Calcutta: Aashay Doctor trained Pantazi (Yash Narredu-up), crushed his four rivals on way to lifting the 1,400m, Indian Champagne Stakes, the main attraction in the six-event card here on Thursday.
Carrying top weight, the big made colt, made a light work of the opposition, charging past the longtime leader, Eleanora, and sprinting away for a dominant victory.
The afternoon also witnessed, the self-proclaimed ‘Sporting’ trainer' Vikash Jaiswal scoring a long priced double that sent the punters seeking for cover early in the afternoon.
Vikash’s quest for a double started right fom the day’s start, In the, 2,400m Retained Asset Plate. The trainer’s bottom weighted Sun God (Vinay Jaiswal-up) stunned a heavily backed Cristaldo (P.Tajeswar) with a re-run to score at 15/1 ods.
In the very next race, Vikash’s consistant performer, Emperor Ashoka (R.Vaibhav), trounced Aashay Doctor trained- recent import, Go For The Moon (Yash Narredu) in the INS Hooghly Cup winning by five long lengths. Go For The Moon will benefit a lot with this forward run under his belt.
A stunning performance was witnessed in the 1,200m, Navy Cup. The race witnessed trainer Rutherford Alford, aged runner, Sir Baffert (Imran Chisty), produced a strong gallop from mid field to sail past Dona Sienna, indicating that favourites had taken a day off. Rutherford, however, deserves credit for reviving the gelding, who secured his first win in three years.
Dr. Anil Kumar trained, Liban (Ashhad Asbar) continued his dominance in sprints. The horse easily lifted the 1,200m Burning Desire Handicap. Therefore, Liban’s fourth win this season, including a hat-trick, makes his a likely contender for the ‘Horse of The Season’ Title. The big made horse, easily overtook pace setter Thousand Words (Imran Chisty), in the final stretch, to score
The day concluded with Neil Darashah-trained Honey Cake (J.H. Arul) making amends for her previous defeat. Honey Cake led from the start, to clinch the Accalia Handicap. In the same race, the favourite Intense Belief (Varun) could only finish second.