Cherie Chevalier wins Telangana Race Horse Owners Association Trophy at Hyderabad Monsoon Races
Cherie Chevalier, trained by K.S.V. Prasad Raju and ridden by P. Sai Kumar, won the Telangana Race Horse Owners Association Trophy at the Hyderabad Monsoon Races 2026 in Hyderabad on Friday (Oct. 30). The victory came in the feature event on the concluding day’s card.
The winner is owned by Mrs. Smita Bajoria, M/s. Seshadri Reddy Pochana, Bollineni Krishnaiah, Teegala Vijender Reddy, Teegala Sumant Reddy and Pochana Arjun Reddy. C. Aryama Sundaram finished the meeting as leading owner; D. Netto was leading trainer with 25 wins and Akshay Kumar finished as leading jockey with 32 wins. Sonu Kumar was the leading apprentice jockey with 3 wins, Buddy was listed as champion horse with 10 points and Corinthian was named horse of the season.
In the Telangana Race Horse Owners Association Trophy (1,600m) Cherie Chevalier (P. Sai Kumar) finished first, Star Of Night (Antony Raj) second, Uchchaihshravas (Neeraj) third and Reigning Beauty (Md. Ismail) fourth; margins were 3/4, 1 and 2. The race time was 1m, 41.05s and the win and place returns were ₹16 (w), 10, 15 and 18 (p). Reported pool figures were SHP: 34, THP: 41, FP: 50, Q: 35 and Tanala: 105, with Cherie Chevalier declared favourite.
Blue Max Plate (1,200m) was won by Aashritha Pet (Santosh Raj N R) with Amboseli (Darshan) second, Char Ek Char (Kuldeep Sr.) third and Pranava (D.S. Deora) fourth; Iconic Star was not run. Margins were 7-1/2, Neck and 3, the time 1m, 15.03s and returns ₹18 (w), 16, 10 and 22 (p). Pools were SHP: 31, THP: 46, FP: 51, Q: 38 and Tanala: 212; Aashritha Pet was favourite, owned by Mr. Sandeep Kumar Reddy Atla & Mr. D.N. Kempegowda and trained by Neelesh Rawal.
In the Sircilla Plate (Div. II) (1,400m) Belgium Waffle (Mohit Singh) won ahead of Bayone (D.S. Deora), Ashwa Vivegam (Gaurav) and Lina O Lina (V.S. Shekhawat) in 1m, 27.33, with ₹15 (w), 12, 13 and 27 (p) paid. Pools were SHP: 32, THP: 64, FP: 37, Q: 31 and Tanala: 222; Belgium Waffle was favourite, owned by Mr. Vipin Kalra and trained by Jasbir Singh. Ashwa Jaffna (Gaurav Singh) took the Shamshabad Plate (1,600m) from Wind Castle (D.S. Deora), Aakarshaka (Neeraj) and December Rain (Mohit) by margins of 3/4, 5 and 1-1/2 in 1m, 40.69s, with returns ₹16 (w), 10 and 58 (p) and pools SHP: 68, THP: 36, FP: 218, Q: 138 and Tanala: 427; Ashwa Jaffna was favourite and owned by Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh Chauhan, trained by N. Ravinder Singh.
The Shaphir Plate (1,600m) was won by Love All (Akshay Kumar) with Special Star (P. Sai K) second, La Quinta (Kuldeep Sr.) third and Federer (Arjun) fourth; margins 4-1/2, 11-3/4 and 1- 1/2 in 1m, 38.90s, returns ₹10 (w), 10 and 16 (p) and pools SHP: 17, THP: 28, FP: 18, Q: 15 and Tanala: 28. The Teegala Sulochana Reddy Memorial Trophy (2,000m) was taken by Celestial (Antony Raj S) from One Nation (Akshay K), Racing Ruler (Kuldeep Sr.) and Corte Madera (P. Sai K) with margins 3/4, Head and 3/4 in 2m, 06.30s, win returns ₹60 (w), 18, 11 and 14 (p) and pools SHP: 31, THP: 26, FP: 180, Q: 75 and Tanala: 513; One Nation was favourite, owned by M/s. Cyrus S. Poonawalla & Adar C. Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt. Ltd. & S.R. Sanas and trained by Laxman Singh.
The Sircilla Plate (Div. I) (1,400m) went to Nyanza (Darshan R.N.) with Sara (Mohit) second, Veera’s Lakshmi (Santosh Raj) third and American Affair (V.S. Shekhawat) fourth; Aprameya was not run. Margins were 8-1/4, 3/4 and 2, the time 1m, 27.09s and returns ₹31 (w), 14, 33 and 22 (p). Pools were SHP: 113, THP: 62, FP: 287, Q: 271 and Tanala: 975; Veera’s Lakshmi was favourite, owned by Mr. S.A. Shehzad Abbas and trained by Raza Shehzad. Jackpot details published for the meeting were: Jackpot 70%: ₹3,749 (81 tkts.) & 30%: 226 (574 tkts.), Mini Jackpot: 159 (256 tkts.), Treble: (i) 66 (401 tkts.), (ii) 1,405 (21 tkts.).
Published - October 30, 2026 06:12 pm IST.