ARRAKIS PROVES HIS CLASSIC CREDENTIALS

TRAINER Rashid Byramji surely has an ace up his sleeve in Arrakis who could compare favourably with some of the best horses that he has trained in his illustrious career. More...

BONZER OUTSTAYS THE REST IN BANGALORE ST LEGER

DHARIWAL trained Bonzer who was the highest rated horse in the fray, made amends for his failure in the Maharaja's Cup, with an emphatic win in the 2800 metres Bangalore St Leger, the last classic of the Bangalore Summer Season on Sunday (July 23). More...

ALLAIRE PIPS SIX SPEED IN A THRILLER

ALLAIRE's exciting victory over Six Speed in the Kingfisher Bangalore Derby on Sunday (July 16) continued the trend of sensational finishes that the event has provided over the last decade. For the second successive year, Pesi Shroff found himself on the runner-up after having stolen a march over the rest but getting caught at the wire. Though Six Speed lost, it was a great effort on the part of the Placerville progeny and the jockey. Last year, Smart Chieftan had won in similar fashion over Averoff which was piloted by Shroff. More...

ALLIED FORCES ASSERTS HIS CLASS;
SANS EGALE FADES OUT

DARIUS BYRAMJI   trained Allied Forces highlighted the vast gulf that exists   between the horses of his generation and the next when he swamped the opposition in the 2200 metres Maharaja's Cup (Grade III), the feature event of the races held on Sunday (July 9). Interestingly, the first four placed horses all belonged to India's leading horse owner Deepak Khaitan. More...

SYMPHONY OF FIRE TOO GOOD; ARRAKIS
IS A CLASSIC HOPEFUL

ZAREER DARASHAH trained Symphony of Fire bounced back to top form, with a facile win in the 1200 metres Sans Craintes Million (Grade III) which highlighted the races held on Sunday (July 2) More....

ANDREYEV EMERGES AS A
DERBY PROSPECT

TRAINER Padmanabhan had reason to look back on the races held over the last week-end with a great deal of satisfaction. Two of his wards, Accrual and Andreyev were outstanding performers in their respective races and they  are sure to be in classic contention  in  the near future.Aslam Jader injured in freak misshap but safe. More....

KUNIGAL BRED HORSES TO THE FORE; SIX SPEED,
ALLOCATED KEEP TRYST WITH DESTINY

SIX SPEED  proved too classy for the opposition in the Kingfisher Fillies Trial Stakes while Allocated was good enough to keep the opposition at a safe distance in the Colts Trial Stakes, the first two classics of the Bangalore Summer Season, held over the week-end. More...

JOE THE PRO MAKES AMENDS IN
EXCITING FINISH

DARASHAH trained Joe The Pro made amends for his failure last time out, by winning the 1200 metres Chief Minister's Cup, a Grade III event, which highlighted Sunday's races, in an exciting finish. Also redeeming their reputation were Columbus who ran a close second and Averoff who but for the rough passage she encountered at a crucial stage of the race, could well have been the winner.More...

SIX SPEED IS SENSATIONAL, ALLOCATED
IS ANOTHER STAR

Beer baron Vijay Mallya who had a lean patch last year, is bound to sweep the classics all over the country. Six Speed is a sensational horse, in the mould of legends of Indian racing like Adler and Elusive Pimpernel and infinitely superior to last year's horse of the year namely Smart Chieftan. Mallya has yet another star in his yard in Allocated who but for the presence of Six Speed would have duplicated the feat of Smart Chieftan.More...

BOUNTIFUL GESTURE IMPRESSES;
ALLAIRE FAILS TO SHOW OUT

QUITE a few classic hopefuls were seen in action during the second week's Bangalore Summer Races but none of them won in the manner expected of them. Only Zareer Darashah trained Bountiful Gesture who has made vast strides showed signs of becoming a top class sprinter by the ease with which the Steinbeck filly won the Karnataka Police Trophy, the highlight of the races held on Sunday.More...

SURPRISES GALORE DURING
FIRST WEEK-END

THERE was a definite pattern in the results obtaining in  the first week-end Bangalore Summer Races. While favourites obliged in the first four races on the opening day, rank outsiders in the subsequent races took away the gains. The pattern continued on Sunday too, with punters having mixed luck. The victory of sank outsiders like Own Legacy, Admiral, Bank of Promise, Pharoah resulted in the jackpot pools being carried over on both the days. More...

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