The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) conducted a nine-race meeting in Pune on Sunday, 20 September 2026, with Red Bishop securing the feature victory in The Indian St. Leger. Ridden by Neeraj Rawal and trained by P. Shroff, Red Bishop completed the staying contest in 2:56:462, finishing ahead of Fynbos and Arrived. The meeting also produced victories for Howlin Wolf, Rosario, Gold Bar, Bishop, Funny Bunny, Pure Soul, Rizz and Golden Heart across the remaining races.
The opening contest, The Janardhan Salver, went to Howlin Wolf, who was ridden by N. S. Parmar and trained by M. K. Jadhav. The winner stopped the clock at 0:59:210 and was owned by Mr Prashant Nagar rep SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt Ltd. Moment of Madness finished second, while Etoile secured third place.
Rosario followed with a victory in The S. S. Shah Salver. S. Siddharth partnered the P. Shroff-trained runner to a winning time of 1:37:230. Rosario was owned by Mr Vijay B Shirke, Mrs Vijay B Shirke and Mr Jay V Shirke. Dreamer finished second and Break Point took third.
The B. K. Lagad Salver Division II was won by Gold Bar, who completed the race in 1:08:881 under jockey Ramswarup. Trained by Adhirajsingh Jodha, Gold Bar was owned by M/s Kunal N Sharma and Chirag Sharma. Zephyr finished second, while Neutron took third place.
Bishop gave trainer P. Shroff another success in The Shamu Chavan Salver. Vivek G. partnered the winner to a time of 1:25:357, with Mrs Liane Luthria as the owner. Dedication finished second and Don Julio secured third.
The Uttam Singh Trophy went to Funny Bunny, who was ridden by Antony Raj S. and trained by P. S. Chouhan. The winner recorded a time of 1:53:036 and was owned by Mr Jaydev M Mody rep J M Livestock Pvt Ltd and Mr & Mrs Shapoor P Mistry rep Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd. Land Of Plenty finished second, while Acropolis was third.
Pure Soul then prevailed in The S. K. Sunderji Salver. P. Trevor partnered the Prasanna Kumar P.-trained winner, who clocked 1:26:391. Pure Soul was owned by Mr SP Thirunavukkarasu, Mr Meka Yugandhar and Mr & Mrs Shapoor P Mistry rep Manjri Horse Breeders’ Farm Pvt Ltd. New Star finished second and Acrobatic was third.
The Indian St. Leger provided the feature result of the Pune meeting, with Red Bishop completing the contest in 2:56:462 under Neeraj Rawal. Trained by P. Shroff, the winner was owned by Mr K N Dhunjibhoy, Mr Z K Dhunjibhoy and Ms Anosha Meyers rep Five Stars Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, Ms Anita J Captain, Mr D P Adenwalla, Mrs D P Adenwalla, Mr A S Narielwala, Mr Vispi R Patel, Mr James O’Donnell and Mr Abhilash Puljal rep Kingsmoor World India Private Limited. Fynbos finished second and Arrived took third place.
Rizz secured The B. K. Lagad Salver Division I for trainer Adhirajsingh Jodha. A. Sandesh rode the winner, who completed the race in 1:09:531. Red Lightning finished second, while Tranquila secured third.
The concluding contest, The Nana Raghunath Salver, was won by Golden Heart under jockey Saurav Rawat for trainer M. Narredu in 1:27:767. The winner was owned by Mrs B E Saldanha, Mr Aftab Singh and Mr Mehtab Singh rep Sohna Stud Farm Pvt Ltd, Mr M Narredu, Mr Roopesh M Kaul rep Phantom Racing LLP, Mr James O’Donnell and Mr Abhilash Puljal rep Kingsmoor World India Private Limited. Beyond Stars finished second and Flashman was third.
The Pune Race Results 20 September meeting featured nine races in Pune, with Red Bishop providing the feature success in The Indian St. Leger under Neeraj Rawal for trainer P. Shroff. Howlin Wolf, Rosario, Gold Bar, Bishop, Funny Bunny, Pure Soul, Rizz and Golden Heart completed the day’s list of winners.
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