Angad Singh and Gurpal Singh, the breeders of Time And Tide, jockey A. Sandesh, owners Delha Poonawalla, Rishad Pandole,Vikram Bachhawat, and Simone Poonawalla Pandole with the Madras Race Club chairman Muthiah Ramaswamy after receiving the reward for the success in the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Sprinters Cup.
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B. Jothi Ramalingam
A. Sandesh steering Ramiel past the post in the Coromandel Gromor Stayers Cup (Grade 1) at the Madras Race Club, in Chennai on Saturday.
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Arun Alagappan presenting the Coromandel Gromor Stayers Cup to trainer Bharat Singh in the presence of the owners Joydeep Datta Gupta, Achuthan Siddharth, jockey A. Sandesh, the Madras Race Club chairman Muthiah Ramaswamy, and others.
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Time waits for no one and you just can’t stem the tide. The aptly-named Time And Tide, a dark bay son of Dali out of Starlet, proved that age-old saying beyond any doubt when he strolled away with the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Sprinters Cup for his second successive victory in this premier Grade 1 event.
Owned by Vikram Bachhawat, trained by Adhiraj Singh Jodha, and ridden to perfection by jockey Sandesh, Time And Tide had four long lengths to spare to runner-up Meropi from Kolkata, who ran her heart but found the winner in a different league.
One hour later, on a hot humid afternoon, Ramiel, a 5-year-old chestnut gelding by Win Legend out of Angelique, put paid to the myth of Truth in the Coromandel Gromor Stayers Cup. Sporting the colours of the Kolkata-based owner Joydeep Datta Gupta, the Bharath Singh-trained Ramiel gave jockey Sandesh a winning double.
The results:
1. DELHI RACE CLUB MILLION (1,200m): WIN WIN (David Allan) 1, Dhanteras (Suraj Narredu) 2, Verrazzano (Yash Narredu) 3 and Bomber Jet (D.S. Deora) 4. 2, 2-3/4 and hd. 1m, 11.92s. ₹47 (w), 12, 15 and 33 (p), SHP: 36, THP: 127, FP: 257, Q: 57, Tla: 2,105. Owner: M/s. Sarainaga Racing. Trainer: J.E. Mckeown.
2. MYSORE RACE CLUB MILLION (1,600m): KING KE (G. Vivek) 1, Luca (A. Sandesh) 2, Star Honour (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Vafadar (P. Trevor) 4. Not run: Desert Kingdom. Nose, 4-1/2 and 4-3/4. 1m, 38.93s. ₹13, 12 and 13 (p), SHP: 69, THP: 46, FP: 45, Q: 46, Tla: 103. Owners: Mr. Vijay B. Shrike, Mrs. Vijay B. Shrike, Mr. Jay V. Shirke, Mrs. Daisy K.D.B. Mehta & Dara K. Mehta rep. Darashaw Bloodstock & Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders. Trainer: P. Shroff.
3. JUSTICE KULDIP SINGH MEMORIAL MILLION (1,400m): THESSALIAN (G. Vivek) 1, Victoria Maker (David Allan) 2, Lightning Blitz (Suraj Narredu) 3 and Cosette (N.S. Parmar) 4. 5, nk. and 2-1/2. 1m, 25.34s. ₹28 (w), 19 &14 (p), SHP: 24,. THP: 22, FP: 101, Q: 21, Tla: 104. Owners: M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars rep. by Mr. Rajendran & Mr. S.P. Thirunavukkarasu. Trainer: Prasanna.
4. BANGALORE TURF CLUB MILLION (1,800m): SWEET FRAGRANCE (D.S. Deora) 1, Kings Walk (K. Mukesh Kumar) 2, Vivaldi (Hindu Singh) 3 and Wolf Creek (C. Umesh) 4. Shd, lnk and lnk. 1m, 51.89s. ₹1,351 (w), 429, 58 and 114 (p), SHP: 157, THP: 131, FP: 12,471 (c/o), Q: 10, 132, Tla: 49,710 (c/o). Owner: Mr. Champaklal Zaveri. Trainer: P. Krishna.
5. ZAVARAY S. POONAWALLA SPRINTERS CUP (Gr. I) (1,200m): TIME AND TIDE (Dali-Starlet) (A. Sandesh 1), MEROPI (Western Aristocrat-Panamera) (Yash Narredu) 2, MASATO (Dali-Elusive Legend) (Akshay Kumar) 3 and MISS AMERICAN PIE (Gleneagles-Reine Australe) N.S. Parmar 4. 4, 1 and nose. 1m, 9.44s. ₹19 (w), 13, 19 and 28 (p) Shp: 94, THP: 98, FP: 83, Q: 66, Tla: 912. Owners: M/s. Bachhawat Farms rep. by Mr. Vikram Bachhawat. Trainer: A.S. Jodha.
6. SANS CRAINTES STUD MILLION (1,400m): BHARAT (Akshay Kumar) 1, Royal Deferder (K. Mukesh Kumar) 2, Andorra (R. Gochhi) 3 and Swarga (Hindu Singh) 4. Not run: Excellent Lass. 7, lnk and hd. 1m, 23.73s. ₹16 (w), 12, 27 and 32 (p), SHP: 50, THP: 65, FP: 74, Q: 61, Tla: 902. Owners: M/s. Rapar’s Galloping Stars rep. by Mr. Rajendran, Mr. Ronak J. Kimmane & Mr. Ananth Iyenger. Trainer: Prasanna.
7. COROMANDEL GROMOR STAYERS CUP (Gr. I), (3,000m): RAMIEL (Win Legend-Angelique) (A. Sandesh) 1, TRUTH (Pinson-Lady Be Good) (P. Trevor) 2, MESCALITO (Win Legend-Adoring Bay) (Akshay Kumar) 3 and GOLDEN THUNDER (Crystal Ocean-High Above) (Antony Raj) 4. Not run: Monteverdi. 5-1/2, 2-3/4 and 2. 3m, 11.36s. ₹226 (w), 14, 11 and 45 (p), SHP: 49, THP: 46, FP: 413, Q: 60, Tla: 2,964. Owners: Mr. Joydeep Datta Gupta, Poddar’s Thandai Ltd., Mr. Achuthan Siddharth, Mr. Sanjay Datta Gupta, Ms. Mona Grewal Jatai, Mr. Pratik Chitlangia, Mr. Indrajit Roy, Mr. Jeet Banerjee & Mr. Sumit Muzumder. Trainer: Bharath Singh.
8. ROYAL CALCUTTA TURF CLUB MILLION (1,400m): PERFECT LEGEND (Suraj Narredu) 1, Elfin Knight (A. Sandesh) 2, Grey Beauty (David Allan) 3 and Straordinario (K. Mukesh Kumar) 4. 4-1/2, 3-1/4 and 2. 1m, 23.39s. ₹23 (w), 15, 18 and 24 (p), SHP: 52, THP: 70, FP: 39, Q: 33, Tla: 779. Owner: Mr. B.E. Vasanth Kumar. Trainer: Warren Singh.
Jkt: ₹5,25,653 (2 tkts.), Runner-up: 2,25, 280 (2 tkts.), Mini Jkt: 1,446 (211 tkts.), Tr (i): 11,254 (5 tkts.), (ii): 388 (309 tkts.).
Published – March 01, 2025 10:46 pm IST
