The 3rd race of the day at the CALCUTTA RACES, WINTER MEETING FIRST DAY on Thursday, 1st January, 2026, produced an exciting outcome as Romping Home (J: Suraj Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu) soared to victory in THE ACADEMY GOLD CUP DIV I, a Class III contest for horses rated 41-66 over 1200 metres at 12:30 PM. Racing in the distinguished colours of Mr Daulat Chhabria, Mr Hatim A Lakdawala, Mr Teja Gollapudi, Dr Prabhakar Chowdary Tripuraneni, and Mr Anil Saraf, the winner crossed the line in 1:11.957, quickly making headlines in the Calcutta race result 1 jan updates.
Settling just behind the early leaders, Romping Home bided time before launching a decisive move approaching the final 400 metres. Suraj Narredu’s patient handling and well-timed urging allowed the horse to seize the lead effortlessly in the straight, displaying both acceleration and composure that left the chasing field in her wake.
The runner-up honours went to Enola Holmes (J: Arul J H, T: Neil Darashah), finishing just behind in 1:11.980, while Into The Storm (J: Hasib Alam, T: B Mahesh) closed with determination to take third in 1:12.698, rounding out a competitive top three in a tightly contested finish.
Stay tuned to RaceBuzz for live updates as THE ACADEMY GOLD CUP DIV II gets underway at 1:00 PM – the action continues!