The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) continued the Pune Meeting 2026 at Pune Racecourse on Saturday, 15th August, with the second day producing competitive finishes across the afternoon. In Race 6 – The Lucky Luciano Trophy, STORM MAJESTY delivered a smart performance to win the Class IV contest for Indian horses rated 20 to 46 (0 to 19 eligible) over 1200 metres at 03:30 PM. Ridden by P. Trevor and trained by Aman Altaf Hussain, STORM MAJESTY stopped the clock at 1:08:943 for owners Mrs Pragya Devgan & Mr Ritvik Devgan rep Niche Agriculture & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mrs Ayesha A Hussain, Mr Nariman Dickey Chothia & Mrs Aban N Chothia rep ANR Racing LLP & Mr Dinsha P Shroff. The Pune race result 15th August continued to underline the competitive nature of the second day at Pune Racecourse.
STORM MAJESTY held the advantage when it mattered most in the six-furlong contest, with P. Trevor timing the challenge effectively through the closing stages. The winning margin was reflected in the clock, with the leader finishing ahead of a closely matched pair behind. DREAMS COME TRUE, ridden by A. Sandesh for trainer Sanjay Kolse, chased home in 1:09:397, while PALOMA, partnered by Yash Narredu and trained by M. Narredu, was third in 1:09:417.
The next contest, Race 7 – Teena Katrak Memorial Independence Million, was run at 04:00 PM over 2000 metres as a Class IV race for horses rated 20 to 46 (0 to 19 eligible). ALLEZ L’ETOILE produced a determined performance under P. Trevor to claim the Million, recording a winning time of 2:03:420 for trainer Narendra Lagad.
ALLEZ L’ETOILE raced for Mrs Rashmee A Amersey rep So Blest Trading Co Pvt Ltd, Mr Balam Mohla, Mr Anil Saraf, Mr Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs Minal Pitale, Mr Suresh Pitale & Mr Nihar Pitale rep Green Turf Racing LLP, Mr Jehangir Mehta & Begum Shaherbanoo Husain Lagad. P. Trevor secured a second successive victory on the card, adding another strong result after STORM MAJESTY’s success in Race 6.
CARADOC finished second in 2:04:572, with Akshay Kumar in the saddle for trainer Dallas Todywalla. SAVAGE PEACOCK completed the top three in 2:04:877, ridden by A. Sandesh for trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Race 8 – The Magansingh P. Jodha Trophy DIV I followed at 04:30 PM, with the contest run over 1400 metres for maiden Indian horses, three years old only. REAL GOLD emerged on top under Dashrath Singh, delivering a winning time of 1:26:717 for trainer P. S. Chouhan and owner Mr K Kaliyaperumal.
The finish was closely fought, with REAL GOLD holding a narrow advantage over NALEDI, who crossed the line second in 1:26:787 under C. Umesh for trainer P. Shroff. DAVID was third in 1:26:990, ridden by Akshay Kumar for trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha.
The three-year-old maiden contest therefore produced one of the tighter finishes of the afternoon, with only 0.070 seconds separating REAL GOLD and NALEDI at the finish.
The ninth race, The Just By Chance Plate DIV I, brought the card to its next decisive result at 05:00 PM. The 1200-metre Class V handicap for Indian horses aged four years and over, rated 1 to 26, went the way of GOLD BAR, who was partnered by Ramswarup and trained by Adhirajsingh Jodha.
Owned by M/s Kunal N Sharma & Chirag Sharma, GOLD BAR completed the course in 1:10:050. The winner maintained enough authority through the closing stages to finish ahead of BRAVO ZULU, who was second in 1:10:316 under C. Umesh for trainer Faisal A. Abbas.
TOUCH OF MYSTIC secured third in 1:10:714, with Antony Raj S. aboard for trainer P. S. Chouhan. The result completed another competitive 1200-metre contest and added a fourth different winner across the four races covered.
With STORM MAJESTY, ALLEZ L’ETOILE, REAL GOLD and GOLD BAR taking the honours in Races 6 to 9, the Pune Meeting 2026 continued to deliver a varied afternoon of sprinting and staying contests. Attention now turns to the next stages of the Pune season, with the Teena Katrak Memorial Independence Million among the day’s key races.
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