Pune Derby

Trainer Pesi Shroff’s colt Jaandaar, ridden by Vivek G, won the Villoo C. Poonawalla Pune Derby (Gr. 1), the stellar attraction of Sunday’s (Oct. 11) races.

The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd.

Vivek settled Jaandaar (Earthlight–Dance Awhile) in fourth position and bided his time as the field approached the home straight. Once into the straight, Jaandaar displayed an impressive turn of foot and surged into contention.

A thrilling duel followed with Avener in the final 200 metres, but Jaandaar showed great determination to gain the upper hand and emerge victorious. It was also Pesi Shroff’s 101st Classic success.

The Managing Committee of the RWITC felicitated Cyrus Poonawalla, who received the ‘‘Outstanding Contribution Award from the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) at its 60th International Conference in Paris on Oct. 5, and Pesi Shroff for completing 100 Classic victories last month.

Jockey P. Trevor was also honoured for reaching the landmark of 2,000 career winners, a milestone he achieved aboard Final Call at Bengaluru on May 9.

1. SIR SULTAN CHINOY TROPHY (1,200m): CREDENCE (S. Siddharth) 1, Your Unforgettable (Ramswarup) 2, Market King (Vishal) 3 and Fourth Wing (Trevor) 4. Not run: Ashwa Vedha. 1-1/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4. 1m, 7.37s. ₹28 (w), 16 and 17 (p). SHP: 24, FP: 259, Q: 97, Tanala: 629 and 375. Favourite: Fourth Wing. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Shazaan Shah.

2. JIMMY UMRIGAR TROPHY (Div. II) (1,400m): MIAMI VICE (N.S. Parmar) 1, El Nino (Yash Narredu) 2, Styx (Antony Raj) 3 and G Valentino (S. Kamble) 4. 4-1/2, Long Neck and 1-1/4. 1m, 25.15s. ₹16 (w), 13, 13 and 11 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 60, Q: 26, Tanala: 218 and 104. Favourite: Miami Vice. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.

3. JIMMY UMRIGAR TROPHY (Div. I) (1,400m): SIR CHURCHILL (Suraj Narredu) 1, Taaqath (Vivek G) 2, Acrobatic (Antony Raj) 3 and Sky Bound (Peter) 4. Not run: Field Of Gold and Minimus. 2, 3-3/4 and 3-1/4. 1m, 24.71s. ₹31 (w), 10, 10 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 94, Q: 26, Tanala: 71 and 56. Favourite: Taaqath. Owners: M/s. Cyrus S. Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Karius Dadachanji & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: Adhirajsingh Jodha.

4. PUNE POLICE COMMISSIONER’S TROPHY (1,400m): MARIUS (S.G. Prasad) 1, Avante (Vivek G) 2, Paloma (Vishal) 3 and Bohemian Rhapsody (A. Prakash) 4. Long Neck, 1-3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 24.69s. ₹61 (w), 18, 12 and 15 (p). SHP: 31, FP: 336, Q: 164, Tanala: 367 & 144. Favourite: Paloma. Owners: M/s. Akshesh Shailesh Trivedi, Avinash S. Gadkar, Pranav Ranpise, Akshay Dattatray Ranpise, Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, M/s. Anil Saraf & Aziz A. Virani. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

5. J.M. SHAH, C.M. SHAH & K.M. SHAH GOLD TROPHY (2,400m): CACCINI (A. Sandesh) 1, Little John (Akshay K) 2, Merchant Of Venice (Neeraj) 3 and Land Of Plenty (T.S. Jodha) 4. 3, 1-1/2 and 1/2. 2m, 32.83s. ₹22 (w), 15 and 10 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 31, Q: 17, Tanala: 109 and 101. Favourite: Caccini. Owners: Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Michelle Y. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole, Mr. Rishad N. Pandole & Ms. Tania Y. Poonawalla rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.

6. VILLOO C. POONAWALLA PUNE DERBY (Gr. 1) (2,000m): JAANDAAR (Earthlight-Dance Awhile) (Vivek G) 1, Avener (Space Blues-Hokkaido) (A. Sandesh) 2, Beast Mode (Plumatic-Woman O War) (P. Trevor) 3 and Iron Mirage (Dreamfield-Setareh) (Akshay K) 4. Not run: Rampage. 3/4, 3-1/2 and 6-3/4. 2m, 2.49s. ₹17 (w), 11 and 33 (p). SHP: 43, FP: 91, Q: 94, Tanala: 163 and 39. Favourite: Jaandaar. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: P. Shroff.

7. N.K. PUDUMJEE SALVER (1,400m): BISHOP (Vivek G) 1, Giacomo (Sandesh) 2, Earth (P. Dhebe) 3 and Zafferano (Yash) 4. 3/4, 2 and 1-1/2. 1m, 24.15s. ₹57 (w), 16, 15 and 15 (p). SHP: 49, FP: 180, Q: 77, Tanala: 791 and 482. Favourite: Giacomo. Owner: Mrs. Liane Luthria. Trainer: P. Shroff.

8. VINAYAK SALVER (1,200m): BRAVO ZULU (Ramswarup) 1, Ashwa Ankara (S. Siddharth) 2, Red Merlot (Avinash) 3 and Hola Amigo (P. Vinod) 4. 7-1/2, 1-3/4 and 1. 1m, 8. 82s. ₹16 (w), 11, 15 and 16 (p). SHP: 21, FP: 22, Q: 15, Tanala: 69 and 51. Favourite: Bravo Zulu. Owners: M/s. Cowas D. Bajan, Ranjit Pai & Faisal A. Abbas. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.

Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,814 (569 tkts.) & 30%: 555 (797 tkts.).

Treble: (i) 946 (33 tkts.). (ii) 249 (176 tkts.).

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