One ran out of superlatives to describe the surprise mare Juliette, the eight-year-old got-abroad gray by Musketier out of Gimmesumsugar, as she strolled to victory within the HPSL Indian Turf Invitation Cup right here on Sunday. Sporting the colors of the Poonawalla household this time, however with the skilled mixture of coach Karthik Ganapathy and jockey C.S. Jodha remaining unchanged, Juliette put daylight between herself and her rivals.
At the regal age of 8, it was virtually as if she was making a assertion when leaving the runner-up Jamari eight lengths adrift whereas stopping the clock at a document time of two minutes, 26.783s.
In the cut price she additionally accomplished a hat-trick of Invitation Cups and there’s no query that she’s one of many best of all time. Every sport loves a celebrity, and Juliette can rightly lay declare to the title ‘Empress of the Indian Turf’.
In the Major P.Okay. Mehra Super Mile, A Star Is Born, a six-year-old bay horse skilled by Rajesh Narredu and ridden with panache by Suraj Narredu, bought moving into time to peg again Knotty Charmer who at one stage appeared like having sealed the deal.
Suraj, who stored the son of Roderic O’Connor in fourth place, pushed his steed with an electrifying run to win by a shade over a neck.
Siege Courageous waltzed away within the Suresh Mahindra Multi Million. The Prasanna Kumar-trained five-year-old son of Gusto out of Golden Queen made amends for dropping out within the Sprinters’ Cup by handing over a record-breaking run.
The outcomes:
1. BANGALORE TURF CLUB MILLION: MISS AMERICAN PIE (N.S. Parmar) 1, Fortune Teller (S. Saqlain) 2, Adjustment (Antony Raj) 3 and Toussaint (Neeraj) 4. 8, 3/4 and 2-1/2. 1m, 23.44s. ₹14 (w), 12, 17 and 14 (p). SHP: 59, THP: 46, Q: 45, Tanala: 268. Favourite: Miss American Pie. Owner: Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thourghbreds Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M.Okay. Jadhav.
2. DASHMESH STUD CALCUTTA MILLION: LADY SUNSHINE (P. Trevor) 1, Global Influence (Suraj Narredu) 2, Mothers Grace (Neeraj) 3 and Nomitsi (Yash Narredu) 4. 2, Lnk and Nose. 1m, 36.71s. ₹30 (w), 13 and 71 (p). SHP: 45, THP: 29, FP: 58, Q: 15, Tanala: 339. Favourite: Global Influence. Owners: Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, M/s. Ritu Puri, Ms. Tarshia Dutta, Mr. Achuthan Siddharth, Mr. Sanjay Datta Gupta, Mr. Aniruddha Lahiri, Mr. Manosh Mukherjee, Mr. Atul Singh, Mr. Pradeep Sabherwal & Mr. Zeeshan Babu. Trainer: Bharat Singh.
3. OCI CABLES & BOLRACECARD.COM MILLION: LA DOMINATE (Antony Raj S) 1, Divine Thoughts (Mustakim) 2, Sir Baffert (P.S. Chouhan) 3 and All Time Legend (Bhawani) 4. Lnk, 2-1/2 and Head. 1m, 5.15s. ₹120 (w), 26, 18 and 19 (p). SHP: 50, THP: 85, FP: 717, Q: 294, Tanala: 6,180. Favourite: Leather Back. Owners: Mrs. S. Dhanalakshmi & Mr. B. Mahesh. Trainer: B. Mahesh.
4. SURESH MAHINDRA MULTI-MILLION TROPHY (Gr. 2): SIEGE COURAGEOUS (Vivek G) 1, Shamrock (Suraj Narredu) 2, Ahead Of My Time (C.S. Jodha) 3 and Savvy Chic (P.S. Chouhan) 4. 4, 2 and a pair of. 1m, 22.52s (document time). ₹97 (w), 21, 11 and 20 (p). SHP: 42, THP: 51, FP: 158, Q: 46, Tanala: 955. Favourite: Shamrock. Owners: Mr. Dean Stephen & M/s. Mukteshwar Racing LLP. Trainer: Prassana Kumar.
5. MAJ. P.Okay. MEHRA MEMORIAL SUPER MILE CUP (Gr. 1): A STAR IS BORN(Roderic O’ Connor-Angel Dust) (Suraj Narredu) 1, Knotty Charmer (Gusto-Stormy Princess) (Vivek G) 2, Mojito (Speaking Of Which-Margarita Rita) (N.S. Parmar) 3 and De Villers (Sepoy-Expect) (P. Trevor) 4. 1/2, 2 and a pair of. 1m, 35.73s. ₹20 (w), 11, 14 and 14 (p). SHP: 42, THP: 49, FP: 68, Q: 29, Tanala: 233. Favourite: A Star Is Born. Owners: Mr. Cyrus S. Poonawalla, Mr. Adar C. Poonawalla and Mrs. Natasha A. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla and Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole rep. Poonawalla Racing and Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
6. HPSL INDIAN TURF INVITATION CUP (Gr. 1): JULIETTE(Musketier-Gimmesumsugar) (C.S. Jodha) 1, Jamari (Cougar Mountain-Glyndebourne) (P. Trevor) 2, Touch Of Grey (Top Class-Zacara) (Neeraj Rawal) 3 and Synthesis (Speaking Of Which-Sana) (Suraj Narredu) 4. 8, 4-1/4 and 2-1/4. 2m, 26.78s (document time). ₹15 (w), 11, 10 and 21 (p). SHP: 21, THP: 38, FP: 30, Q: 13, Tanala: 265. Favourite: Juliette. Owners: Mr. Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs. Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr. Yohan Z. Poonawlla, Mrs. Michelle Y. Poonawalla, Ms. Delna Z. Poonawalla, Mrs. Simone Poonawalla Pandole, Mr. Rishad N. Pandole & Mr. Raunak Banerjee rep. Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Karthik Ganapathy.
7. ROYAL WESTERN INDIA TURF CLUB MILLION: MAGNETO (S. Saqlain) 1, Golden Kingdom (P.S. Chouhan) 2, Life Is Good (Mohit Singh) 3 and Shubankar (Merchant) 4. 1/2, 5 and three/4. 2m, 3.58s. ₹49 (w), 14, 13 and 23 (p). SHP: 29, THP: 50, FP: 166, Q: 75, Tanala: 1,223. Favourite: Long Lease. Owner: Mr. Ajay Jalan rep. Ultimo Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.
Note: First favorite Long Lease (Suraj Narredu up) returned lame after the race.
8. MADRAS RACE CLUB MILLION: BLACKSTONE (Bhawani Singh) 1, Fresh Hope (S.Okay. Paswan) 2, Hasting Sunrise (Akshay Kumar) 3 and Sun Flare (Vinod Shinde) 4. 4-1/2, 3 and 2-1/4. 1m, 12.18s. ₹16 (w), 12, 38 and 16 (p). SHP: 209, THP: 57, FP: 351, Q: 469, Tanala: 2,396. Favourite: Blackstone. Owner: Mr. H.S. Chandre Gowda. Trainer: M. Rajendra Singh.
Jackpot: 70%: ₹3,994 (244 tkts.) & 30%: 823 (403 tkts.).
Mini Jackpot: 392 (147 tkts.).
Treble: (i) 990 (34 tkts.), (ii) 5,003 (19 tkts.), (iii) 213 (594 tkts.).