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Rich rewards for winner of The Nitco Million

By North-End | 12 Jan 2008 | MUMBAI


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Nitco Tiles Ltd., the sponsor of the Nitco Million, announced one of the richest prize money for the winner beside a glittering trophy. The 1,400-metre distance will be a true test of speed for the juveniles and promises to be an interesting and hard-fought race. The winners purse is a whopping Rs10,53,600. As many as six of the nine runners are fillies but the strongest representation would come from the gelding Autonomy who produced a tremendous run on his debut to win effortlessly with the jockey looking back as early as the distance post. Red Romeo, another impressive winner on debut seems the only threat to the Jaydev Mody-owned gelding. Nitco Tiles have been a regular sponsor at the RWITC and this race is one the richest races for the juveniles in the country. The second million for the juveniles this season, The Nitco Million will be the highlight of the Sunday's card. Vivek Jain, the marketing head of RWITC stated, "Nitco is an established sponsor and the race has gained in prize money and prominence." Vivek Talwar, Managing Director of Nitco Tiles, said, "We have a leadership position in our business and are proud to continue our association with the RWITC, leaders in the sport of racing." In all, The Nitco Million, a race for three year-olds over 1,400 m has record prize money of Rs 17.5 lakh, with the winner scooping over Rs 10 lakh. That way, it is one of the richest juvenile races at any racing centre in the winter season. In addition, the sponsor is offering top-end luxury consumer products in a contest linked to betting. Prizes worth over Rs 2 lakh will be on offer.