Pioneer, ridden by P. Trevor, won the Pune Derby (Gr.1), the stellar attraction of the Pune racing season, in a thrilling finish on Sunday (Oct. 14).
The winner is owned by Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt Ltd, Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd & Mr. Ram H. Shroff & Mr. Raj H. Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd. M. Narredu trains the winner.
P. Trevor rode two more winners on the day.
The queen filly Ruffina set a new course record for 1200m by winning the sixth race of the day in 1m, 7.93s.
1. VINAYAK TROPHY Div. II (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: SKYSURFER (Dashrath) 1, Divine Power (Raghuveer) 2, Bidstone Hill (Akshay) 3 and Mighty Warrior (A. Imran Khan) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and Snk. 58.61s. ₹31 (w), 15, 12 and 11 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 120, Q: 70, Tanala: 479 and 178. Favourite: Kingston Heath. Owner: Mr. K.H. Vaccha. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
2. PRUDENTIAL CHAMP TROPHY (1,000m) Maiden 2-y-o only: ARABESQUE (Zervan) 1, Seventh Mile (Trevor) 2, Ahearn (Raghuveer) 3 and Saltbae (Neeraj) 4. Nose, 7-1/4 and Lnk. 1m, 00.40s. ₹31 (w), 14 and 17 (p). SHP: 30, FP: 193, Q: 75, Tanala: 552 and 473. Favourite: Astounding Bay. Owners: Mr. Mehernosh H. Deboo & Mrs. Auzita M. Deboo. Trainer: P. Shroff.
3. JIMMY UMRIGAR TROPHY (1,200m), Maiden 3-y-o only: STORMY ATLANTIC (Trevor) 1, Chosen One (C.S. Jodha) 2, Jetfire (T.S. Jodha) 3 and Sher Khan (C. Umesh) 4. 3, Sh and 3-1/4. 1m, 10.01s. ₹30 (w), 11, 15 and 12 (p). SHP: 42, FP: 132, Q: 75, Tanala: 153 and 52. Favourite: Jetfire. Owners: Mr. Pallon S. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, M/s. S.R. Sanas & Vikram D. Shah. Trainer: P. Shroff.
4. SECRET MEMORY TROPHY (2,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: BRAZOS (Sandesh) 1, Lucky Luciano (Trevor) 2, Dazzle N Daze (Dashrath) 3 and Jager Bomb (C.S.Jodha) 4. 3/4, 3/4 and Hd. 2m, 31.35s. ₹31 (w), 11, 14 and 22 (p). SHP: 38, FP: 84, Q: 49, Tanala: 382 and 260. Favourite: Lucky Luciano. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.
5. PUNE POLICE COMMISSIONER’S TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: TILL END OF TIME (Sandesh) 1, Star Comrade (Bhawani) 2, Star Bright (C. Umesh) 3 and Flying Dragon (Arshad Alam) 4. 4, 3-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 37. 92s. ₹24 (w), 12, 112 and 12 (p). SHP: 451, FP: 4,794, Q: 1,420, Tanala: 2,436 and 783. Favourite: Star Bright. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. I. Nathani, M/s. Murad I. Nathani & Zain I. Nathani rep. Alpha Stud and Farms Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.
6. NOSHIR & DOLLY DHUNJIBHOY SPRINT MILLION (Gr. 3) (1,200m), 4-y-o & over: RUFFINA (Neeraj) 1, Governor General (Sandesh) 2, Lincoln (Akshay Kumar) 3 and St. Andrews (Trevor) 4. 4, Nk and Sh. 1m, 7.93s (record time). ₹15 (w), 10, 17 and 24 (p). SHP: 57, FP: 75, Q: 64, Tanala: 282 and 136. Favourite: Ruffina. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla & Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, M/s. Saleem Fazelbhoy, Dinsha P. Shroff & Munchi P. Shroff. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
7. PUNE DERBY (Gr. 1) (2000m) 3-y-o only: PIONEER (Phoenix Tower–Riyasat) (P. Trevor) 1, KNOTTY ASH (Gusto–Dovers Hill) (Akshay Kumar) 2, DESPERADO (Win Legend–Integra) (Arshad Alam) 3 and EXCELLENT (Excellent Art–Skyelady) (Neeraj) 4. Snk, Sh and 1-3/4. 2m, 4.24s. ₹40 (w), 18 and 28 (p). SHP: 80, FP: 715, Q: 343, Tanala: 376 and 188. Favourite: Desperado. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Ram H. Shroff & Mr. Raj H. Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M. Narredu.
8. VINAYAK TROPHY DIV. I (1,000m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: LORD COMMANDER (Trevor) 1, Loire (Dashrath) 2, Smart Choice (Raghuveer) 3 and Clark Kent (Chouhan) 4. Nose, 2 and 3/4. 58.90s. ₹26 (w), 16, 15 and 14 (p). SHP: 33, FP: 164, Q: 81, Tanala: 318 and 177. Favourite: Lord Commander. Owners: Mrs. Bakhtawar B. Chenoy & Mr. Darius B. Chenoy rep. Enterprising Rac & Brdg Pvt. Ltd. Ms. Zinia Lawyer & Mr. Neville H. Bilpodiwla. Trainer: Bezan Chenoy.
9. BEYOND TOMORROW TROPHY (1,000m), Cl. V, rated 4 to 30: BRAVE (Dashrath) 1, Komodo Dragon (Hanumant) 2, Art Deco (Chouhan) 3 and Allegria (Peter) 4. Not run: Kiss From A Rose. 1-1/2, 1/2 and 1. 58.87s. ₹35 (w), 15, 25 and 21 (p). SHP: 68, FP: 496, Q: 211, Tanala: 928 and 260. Favourite: Brave. Owners: M/s. Haren S. Malkani, Inderraj Anand, S.R. Marathe & Sohail Zaveri. Trainer: Narendra Lagad.
Note: Soon after the start, G. Amit got unseated from his mount Arvan and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Jackpot: (i): 70%: ₹2,709 (151 tkts.) and 30%: ₹183 (956 tkts); (ii): 70%:₹3,067 (303 tkts.) and 30%: ₹ 238 (1,672 tkts.).
Treble: (i): ₹617 (25 tkts.), (ii) ₹273 (82 tkts.), (iii) ₹848 (49 tkts.).
Super jackpot: 70%: ₹6,712 (22 tkts.) and 30%: ₹510 (124 tkts.).