Miss American Pie wins Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy at Pune

Miss American Pie, ridden by N.S. Parmar, won the Akkasaheb Maharaj Trophy, the feature race at Pune on Sunday (Sept. 27). The filly is trained by M.K. Jadhav and owned by Mr. Prashant Nagar rep. SKJ Thoroughbreds Pvt. Ltd.

The report was published on September 27, 2026, 06:38 pm IST from Pune. Apprentice jockey S. Siddharth recorded three winners on the card.

ATMOSPHERE PLATE (1,200m): SCARAMOUCHE (T.S. Jodha) finished first, Challenge Accepted (Ramswarup) second, Emperor Roderic (Neeraj) third and Bhairava (Siddharth) fourth, with margins 2-3/4, 2-3/4 and Neck. The time was 1m, 8.84s. Betting returns were ₹25 (w), 13 and 17 (p). SHP: 36, FP: 66 Q: 16, Tanala: 113 and 56. Favourite: Challenge Accepted. Owners: Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd. Trainer: Behram Cama.

PUNE TIMES MIRROR TROPHY (1,600m): ABHYANKAR (S. Siddharth) won, Wings Of Fury (Sandesh) was second, Seneca (Ramswarup) third and Caradoc (Neeraj) fourth, margins 3/4, 1-3/4 and 1-3/4. Time: 1m, 38.37s. Returns: ₹30 (w), 12 and 13 (p). SHP: 24, FP: 53, Q: 29, Tanala: 94 and 67. Favourite: Wings Of Fury. Owners: Mrs. Esha Nanda Bhojwani & Mr. Amitabh Nanda rep. Arion Horse Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mrs. Y. Khaitan, Mr. & Mrs. A. Khaitan rep. Soom Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd. & Estate of Late Sultan Singh. Trainer: M. Narredu.

PORTRUSH PLATE (Div. II) (1,200m): SAINT SIZZLE (K. Pranil) finished first, Lumineer (Yash Narredu) second, Tempo (Kaviraj) third and Umeed (Bhawani) fourth; Desert Diamond was not run. Margins 3/4, 5-3/4 and 1-1/4; time 1m, 9.26s. Returns: ₹46 (w), 16, 12 and 19 (p). SHP: 35, FP: 121, Q: 67, Tanala: 404 and 268. Favourite: Lumineer. Owners: Mr. Mehli A. Nazir & Capt. Jamshed J. Appoo. Trainer: Nirad Karanjawala.

P. HADOW TROPHY (1,400m): CHAGALL (S. Siddharth) won, Fighton (P. Dhebe) was second, Market King (Ramswarup) third and Mojito (S.J. Sunil) fourth, with margins 2-3/4, 1-1/4 and 3-1/2. Time recorded as 1m, 23. 69s. Returns: ₹15 (w), 17 and 16 (p). SHP: 23, FP: 30, Q: 21, Tanala: 36 and 19. Favourite: Chagall. Owners: Mr. & Mrs. Cyrus Palia, Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy, Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy & Ms. Anosha Meyers rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel & Ms. Anita J. Captain. Trainer: P. Shroff.

PORTRUSH PLATEE (Div. I) (1,200m): BRAVION (P. Trevor) finished first, Taaqath (Vivek G) second, Ironheart (Akshay K) third and Sequential (Sandesh) fourth; Katame was not run. Margins 1-1/4, 2 and 1/2; time 1m, 9. 28s. Returns: ₹17 (w), 12, 17 and 14 (p). SHP: 40, FP; 114, Q: 61, Tanala: 299 and 124. Favourite: Bravion. Owners: Mr. Niraj Tyagi and Mr. Vikas Sachdeva rep. Blazing Saddles (PF), Mr. Prasanna Kumar P, Mr. Ashok Ranpise & Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP. Trainer: Prasanna Kumar P.

AKKASAHEB MAHARAJ TROPHY (1,200m): MISS AMERICAN PIE (N.S. Parmar) finished first, Time And Tide (Sandesh) second, Dream Seller (Antony Raj) third and Social Butterfly (Neeraj) fourth. Margins were 1/2, 2-1/2 and 1; time 1m, 8. 24s. Returns: ₹53 (w), 20 and 12 (p). SHP: 28, FP: 176, Q: 37, Tanala: 122 and 58. Favourite: Time And Tide. Trainer: M.K. Jadhav.

ROYAL BARBERSHOP TROPHY (1,400m): CRIMSON PIRATE (P. Trevor) won, Savage Peacock (Sandesh) was second, Ekla Cholo (C. Umesh) third and Hagibis (K. Pranil) fourth; margins 2-3/4, 1-1/2 and Nose. Time: 1m, 24. 67s. Returns: ₹18 (w), 14, 33 and 51 (p). SHP: 41, FP: 125, Q: 123, Tanala: 1,831 and 1,491. Favourite: Crimson Pirate. Owners: Mrs. Ayesha A. Hussain, M/s. Anil Saraf, Avinash S. Gadkar & Aziz A. Virani. Trainer: Aman Altaf Hussain.

HOLY SMOKE PLATE (2,000m): FLASH MOB (S. Siddharth) finished first, Royal Champ (Ramswarup) second, Madison (Neeraj) third and Leo The Lion (A. Prakash) fourth, with margins 10, 2-1/2 and 3-1/4. Time: 2m, 6. 57s. Returns: ₹44 (w), 16 and 20 (p). SHP: 34, FP: 159, Q: 33, Tanala: 256 and 162. Favourite: Royal Champ. Owner: Mr. Cowas D. Bajan. Trainer: Faisal A. Abbas. Note: Whisper (Vivek G up) stopped galloping near the last 50m.

Jackpot and treble payouts were declared: Jackpot 70%: ₹4, 436 (153 tkts.) and 30%: 332 (875 tkts.). Treble: (i) 1,036 (20 tkts.), (ii) 639 (47 tkts.). Super Jackpot: 70%: 16,342 (2 tkts.), 30%: 875 (16 tkts.).