Classy Santissimo wins HPSL Derby in fine style

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Champion trainer Pesi Shroff did it again, leading in his third successive summer Derby winner on Super Sunday. The top pro who had struck it rich on Supernatural (2022), led in Jamari last year and in line for a Derby hat-trick, the champion pro judiciously prepared and sent out the favourite Santissimo spot on in the HPSL Bangalore summer Derby and the top colt readily produced another stellar effort to land the Derby riches, while making his trainer complete a coveted hat-trick of Derby wins at this premier centre.

After Santissimo went down fighting to African Gold in the Colts Championship, Pesi engaged Saqlain, who was learning the ropes in Australia, to guide the fortunes of the champion colt in the mega event, while Vivek, who partnered the star performer in the Colts Championship Stakes was listed to pilot the stablemate, The Panther in the showdown at sundown on D-day.

Satisfied with the preparations of his mainhope Santissimo, Pesi was quietly confident of his chances, knowing that the classy colt would stay the mile-and –quarter classic journey. Santissimo in the hands of Saqlain produced his best to edge out the Fillies champion, Excellent Lass in the final furlong to the delight of the Pesi camp. The fact that the good looking colt uncorked champagne in his bid to enter the elite league pleased his trainer, who lauded the effort of both Saqlain and Santissimo in the classic clash. The exacting 2:03.58 seconds exercise across the park fetched the owners a rich purse of Rs, 1.18 crore.

The relatively inexperienced Positano from Sulaiman Attaollahi’s yard in his only third career start made a fine impression to finish third ahead of Victor Hugo. The railbirds delighted with the result provided the winner, his proud trainer and the young jockey, who registered his maiden success in the blue riband a standing ovation. A delighted Saqlain lauded the effort of Santissimo. “He is a top class horse and he produced his best on the big day,” said Saqlain adding that the star performer will only get better in the months head.

At the HPSL Bangalore Summer Derby

The Derby wining team apart, trainer James McKeown and Julien Moulin combined effectively to record a double through the talented youngster John Wick and Once You Go Black. The latter came up trumps in the principal added attraction, the Coromandel Gromor BTC Anniversary Cup beating the public rage Shamrock in resplendent style, while John Wick proved too good for his seven rivals in the Mumbai Cup run over a distance of seven furlongs.

1. Press Reporters Trophy – 1200M: Infinite Spirit (V.Lokanath) 58.5 Faizan Khan 1, Sling Shot 61.5 Koshi Kumar 2, Akasi 61 Arvind Kumar 3, Pettes Love 58.5 Antony Raj 4. All Ran. 1/2l, 3/4l, Lnk. T: 1.14.36. Tote: Rs 180 (W). 38, 13, 45 (P). Fc: Rs 696. Q: Rs 293. Shp: Rs 46. Thp: Rs 100. Trinalla: Rs 43,201. Exacta: Rs 45,715. Fav: Sling Shot (Lokanath).
2. Turf Authorities Of India Trophy – 1600M: The Leader 56 Suraj 1, Desert Goddess 54.5 Sandesh 2, Star Honour 56 Vinod Shinde 3, Balmoral 54.5 Akshay Kumar 4. All Ran. 1l, 5-1/4l, 3/4l. T: 1.38.02. Tote: Rs 12 (W). 10, 15, 61 (P). Fc: Rs 62. Q: Rs 43. Shp: Rs 33. Thp: Rs 133. Trinalla: Rs 1,022. Exacta: Rs 2,292. Fav: The Leader (Azhar Ali).

3. Indian Pattern Committee Trophy (Div-II) 1200M: Phoenomenon (Rajendran) 58 Akshay Kumar 1, Mehra 55 R.N.Darshan 2, Rembrandt 58 Antony Raj 3, Debonair 52 R.Ahmed 4. Not Run: Immortal Beauty. 6-1/4l, Hd,Nk. T: 1.12.90. Tote: Rs 15 (W). 10, 14, 14 (P). Fc: Rs 41. Q: Rs 37. Shp: Rs 33. Thp: Rs 45. Trinalla: Rs 137. Exacta: Rs 1,096. Fav: Phoenomenon (Dominic).

Visitors at the event pose for a picture

Visitors at the event pose for a picture

4. Mumbai Cup – 1400M: John Wick (K.H.Vachha) 52.5 S.J.Moulin 1, Blue God 55.5 Antony Raj 2, Anadale 54.5 Alex Rozario 3, Krystallos 51 Akshay Kumar 4. All Ran. 53/4l, Nk, 1-1/4l. T: 1.23.73. Tote: Rs 74 (P). 18, 12, 29 (P). Fc: Rs 301. Q: Rs 121. Shp: Rs 33. Thp: Rs 76. Trinalla: Rs 5,932. Exacta: Rs 28,148. Fav: Blue God (James Mckeown).

5. Hyderabad Salver – 1800M: August (Arun Alagappan) 55 Antony Raj 1, Constable 55.5 G.Vivek 2, Magnus 58.5 Neeraj Rawal 3, Starkova 60 S.J.Moulin 4. All Ran. 1-1/4l, 1/2l, 3-1/2l. T: 1.49.51. Tote: Rs 95 (W). 23, 15, 21 (P). Fc: Rs 186. Q: Rs 89. Shp: Rs 39. Thp: Rs 66. Trinalla: Rs 868. Exacta: Rs 19,432. Fav: Constable (Arjun Mangalorkar).

6. Coromandel Gromor B.T.C. Anniversary Cup – 1400M: Once You Gol Black (Shiven Surendranath) 60 S.J.Moulin 1, Shamrock 58 Suraj 2, Yukan 55 Akshay Kumar 3, Iron Clad 54 Sai Kiran 4. Not Run: All Attactive. 1-1/4l, 1-3/4l, 1-1/4l. T: 1.23.00. Tote: Rs 78 (W). 17, 10, 13 (P). Fc: Rs 218. Q: Rs 36. Shp: Rs 48. Thp: Rs 37. Trinalla: Rs 412. Exacta: Rs 2,508. Fav: Shamrock (James Mckeown).

7. HPSL Bangalore Summer Derby – 2000M: Santissimo (Gautam Lala) 56 Saqulain Siddique 1, Excellent Lass 54.5 Suraj Narredu 2, Positano 56 Akshay Kumar 3, Victor Hugo 56 Alex Rozario 4. All Ran. 1l, 1l, 4l. T: 2.03.58.Tote: Rs 28 (W). 16, 13, 21 (P). Fc: Rs 74.Q: Rs 35. Shp: Rs 37.Thp: Rs 44. Trinalla: Rs 350. Exacta: Rs 16,422. Fav: Santissimo (Pesi Shroff).

8. Indian Pattern Committee Trophy (Div-I) 1200M: La Mcqueen (Ganesan Subramanian) 58 Antony Raj 1, Magical Bay 58 Akshay Kumar 2, The Gallery Time 58 Sai Kiran 3, Fast Response 58.5 Koshi Kumar 4. Not Run: Bold Act. Shd, Shd, 3-1/4l. T: 1.12.88. Tote: Rs 23 (W). 12, 16, 14 (P). Fc: Rs 58.Q: Rs 49. Shp: Rs 46. Thp: Rs 48. Trinalla: Rs 170.Exacta: Rs 1,320. Fav: La Mcqueen (Arjun Mangalorkar).

9. Kolkata Cup – 1400M: Own Legacy (A.C.Muthiah) 51.5 Rayan Ahmed 1, Aquamatic 61 Akshay Kumar 2, Klimt 55.5 Sandesh 3, Ardakan 50.5 Neeraj Rawal 4. Not Run: All Attraction. Lnk, 1-3/4l, Shd. T: 1.25.58. Tote: Rs 500 (W). 66, 19, 31 (P). Fc: Rs 1,782. Q: Rs 1,189. Shp: Rs 51. Thp: Rs 86. Trinalla: Rs 87,216 (c/o). Exacta: Rs 97,369. Fav: Kallu Sakkare (S.Ganapathy).

Jackpot: Rs 7,80,439 (c/o); Runner-Up: Rs 7,433; First Treble: Rs 260; Second Treble: Rs 14,315 (c/o); Third Treble: Rs 4,494.





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