The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC), Pune will present an eight-race programme on Sunday, 13 September 2026, with the opening race scheduled for 1:30 PM and the final contest at 5:00 PM. The meeting will feature races over 1,200m, 1,400m, 1,600m and 2,400m, with horses across different age groups and classes.
The highest-prize race of the meeting will be Race 6, The S. A. Poonawalla Million, scheduled for 4:00 PM. The contest will be restricted to three-year-old Indian horses and will be run over 1,600m, with a total reward allocation of Rs.15,00,000. Seven runners will line up, including Jaandaar, Avener, Invincible Force, Minari, Rampage, Nebula and Myrina, with jockeys Vivek G., A. Sandesh, Yash Narredu, Antony Raj S., Neeraj Rawal, P. Trevor and A. Prakash respectively.
The first race on the Pune Racecards 13 September 2026 will be The Excellent Sorrento Plate (DIV II) at 1:30 PM. The contest will cover 1,200m for Indian horses aged four years and over, with a total reward allocation of Rs.5,00,000. The nine runners are Phantasmiqué, ridden by J. Chinoy and trained by Narendra Lagad; Samson, with A. Prakash and Narendra Lagad; Jetfire, partnered by Prashant P. Dhebe and trained by M. K. Jadhav; We Still Believe, ridden by K. Nazil and trained by S. Waheed; Exhalt, with Amyn Merchant and Faisal A. Abbas; Prince Igor, ridden by Avinash Paswan and trained by Narendra Lagad; Hola Amigo, with P. Vinod and Narendra Lagad; Lightning Blaze, ridden by N. Bhosale and trained by Narendra Lagad; and Highground, partnered by Dashrath Singh and trained by Sangramsinh N. Joshi.
At 2:00 PM, the second race will be The Suraiya & Masoom Master Salver, a Class III Handicap for Indian horses rated 40 to 66. The race will be run over 1,200m and will carry Rs.6,50,000. The 13-runner field includes Son Of A Gun, ridden by A. Prakash and trained by Narendra Lagad; Liban, with K. Nazil and Hosidar Daji; Darcy, ridden by C. Umesh and trained by Faisal A. Abbas; American Eagle, with S. Mosin and Shazaan Shah; Storm Cloud, ridden by J. Chinoy and trained by Narendra Lagad; Wind Dancer, with Akshay Kumar and Dallas Todywalla; El Moran, ridden by P. Trevor and trained by Narendra Lagad; Esteban, with Avinash Paswan and Narendra Lagad; Neptune, partnered by Ramswarup and trained by Adhirajsingh Jodha; Rambler, ridden by H. Zeeshan and trained by Shazaan Shah; Admirable, with Neeraj Rawal and P. S. Chouhan; Skandha, ridden by A. Omkar and trained by Nazzak B Chenoy; and Desert Classic, partnered by Prashant P. Dhebe and trained by P. S. Chouhan.
The third contest, The Serum Institute of India Trophy, will begin at 2:30 PM. This Class III Handicap for Indian horses rated 40 to 66 will be contested over 2,400m and will carry Rs.6,72,750. The three-runner field comprises Little John, ridden by Akshay Kumar and trained by Dallas Todywalla; Caradoc, partnered by P. Trevor and also trained by Dallas Todywalla; and Black Thunder, ridden by A. Sandesh and trained by Rehanullah Khan. The 2,400m trip makes this the longest race on the programme.
At 3:00 PM, The Mauna Kea Plate (DIV II) will take place over 1,400m. The Class IV Handicap is for Indian horses rated 20 to 46 and offers Rs.5,50,000. The nine runners are Menorca, ridden by Antony Raj S. and trained by Dallas Todywalla; Brasilier, with R. Ajinkya and Himmat Singh; Avante, partnered by Ramswarup and trained by Adhirajsingh Jodha; Esconido, with S. Mosin and S. Waheed; Appalachian, ridden by T. S. Jodha and trained by Nazzak B Chenoy; Sanctified, with Vivek G. and P. Shroff; Regal Warrior, partnered by Amyn Merchant and trained by Faisal A. Abbas; Key West, ridden by N. S. Parmar and trained by M. K. Jadhav; and Majesticus, with Neeraj Rawal and Narendra Lagad.
The fifth race will be The Sultan Suleiman Plate, scheduled for 3:30 PM. The contest is for three-year-old Indian horses only, over 1,200m, with Rs.12,00,000 in total rewards. Eleven runners are entered: Rivayat, ridden by P. Trevor and trained by Imtiaz A. Sait; Invictor, with A. Sandesh and Altamaash A. Ahmed; Zayyan, partnered by Vivek G. and trained by P. Shroff; Dreams Come True, ridden by Ramswarup and trained by Sanjay Kolse; Umeed, with Amyn Merchant and Faisal A. Abbas; Echo, ridden by K. Nazil and trained by Faisal A. Abbas; Irish Twist, with C. Umesh and Faisal A. Abbas; Mandarin Milli, ridden by K. Pranil and trained by Nirad Karanjawala; Mystica, with N. Bhosale and Dallas Todywalla; Tempest, partnered by Aditya Waydande and trained by Shazaan Shah; and Winter Sun, ridden by S. J. Sunil and trained by Deepesh Narredu.
The sixth and highest-value race will be The S. A. Poonawalla Million at 4:00 PM. The race will cover 1,600m and is restricted to three-year-old Indian horses, with Rs.15,00,000 in total rewards. The seven runners are Jaandaar, ridden by Vivek G. and trained by P. Shroff; Avener, with A. Sandesh and Adhirajsingh Jodha; Invincible Force, partnered by Yash Narredu and trained by M. Narredu; Minari, ridden by Antony Raj S. and trained by Imtiaz A. Sait; Rampage, with Neeraj Rawal and Shazaan Shah; Nebula, ridden by P. Trevor and trained by Behram Cama; and Myrina, partnered by A. Prakash and trained by P. Shroff.
The race will provide a substantial 1,600m test for the three-year-old field. Jaandaar carries a rating of 69, while Avener is rated 54 and Invincible Force 53. Minari has a rating of 55, Rampage 52, Nebula 52 and Myrina has no rating listed in the supplied information.
The seventh race will be The Excellent Sorrento Plate (DIV I) at 4:30 PM. This Class V Handicap for Indian horses aged four years and over will be run over 1,200m and will carry Rs.5,00,000. The nine runners are Majestic Warrior, ridden by Avinash Paswan and trained by Narendra Lagad; Beyond Stars, with S. Zervan and S. Waheed; Flash Mob, partnered by C. Umesh and trained by Faisal A. Abbas; Lickety Split, ridden by J. Chinoy and trained by Narendra Lagad; Crimson Pirate, with P. Trevor and Aman Altaf Hussain; Dancing Cloud, partnered by Ramswarup and trained by Hosidar Daji; Mirae, ridden by N. Bhosale and trained by Narendra Lagad; Ashwa Almaty, with Amyn Merchant and Sangramsinh N. Joshi; and Impulsive, ridden by P. Vinod and trained by Narendra Lagad.
The final race will be The Mauna Kea Plate (DIV I) at 5:00 PM. The Class IV Handicap will be contested over 1,400m for Indian horses rated 20 to 46, with Rs.5,50,000 available. The nine runners are Coffee At Eleven, ridden by A. Sandesh and trained by Aman Altaf Hussain; Semurg, with Ramswarup and Himmat Singh; Paloma, ridden by Yash Narredu and trained by M. Narredu; Starseed, with T. S. Jodha and Nazzak B Chenoy; Believe, partnered by R. Ajinkya and trained by S. Waheed; Sequential, ridden by Neeraj Rawal and trained by Narendra Lagad; Ekla Cholo, with Amyn Merchant and Faisal A. Abbas; Naledi, partnered by C. Umesh and trained by P. Shroff; and G Valentino, ridden by Prashant P. Dhebe and trained by P. S. Chouhan.
The Pune Racecards 13 September 2026 will feature eight races across four distances. The S. A. Poonawalla Million at 4:00 PM carries the largest reward allocation of Rs.15,00,000, while The Sultan Suleiman Plate at 3:30 PM offers the second-highest total of Rs.12,00,000.
The card will also include the longest race of the day, the 2,400m Serum Institute of India Trophy, while the Excellent Sorrento Plate and Sultan Suleiman Plate will provide 1,200m contests. The meeting will conclude with the Mauna Kea Plate (DIV I) at 5:00 PM.
The Pune Racecards 13 September 2026 will provide a varied eight-race programme at Pune Racecourse, beginning at 1:30 PM and ending at 5:00 PM. The S. A. Poonawalla Million will headline the meeting with its Rs.15,00,000 reward allocation, while the full card will feature a mix of distances, age groups and race classifications, with a strong line-up of jockeys and trainers throughout the afternoon.
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