Zuccaro bags the President Of India Gold Cup

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Trainer Pesi Shroff’s ward Zuccaro, piloted by Vivek G, continued his winning streak by winning the President Of India Gold Cup, the feature event of Saturday’s (Sept. 19) races here.

The winner is owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel, Mr. A.S. Narielwala, Mr. Eruch Adi Mody & Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla.

Zuccaro was settled well of the pace by Vivek G and was travelling comfortably in sixth position. Turning for home, Vivek switched his mount to the extreme outside and later this son of Kingda Ka - Mahali, came with gigantic strides to tackle the leader DYF and went on to win the race comfortably.

1. ROCK OF GIBRALTAR PLATE (1,200m): FRENCH LIEUTENANT (Antony Raj S) 1, My Touch (Akshay K) 2, Gacchanmanasvin (Md. Ismail) 3 and Costa Mesa (P. Sai K) 4. 4-1/4, 3-1/4 and Head. 1m 13.40s. ₹18 (w), 11, 10 and 31 (p). SHP: 23, THP: 30, FP: 37, Q: 24, Tanala: 273. Favourite: French Lieutenant.

Owners: Mr. Champaklal Zaveri & Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri rep. Zaveri Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., Miss. Harsha N. Desai & Miss. Niti N. Desai. Trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.

2. FALAKNUMA TROPHY (Div. II) (1,100m): COSMIC GIFT (P. Trevor) 1, My Way My Rules (Vivek G) 2, Beverley (Arjun) 3 and Timeless Elegance (G. Naresh) 4. 4, 1-1/2 and 3-1/2. 1m 7.12s. ₹11 (w), 12, 10 and 84 (p). SHP: 22, THP: 122, FP: 22, Q: 20, Tanala: 367. Favourite: Cosmic Gift.

Owner: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar’s Galloping Stars LLP. Trainer: A. Imran Khan.

Note: In this race Materiality (P. Ajeeth K up) stopped galloping near 400m and did not complete the race.

3. FALAKNUMA TROPHY (Div. I) (1,100m): SHE’S A BOMB (Sohan Kumar) 1, La Quinta (Akshay K) 2, American Affair (Ashad Asbar) 3 and Coming Home (B. Nikhil) 4. 1-1/2, 1-1/4 and 3-3/4. 1m 7.76s. ₹14 (w), 10, 10 and 10 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 34, FP: 26, Q: 16, Tanala: 38. Favourite: She’s A Bomb.

Owners: M/s. G. Krishnamohan Rao, P. Ranga Raju & Mirza Ayub Baig. Trainer: D. Netto.

Note: In this race Flare (Shekhawat up) planted into the stalls and did not participate.

4. TOTARAM’S CUP (1,200m): ONE N ONLY (Akshay Kumar) 1, Emerald Touch (M.S. Deora) 2, Black Onyx (D.S. Deora) 3 and Unchchaihshravas (Neeraj) 4. 1, 2 and Short Head. 1m 12.52s. ₹18 (w), 10, 27 and 16 (p). SHP: 58, THP: 38, FP: 71, Q: 65, Tanala: 157. Favourite: One N Only.

Owners: M/s. Rama Seshu Eyunni, Shankar Srinivas, Ashok Ranpise & Donald Anthony Netto. Trainer: D. Netto.