MUMBAI MEETING 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 0   :  RACE REVIEWS

7th March 
2010

Aurelian Pips Forest Flair on the Post

A
urelian (Pennine Ridge – Wild Rumour), owned by Martand Mahindra and trained by Bipin Salvi,... More...


7th March 
2010

Aboline is the Super Mile Champion

A
boline (Burden of Proof – Super Fan) from trainer Arjun Manglorkar’s yard came into his own and ran a brilliant race to fetch his,... More...


7th March 
2010

Triumphant Becket, Glorious Jacqueline Thrill All

T
hat the Vandrevala Foundation Indian Turf Invitation Cup would be a potboiler, was known a month earlier. More...


6th March 
2010

Palazzio’s Sun Shines, Maseeha Basks

P
alazzio’s Sun rose to the occasion and scorched the turf with a blistering run to earn the title of the ‘Fastest Horse on Indian Turf’ with surprising ease. More...


6th March 
2010

Mahalaxmi Could be Declared a “War Zone”

T
he historical Mahalaxmi racecourse at the heart of Mumbai most certainly readies itself to have a million hearts thumping for the weekend races. More...


5th March 
2010

Chic Bipasha Unveils Vandrevala Logo at RWITC

T
he Vandrevala Foundation Indian Turf Invitation Cup weekend had a glamorous ignition at the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Tuesday, March 2, 2010.. More...


28th February 
2010

Impressive El Tropico Wins Serum Institute Trophy

T
rainer Siraj Sunderji had a prolific day as three of his trainees came out with flying colours not to mention the second and third places,... More...


28th February 
2010

Beautiful Stranger Wins Poonawalla Multi Million

T
he Poonawalla Breeders’ Multi-Million (Gr1), popularly accepted as the ‘Juvenile Derby’, saw a new Junior Champion emerge from a competitive bunch of 14 runners (Bold Dancer was withdrawn),... More...


25th February 
2010

Saint Vincent Demolishes Opposition

S
aint Vincent (Ikhtyar – Magick Sword), from trainer Pesi Shroff’s stables and ridden by jockey C Ruzaan demolished the opposition to win the,... More...


21st February 
2010

Mystic Dawn Wins Forbes India Million

M
ystic Dawn (Diffident – Angel Heights), owned by Dr MAM Ramaswamy and trained by S Ganapathy, was astutely ridden to victory by jockey B Prakash to clinch the Forbes India Million,... More...


18th February 
2010

De Sousa Powers Slickkit to Superb Victory

S
lickkit (Senure – Baloustar), from the stables of trainer Altamash Ahmed and well ridden by S A De Sousa romped home to beat favourite,... More...


14th February 
2010

Icebreaker, Forest Flair Score Decisive Victories

I
cebreaker (Alnasr Alwasheek – Iceberg), owned by the Poonawallas and trained by Padmanabhan, came into her own to win the Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Eclipse Stakes of India (GR 2) in splendid fashion. More...


7th February 
2010

Keringdingan Makes a Mark on Derby Day

F
aisal Abbas trained Keringdingan (Diffident – Victory And Gold) lived up to the promise she had shown in her first start ,... More...


7th February 
2010

‘Her Highness’ Jacqueline Wins Derby, Conquers Hearts

R
ichard Hughes proved that it is possible to stop 25,000 hearts from beating normally, all at the same juncture. He did it for about 10 seconds as he sent Jacqueline,... More...


6th February 
2010

Record Beckons Jacqueline, Becket Stands in the Way

T
he Indian flag was flying high at Dubai’s Meydan Racecourse on Friday. The first race, a 1200-metre dash, had been run. There was a runner from India. More...


6th February 
2010

Enjoy Your Day At The Races - It's McDowell Derby

I
t is the Derby weekend. There can be no other weekend like the McDowell Derby weekend. More...


28th January
2010

Delphi Makes an Incredible Debut

T
he Deepak Trophy, the feature event of the day, had eight 3 year-olds facing the starter. Among them was Delphi (Emerald Cat – Bongusto),..... More...


24th January 
2010

Jacqueline Butchers the Indian Oaks Opposition

J
acqueline (King Charlemagne – Talita Kumi) ran a breathtaking race, sitting well off the pace in the dead last position,..... More...


24th January 
2010

Jain-Patel Combine Score a Fine Treble

T
he followers of favourites went home with heavier purses and beaming faces from the Mahalaxmi racecourse on Sunday. More...


21st January  
2010

Maseeha Wins Byculla Trophy in the Stewards’ Room

G
ame galloper Maseeha yet again showed a never-say-die attitude and added another Trophy to his owner, Mrs Tina K Dhanani’s collection by literally snatching the Cup,... More...


17th January 
2009

Onassis Dominates His Rivals, Wins Ruia Gold Cup

O
nassis (Glory Of Dancer – Rahy’s Serenade) toyed with the opposition to post a handsome victory in the Ramniwas Ramnarain Ruia Gold Cup (GR 2),.... More...


17th January  
2010

Gutsy ‘Jockey’ Salman Khan –Undoubtedly Veer

S
alman Khan, the Super Star, showed what a brave heart he is by not only winning the Veer Exhibition race in a thrilling finish, but also by showing great courage and intense presence of mind. More...


13th January 
2010

Swahili Romps Home to Win Ahmedbhoy Trophy

S
wahili (Alnasr Alwasheek – Singita) from trainer Zadmal Singh’s yard and owned jointly by the Jains and the Patels, won the Aziz Ahmedbhoy Trophy,..... More...


10th January 
2010

“Good Governance is Top Priority” – Vivek Jain

M
r Vivek Jain, recently elected as Chairman of RWITC, is a man raring to move forward. The youngest Chairman in the history of the Club... More...


8th January 
2010

Slickkit, Ecstatica Plunder Respective Opposition

F
or the followers of favourites, Thursday’s start was as disastrous as it can get. The first four races saw hot “jodies” (top two favourites) dominated by horses offered at longer odds. More...


7th January 
2010

Prakash Pilots MAM’s Superior Quest

T
he Dr MAM Ramaswamy camp struck a fine double which included the J Rustomji Soparivala Trophy, the main event of Thursday’s races at Mumbai. More...


3rd January 
2010

Red Romeo Wins Chief Minister’s Gold Cup

R
ed Romeo (Steinbeck – Allspice) came into his own (as I professed in the selections’ write-up) and put in a ‘forceful’ run to edge out the strong challenge from Celestial Way in the homestretch. More...


31st December 
2009

Forever Young Wins DG Police Cup in Style

T
rainer Pesi Shroff ended the year on a high note saddling a short-priced treble on the last day of 2009. Churchill, Onassis and Macchupicchu all won their respective races but it was Onassis who impressed the most. More...


27th December 
2009

Star Warrior Storms, Maseeha Stuns

T
he Twelfth Day of the Mumbai meeting was a day of mixed balance sheets for the followers of money, with five favourites obliging in the nine-race card. More...


24th December 
2009

It Is a Thunderous Thousand for Imtiaz

T
rainer Imtiaz A Sait carved a niche for himself in the annals of Indian racing when his ward Belligerent thundered home to win the last race of the day. More...


20th December 
2009

Shroff Juggernaut Rolls On

P
esi Shroff is simply unstoppable. He is enjoying a tremendous run and Sunday was no different. More...


20th December 
2009

Jacqueline’s Mile Makes Pesi Smile

J
acqueline (King Charlemagne – Talita Kumi), bred at Sultan Singh’s Sohna Stud, owned by Vijay Shirke, KN Dhunjibhoy and Burgis Minoo Desai,.. More...


18th December 
2009

Vivek Jain Takes the Chair amidst Records

M
r Vivek Jain’s moment at the helm has arrived and how! He garnered the maximum number of votes ever by any contestant in the history of RWITC. More...


13th December 
2009

Jacqueline Best- the Latest Star of the Turf

P
esi Shroff is the man for the big moment. As a Jockey he was sheer brilliance and the Indian Derby was his favourite. More...


13th December  
2009

Shirke, Dhunjibhoy and Shroff Reign Supreme

I
t was the Pesi Shroff Show. Starring Jacqueline, Sine Qua Non, Bruckner and introducing Batista. More...


10th December 
2009

Pesi Maintains His Awesome Pace - Saddles a Treble

T
rainer Pesi Shroff just will not let the momentum drop. Keeping up with the remarkable string of success in the recent past, Pesi scored a fine treble on Thursday to forge ahead considerably in the trainers tally. More...


6th December 
2009

Katrak and Fenton Score Hat-trick

O
wners Rakesh Wadhawan and Prem Tharani scored thrice on the trot on Sunday. More...


03rd December 
2009

Pesi, Sunderji Dominate Thursday’s Races

T
rainers Pesi Shroff and SK Sunderji shared the limelight on Thursday at the Mahalaxmi racecourse, winning six of the eight races slated for the day. More...


29th November 
2009

It’s a Six… a Four and Yet Another Four for Shroff

P
esi Shroff is on a song! Following an incredible six winners from his stables on Thursday last at the Mahalaxmi, Pesi Shroff fired four in Kolkata on Saturday. More...


27th November 
2009

Pesi Smashes Course Record with a Six

T
he day belonged to trainer Pesi Shroff. His stable dominated the Mahalaxmi track like never before. No trainer has saddled as many winners in a single day in the history of racing at least in Western India. More...


26th November 
2009

RWITC Pays Homage to Mumbai Martyrs

F
orest Flair (Placerville – Tide of Fortune), who was the overwhelming favourite to land the spoils for the 26/11 Martyrs’ Memorial Trophy, kept his date with victory in a most convincing manner. More...



22nd November 
2009

Katrak Off to a Flying Start, Saddles Treble

C
D Katrak has simply carried on from where he had left off. After winning the Pune Championship, he is now seeking a three-in-a-row this Mumbai Season where he is the ruling Champion trainer. More...

 

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