The spotlight shone brightest on The Chief Justice’s Cup, run at 4:00 pm as the sixth race of the day at Bangalore Turf Club on Saturday, June 21st, 2025. The 1800-meter contest for horses four years old and over carried a substantial purse of ₹23,32,500 and stood as the marquee event of Summer Meeting Day 11.
Emerging victorious was Ranquilino, who produced a resolute finish under A. Sandesh for trainer Darius R. Byramji by clocking at 1:49.73. Backed by strong connections — Manjri Horse Breed Farm Pvt. Ltd , Mr Mukul A. Sonawala , Mr Kishore M. Dingra Ms. DT Racing Breeding LLP Mr S. R. SanasMr Ashok Ranpise— the winner surged to the front in the final meters and held off all challengers.
Finishing a determined second was Monteverdi, ridden by Neeraj Rawal and trained by Vijay Singh, finished at 1:50.35. The horse represented the Poonawalla Racing Breeding Pvt Ltd rep. by Mr Zavaray S. Poonawalla, Mrs Behroze Z. Poonawalla, Mr Yohan Z. Poonawalla, Mrs Michelle Y. Poonawalla, Ms Delna Z. Poonawalla, Mrs Simone Poonawalla Pandole and Mr Rishad N. Pandole Byramjee Jeejeebhoy Pvt Ltd Mr Chaduranga Kanthraj Urs.
Casteel, trained by Satish Narredu and ridden by Suraj Narredu, completed the top three by clocking at 1:50.54 for Blazing Saddles PF, Mr. Balam Mohla, Mr. Teja Gollapudi, Mr. Jehangir Homi Mehta, and Mr. S. Narredu.
With its rich purse and competitive field, The Chief Justice’s Cup lived up to expectations and delivered a stirring finish. Attention now moves to the penultimate contest of the afternoon — The Dupont Plate, stay tuned for more race-day updates.
