The Bangalore Turf Club’s Summer Meeting continues with Day 18 scheduled for Sunday, July 13, 2025. An exciting eight-race card is set to unfold, beginning at 1:15 PM and concluding with the final event at 5:20 PM. The star attraction of the day is the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Bangalore Summer Derby (Grade 1), a high-stakes contest with a ₹2.5 crore purse. Also on the card is the Amokbash B.T.C. Anniversary Cup (Grade 2), another highlight of the day.
The Zavaray S. Poonawalla Bangalore Summer Derby, scheduled for 4:00 PM, is a 2000-meter terms race for three-year-old Indian horses foaled in 2022. The total prize allocation is ₹2.5 crore, with the winner receiving ₹1.485 crore and a trophy worth ₹3 lakh. The runner-up will take home ₹49.5 lakh. A field of sixteen horses will face the starter, each with top connections and elite form.
CHARISMATIC (J: Y.S. Srinath, T: Prasanna Kumar) leads the lineup, followed by GUNSMOKE (J: Mukesh Kumar, T: M. Narredu), MATISSE (J: A. Prakash, T: Pesi Shroff), MINDFUL (J: Yash Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu), PROKOFIEV (J: Suraj Narredu, T: Prasanna Kumar), and RED BISHOP (J: A. Sandesh, T: Pesi Shroff). Other runners include SOVEREIGN KING (J: Antony Raj S., T: Adhiraj Singh Jodha), STORMY SEA (J: N.S. Parmar, T: M.K. Jadhav), SUPREME SUCCESS (J: Darshan R.N, T: V. Lokanath), and WALKING THUNDER (J: A. Ashhad Asbar, T: Deshmukh L.V.R.). Also competing are ELYSIUM (J: Akshay Kumar, T: S.S. Attaollahi), FYNBOS (J: P. Trevor, T: Pesi Shroff), MIRACLE STAR (J: Neeraj Rawal, T: S. Padmanabhan), MOON STAR (J: Vivek G, T: Aravind G.), NORTHERN WAVES (J: K. Sai Kiran, T: G. Shashikanth), and SUNSHINE (J: S. Saqlain, T: Irfan Ghatala).
The day begins with The Turf Authorities of India Trophy at 1:15 PM, an 1800-meter handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 with ₹6.3 lakh in stakes. The runners include Vyasa (J: Vivek G, T: Darius R. Byramji), Serdar (J: Y.S. Srinath, T: J.S. Pillay), Knotty Scotty (J: Akshay Kumar, T: Prasanna Kumar), Lux Aeterna (J: Ramswarup, T: S.S. Attaollahi), Storm Shadow (J: P. Trevor, T: Prasanna Kumar), Inspire (J: Antony Raj S., T: Arjun Mangalorkar), and Wolf Creek (J: P. Vikram, T: James Mckeown).
The second race, The Indian Pattern Committee Trophy Div I, is a 1200-meter handicap at 1:45 PM for horses rated 20 to 45. Among the eleven runners are Money Bags (J: Akshay Kumar, T: Prasanna Kumar), Smile Of Beauty (J: Vishwa V, T: S. Dominic), Ziva (J: Aleemuddin, T: V. Lokanath), Sira (J: R. Vaibhav, T: M. Eshwer), Bellavita (J: Y.S. Srinath, T: K. Purshotham), Basilica (J: P. Trevor, T: S.S. Attaollahi), Extraordinary (J: N.B. Kuldeep, T: Joseph B. Awale), Glorious Spectre (J: Dhanu Singh Deora, T: Neil B. Devaney), Mystic Charm (J: C.A. Brisson, T: M. Rajendra Singh), Divo (J: Shivam, T: S. Shoban Babu), and Higgs Boson (J: Angad, T: Narayana Gowda V.).
At 2:15 PM, The Mumbai Cup, a 1200-meter handicap for horses rated 80 and above, offers a prize purse of ₹11 lakh. Competing in this race are Imperial Blue (J: Pavan, T: Irfan Ghatala), Ricardo (J: Antony Raj S., T: Arjun Mangalorkar), Star Glory (J: Darshan R.N, T: Satish Narredu), Credence (J: Ramswarup, T: Shazaan Shah), Czar (J: Aleemuddin, T: Arjun Mangalorkar), Kalamitsi (J: P. Trevor, T: S.S. Attaollahi), Dedicate (J: Hindu Singh, T: Vijay Singh), Masato (J: Akshay Kumar, T: Pradeep Annaiah), and Uchchaihshravas (J: Neeraj Rawal, T: Neelesh N. Rawal).
The Amokbash B.T.C. Anniversary Cup (Grade 2) will be run at 2:50 PM over 1400 meters for four-year-olds and up. The six contenders are Knotty Charmer (J: Antony Raj S., T: Prasanna Kumar), African Gold (J: Akshay Kumar, T: Darius R. Byramji), Magileto (J: A. Sandesh, T: Aman Altaf Hussain), Meropi (J: P. Trevor, T: Aashay Doctor), Prana (J: Suraj Narredu, T: Prasanna Kumar), and Crown Drive (J: Hindu Singh, T: B. Suresh).
Race five is The Five Stars Shipping Million at 3:25 PM, a 1600-meter terms race for maiden 3-year-olds with a purse of ₹22.5 lakh. Runners include Arrived (J: S. Saqlain, T: Adhiraj Singh Jodha), Baychimo (J: A. Prakash, T: Adhiraj Singh Jodha), Cigar Galaxy (J: Vivek G, T: Irfan Ghatala), Hermod (J: Antony Raj S., T: Rutherford Alford), Knight Regent (J: Y.S. Srinath, T: Deshmukh L.V.R.), Schoenberg (J: Suraj Narredu, T: Vijay Singh), and Seneca (J: A. Sandesh, T: Adhiraj Singh Jodha).
The Hyderabad Salver, at 4:45 PM, is a 1400-meter handicap for horses rated 40 to 65 with a prize of ₹6.3 lakh. The lineup includes Promiseofthefuture (J: Pavan, T: Irfan Ghatala), Don Carlos (J: P. Trevor, T: S.S. Attaollahi), Sassy (J: Shivam, T: G.Y. Rajesh Babu), Mountain Jewel (J: Antony Raj S., T: Prasanna Kumar), Anigraha (J: Hindu Singh, T: Vijay Singh), Hidden Dreams (J: Angad, T: Narayana Gowda V.), Knotty Affair (J: S. Saqlain, T: Azhar Ali), and Simola (J: P. Vikram, T: James Mckeown).
The final race is The Indian Pattern Committee Trophy Div II at 5:20 PM, a 1200-meter handicap for horses rated 20 to 45 with a ₹5.1 lakh purse. Ten runners line up: Out Into Spotlight (J: J. Chinoy, T: Prasanna Kumar), Eclipse Pulse (J: Vivek G, T: Azhar Ali), Flaming Sword (J: P. Trevor, T: S. Dominic), Thutmose (J: Shivam, T: S. Shoban Babu), Temperance (J: R. Vaibhav, T: M. Eshwer), Chisox (J: Anish Anamo Hangal, T: Pradeep Annaiah), Femme Fatale (J: A. Ramu, T: M. Rajendra Singh), Glaze (J: Rajesh Kumar M, T: Narayana Gowda V.), Slice Of Luck (J: K. Sai Kiran, T: M. Rajendra Singh), and Feeling Good (J: Vinod Shinde, T: V. Lokanath).
