Break Point wins Dinkoo N. Chenoy Salver at Pune on Oct. 31
Break Point, ridden by P.S. Kaviraj, won the Dinkoo N. Chenoy Salver at Pune on Saturday, Oct. 31, taking the feature race on the day's card.
Trained by P.S. Chouhan, Break Point is owned by M/s. Jatin L. Trivedi & Nitin H. Jain rep. J.N. Racing & Breeders LLP and started as the race favourite. The 1,600m contest was won by Break Point by margins of 4 and 1-1/4 in a time of 1m 38.15s, with the race showing returns of ₹17 (w), 13 and 15 (p) and recorded SHP: 23, FP: 33, Q: 32, Tanala: 98 and 88. The Stipendiary Stewards held an enquiry after it was observed that Shambala (Omkar up) had weighed in 4.5kg less than the stipulated weight; it was established that the weight plates had accidentally fallen out of the saddle during the race and, in accordance with the Rules of Racing, the Stewards decided to disqualify Shambala.
In the D.N. Zodge Plate (1,200m), Darcy (Ankush) finished first ahead of Your Unforgettable (Suraj Narredu) and Challenge Accepted (Ramswarup), with Wind Dancer (N. Bhosale) fourth. The margins were 2-1/4, Short Head and 3-3/4, the time 1m 08.44s, and the payouts ₹25 (w), 15 and 15 (p); SHP: 43, FP: 88, Q: 24, Tanala: 105 and 81. Your Unforgettable was listed as the favourite; owners were M/s. Chanakya Sanjeevkumar Gaur, Cowas D. Bajan & Faisal A. Abbas and the trainer was Faisal A. Abbas. Challenge Accepted had originally crossed second with Your Unforgettable third, but trainer P.S. Chouhan lodged an objection alleging interference by Ramswarup near the 800m marker, and the Stewards upheld the objection after viewing the replay and revised the placings accordingly.
Snow Girl (Ramswarup) won the Westin Pune Trophy (Div. II) over 1,200m, with La Dolce Vita (Parmar) second and Victorious Omen (Saurav) third; Katame and Brasilier were not run. The finish margins were 3/4, 2-3/4 and 1-3/4, the time 1m 9.44s, and returns ₹20 (w), 11, 17 and 35 (p); SHP: 42, FP: 103, Q: 91, Tanala: 928 and 424. Snow Girl was the favourite; owners were Mrs. Liane Luthria, M/s. Milan Luthria & Aftab Singh & Mehtab Singh rep. Sohna Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., and the trainer was Imtiaz A. Sait.
Myrina (R. Ajinkya) took the Supreme Star Plate (1,400m), beating Mystica (Antony Raj) and Acrobatic (Parmar) with margins of Short Head, Neck and Long Neck in 1m 26.45s; payouts were ₹110 (w), 33, 15 and 14 (p) and figures SHP: 32, FP: 1,225, Q: 739, Tanala: 3,815 and 2,725. The favourite for the race had been Priority Road; owners included Mr. & Mrs. Vijay B. Shirke & Mr. Jay V. Shirke rep. Horse Haven Breeding and Racing Pvt. Ltd., and the trainer was P. Shroff. In that race Rossetti (Kirtish up) jumped out awkwardly and dislodged the rider; Kirtish escaped unhurt.
Exotic Star (S. Mosin) prevailed in the Timeless Beauty Plate (2,400m), with Land Of Plenty (Ramswarup) second and Ange Raphael (R. Ajinkya) third, finishing 1-3/4, 7 and 1-1/4 apart in 2m 32.49s; returns were ₹166 (w), 96 and 16 (p) and SHP: 29, FP: 439, Q: 393, Tanala: 3,748 and 2,142. Merchant Of Venice had been the favourite; owners were M/s. Shivam Amarnath Mishra, Ketan S. Wakkar, Hitesh Chabria, Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP & Mr. Anil V. Poduval, and the trainer was S. Waheed. Appalachian (T.S. Jodha) won the Westin Pune Trophy (Div. I) over 1,200m by a nose from Azaadi (Antony Raj), with Esteban (Avinash) third; margins were Nose, Neck and 3/4 in 1m 9.34s and returns ₹37 (w), 15, 14 and 20 (p); SHP: 48, FP: 136, Q: 43, Tanala: 237 and 159.
Diego Garcia (A. Sandesh) won the K. Raghunath Plate (1,600m) ahead of Funny Bunny (Ramswarup) and Angelisa (A. Prakash) by 1-3/4, Short Head and 3 in 1m 40.43s, with payouts ₹39 (w), 13 and 21 (p) and SHP: 39, FP: 171, Q: 83, Tanala: 155 and 102; the favourite had been Angelisa and the trainer was Adhirajsingh Jodha. In the Legal Steps Plate (1,400m) Lickety Split (J. Chinoy) finished first, Exhalt (Ankush) second and Hagibis (Shelar) third by 1-1/2, 1/2 and 1-3/4; returns were ₹62 (w), 17, 23 and 18 (p) and SHP: 46, FP: 244, Q: 149, Tanala: 1,909 and 558, with Hagibis named as the favourite.
The meeting published Jackpot carry-forward figures of 100%: 10,45,951 (c/f), Treble outcomes of (i) 729 (29 tkts.) and (ii) 2,902 (12 tkts.), and a Super Jackpot carry-forward of 100%: 35,666 (c/f). Published - October 31, 2026 07:05 pm IST.