Trainer Imtiaz Sait’s Iron Age, ridden by A. Sandesh, won the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy (Gr. 3), the main event of Saturday’s (Oct. 23) races. The winner is owned by Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, M/s. Vikram D. Shah & S.R. Sanas. Jockey A. Sandesh stole the limelight by winning five races.
1. ATMOSPHERE PLATE (Div. II) (1,400m), Cl. V, 4-y-o & over, rated 4 to 30: TRINKET (Zeeshan) 1, Marlboro Man (T.S. Jodha) 2, Irish Eyes (Nazil) 3 and Adonijah (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 3/4, 1/2 and Snk. 1m, 26.36s. Owners: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
2. ISHPINGO PLATE (Div. I) (1,200m), (Terms) Maidne, 3-y-o only: LIT (Sandesh) 1, Royal Alamdaar (J. Chinoy) 2, Monarchy (Mosin) 3 and Empower (T.S. Jodha) 4. Not run: Unclaimed Treasure. 4-1/2, Hd and Nose. 1m, 9.28s. Owner: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: A.M. Jadhav.
3. ROSMINI PLATE (1,600m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: QUEEN O’ WAR (Sandesh) 1, Treasure Gold (T.S. Jodha) 2, Circle Of Love (Neeraj) 3 and Winter (P. Shinde) 4. Not run: Johannesburg. 3-1/2, Nose and 2. 1m, 38.54s. Owner: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: A.M. Jadhav.
4. PORTRUSH PLATE (1,400m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: SUCCESSOR (Sandesh) 1, Arcadia (Kirtish) 2, Exotique (Neeraj) 3 and Giant Star (Yash Narredu) 4. 1, 1-1/4 and Sh. 1m, 25.05s. Owners: Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla & Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole rep. Poonawalla Racing & Brdg Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Mukul Sonawala & Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.
5. F.S. REPORTER TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. V, 5-y-o & over, rated 4 to 30: TRISTAR (Yash Narredu) 1, Pride’s Angel (Sandesh) 2, On Va Danser (J. Chinoy) 3 and Whispering Queen (Peter) 4. Not run: Supreme Being. 2-1/4, 1-3/4 and 1-1/2. 1m, 10.56s. Owner: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Nosher Cama.
6. ATMOSPHERE PLATE (Div. I) (1,400m), Cl. V, 4-y-o & over, rated 4 to 30: MULTISTARRER (Sandesh) 1, Immeasureable (Chouhan) 2, Farahnoush (Yash Narredu) 3 and Royal Castle (J. Chinoy) 4. 1-3/4, Nk and 3/4. 1m, 26.21s. Owners: M/s. Homi Mehta, Jehangir Mehta, Nozer Panthaky, Mrs. Liane Luthria & Mrs. Homi Mehta. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
7. AKKASAHEB MAHARAJ TROPHY (Gr. 3) (1,200m), (Terms) 4-y-o & over: IRON AGE (Sandesh) 1, Augustus Caesar (Neeraj) 2, Smashing Blue (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Hidden Gold (Chouhan) 4. Not run: Silver Flames. 5, 1-3/4 and 2-1/4. 1m, 8.43s. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Shapoor P. Mistry rep. Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt. Ltd, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, M/s. Vikram D. Shah & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
8. ISHPINGO PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-only: DARWIN (Bhawani) 1, Agostino Carracci (Zervan) 2, Bloomsbury (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Raffaello (Yash Narredu) 4. 1-1/2, 1-3/4 and 3/4. 1m, 9.81s. Owners: M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
9. LAGO MEDIO PLATE (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: ENIGMA (Kirtish) 1, Desert Fire (J. Chinoy) 2, Wayin (Shahrukh) 3 and Perfect Perfecto (V. Bunde) 4. 9-3/4, 1-1/2 and 1-3/4. 1m, 8.11s. Owners: Mr. Mehernosh H. Debboo, Mrs. Auzita M. Deboo & Mr. Sultan Singh. Trainer: P. Shroff.
Note: In this race, Flash Force (A. Prakash up) jumped out awkwardly due to which the rider was left standing on the gates.
