MONSOON 2002  :  KOLKATA RACE REVIEWS

9th August 
2002

RCTC produces elephant out of a hat
RCTC is known to produce an elephant out of a hat. And that was the story in the poorly represented Calcutta race card on August 9. Barring the victory of the hot-favourite Allaying in the Mysore Race Club Cup, favourites took severe beating to the delight of survivors in the jackpot pool that paid massive dividends of nearly Rs 50,000 on each winning ticket. 
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7th August 
2002

Moon Mission lifts Fillies Stakes
Trainer Daniel David celebrated his return to business on August 7 with a fine treble that also included Moon Mission, the winner of the Calcutta Fillies Trial Stakes. Daniel was out of action for two month because of drug related suspension.  More...

31st July 
2002

Rutherford stood down for four meets
The crafty apprentice jockey Rutherford Alford was back in the news at the RCTC race ground on Wednesday. He booted home three good winners during the afternoon before some people at the top decided to clip his wings and turn spotlight in their own direction. More...

24th July 
2002

Looks beat the form hollow
Whats in a whip? Air-cush or conventional! None of any variety could have had any impact on the outcome of Wednesday’s races in Calcutta.  More...

17th July 
2002

Trainer Rodrigues gets an exciting start
It was all there – the crowd, the competition, the heavy downpour and, of course, winners at decent odds -- on the opening day of the monsoon racing season that kicked off on Wednesday. More...