The lively Pune Meeting, under the banner of the Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), will stage a seven-race meeting on Sunday, 16 August, with the programme scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM. The card will encompass distances from 1,000 metres to 2,000 metres and will offer aggregate prize money of Rs.67.5 lakh. The Mayor’s Trophy will provide the day’s longest-distance feature, while the F. D. Wadia Trophy (Grade 3) will add further distinction to the afternoon.
Pune Race Cards 16 August
The programme will open with The Oriental Express Plate at 1:00 PM. The Class V handicap will be contested by four-year-olds and upward rated up to 25 over 1,600 metres, with Rs.5,00,000 in total prize money. ABHYANKAR, EXOTIC STAR, MAI TAI, JAGGER, MADISON, ROYAL CHAMP, SUSSING, YULETIDE and HIGHGROUND will constitute the field.
Attention will then turn to The Mayor’s Trophy at 1:40 PM. The Class I handicap for horses rated 80 and upward will cover 2,000 metres and will carry Rs.7,50,000. THALASSA, ARRIVED and GOLDEN DANCER will contest the prestigious feature, which will represent the longest-distance engagement of the afternoon.
The card will continue with The Amjad Khan Trophy at 2:20 PM. The Class IV contest for Indian horses rated 20 to 46 will take place over 1,400 metres and will offer Rs.12,00,000. ORGANISED CHAOS, INVINCIBLE FORCE, MENORCA, HER CHARGE, LORD MURPHY, AGATHA, ALEXANDRIA and MARATHA ADMIRAL will line up for the contest.
The three-year-old maidens will come under scrutiny in The Devendra Jawaharlal Mathurawala Million at 3:00 PM. Restricted to maiden Indian horses aged three years, the 1,000-metre event will carry Rs.15,00,000. LUCKY DIAMOND, MUQADDAR, RIVAYAT, BRAHMASTRA, G VALENTINO, GOLDEN HUES, IGBO ORA, INHERITANCE and SABALENKA will form the field.
The afternoon’s Grade 3 highlight will arrive at 3:40 PM with The F. D. Wadia Trophy (Grade 3). The 1,400-metre contest for three-year-olds will carry Rs.15,00,000 and will bring LADY SCARLET, JAANDAAR, MINARI, RAMBO, INVICTOR, NEBULA and QUEEN OF BEAUTIES together.
The later phase of the meeting will feature The Waves of Glory Plate at 4:20 PM. The Class II event for horses rated 60 to 86 will be run over 1,400 metres for Rs.7,50,000. SCARAMOUCHE, EARTH, BUBBLY BOY, AMAZING RULER, SON OF A GUN, NEUTRALIST, ZAFFERANO, BEE MAGICAL and STORMY SEA will contest the race.
The seven-race programme will conclude with The Brunello Plate at 5:00 PM. The Class IV contest for Indian horses rated 20 to 46 will cover 1,000 metres and will carry Rs.5,50,000. ELEVATE, NEPTUNE, ENSKY, VIENNOISE, STARSEED, EKLA CHOLO, ARBITRAGE, GO TONTO, MAJESTIC WARRIOR, HOUSE OF LORDS and SAMSON will complete the afternoon’s card.
Pune Race Cards 16 August will present a well-appointed seven-race programme at Pune Racecourse, with The Mayor’s Trophy serving as the principal feature and The F. D. Wadia Trophy (Grade 3) adding further stature. The meeting will begin at 1:00 PM and will conclude at 5:00 PM, with Rs.67.5 lakh in aggregate prize money.
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