C.Alford Notches Up 50 wins
Kolkata: The curtain came down on the Calcutta winter season on Friday with speedy Piato leaving the field cold after a couple of failures. It could be that the strong handli
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Outsiders Rattle Punters
It was an afternoon of shocking upsets at RCTC on Thursday, the penultimate day of the Calcutta winter meet. Trainers Vijay Singh and John Stephens recorded a brace each whil
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Bath Quadruple Sinks Punters
Trainer Harvinder Singh Bath set RCTC alight with a magnificent quadruple on Good Friday. It was an afternoon which saw punters burn holes in their pockets as favourites fell
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Hat-trick for Vijay Singh and C. Alford
On an eventful afternoon, trainer Vijay Singh and his retained rider Christopher Alford had a good day at the office as they notched up an impressive hattrick with Validate,
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Man About Town pulls it off again
Man About Town lifted the Relevance Cup at RCTC on Thursday with sublime ease to suggest that one more race may be in store for him before the season is up. So well tuned is
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Diabolical lifts Queen Elizabeth II Cup
On a hot and balmy afternoon, the six-year-old Diabolical from the stable of Daniel David, lifted the Queen Elizabeth II Cup in record time at RCTC on Saturday. The big made
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Apprentice Jockeys Rule The Roost
There was no short supply of thrills at RCTC despite the season slowly but surely drawing to a close.
Apprentice Kishore Kadam rode a brilliant finish astrid
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Bountiful Talent Wins it for MAM
A horrendous piece of pace-judgement by Daniel Grant ensured on-money public choice Raghuvansh’s ignominious failure in the Calcutta St Leger run on Saturday. This ward
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Samarkhand Topples Them All
Patrick Quinn-trained Samarkhand produced a stunning gallop opposite the grandstand to lift The Metropolitan, the main event of the Calcutta races on Saturday. With this supe
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Favourites bring ‘Sound of Cheers’
Two rank outsiders in the form of Simply Perfect and Midnight Coup spoilt what would have otherwise been a perfect day for punters at the Calcutta racecourse.
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Abs Fabs Pulverizes Derby Field
The Bangalore-based filly Abs Fabs made a complete mockery of the Derby field at the Calcutta racecourse on Saturday. Trainer Arjun Mangalorkar’s decision to make a lat
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Outstation challengers dwarf local stock
Come Saturday and an amazing line-up of thoroughbreds will face the starter for Calcutta’s richest Derby Stakes ever. The winner’s purse for the Eveready Calcutta
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