The Royal Calcutta Turf Club (RCTC) witnessed a well-contested seven-race programme on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with the afternoon producing a succession of decisive performances across the card. From the opening contest to the concluding division, the meeting yielded a different winner in each race, with CASHMERE SILK, RENAISSANCE, BLACK DIAMOND, HEART, SHRISHTI, DIVINE RUN and FELIX emerging successful in their respective engagements.
Opening the afternoon’s action, The Faith Handicap saw CASHMERE SILK emerge successful in 1:27.656. MD Azharuddin partnered the winner for trainer Sabeel Shariff, with the horse owned by Mr Koushik Dutta, while CAPE TIGANI finished second and SIMRAN’S ATTITUDE secured third place.
Continuing the day’s proceedings, The Exception Handicap went the way of RENAISSANCE, who stopped the clock at 1:27.326 under Vinay Jaiswal. The winner was trained by Ritesh E. K and owned by Dr Ram H Shroff and Mr Raj Shroff, representing M/s Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd, Mr Sameer H Tapia, Mr Zahir Tapia, Mr Ajay Kumar Arora and Mr Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy, while GOLDEN HAMMER finished second and LAAMIKA took third place.
Adding further distinction to the programme, The Windsor Forest Handicap produced another notable result as BLACK DIAMOND prevailed in 1:55.478. Akshay Kumar partnered the winner for trainer Deepesh Narredu, with the horse owned by Dr Ram H Shroff and Mr Raj H Shroff, representing M/s Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd, Mr Chetan Shah, Mr Ashok Ranpise and Mr S Raghu, while ARGENTO finished runner-up and MULTIVERSE secured third.
Taking centre stage in the subsequent contest, The Shivansh Cup belonged to HEART, who completed the race in 1:41.660. Yash Narredu partnered the winner for trainer Deepesh Narredu, with the horse owned by Dr Ram H Shroff and Mr Raj H Shroff, representing M/s Stride Livestock Pvt Ltd, Mr Chetan Shah, Mr Subodh Maskara and Mr Pankaj Kumar Maskara, representing M/s Citoc Ventures Pvt Ltd, and Mr Rajeev Vasudeo Goenka, while KING’S RETREAT finished second and SATIVUR took third place.
Providing another significant result, The Calcutta Fillies Trial Stakes was won by SHRISHTI, who recorded a winning time of 1:25.630. Akshay Kumar was aboard for trainer Rajesh Narredu, with the horse owned by Mr M Ravi, Mrs R Chellam, Equest (India) Pvt Ltd and M/s Bachhawat Farms Pvt Ltd, while PINNACLE finished second and SOLEVA took third place.
Moving towards the concluding stages of the programme, The Scruples Handicap Div I brought another success for trainer Deepesh Narredu, with DIVINE RUN completing the contest in 1:07.341. Yash Narredu partnered the winner, with the horse owned by Mr Daulat Chhabria, Mr Hatim A Lakdawala, Mr Deepesh Narredu, Mr Teja Gollapudi and Mr Anil Saraf, while JAISALMER finished second and CYRENAICA secured third.
Rounding off the seven-race programme, The Scruples Handicap Div II saw FELIX prevail in 1:10.848. A. Ashhad Asbar partnered the winner for trainer Rutherford Alford, with the horse owned by M/s Cherie Sports Pvt Ltd, while DRAMATIC finished second and ALDILA took third.
The RCTC Race Results 8 September reflected a competitive afternoon at the Royal Calcutta Turf Club, with seven different winners completing the seven-race programme. CASHMERE SILK, RENAISSANCE, BLACK DIAMOND, HEART, SHRISHTI, DIVINE RUN and FELIX each secured victories in their respective contests, while Yash Narredu recorded a riding double aboard HEART and DIVINE RUN.
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