Beyond Stars opened the proceedings on the twelfth day of the Pune Meeting 2026 with a victory in The Nationalistic Plate over 1600 metres on Sunday, 18 October. Ridden by A. Sandesh and trained by S. Waheed, the winner represented an ownership partnership comprising Mr Amit V Menda, Mr Chirag V Shah, Mr Darshak D Tanna, Mr Rohinton K Marfatia, Mr Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs Minal Pitale, Mr Suresh Pitale and Mr Nihar Pitale, represented by Green Turf Racing LLP, along with Mr Ketan S Wakkar.
The opening race, scheduled for 1:30 PM, saw Beyond Stars emerge ahead of a field competing over the mile distance. Sandesh’s ride proved decisive as the S. Waheed-trained runner secured the top position, giving the winning connections an encouraging start to the afternoon at Pune Racecourse. The result provided an early talking point on a card that promised further competition across the day’s remaining races.
Beyond Stars Leads The Nationalistic Plate Finish
Okinayume, partnered by Neeraj Rawal and trained by Subhag Singh, finished second, while Baleno, ridden by Bhawani Singh and trained by Karthik Ganapathy, took third place. Official finishing times for the second- and third-placed runners were not available in the supplied race details.
The Pune meeting continued with The Great Secret Plate scheduled as Race 2 at 2:00 PM. Attention now turned to the next contest as the twelfth day of the 2026 Pune racing season progressed at the Royal Western India Turf Club.
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