Dreamer wins A.J. Wadia Plate at Pune meeting
Pune, October 22 — Trainer M.K. Jadhav’s Dreamer, ridden by N.S. Parmar, won the A.J. Wadia Plate, the chief event of Thursday’s races on Oct. 22 at Pune. The winner is owned by Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd.
A.J. WADIA PLATE (1,600m): DREAMER (N.S. Parmar) finished first ahead of Seneca (Ramswarup) in second and Opus Dei (Siddharth) in third; Break Point was not run. The finishing margins were 1-3/4 and 2-1/4, the time 1m 41.22s, and the tote return was ₹12 (w); SHP: 41, FP: 62. Dreamer started as the favourite and is trained by M.K. Jadhav.
RICHELIEU PLATE (1,000m): MOMENT OF MADNESS (S. Siddharth) won, with Gibson Knott (S. Kamble) second, Sky Full Of Stars (Ramswarup) third and Luminosity (Shelar) fourth. Winning margins were 1-1/2 3/4 and 1-1/4; the time was 59.28s. Tote returns read ₹43 (w), 15, 12 and 14 (p); SHP: 38, FP: 413, Q: 131, Tanala: 245 and 149; the favourite was Gibson Knott; owners were M/s. Rehanullah Khan & Mirza Ahmed Busheri and the trainer Rehanullah Khan.
GREAT STRIDES PLATE (1,600m): NEW STAR (Yash Narredu) took the race, Scorcher (T.S. Jodha) finished second, Monterey (C.S. Jodha) third and Frenzy (Kaviraj) fourth. Margins were 2-1/4, 3-1/4 and 2-1/4, with a time of 1m 39.27s. Tote figures were ₹22 (w), 20 and 13 (p); SHP: 29, FP: 61, Q: 40, Tanala: 83 and 24; the favourite was New Star; owners were Mr. Daulat Chhabria, Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mrs. B.E. Saldanha, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mr. Vivek S. Jain, Mr. Akhtar Adamji Peerbhoy & Mrs. Shahnaz A. Peerbhoy and the trainer M. Narredu.
B. PRAKASH SALVER: ADMIRABLE (N.S. Parmar) won, Neutralist (Mukesh K) placed second, Gold Bar (Ramswarup) third and Silver Strike (Siddharth) fourth. The margins read 2-1/2, Long Neck and 3/4, and the time was 1m 8.19s. Tote returns were ₹44 (w), 13, 10 and 15 (p); SHP: 29, FP: 87, Q: 36, Tanala: 147 and 48; the race favourite had been Neutralist; owners included M/s. Ram H. Shroff & Raj H. Shroff rep. Stride Livestock Pvt. Ltd., S.R. Sanas, Chetan Shah, Subodh Maskara & Pankaj Kumar Maskara rep. Citoc Ventures Pvt. Ltd. & Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP and the trainer was P.S. Chouhan.
YOGENDER SINGH SALVER (1,400m): SAINT SIZZLE (A. Sandesh) finished first, Caviar Queen (Ramswarup) second, Rogue (Aditya) third and Lucky Diamond (Neeraj) fourth. Margins were Short Neck, 5 and 1, with a time of 1m 25.15s. Tote payouts were ₹21 (w), 13 and 12 (p); SHP: 26, FP: 44, Q: 20, Tanala: 74 and 31; the favourite was Saint Sizzle; owners were M/s. Mehli A. Nazir & Jamshed J. Appoo and the trainer Nirad Karanjawala.
STAR MILLIONAIRE PLATE (1,200m): FLASHMAN (Neeraj Rawal) won, Sussing (K. Nazil) was second, Ageisjustanumber (A. Prakash) third and Jetfire (Dhebe) fourth. The margins were a Short Head, 1/2 and 4, recorded in 1m 10.77s, with tote returns ₹17 (w), 11, 27 and 60 (p); SHP: 41, FP: 114, Q: 79, Tanala: 1,266 and 606. Flashman was the favourite; the owner was Mrs. Bakhtawar B. Chenoy and the trainer Bezan Chenoy.
The meeting published jackpot figures of 70%: ₹1,858 (251 tkts.) and 30%: ₹330 (605 tkts.), and super jackpot figures of 70%: ₹822 (24 tkts.) and 30%: ₹241 (35 tkts.). Published - October 22, 2026 05:44 pm IST.