The curtain rose on the SPECIAL RACE DAY of the Pune Meeting 2025 with the 1st race — The Colombiana Plate, a Class V contest for Indian horses aged four years and over rated 1 to 26, run over a testing 2000 metres at 01:10 PM on Saturday, 13th September 2025. Looking Like A Wow (J: Ramswarup) delivered a performance of poise and power, stopping the clock at 2:09:025 to secure a decisive victory for trainer Subhag Singh, racing in the silks of Mr Sudendu Shah, Mr K M Shah, Mrs Preeti C Shah, Mr Tanmay V Mathurawala, Mr Thi Ha & Mr Subhag Singh.
Breaking smoothly from the gates, Looking Like A Wow settled comfortably in mid-division through the early stages as the field stretched out over the long trip. Gradually improving position approaching the final bend, Ramswarup angled his mount to the outside and urged him forward with unwavering determination. Responding gamely, Looking Like A Wow unleashed a resolute turn of foot in the last furlong, surging past the front-runners and drawing clear with every stride to seal the win in style.
Daianne (J: Bhawani Singh, T: Karthik Ganapathy) fought bravely to claim second place in 2:09:425, having kept the eventual winner in his sights until the final strides. Silver Braid (J: Aditya Waydande, T: Imtiaz A. Sait) stayed on resolutely to finish third, posting a time of 2:10:097, rounding off a competitive opening contest.
With the first race setting an exhilarating tone, the action now moves to the The Conrad Hotels Trophy (Div II) at 01:40 PM, promising another thrilling chapter in this SPECIAL RACE DAY at Pune Racecourse.
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