Only 4 participants.....out of which two horses dislodged the riders.....Luckily nothing happened to them.
Zoya has to be put down....Very sad.......Not sure whether Vet checked Zoya on the Derby Day morning...Stewards quickly declared the Race as valid.....
Black Pearl clocked 2 mts 34 seconds and won by 2 3/4 lengths from stable mate Cliffhanger...
It is intriguing why good horses from other Centres have not participated in such a prestigeous event..Is Black Pearl such a threat ? BP has not won any Race by a distance ! Then why the other owners were not enthusiastic to SEND THEIR HORSES to participate in Calcutta Derby ?
Derby field should have atleast 10 horses comprising two from each Centre !1
Even in small fields in other Races , there were upset galore.....Seems slowly Racing is coming to an end in Calcutta...PATHETIC !.
10 Replies
Wild Card Entry said ...
18-Jan-2021
very sad for Zoya and rip zoya, there should be a preliminary enquiry why zoya fell,when we the world is advancing to smart tehcnololgies, why should a innocent animal be killed for the heck of Human inerest..why can these kind of things be avoided....using tehcnologies..on the track...
Ruchi said ...
18-Jan-2021
BLACK PEARL ,from now on outside Kolkotta ,can be safely ruled out.
It's win yesterday was labourious ,it struggled to beat CLUFF HANGER who is nothing much.
There was abolute no fluency at all.
JUST FORGET B.PEARL ,it won't win a single classic out of kolktts
Win Legend said ...
18-Jan-2021
I really don't understand as of how the vets certified Zoya fit to race. I think they are not doing their job. We could have saved the horse and the mishap. Request the vets to be more vigilant in the future...
Prinit said ...
18-Jan-2021
Very sad to see her break her leg in such a ghastly fashion. Rip Zoya!
Godzilla said ...
18-Jan-2021
Pradeep
I only advocated more participants rather than small fields of 3 or 4. Try to understand. Then only the Races will be interesting.
Front Runner Shengli said ...
18-Jan-2021
Tragic instance during Kolkata Derby, resulted in an unfortunate mishappening.
RIP Zoya
Win Legend said ...
18-Jan-2021
It's was very sad to see Zoya's forelegs were broken and thus it dropped the rider... I think we will not see Zoya in action again very sad indeed.
Ganesh Chaand said ...
18-Jan-2021
Very sad to see a horse like Zoya being put to rest.....Very sad for trainer Bharath Singh and his owners....She would've definitely challenged Black Pearl....Don't really think Black Pearl can challenge Born Queen for the Indian derby as Black Pearl has hardly seen any class apart from Kolkata horses....Forest flames can beat black Pearl....Born Queen is the horse for the Indian derby....All the best
Pradeep Sethi said ...
18-Jan-2021
The smaller the field thebetter chance for upsets,they have to beat less horses. You dont like upsets,should all favourites win? Then school children can bet.
Rahul said ...
17-Jan-2021
BP its bread to stay and the half brother to invitation winner
ADJUDICATE..who will take a chance.