Desert God, A. Sandesh up, won the Gourmet Renaissance Indian St. Leger (Gr.1), the last classic of the year 2016 here on Saturday (Sept.24). The winner is owned by Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan and Mr. S.Padmanabhan rep. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt Ltd & Col. Swapan Bhadra and trained by S. Padmanabhan.
Turf news:
Vivek Jain, Chairman of RWITC felicitated Desert God’s owners and trainer in the paddock by giving them a memento each for their ward’s achievements.
Jain mentioned that “ Desert God, by winning this rich plum has become the first ever 4-year-old horse in the country to cross Rs. 7 crore mark in stakesmoney and has also surpassed the last year’s champion horse Quasar.”
“Desert God today has achieved a new feat of winning every Grade 1 race on the every Grade 1 race track of India,” said his trainer S. Padmanabhan.
1. PENNYWISE PLATE (2,400m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: Jordana (Suraj Narredu) 1, Olly Boy (Sandesh) 2, Flying Dragon (T.S.Jodha) 3 and Sabiq (G.Amit) 4. 3, 4-1/4, 3. 2m 36.79s. Rs. 31 (w), 15 and 11 (p), SHP: Rs. 23, FP: Rs. 101, Q: Rs. 24, Tanala: Rs. 68 and Rs. 28. Favourite: Olly Boy. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M.Mody rep. J.M.Livestock Pvt Ltd & Mr. Sameer Gehlaut. Trainer: M.Narredu.
2. ANTONIOS TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. III, rated 40 to 66: Temerity (Neeraj) 1, Zanzibaar (J.Chinoy) 2, Sumaaq (C.S.Jodha) 3 and Night Of Stars (Kavraj) 4. 5-1/4, 3-1/4, 4. 1m 38.59s. Rs. 14 (w), 13 and 14 (p), SHP: Rs. 37, FP: Rs. 15, Q: Rs. 22, Tanala: Rs. 70 and Rs. 32. Favourite: Temerity. Owners: M/s. S.M.Ruia, Amay S.Ruia & Berjis Minoo Desai. Trainer: P.Shroff.
3. STAR TRAINER PLATE, DIV.II (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Angel Girl (Sandesh) 1, Way Ahead (Neeraj) 2, Blavatsky (Mosin) 3 and Jeena (G.Amit) 4. 4-1/2, 3-1/4, 1/2. 1m 25.56s. Rs. 13 (w), 12, 20 and 25 (p), SHP: Rs. 44, FP: Rs. 35, Q: Rs. 27, Tanala: Rs. 327 and Rs. 148. Favourite: Angel Girl. Owners: M/s. Altaf Hussain & Ashok Ranpise. Trainer: Altaf Hussain.
4. NIRMAL RUIA TROPHY (1,600m), Cl. I, rated 80 and upward: Intelligence (Trevor) 1, Remember Me (J.Chinoy) 2, Staristocrat (Ajinkya) 3 and Bullrun (Sandesh) 4. 2, 3/4, 2-1/2. 1m 38.50s. Rs. 25 (w), 12 and 27 (p), SHP: Rs. 45, FP: Rs. 74, Q: Rs. 55, Tanala: Rs. 186 and Rs. 109. Favourite: Bullrun. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. K.N.Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Berjis Minoo Desai & Ms. Vandana Berjis Desai. Trainer: Vishal Gaikwad.
5. MENORAH PLATE (1,400m), 3-y-o only: Artistic (Sandesh) 1, Anteros (Trevor) 2, Sparkling Eyes (Srinath) 3 and Silver Beauty (Suraj Narredu) 4. 3/4, 1/2, 1-3/4. 1m 27.07s. Rs. 48 (w), 25 and 17 (p). SHP: Rs. 34, FP: Rs. 94, Q: 40, Tanala : Rs. 159 and Rs. 94. Favourite: Anteros. Owners: Mr. Kishore M.Dingra & M/s. Gautam Thapar & Sultan Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Ltd. Trainer: C.D.Katrak.
6. GOURMET RENAISSANCE INDIAN ST.LEGER (Gr.1) (2,800m), 4-y-o only: Desert God (Burden of Proof – Running Flame) (Sandesh) 1, Colombiana (Noverre – Wonder Smile) (Suraj Narredu) 2, Jigsaw (Archipenko – Silk Runner) (Neeraj) 3 and B Fifty Two (Phoenix Tower – Baileys on Line) (Zervan) 4. 7-3/4, 1-1/2, SNK, 2m 56.74s. Rs. 13 (w), 10 and 15 (p), SHP: Rs. 21, FP: Rs. 10, Q: Rs. 18, Tanala: Rs. 149 and Rs. 117. Favourite: Desert God. Owners: Mrs. Sharmila Padmanabhan and Mr. S. Padmanabhan rep. Radiant Bloodstock Pvt Ltd & Col. Swapan Bhadra. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.
7. ANIMAL WELFARE BOARD OF INDIA TROPHY (1,200m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86: Critics Choice (Trevor) 1, Denny Crane (P.S.Chouhan) 2, Merchantofvenice (Daman) 3 and Turf Dancer (C.S.Jodha) 4. Not run: An Jolie. 4, 3/4, 2-1/2. 1m 9.24s. Rs. 20 (w), 10, 16 and 42 (p), SHP: Rs. 45, FP: Rs. 64, Q: Rs. 32, Tanala: Rs. 566 and Rs. 485. Favourite: Critics Choice. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. & Mrs. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Hosidar Daji.
8. BEYOND BELIEF PLATE (1,200m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Power Shadow (S.Amit) 1, Sensex (C.S.Jodha) 2, Dancing Prince (Daman) 3 and Silk Baby (Neeraj) 4. LNk, LNk, 1-1/4. 1m 10.76s. Rs. 39 (w), 17, 15 and 22 (p), SHP: Rs. 45, FP: Rs. 221, Q: Rs. 103, Tanala: Rs. 960 and Rs. 1,058. Favourite: Sensex. Owners: Mr. Haresh N. Mehta and Mr. Manav H.Mehta rep. Rohan Bloodstock Pvt Ltd. Trainer: Mansoor Shah.
9. STAR TRAINER PLATE, DIV.I (1,400m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46: Eternalinspiration (Daman) 1, Never Say Never (Zervan) 2, Simon Says (Parmar) 3 and Sovereignsky (Suraj Narredu) 3. 1-3/4, SNk, DHt. 1m 26.70s. Rs. 42 (w), 13, 11 and 10 (p), SHP: Rs. 35, FP: Rs. 147, Q: Rs. 49, Tanala: Rs. 85 and Rs. 48. ( Note: There was a dead heat for third place in this race). Favourite: Sovereignsky. Owner: Mr. R.L. Agarwal. Trainer: Imtiaz Sait.
Jackpot (i): 70 per cent: Rs. 653 (236 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. 89 (739 tkts.); (ii): 70 per cent: Rs. 4,738 (93 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. 334 (566 tkts.).
Treble (i): Rs. 41 (109 tkts.); (ii): Rs. 153 (64 tkts.); (iii): Rs. 520 (36 tkts.).
Super Jackpot: 70 per cent: Rs. 4, 107 (17 tkts.) and 30 per cent: Rs. 369 (81 tkts.).
