INVITATION CUP WEEKEND WAS THE SEASON’S HIGHLIGHT
The curtain came down on the five-month long Calcutta Cold Weather season, comprising 34 race-days (featuring 280 races) on Saturday, with an ‘Awards Nite’ ceremo
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CHARLEMAGNE SCRAPES HOME IN A THRILLER
The final afternoon of racing was largely form-oriented, though a few longshots added spice to the proceedings. Despite it being a warm afternoon
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FIREBACK, SREEDHAN COMPLETE QUINN’S CUP-DOUBLE
Trainer Patrick Quinn is assured of the Trainers’ Championship after leading in four winners on Tuesday while his nearest rival (B. Singh) drew a blank. Quinn has been
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STAR SYMPHONY USES RIVAL PACEMAKER TO GOOD EFFECT
An appalling result and an even more appalling piece of pace-judgement by two of the centre’s top riding talents. How otherwise can one explain the victory of Bharath S
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HILLS OF THE MOON SAW CHISTY AT HIS BEST
It was an afternoon of mixed fortunes for railbirds at the Calcutta racecourse on Tuesday. Though only a single favourite in the form of Bengal King (10-to-8-on) obliged, som
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SILVERINA ‘STAYS’ ON THE CLASSIC PATH WITH LEGER WIN
It was a warm afternoon at the Calcutta racecourse on Saturday but the Bharath Singh-trained filly Silverina had no qualms about the weather or o
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WIN AGAIN MAKES IT A JAVED KHAN-DOUBLE
It was a dramatic Tuesday afternoon’s racing at Calcutta from the outset with apprentice JK Prasad riding a ‘flawless’ first winner of his career astr
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STAR SYMPHONY LIFTS WISEMAN CUP
With six racedays in the season left, trainer Bharath Singh staked his claim for the trainers’ championship by lifting the Wiseman Cup with
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OLD WARHORSE ARKTOUROS SHOCKS ‘SUPER MILE’ FIELD
There were upsets galore during Sunday afternoon and eight-year-old Arktouros happened to be one of them. The
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TINTINNABULATION CREATES TURF HISTORY AT RCTC
It was the first Indian Turf Invitation Cup in 54 years where horses who were older than four years were
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SREEKANTH PROVIDES SOLACE TO REGULAR RAILBIRDS
On an afternoon when visitors from all walks of life thronged the stands to get a glimpse of their favou
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JIMMY’S FORTUNE FAVOURS BRAVE NEFYN
The large gathering at the RCTC was agog with anticipation as the stage was set for the running of two of the finest Grade I races in the country
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