Golden Dancer wins the Suresh Mahindra Trophy

Trainer Dallas Todywalla’s Golden Dancer, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Suresh Mahindra Trophy, the main event of Saturday’s (Oct. 10) races here.

The winner is owned by M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mukul Sonawala, Girish S. Mehta & Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd.

1. SEVERUS PLATE (1,600m): TOUCH OF MYSTIC (Antony Raj S) 1, Baleno (Bhawani) 2, Neutron (Parmar) 3 and Madison (Neeraj) 4. 3-3/4, 1-3/4 and Head. 1m 40.64s. ₹43 (w), 25, 16 and 17 (p). SHP: 106, FP: 674, Q: 408, Tanala: 1,960 and 323. Favourite: Neutron.

Owners: M/s. Cyrus S. Poonawalla & Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd., Saleem Fazelbhoy, D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & S.R. Sanas. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.

2. TRUEFITT & HILL TROPHY (1,000m): SILVER STRIKE (S. Siddharth) 1, Moonlight Kiss (Sandesh) 2, Believe (K. Pranil) 3 and Arbitrage (Gore) 4. Not run: Aries. Short Head, 3 and 2. 58.10s. ₹24 (w), 11, 11 and 14 (p). SHP: 40, FP: 31, Q: 14, Tanala: 72 and 60. Favourite: Moonlight Kiss.

Owners: Mrs. Seema Kamlesh Shah & Tasneem Hakim Lakdawala. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas.

3. CONRAD PUNE TROPHY (1,600m): COFEE AT ELEVEN (A. Sandesh) 1, Nebula (T.S. Jodha) 2, Matisse (Siddharth) 3 and Pure Soul (Neeraj) 4. Not run: Dedication. 2-1/4, 5 and 1. 1m 36.96s. ₹26 (w), 17 and 12 (p). SHP: 27, FP: 85, Q: 29, Tanala: 232 and 134. Favourite: Nebula.

Owners: M/s. Dinsha P. Shroff, Munchi P. Shroff, Nariman Dickey Chothia & Mrs. Aban N. Chothia rep. ANR Racing LLP, M/s. Slaeem Fazelbhoy & Mukul Sonawala. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

4. RAEES PLATE (1,000m): ABSOLUTE EMPEROR (P.S. Kaviraj) 1, Sabalenka (Akshay K) 2, Queen’s Covenant (V. Bunde) 3 and Powerofattitude (Sandesh) 4. Not run: Umeed and Whispering Angel. 1-1/4, 2-1/4 and 3. 58.10s. ₹29 (w), 12, 18 and 18 (p). SHP: 39, FP: 157, Q: 106, Tanala: 1,113 and 330. Favourite: Lucky Diamond.

Owner: Mr. Raj Ramprasad Singh. Trainer: P.S. Chouhan.

5. RODEO PLATE (1,100m): YINSIRUK (P. Trevor) 1, Dreams Come True (Sandesh) 2, Heaven’s Rhythm (Saurav) 3 and Menorca (Antony Raj) 4. 3/4, Short Head and Short Head. 1m 3.77s. ₹25 (w), 10, 14 and 43 (p). SHP: 58, FP: 52, Q: 30, Tanala: 763 and 602. Favourite: Dreams Come True.

Owners: M/s. Solomon F. Sopher, Atul Ishwardas Chordia & Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

Note: Dreams Come True (Sandesh up) initiallya won the race in a record time of 1m 3.77s. However, objections lodged by jockey Trevor (Yinsiruk) and trainer Aman Hussain against Sandesh for interference and bumping Yinsiruk soon after the start were upheld by the Stewards after reviewing the replay and questioning both jockeys. The race order was revised accordingly.

6. LEMON TREE HOTELS TROPHY (1,000m): GUNFIRE (N.S. Parmar) 1, Darcy (Siddharth) 2, Wind Dancer (Neeraj) 3 and Azure (Akshay K) 4. Not run: Foxy. 1, 2 and 1-1/4. 57.14s. ₹37 (w), 19 and 16 (p). SHP: 26, FP: 50, Q: 25, Tanala: 87 and 69. Favourite: Darcy.

Owners: M/s. Sanjay Punamchand Kothari, Vivek S. Jain, Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, M/s. Jehangir Mehta, Mehli A. Nazir, Daulat Chhabria, Mrs. Homi Mehta & M/s. Ram H. Shroff & Raj H. Shroff. rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: M. Narredu.

7. SURESH MAHINDRA TROPHY (3,200m): GOLDEN DANCER (Akshay Kumar) 1, Endurance (Yash Narredu) 2 and Winfield (Antony Raj) 3. 1-1/2 and 7. 3m 36.68s. ₹17 (w), SHP: 25, FP: 68. Favourite: Golden Dancer.

Owners: M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mukul Sonawala, Girish S. Mehta & Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Dallas Todywalla.

Jackpot: 70%: ₹1,227 (312 tkts.), 30%: 126 (1,305 tkts.).

Treble: 130 (331 tkts.).

Super Jackpot: 70%: 1,661 (9 tkts.), 30%: 128 (50 tkts.).

Published – October 10, 2026 07:22 pm IST