Big Bay wins Retained Asset Handicap on opening day of Calcutta Autumn Meeting
Big Bay won the Retained Asset Handicap at the opening day of the Calcutta Autumn Meeting in Kolkata on Saturday, Nov. 14. The victory came in the feature race of the card.
The winner is trained by Deepesh Narredu and is owned by Mr. Balam Mohla, Mrs. Rashmee A. Amersey rep. So Blest Trading Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Sanjay Punamchand Kothari, Mr. Anil Saraf, Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. Jehangir Mehta, Mrs. Homi Mehta & Mr. Vivek S. Jain. Trainer Aashay Doctor and jockey P. Trevor each recorded four winners on the day.
In the Snowscape Handicap (1,200m) Star Pride (Arman Khan) finished first from Hermes (S.A. Amit), Diamond Gold (Shezad) and Seona (Md. Sameer), with margins 7 lengths, a head and 2-1/2 lengths in 1m 13.92s; the win dividend was ₹19 and the race details show SHP: 51, THP: 55, FP: 365, Q: 235, Tanala: 2,197. The Bruckner Handicap (1,600m) was won by Dreamflight (Suraj Narredu) from Seina (Trevor), Fortune Warrior (S.A. Amit) and Wonderful (Tejeshwar) by 7-1/2 lengths, a neck and 4 lengths in 1m 41.52s; the win paid ₹14 and the race book lists SHP: 18, THP: 31, FP: 25, Q: 21, Tanala: 61. In the Amalita Handicap (1,600m) Magnifico (P. Trevor) beat Stormchaser (Hindu S), Royal Member (Suraj Narredu) and Duesenberg (Akshay K) by a nose, 6-3/4 and 8 in 1m 39.34s; the win dividend was ₹19 and the race entry showed SHP: 28, THP: 20, FP: 44, Q: 34, Tanala: 106.
The Fame Star Cup (1,400m) went to Voula (P. Trevor) ahead of Golden Hammer (Varun), Into The Storm (R. Vaibhav) and Azalea (Suraj Narredu) by 3/4, 5 and 1-3/4 in 1m 26.99s; the win paid ₹12 and the race read SHP: 40, THP: 34, FP: 29, Q: 29, Tanala: 203. In Sans Pareil Handicap (Div. I) (1,100m) Peaberry (P. Trevor) beat Vinfast (Akshay K), Midnight Blue (R. Manish) and Cashaban (Azharuddin) by 1-1/4, 4-1/2 and 1 in 1m 7.42s with a win dividend of ₹24 and SHP: 27, THP: 110, FP: 58, Q: 33, Tanala: 1,767. The Sans Pareil Handicap (Div. II) (1,100m) winner was City Of Joy (P. Tejeshwar) from Golden Glory (Hindu S), Cypress (Md. Sameer) and Cashable (Arman K) by 9, a short head and 1-3/4 in 1m 8.12s; the win paid ₹18 and the race listed SHP: 41, THP: 74, FP: 69, Q: 35, Tanala: 169.
In the Retained Asset Handicap (1,100m), Big Bay (Suraj Narredu) finished first ahead of Foujita (Azharuddin), Divine Right (D.S. Deora) and Casha (V. Jaiswal) by 4 lengths, 1-3/4 and 3/4 in 1m 6.58s; the win dividend was ₹14 and the race sheet recorded SHP: 33, THP: 41, FP: 33, Q: 43, Tanala: 83. Big Bay was listed as the favourite in the race program.
The Chase The Sun Handicap (1,100m) was taken by Live It Love It (P. Trevor), with Polka Dot (Tejeshwar) second, Chelsea (D.S. Deora) third and Contessina (R. Manish) fourth, margins 3/4, 2-1/2 and 2-1/2 in 1m 6.48s; the win paid ₹19 and the race showed SHP: 44, THP: 58, FP: 177, Q: 79, Tanala: 327. The published betting returns and pool breakdowns for the card included Jackpot: 70%: 497 (1,012 tkts.), 30%: 80 (2,260 tkts.), Mini Jackpot: 385 (46 tkts.), and Treble figures of (i) 166 (83 tkts.), (ii) 69 (237 tkts.), (iii) 83 (332 tkts.).
These results completed the opening day of the Calcutta Autumn Meeting in Kolkata on Saturday, Nov. 14. Published - November 14, 2026 06:59 pm IST; Updated - November 14, 2026 07:10 pm IST - Kolkata.