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29-03-2009, 10:26
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India Horse Racing
Mercurial finally enters the winner’s enclosure
By : Our Correspondent ( Friday, March 27 , 2009 ) Having spent over a year without a win against his name, the five-year-old mare Mercurial finally entered the winner’s enclosure on the penultimate day of the winter racing season. The even-money favourite Aristos assumed his customary front-running role and was the first one to enter the home stretch. Suraj Narredu however failed to keep the bay colt on a straight course and shifted out allowing Harish ridden Mercurial a golden opportunity which she gleefully accepted. Once she got into the lead, the mare stretched out to stay put while Aristos ended second. Lionheart came out of nowhere to finish third.Stone of Destiny and Blink were two other horses who ended their drought of success. Warren Singh’s candidate Stone of Destiny came for some unexpected threat from Game Fighter who slipped into the lead at the turn. But Stone of Destiny was steered confidently by Harish who stamped his authority close home. Michael Eshwer schooled Blink for once didn’t hesitate to overtake leader Carabinieri in the straight and Suraj Narredu then drove him out for all his worth to stay ahead of India Shining. Milagro, who suffered interference from the winner at the start itself, ran on from the rear to finish third while Chilly Wind completed the frame. Nox, the S. Padmanabhan nurtured speedy son of Valid Concept, saw his chances dimmed in the betting ring as debutant Shotgunn cornered more than a fair bit of support. But Nox who hit the front right the from word `go`, never gave any anxious moments neither to the rider nor to his supporters and won in comfort without having to be extended. Real Magic showed some intent in the straight but the winner proved too good. Shotgunn failed to live upto the expectations and ended up a poor third. David Allan had to show his riding prowess astride favourite Awesome Beauty, who appeared to be in a hopeless situation at the turn when Panchakshari had nearly accomplished a start-to-finish mission. The mare started to devour much ground when alerted to the task and came up with a brilliant turn of foot to overhaul the tiring Panchakshari nearer the post. The lower division of the juvenile event was won in similar fashion by the lesser fancied Prasanna Kumar trained Spark of Solitaire at the expense of favourite Appolonaire and Trillion Win. The Juniper progeny was ably ridden by S. John. A brilliant piece of strong handling by S. A. De Souza enabled Darius Byramji trained Raptor Force to snatch the verdict from The Last Samurai virtually in the last stride. The latter had taken charge from Sunny Colours in the straight and seemed to be in control of the race till Raptor Force started galloping. One, the favourite, failed to accelerate and finished third ahead of the tired Sunny Colours. Awesome Fighter shocked punters in the opening event when he completed an encore in the hands of rider R. Ravi. The Mohammed Abbas trainee led the field all the way home and held on from the favourite comfortably. The last race also saw Chilli Chocolate giving some shock treatment to the on-money favourite Sheza Star, whose runaway bid came to grinding halt when the Jaggy Dhariwal trained filly responded to rider Ashok Kumar’s call. Fly For Sure started to gallop only when it couldn’t have made any difference to the outcome of the race but saved place money for the punters. 
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29-03-2009, 19:28
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Indian Racing Stars
Indiarace caught up with the champion trainer of Hyderabad, L. D'Silva, who has been in the field of horse racing for well over three decades. 'Leo', as he is popularly known, has carved a niche for himself and has made Hyderabad his bastion. Our correspondent Mirror Image had a tete-a-tete with this great lover of horses.
More..  Fin Powrie, an Aussie to the boot, is all set to make his mark as Racing Advisor to the Bangalore Turf Club. He has already taken charge, and is as anxious as any other racing enthusiast to see the season get underway. Powrie has been at the helm of various international racetracks, and considers his five-year stint with the Dubai Race Club as his most cherished span inMore..  Niall McCullagh is an accomplished jockey. He is equally proficient when it comes to understanding and maintaining relationships. The affable McCullagh took a few minutes to talk to our International Editor, Tom Krish, before getting ready to ride Pepe Junior in Sunday’s sixth race at Mahalaxmi. More..  The rise to the top is never easy or so they say. None, perhaps, would testify to this phrase more accurately than the Western India Champion Jockey C. Rajendra. He took his time in tasting his maiden victory, but how many would know that he took much longer trying to convince people to hand him a ride.More..  Dr. MAM Ramaswamy is an enigma. The pillar of Indian racing, with the largest string of horses, achieved yet another unique milestone when Classic Sky touched the winning post in the Kolkata Oaks on Saturday. Dr. Ramaswamy is the first horse-owner in world to break the 500 Classics barrier. It was way back in 1965 that Ramu, as he is fondly referred to, tasted his first success of the Classics with Silver Jet. The heady feeling apparently led to a passionate addiction. More...  Narendra Lagad, the burly Western India race horse trainer was crowned the Champion Trainer of the recently concluded Pune Meeting 2007. This was a fitting “Silver Jubilee” gift for the person who is in the 25th year of his racing career. IndiaRace caught him basking in his hour of glory and persuaded this publicity shy trainer to talk about his recent success and some unconventional style of operations attributed to him. Naren, as he is informally referred to, opened into a gallop after a few reserved trots. More...  Pesi Shroff, ace jockey turned champion trainer, is not unduly disappointed on Czar Alexander’s under-par performance in the just-concluded Nanoli Stud Pune Derby. Looking relaxed, the record eight times Indian Derby winner, offers a frank assessment of the race and issues concerning international racing. In an exclusive chat with our correspondent this is what he had to say:More...  Four long years have passed since Major Pradeep Kumar Mehra, the founder of India's leading Thoroughbred nursery, the Usha Stud & Agricultural Farm Pvt. Ltd., was tragically killed in a helicopter crash near Mussoorie in January 2001.More...  Dr Vijay Mallya, Derby wins, fashion, lifestyle, glitz have become an integral part of Indian racing. Indian racing would not have been what it is today but for the colorful presence of Dr Mallya. Winning has become a habit with him while generosity is second nature to him. More... There is an air of expectancy whenever Dr MAM Ramaswamy strides into racecourses all over the country. The towering presence coupled with the mysterious aura that surrounds him, makes him a truly enigmatic colossus of Indian racing.More...  The charm of racing apart from the performance of the four-legged wonders is the persons who play a significant role in ensuring that racing becomes thoroughly enjoyable. Captain Appoo undoubtedly signifies the new breed of horse owners. More...  Sunil Jhangiani is a man blessed with gold dust. Nothing else explains the remarkable string of wins in prestigious races in the last two years. He seems to be making right moves, be it acquiring shares in horses with other partners or picking horses to be owned entirely by him. More...  Read on...  Vasant Shinde is arguably the greatest Indian jockey. It is not statistics alone that places him above all other Indian jockeys, but his legendary deeds in the saddle that has become stuff for lore.Read on...  Read on...  Imtiaz A Sait is easily the most accomplished trainer in the country. A trainer with an eye for perfection, he is always on the look out for a competitive edge. Read on... Read on...  PESI SHROFF is a name that inspires confidence be it the horse owner, trainer or punter. His ambition even as a child was to ride and to ride better than anyone else. Today he has scaled heights that were considered difficult given the constant battle he had do wage to keep his weight under control. Read on...  Read on...  Success has chased Jaggy Dhariwal in every sphere of his professional activity. A customs official at Heathrow Airport to begin with, Dhariwal has excelled in his chosen profession, first as a jockey and then as a trainer of outstanding merit and also as a successful part-time breeder. Read on...  Zareer Darashah is quite unlike most Indian trainers. He is truly a character. His restlessness and his excitable nature have firmly implanted on the race-goers. Read on...  Read on... Legendary Horses  INDIAN RACING has not seen the likes of him. He was the greatest. He could win start to finish or from any position. Over any distance. In record timings. The niggling shin problem never hampered his progress. He made light of the back-breaking weights. He won 22 of his 23 career starts. He did what others before him or after could not do. He was simply superb. And he was Elusive Pimpernel. Read on...  By the early 1970s, racing needed a hero. It had been over two decades since Citation had won the Triple Crown, and the naysayers, with their criticism of the Triple Crown and racing in general, were gathering momentum with each passing year. Racing had reached a stage of advanced ennui and desperately needed something to shake the sport out of the doldrums.Along came Secretariat. Last edited by Gloryfication : 29-03-2009 at 19:30.
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29-03-2009, 20:12
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30-03-2009, 08:36
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