Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) hosted the Calcutta Monsoon Meeting 2026, 2nd Day, Thursday, 13th August 2026, with the opening race producing a close finish. In the 1st race, The Safari Handicap, a Class V contest for horses rated 1-26 over 1600 metres, SPORTING TRAINER (J: Varun, T: Vikash Jaiswal) secured victory in 1:42.346 at the scheduled 02:00 AM. The winner raced for Mrs Asha Jaiswal, Mr Sharad Gupta & Mr Tarak Singha Roy. For those following the Calcutta race result 13th August, SPORTING TRAINER’s narrow success provided an early highlight of the meeting.
Calcutta race result 13th August
SPORTING TRAINER stayed within striking distance before producing the decisive effort in the closing stages. Varun kept the winner balanced through the final phase and found enough to hold off the late challenge from the chasing runners, with the winning margin reflected in the tightly packed times.
KNOTTY NASH (J: Yash Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu) finished second in 1:42.537, while GOLDEN HAMMER (J: Imran Chisty, T: Shyam S Habbu) secured third in 1:42.581. The three leading runners were separated by less than a quarter of a second on the clock, underlining the competitive nature of the 1600-metre contest.
The 2nd race, The Aladancer Handicap Div I, followed at 02:30 AM over 1200 metres. TRILLIONAIRE (J: P Tejeshwar, T: B Rajender Reddy) won in 1:14.127 for Mr Praveen Kumar Katakam, ahead of PRINCESS S (J: Yash Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu) in 1:14.846 and SABAR (J: V R Jagadeesh, T: Shyam S Habbu) in 1:15.444.
The 3rd race, The Aladancer Handicap Div II, saw DR DOOM (J: R Vaibhav, T: Javed Khan) take the honours over 1200 metres in 1:13.990. The winner represented Mr Anand Chopra rep M/s Speedex Livestock Pvt Ltd, Mr Pramod Dayal Rungta, Mr Sushil Kumar Saraf, M/s Muskan Nirman LLP, Mr Dilip Kumar Agarwal & Mr Alok Kumar Agarwal. THREE LITTLE WORDS (J: A. Ashhad Asbar, T: Rutherford Alford) was second in 1:14.705, with NOORIE (J: Vishal Bunde, T: Shyam S Habbu) third in 1:14.894.
In the 4th race, The Moon Mission Handicap, ARGENTO (J: P. Trevor, T: Arti Doctor) completed the 1400-metre journey in 1:28.321. The winner was owned by M/s Sarainaga Racing Pvt Ltd, Mr Vishal Doctor & Mr Kamal J Doctor rep M/s Deciding Factor LLP, Mr Raghubir Sharan Upadhyay, Mr Vinod Kumar Kandoi, Mr Hemang Devendra Doctor, Mr Achuthan Siddharth, Mr Vivek Choudhary & Mr Enrico Piperno. KEITARO (J: A. Ashhad Asbar, T: Rutherford Alford) finished second in 1:28.673, followed by GALWAY GIRL (J: Aleemuddin, T: Neil Darashah) in 1:28.718.
The 5th race, The Independence Cup, brought another strong performance from P. Trevor, who partnered EXCEED to victory over 1400 metres in 1:26.982 for trainer Arti Doctor. The winner raced for Mr Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mrs Rina Mahindra, Mr Joydeep Datta Gupta & Mr Sp Thirunavukkarasu. ROMAN SPIRIT (J: V R Jagadeesh, T: B Rajender Reddy) was second in 1:27.431, while ENCHANTING (J: Yash Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu) took third in 1:27.597.
The 6th race, The Swatantrata Handicap, over 1400 metres, went to CIGAR GALAXY (J: Hindu Singh, T: Arti Doctor) in 1:27.085. The winner was owned by Mrs Rina Mahindra, Ms Tarshia Dutta, Mr Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Mr Marthand Singh Mahindra, Mr Rakesh Narayan Wadhwa & Mr Jehan Jehangir Sataravala. MINDFUL (J: Yash Narredu, T: Deepesh Narredu) finished second in 1:27.118, with GHIRARDELLI (J: Vishal Bunde, T: Neil Darashah) third in 1:27.340.
The 7th race, The Alice Springs Handicap, over 1400 metres, concluded the supplied results with VENENO (J: Nikhil Naidu, T: B Rajender Reddy) winning in 1:29.576 for Mr Praveen Kumar Katakam. LINEUPANDCOLLECT (J: V R Jagadeesh, T: B Rajender Reddy) was second in 1:29.683, while RAMBHA (J: P. Trevor, T: Arti Doctor) finished third in 1:29.698.
The Calcutta Monsoon Meeting 2026 now moves forward with further action at RCTC, with the meeting’s later races set to provide more opportunities for the leading jockeys, trainers and runners to add to the day’s results.
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