The Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) staged a seven-race meeting on Wednesday, 23 September 2026, producing victories for Sanaya, Mindful, Voula, Dardanus, Charismatic, Cashmere Silk and Dubai Ruler. Antony Raj S. and trainer Bharath Singh emerged as the leading performers after combining for a double with Sanaya and Dardanus.
Sanaya opened the meeting with victory in The Roll N Twist Handicap. Ridden by Antony Raj S. and trained by Bharath Singh, Sanaya completed the race in 2:16.522. The winner was owned by Mrs Payal Chitlangia, Mr Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr Achuthan Siddharth, Mr Avinash Gupta, Mr Gautam Chakraborty, Mr Jeet Banerjee, Mr Pratik Chitlangia, Mr P K Sarkar, Mr Sanjay Datta Gupta, Mr S S Mukherji, Mr Sumit Surekha and Mr Zeeshan Basu. Soul Aquarian finished second, while Wonderful took third.
Mindful claimed The No Regrets Handicap in the second race of the programme. Yash Narredu partnered the winner for trainer Deepesh Narredu, with Mindful recording a time of 1:59.664. Mindful was owned by Mrs B E Saldanha, Mr Teja Gollapudi, Mr Harshad Anil Kale, Dr Ram H Shroff, Mr Raj H Shroff rep, M/s Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd, M/s Zam Zam Enterprises, Mr Anil Saraf and Mr Deepesh Narredu. Multiverse finished second and Aabushan was third.
Voula secured the third race, The Arktouros Plate, under jockey P Tejeshwar for trainer Aashay Doctor. The winner completed the contest in 1:27.588 and was owned by Mrs Rina Mahindra, Mrs Menaka Gupta, Mr Salomone N Benveniste, Mr Marthand Singh Mahindra, M/s Deciding Factor LLP, Mr Hemang DDoctor, Mr Achuthan Siddharth, Mr Chandrakanta Kankaria, Mr Nihar Dugar and Mr Sandip Kumar Mandal. Dreamflight finished second, while Imperial Black took third.
Dardanus completed the second half of the Antony Raj S.-Bharath Singh double in The Idaho Handicap. Antony Raj S. once again partnered the winner, who was trained by Bharath Singh and clocked 1:42.171. Dardanus was owned by Mrs Ritu Puri, Mr Ananda Bose, Mr Jeet Banerjee, Mr Joydeep Datta Gupta, Mr Kaushik Banerjee, Mr Kunal Roy Chowdhury, Mr Manosh Mukherjee, Poddar’s Leasing And Growth Pvt Ltd, Mr Pratik Chitlangia, Mr Sanjay Datta Gupta, Mr Shib Sanker Mukherji, Mr Shouryabrata Mandal, Mr Tirtha Nath Sanyal, Mr Zeeshan Basu and Mr Gautam Chakraborty. Natural Grace finished second, while This Is Gold was third.
Charismatic followed with a victory in The Desert Shot Cup. A ASHHAD ASBAR rode the winner for trainer Rutherford Alford, with Charismatic completing the race in 1:12.948. The winner was owned by M/S Cherie Sports Pvt Ltd and Mr Ashok Ranpise. Black Eagle finished second and Blackstone took third.
Cashmere Silk prevailed in The Steinlen Handicap (Div I), with MD Azharuddin partnering the winner for trainer Sabeel Shariff. Cashmere Silk completed the race in 1:28.175 and was owned by Mr Koushik Dutta. Vivaldi finished second, while True Faith secured third.
Dubai Ruler rounded off the meeting with victory in The Steinlen Handicap (Div II). Sah Farid Ansari partnered the winner for trainer Patrick Quinn, with Dubai Ruler completing the race in 1:27.608. Dubai Ruler was owned by Mr Mohammed Shakeel, Mr Benny Selwyn and Mr Patrick Quinn. Jaisalmer finished second and Sultana was third.
The meeting produced seven different winners across the seven races, while Antony Raj S. and Bharath Singh registered the afternoon’s notable double through Sanaya and Dardanus. The jockey-trainer combination struck in the opening contest before returning to the winner’s enclosure in The Idaho Handicap.
The RCTC Race Results 23 September featured seven winners, with Antony Raj S. and Bharath Singh completing a double through Sanaya and Dardanus, while Mindful, Voula, Charismatic, Cashmere Silk and Dubai Ruler also recorded victories.
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