BTC chairman R. Manjunath Ramesh, third from left, and D. Narahari, president, Benaka Developers and Project Pvt. Ltd., fourth from left, with Fynbos’ trainer Pesi Shroff, jockey Trevor, Anita Captain, K.N. Dhunjibhoy, and Vispi R. Patel.
| Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR
P. Shroff-trained Fynbos (Trevor up), won the Benaka Developers Fillies Championship Stakes (1,600m), the first classic event of the season held here on Sunday (June 15). The winner is owned by Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Miss. Anita J. Captain.
Trevor confidently kept his gutsy filly in handy third or fourth position for a while. then racing in mid bunch till the bend before manoeuvring his mount from outside in the home stretch. Fynbos responded well to the reminders, overtook stable-mate Bishop in the last 100m to win comfortably.
The results:
1. MALENAHALLI PLATE (1,400m): STAR OF INDIA (Neeraj) 1, Recreator (Koshi K) 2, Embosom (Jagadeesh) 3 and Verrazzano (A.A. Vikrant) 4. 7-1/4, Nk and 1/2. 1m, 28.21s. ₹17 (w), 12, 24 and 17 (p), SHP: 78, THP: 40, FP: 169, Q: 119, Trinella: 515/123, Exacta: 1,833.808. Favourite: Star Of India. Owners: Ms. Ameeta Mehra, Mr. Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs, Mr. Anjan Kumar Rangaraj & Mr. P.J. Vazifdar. Trainer: S. Padmanabhan.
2. AMOKBASH MILLION (Div. II), (1,100m): INDIAN BROCADE (Suraj) 1, Flight Of Fancy (S. Saqlain) 2, Supernal (R. Ajinkya) 3 and Divine Secret (Neeraj) 4. 6-3/4, 2-1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m, 06.39s. ₹18 (w), 12, 12 and 25 (p), SHP: 33, THP: 48, FP: 48, Q: 21, Trinella: 193/117, Exacta: 334/84. Favourite: Indian Brocade. Owner: Ms. Ameeta Mehra. Trainer: Rajesh Narredu.
3. STEWARDS CUP (1,400m): MANDARINO (Sandesh) 1, Positano (Akshay K) 2, Invincible (Angad) 3 and Stellantis (Ramswarup) 4. 5-3/4, 3/4 and Lnk. 1m, 25.16s. ₹45 (w), 16, 11 and 150 (p), SHP: 35, THP: 342, FP: 65, Q: 28, Trinella: 2,790/4,783, Exacta: 12,915/6,642. Favourite: Positano. Owners: Mr. Francis Arun Kumar, Mr. J. Ramesh & Mr. M.V. Balaji. Trainer: Irfan Ghatala.
4. AMOKBASH MILLION (Div. I), (1,100m): AKITANIA (C. Umesh) 1, Konkrah (Sandesh) 2, Double Your Money (Sai Kiran) 3 and Mnemosyne (Suraj) 4. 2-1/4, 3-1/2 and Hd. 1m, 06.88s. ₹28 (w), 13, 11 and 21 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 40, FP: 60, Q: 50, Trinella: 391/194, Exacta: 929/205. Favourite: Konkrah. Owner: Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd. Trainer: James McKeown.
5. BENAKA DEVELOPERS FILLIES CHAMPIONSHIP STAKES (1,600m): FYNBOS (Kingda Ka-Mahali) Trevor 1, Bishop (Deauville-Winds Of Fortune) G. Vivek 2, Mountain Jewel (Deauville-Kanchenjunga) Antony 3 and Northern Waves (Dreamfield- Fly With The Wind) Sai Kiran 4. Not run: Ravishing Beauty. 3-3/4, 1-3/4 and 1/2. 1m, 37.90s. ₹18 (w), 12, 22 and 38 (p), SHP: 56, THP: 96, FP: 78, Q: 48, Trinella: 938/536, Exacta: 6,224/2,257. Favourite: Fynbos. Owners: Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Miss. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.
6. PARSIANA PLATE (1,400m): VYASA (G. Vivek) 1, Victoria Doresaani (Pavan) 2, Star Concept (Shezad Khan) 3 and Aquamatic (Akshay K) 4. 2-3/4, 6-1/4 and 1/2. 1m, 25.94s. ₹23 (w), 13, 10 and 34 (p), SHP: 30, THP: 65, FP: 43, Q: 19, Trinella: 213/127, Exacta: 511/153. Favourite: Victoria Doresaani. Owner and trainer: Mr. Darius R. Byramji.
7. RICHELIEU PLATE (1,400m): KNOTTY SCOTTY (G. Vivek) 1, Sassy Sarah (S. Shareef) 2, Thrill Of Brazil (I. Chisty) 3 and Mutual Trust (Darshan) 4. 1-3/4, 1/2 and 3-1/4. 1m, 26.11s. ₹24 (w), 13, 14 and 16 (p), SHP: 38, THP: 43, FP: 77, Q: 40, Trinella: 155/99, Exacta: 1,071/734. Favourite: Knotty Scotty. Owners: Mr. K. Kamesh, Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mr. K. Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Balamukunda Das, Mr. Srikanth Badruka, Mr. M.N. Nambiar, Mr. Darshan Uppini & Dr. N. Swaroop Kumar. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar.
Jackpot: ₹868 (771 tkts.); Runner-up: 183 (1,564 tkts.); Treble (i): 258 (52 tkts.); (ii): 71 (315 tkts.).
Published – June 15, 2025 08:14 pm IST