Espionage wins Bold Venture Plate at Hyderabad
On Oct. 17 in Hyderabad, D. Netto’s Espionage, ridden by Mukesh Kumar, won the Bold Venture Plate, the main event of Saturday’s races.
The winning connections are M/s. Prakash Babu, P. Ranga Raju, Donald Anthony Netto & Tripuranenivenkata Aditya Chowdary and the horse is trained by D. Netto.
The Bold Venture Plate was contested over 1,200 metres; Espionage prevailed by 2-1/2 lengths in 1m 12.45s, with Uchchaihshravas second and One N Only third. Uchchaihshravas had been the race favourite. The official returns for the race were ₹25 (w), 23 and 14 (p), and the racebook lists SHP: 21, THP: 29, FP: 57, Q: 29, Tanala: 82.
In the Peddapalli Plate (Division I, 1,200m) Equine Power (P. Sai Kumar) won in 1m 14.46s, beating Lion’s Gate (Kuldeep Sr.) and Varada (Mukesh K) by margins of 3/4 and 2-1/4; Sadiya (V.S. Shekhawat) finished fourth. The betting return was ₹16 (w) and the racebook showed SHP: 145, THP: 44, FP: 266, Q: 204, Tanala: 874; Equine Power was the favourite. Owners were listed as M/s. Ashok Ranpise, D.R. Thacker, Mukund Kakani, Teja Gollapudi, Teegala Vijender Reddy, Teegala Sumant Reddy, Seshadri Reddy Pochana & Bollineni Krishnaiah and the trainer was K.S.V. Prasad Raju.
In the Peddapalli Plate (Division II, 1,200m) Surrealist (P. Sai Kumar) won in 1m 14.37s, with Red Hot Punch (V.S. Shekhawat) second and Trust Me (Arjun) third; margins were 1-1/4, 4 and 1-1/4. The winner paid ₹13 (w) and was both owned and trained by Mr. K.S.V. Prasad Raju, with SHP: 20, THP: 43, FP: 24, Q: 18, Tanala: 263 recorded.
Kinship (Akshay Kumar) took the Hard Held Plate (1,600m) in 1m 40.61s, beating Zorba (P. Sai K) and Nkalanzinzi (Saqlain) by 1 and 11-1/2 lengths; December Caspian was declared not run. The winner returned ₹15 (w) and was trained by Magan Singh for owner Mr. Rajeev Sharma. In the Rani Rudrama Devi Trophy (1,600m) Torobravo (Mukesh Kumar) won in 1m 40.58s, ahead of Pristine Glory (Akshay K) and Special Star (P. Sai K) by 2-3/4 and 2-1/2 lengths; the winner paid ₹45 (w) and was trained by A. Imran Khan for owner Mr. Rajendran representing Rapar’s Ggalloping Stars LLP.
Love In Paris (Akshay Kumar) prevailed in the Mir Mushtaq Ali Khan Memorial Trophy (1,400m) in 1m 25.25s, with Greif (Swarup S) second and N R I Range (B.R. Kumar) third; margins were 1/2, 2-3/4 and 6-1/2 and the winner returned ₹14 (w). Bold Indian (Md. Ismail) won the Venus de Milo Plate (1,400m) in 1m 30.64s, See My Attitude (Surya Prakash) finished second and Amboseli (Uday Kiran) third; Quality Warrior was not run and the winner paid ₹49 (w).
The meeting’s jackpot and consolation pools were announced as: Jackpot 70%: ₹4,475 (78 tkts.), 30%: 310 (482 tkts.); Mini Jackpot (i) 555 (78 tkts.), (ii) 3, 675 (13 tkts.); Treble (i) 276 (73 tkts.), (ii) 376 (146 tkts.). Published - October 17, 2026 06:11 pm IST.