Juliette (C.S. Jodha astride), the oldest horse to win the Invitation Cup, being led in by the proud coach Karthik Ganapathy will get a pat from the proprietor A.C. Muthiah.
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A.C. Muthiah, managing trustee of Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust, third from left, with Juliette’s jockey C.S. Jodha, left, and coach Karthik Ganapathy on the presentation ceremony for the The Royal Arion Club India Turf Invitation Cup. Also seen are the Turf Authorities of India and BTC chairman Shivkumar Kheny, Madras Race Club chairman M.A.M.R. Muthiah, James O’Donnell, Hugh O’Donnell, Suresh Paladugu and Dr. Swetha Reddy from The Royal Arion Club.
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Northern Lights (P.S. Chouhan up) coasting to victory within the Maj. P. Ok. Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup on the Bangalore Turf Club in Bengaluru on March 05, 2023.
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Northern Light’s house owners Mr. and Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke and coach Pesi Shroff main within the winner of the Maj. P. Ok. Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup.
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Ameeta Mehra presenting the Maj. P. Ok. Mehra Memorial Super Mile Cup to Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, the proprietor of Northern Lights, within the presence of M.A.M.R. Muthiah, chairman, Madras Race Club, Turf Authorities of India and BTC chairman Shivkumar Kheny, second from proper and Surender Reddy, chairman, Hyderabad Race Club, centre, on the Bangalore Turf Club in Bengaluru on March 05, 2023.
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Juliette, the 7-year-old ‘got abroad’ mare by Muskiter out of Gimmesumsugar produced one more unimaginable efficiency to win the Royal Arion Club-sponsored Indian Turf Invitation Cup (Grade-1) for the second yr in succession. At the age of seven, she’s the oldest horse to win the glamour occasion.
Juliette’s win proved that racing could be as fascinating as quantum physics if it have been burdened with mathematical certainty. Ever so usually one begins to know that there’s something larger than blood and conformation. It’s the tick of the center. In sport that’s sufficient. Rare skills are not often fathomable.
Owned by the Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust, she was ridden with nice understanding and judgement by C.S Jodha and skilled to the minute by Karthik Ganapathy. She was stretched to the restrict by one other filly — King’s Ransom who was gallant in defeat. Both the winner and runner-up set a new observe file for the gap.
Earlier, Northern Lights, a ‘got abroad’ 6-year-old gelding by Lethal Force out of Prescription had over three lengthy and simple lengths to spare when successful the Major P.Ok. Mehra Memorial Super Mile.
Trained by Pesi Shroff and ridden by P.S. Chouhan, the gray sporting the colors of the Shirke household made the race his personal, working to the win as he favored.
It’s usually been that when there are two greys working in a race, one among them invariably wins. Well in the event you had gone alongside with that you simply’d have been in clover as each the Mile and the Invitation had two greys.
In what should be a first-ever within the historical past of the Indian Turf, all of the 4 Grade-1 races have been gained by ‘got abroad’ horses. (The mare was imported into the nation and the foal was born in India).
The outcomes:
1. FOSTER’S MILLION: ISNT SHE BEAUTIFUL (Neeraj ) 1, Polished Girl (Suraj Narredu) 2, Devils Magic (I. Chisty) 3 and Promise Kept (P. Trevor) 4. 4-1/2, 1/2 and 1. 1m, 10.96s. ₹13 (w), 13, 15 and 22 (p), SHP: 32, THP: 50, FP: 42, Q: 40, Trinella: 338, Exacta: 1,785. Favourite: Isnt She Beautiful.
Owners: Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar, Mr. M. Rishad & Mr. Mukul A. Sonawala, M/s. DT Racing & Breeding LLP. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.
2. SANS CRAINTES STUD JUVENILE MILLION: SYNTHESIS (Suraj Narredu) 1, Madam Rich (Dhanu Singh) 2, Ricardo (A. Sandesh) 3 and Blackstone (P. Mani) 4. 2-1/2, 1-1/4 and three/4. 1m, 13.09s. ₹14 (w), 11, 56 and 21 (p), SHP: 163, THP: 50, FP: 230, Q: 224, Trinella: 1,828, Exacta: 6,400. Favourite: Synthesis.
Owners: Ms. Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Balam Mohla & So Blest Trading Co. Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
3. DELHI RACE CLUB MILLION: STELLAR GOLD (Darshan) 1, My Vision (Rayan Ahmed) 2, Silver Canyon (P. Trevor) 3 and King Of War (Salman Khan) 4. Nk, 1-3/4 and three/4. 1m, 51.88s. ₹55 (w), 19, 73 and 12 (p), SHP: 299, THP: 92, FP: 4,355, Q: 2,394, Trinella: 8,648, Exacta: 90,374. Favourite: Silver Canyon.
Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: S. Ganapathy.
4. DASHMESH STUD JUVENILE MILLION: KNOTTY CHARMER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Del Pico (S. Saqlain) 2, Invincible (I. Chisty) 3 and Brave Trooper (Hindu Singh) 4. Not run: Mazal Tov. 2-1/4, 3/4 and 4-3/4. 1m, 24.94s. ₹31 (w), 10, 10 and 11 (p), SHP: 31, THP: 33, FP: 66, Q: 18, Trinella: 107, Exacta: 443. Favourite: Del Pico.
Owners: Mr. Ok. Kamesh, Mr. Srikanth Badruka, Mr. N. Swaroop Kumar & Mr. Ok. Balamukunda Das & Mr. Dharmesh Mehta & Mr. M.N. Nambiar & Mr. D. Sanjeev Basapa. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
5. SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI-MILLION TROPHY: ALL ATTRACTIVE (P.S. Chouhan) 1, Imperial Blue (Antony Raj) 2, Ashwa Bravo (Yash Narredu) 3 and Moon’s Blessing (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3-3/4, Lnk and Lnk. 1m, 23.53s. ₹33 (w), 15, 19 and 55 (p), SHP: 52, THP: 129, FP: 121, Q: 57, Trinella: 4,293, Exacta: 9,777. Favourite: All Attractive.
Owner: M/S. Kunal Gupta Stud Farm LLP. Trainer: B. Prithviraj.
6. MAJ. P.Ok. MEHRA MEMORIAL SUPER MILE CUP: NORTHERN LIGHTS (Lethal Force-Prescription) P.S. Chouhan 1, Once You Go Black (Win Legend-Aksinya) Akshay Kumar 2, Ahead Of My Time (Excellent Art-Miss Danehill) A. Sandesh 3 and Black Onyx (Stardan-Dancing Dame) Dhanu Singh 4. Not run: Kensington. 3-1/2, 2-1/2 and 1/2. 1m, 36.26s. ₹45 (w), 12, 16 and 10 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 69, FP: 334, Q: 180, Trinella: 504, Exacta: 13,998. Favourite: Ahead Of My Time.
Owners: Mr. Vijay B. Shirke, Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke, Mr. Jay V. Shirke & Darashaw Bloodstock Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr. Dara Ok. Mehta & Mr. Bhupinder Singh S.S. Trainer: P. Shroff.
7. ROYAL ARION CLUB INDIAN TURF INVITATION CUP: JULIETTE (Musketier-Gimmesumsugar) C.S. Jodha 1, King’s Ransom (Multidimensional-China Creek) P.S. Chouhan 2, La Reina (Planetaire-Firemiss) A. Sandesh 3 and Supernatural (Multidimensional-Psychic Light) P. Trevor 4. Not run: Imperial Power and Kancha. 3/4, 8-1/4 and Neck. 2m, 28.40s (file time). ₹24 (w), 14, 14 and 27 (p), SHP: 41, THP: 59, FP: 52, Q: 38, Trinella: 391, Exacta: 1,296. Favourite: Juliette.
Owner: Dr. M.A.M. Ramaswamy Chettiar of Chettinad Charitable Trust. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
8. JAPAN CUP: AMRELI (Srinath) 1, Artemis Ignacia (Likith Appu) 2, Slainte (Neeraj) 3 and Black Eagle (Akshay Kumar) 4. 3, Lnk and 1/2. 1m, 24.73s. ₹25 (w), 15, 16 and 30 (p), SHP: 47, THP: 85, FP: 73, Q: 37, Trinella: 706, Exacta: 915. Favourite: Amreli.
Owner: Mr. Rajan Aggarwal. Trainer: Pradeep Annaiah.
Jackpot: ₹10,426 (78 tkts.); Runner-up: 1,452 (240 tkts.); Treble (i): 816 (25 tkts.); (ii): 540 (81 tkts.).
