Elysium wins Threptin Fillies' & Mares' Stakes at Pune
Trainer Suleiman Attaollahi’s filly Elysium, ridden by Akshay Kumar, won the Threptin Fillies’ & Mares’ Stakes, the feature race of Friday’s card at Pune on Oct. 2. The victory came in the Grade 3 contest over 1,800 metres.
Elysium is owned by M/s. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP, Mukul A. Sonawala, S.R. Sanas & M/s. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. The racecard lists the trainer as S.S. Attaollahi and the favourite for the contest was Kavya; Kavya (Parmar) finished second with Winfield (Ramswarup) third and Namiri (C. Umesh) fourth. Elysium won by three-quarters of a length, the runner-up margin was three-quarters and third to fourth was 1-3/4, the time was 1m, 49.44s and the payout was ₹57 (w), 24 and 14 (p).
In the opening Aster Rose Plate (1,400m) JAGGER (T.S. Jodha) took first ahead of Highground (Siddharth), Exhalt (C. Umesh) and Gibson Knott (Peter). Margins were 3, a Long Neck and a Neck; the time recorded was 1m, 26.01s. The reported payouts were ₹176 (w), 40, 36 and 26 (p), SHP: 63, FP: 1,916, Q: 947, Tanala: 25,394 and 2,177; the favourite was Luminosity and the trainer was Behram Cama.
THE OLIVE CROWN (Antony Raj S) won the Auburn Plate (1,600m), with Manuel (Vivek G) second, Scorcher (T.S. Jodha) third and Fire Away (Neeraj) fourth. Winning margins were 1-1/4, 1-3/4 and 4, with a time of 1m, 38.57s and payouts of ₹58 (w), 16 and 12 (p). The race statistics listed SHP: 45, FP: 164, Q: 40, Tanala: 474 and 315; Manuel was the favourite and the trainer named was Adhirajsingh Jodha.
CAVIAR QUEEN (Ramswarup) prevailed in the October Handicap (1,200m), Snow Girl (Neeraj) placed second and Mystica (Antony Raj) third; Azaadi (Siddharth) was fourth and Saffron Glow was a non-runner. Margins were 4-1/4, 1/2 and 2-3/4, the time 1m, 8.37s and the payouts ₹47 (w), 35 and 16 (p). Race metrics showed SHP: 28, FP: 254, Q: 96, Tanala: 326 and 165; Azaadi had been the favourite and the trainer was Adhirajsingh Jodha.
WIND DANCER (A. Sandesh) won the Gruezi Plate (1,200m) with Gold Bar (Ramswarup) second, Queen Of Beauties (Akshay K) third and Staria (Antony Raj) fourth; Alpine Star and Undercover were non-runners. The finishing gaps were 3/4, 2 and a Long Neck, in a time of 1m, 7.77s, and the payout was ₹61 (w), 17, 13 and 20 (p). SHP: 37, FP: 419, Q: 108, Tanala: 576 and 184 were listed, Queen Of Beauties was the favourite and the trainer was Dallas Todywalla.
GIANT GOLD (Aditya Waydande) narrowly won the Rao Saheb Kedari Gold Trophy (1,600m) with Victory Flair (Ramswarup) second, Diego Garcia (Sandesh) third and Brasilier (Ajinkya) fourth; the margin to second was a Nose and subsequent gaps were a Long Neck and 1-1/2. The time was 1m, 38.60s and the payouts were ₹83 (w), 23, 16 and 19 (p), with SHP: 39, FP: 388, Q: 106, Tanala: 1,255 and 563; Diego Garcia had been the favourite and the trainer was Shazaan Shah. In the Chef D’oeuvre Plate (2,000m) AGE OF REASON (Neeraj Rawal) won from Shaandaar (Vivek G), Monterey (Akshay K) and Casspian (P. Dhebe) by margins of 1-1/2, 2-1/4 and 1-1/4 in 2m, 6.10s; payout details were ₹30 (w), 16 and 15 (p), SHP: 37, FP: 85, Q: 36, Tanala: 141 and 53, the favourite was Shaandaar and the trainer was Imtiaz A. Sait.
The published racecard included betting pools and carryover figures: Jackpot 70%: ₹1,08,347 (5 tkts.) & 30%: 10,553 (22 tkts.), Treble: 9,535 (4 tkts.), and Super Jackpot 100%: 51,584 (c/f). The report was published Oct. 2, 2026 at 06:29 pm IST and updated at 06:32 pm IST from Pune.