CHEVALIER COULD BE THE HORSE FOR THE INDIAN DERBY

Dr VIJAY MALLYA has an ace up his sleeve for the Indian classics in winter. This year, he has a string of top-class horses to take on the best in the classics but the best horse in terms of achievements this year has been Six Speed but unfortunately the talented filly is suspect over trips beyond a mile. However, the dramatic improvement shown by Chevalier who seems to relish every inch of extended trips has given hopes that this year's Indian Derby could well see Mallya  horses dominating the show. More...

ELUSIVE EMPEROR SMASHES THE OPPOSITION

PADMANABHAN trained Elusive Emperor who seems to have struck a purple patch, spread-eagled the opposition in the 1600 metres Chief Minister's Gold Cup, the feature event of races held on Wednesday (October 11) at the expense of favourite and owner-mate Acrosto. Times without number jockey Aslam Kader has found himself riding the favourite which has lost to a owner-mate, more often to the stablemate. This is being increasingly resented by race-goers who see smothing more than what meets the eye. More...

CHEVALIER COMES INTO MYSORE DERBY RECKONING

DARIUS BYRAMJI trained Athabasca's shock victory at the expense of favourite and stablemate Activator in the 1800 metres The Hindu Gold Trophy, a rich terms race for three-year olds which highlighted the races held on Friday (October 6) did not go too well with the race-goers if only because this has increasingly becoming a trend with the horses from this reputed stable. More...

IMPERIAL SCHOLAR STRIKES OLD FORM

ROBERT FOLEY   trained Imperial Scholar, the erstwhile South India Derby winner and whose best was the fourth to Forest Fantasy ahead of Star Supreme in the Classic Indian Turf Invitation Cup at Hyderabad two years ago, finally struck form after a series of indifferent performances at Mysore to win the Governor's Gold Cup, a 2000 metres terms race for four year olds and over, the feature event of the races held on Friday (September 29). More...

ADAMILE MAKES AMENDS IN MYSORE 2000 GUINEAS

DARIUS BYRAMJI trained Adamile who had failed as an overwhelming favourite in the Mysore 1000 Guineas made amends in the Bettagere Estates 2000 Guineas in convincing fashion on Saturday (September 23) giving room for suspicision that her last run was not true to merits and that her defeat at the hands of Starry Scene had to be taken with a pinch of salt. More...

NATIVE TACTICS JUST ABOUT LASTS OUT

Nothing can stop the Darius Byramji juggernaut. The young trainer who is soon to be engaged to a Coorgie girl, is going great guns, with his wards winning big races all over the country. In keeping with the trend, Native Tactics completed her fourth straight win when just about getting the measure of Mohan Valavi's Sun Reality, in the 1600 metres Maharaja's Cup, a race for horses rated 40 and above, which highlighted the races held on Friday (September 15). More...

STARRY SCENE COMES GOOD AT LAST

ROBERT FOLEY trained Starry Scene brought off an upset in the Karnataka Racehorse owners Association Measure 1000 Guineas, the first classic of the season, held on Friday (September 8). Though Starry Scene won at fancy odds at the expense of  on-money favourite Adamile, the win was not exactly out of turn. Starry Scene had the credentials but the got-abroad filly was running below par races. On this occasion, she ran true to her potential and also  showed a vast improvement vis-a-vis Bangalore Summer Season form. More...

BARRIER RIDGE TOO GOOD IN AV THOMAS TROPHY

The second week of Mysore races too had crowded fields and though there was an odd rank outsider surfacing, form generally held good, with Wednesday's races especially sending the punters home in a happy frame of mind. More...

ADAMILE SHOWS TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT

Trainer Darius Byramji is going to sweep the classics all over the country judging by the manner in which his wards have been firing. In Adamile, he has a classic horse who appears invincible at least upto trips over a mile More...