The Royal Calcutta Turf Club is going to conduct six races on Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 at Kolkata Racecourse. the day will begin with the Theogundi Handicap at 3:00pm and will conclude with The Succeeding Star Handicap at 5:30 pm. The highlight would be made by the race named the Bangalore Turf Club Cup, at 4:30 pm, offering total prize money of Rs. 7,50,000.
The feature race of the day called the Bangalore Turf Club Cup, at 4:30 pm, a 1400-meter race has 9 horses competing for the winner prize tagged Rs. 4,12,500 with a cup valued Rs.25,000. This fourth race of the day, has the total stakes of Rs. 7,50,000 with prize money till fourth positions. GLOBAL INFLUENCE, a 4-year-old chestnut colt by Roderic O’Connor (IRE) out of She (GB), will be ridden by jockey Sonu Mishra and trained by Rajesh Narredu. CHOPIN, a 7-year-old bay horse by Ampere (FR) out of Northern Melody (IRE), will have jockey P. Tejeshwar in the saddle under the guidance of trainer Patrick Quinn. KING’S RETREAT, a 5-year-old bay gelding by Leitir Mor (IRE) out of Balmoral Castle, is set to be ridden by jockey R. Vaibhav and trained by B. Rajender Reddy. THOUSAND WORDS, a 7-year-old bay gelding by Arabian Gulf (GB) out of Ekhabinskya, will have jockey R. Ajinkya aboard, with Rutherford Alford handling the training duties. SUPREME GRANDEUR, a 5-year-old dark bay mare by Dali (USA) out of Suzanna, will be guided by jockey P. Trevor and trained by Patrick Quinn. LIBAN, a 5-year-old bay horse by Total Gallery (IRE) out of Megara, is set to be ridden by jockey Ankush and trained by Dr. Anil Kumar. STORMY OCEAN, a 6-year-old bay gelding by Speaking Of Which (IRE) out of Sherman Oaks, will be partnered by jockey Imran Chisty and trained by Rutherford Alford. RAFFAELLO, a 7-year-old bay horse by Excellent Art (GB) out of Stravella (IRE), will have jockey A. Ashhad Asbar, with Aashay Doctor overseeing the training. FLYING SCOTSMAN, a 7-year-old bay gelding by Phoenix Tower (USA) out of Thread Bare (USA), will be ridden by jockey Hindu Singh and trained by Shyam S Habbu. The race record stands at 1:22.521, set by SIEGE COURAGEOUS in 2024.
The day will begin with the Theogundi Handicap at 3:00pm, a 1200 meter-race, with total stakes of Rs.4,00,000 and winner taking away Rs.2,20,000. The race includes eight horses, and first five positioned horses are as follows, JAMAICA will be ridden by jockey Ankush and trained by Javed Khan. SABAR will have jockey P. Trevor in the saddle under the guidance of trainer Aashay Doctor. JIMMY BEE is set to be ridden by jockey Suraj Narredu and trained by Rajesh Narredu. BUNDLE OF CHARM will have jockey Vinay Jaiswal aboard, with Sabeel Shariff handling the training duties. AMALFITANA will be guided by jockey A. Prakash and trained by B. Rajender Reddy. OISHIKA, HERMES, and JEAN LAFETTE complete the field. The race record stands at 01:09.65, set by ROMANTIC FIRE in 2006.
The second race of the day is the Aayush Handicap, a 1400 meter-race, with seven horses competing for a winner tag prized Rs.2,20,000 and total stakes of Rs.4,00,000. DUBAI STAR will be ridden by jockey Nikhil Naidu and trained by Rutherford Alford. CASHALAIKA will have jockey Sonu Mishra in the saddle under the guidance of trainer Rajesh Narredu. MADRAS CHEQUE is set to be ridden by jockey P. Trevor and trained by Patrick Quinn. ITALIAN GOLD will have jockey R. Ajinkya aboard, with Rutherford Alford handling the training duties. TRILLIONAIRE will be guided by jockey A. Prakash and trained by B. Rajender Reddy. DUBAI KING and BANDUK WALI complete the field.
The third race of the day, the Network Handicap, a 1400-meter race will be at 4:00pm with seven horses competing for the winning tag prized Rs.3,02,500 and total stakes of Rs. 5,50,000. The notable horses are, AABUSHAN will be ridden by jockey P. Trevor and trained by Patrick Quinn. KING LOUIS will have jockey P. Tejeshwar in the saddle under the guidance of trainer James McKeown. BRILLIANT STAR is set to be ridden by jockey Suraj Narredu and trained by Rajesh Narredu. AUSTRALIA will have jockey Arul J.H aboard, with Rajesh Narredu handling the training duties. SNOWPIERCER will be guided by jockey Md. Sameer and trained by Patrick Quinn. AEROPOLI and ALL TIME LEGEND complete the field.
The fifth race of the day, the Andropov Handicap, a 1600-meter race, is timed at 5:00pm, the race has nine horses competing for the winner prize of Rs.2,75,000 and the total stakes of Rs. 5,00,000. GOOD DEEDS will be ridden by jockey Nikhil Naidu and trained by Rajesh Narredu. BOOSTER SHOT will have jockey P. Trevor in the saddle under the guidance of trainer Patrick Quinn. CHAMPAGNESUPERNOVA is set to be ridden by jockey Vivek G and trained by Aashay Doctor. ASAGIRI will have jockey Suraj Narredu aboard, with Rajesh Narredu handling the training duties. NO WORRY will be guided by jockey Imran Chisty and trained by Rutherford Alford. FELIX, TOUSSAINT, ZAMBEZI, and BY THE BOOK complete the field.
The last race of the day is named, the Succeeding Star Handicap, a 1600 meter-race giving away Rs.1,65,000 to the winner and having total stakes of Rs.3,00,000 with eight horses on the card. BORN TO BE SPOILT will be ridden by jockey R. Ajinkya and trained by Rutherford Alford. I SMELL THE DANGER will have jockey A. Prakash in the saddle under the guidance of trainer Sabeel Shariff. JUST DASH is set to be ridden by jockey Arul J.H and trained by Neil Darashah. DANCING QUEEN will have jockey Suraj Narredu aboard, with Vikash Jaiswal handling the training duties. CITY OF JOY will be guided by jockey Shezad Khan and trained by Sabeel Shariff. MADE IN HEAVEN, KINDRED SPIRIT, and TIGER BLOOD complete the field.
The race day is set to feature some of the finest horses, ridden by skilled jockeys and trained by accomplished trainers. Racegoers can expect an exhilarating experience with thrilling finishes and standout performances, creating an atmosphere filled with excitement and surprises.
