Money Bags wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore Dasara Sprint Championship - 2026
MYSURU: Prasanna Kumar-trained Money Bags (Trevor up) won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore Dasara Sprint Championship - 2026 (1,200m) at the races held here on Friday (Oct 9). The winner is owned by Capt. Jamshed J Appoo, Mr. K Manoj Kumar, Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal & Mr. J. Ramesh.
Echoes Of Time (A. Asbar) finished second, Crown Drive (Antony) took third and Masato (Rayan) was fourth in the feature race. The margins were 2-3/4, 1-1/4 and 1-3/4 and the time 1m 08.88s. Returns were Rs. 16 (w), 10, 18 and 29 (p), SHP: 39, THP: 48, FP: 54, Q: 40, Trinella: 281/172, Exacta: 1,055/342. Money Bags was the favourite.
In the Chirapunji Plate (1,400m), STAR HONOUR (Arul) won with Teresa (Trevor) second, Nizbati Queen (Gautam Raj) third and Art Of Romance (Kiran Rai) fourth; N R I Jetpower was not run. The margins were 3/4, 6-3/4 and Lnk and the time 1m 24.94s, with returns Rs. 158 (w), 29, 11 and 73 (p). SHP: 24, THP: 191, FP: 695, Q: 276, Trinella: 17,520/15,017 and Exacta: 29,354/12,580; Teresa was the favourite, the owner Mr. Deepak K Srivastava and trainer Praveen Jesu.
COSETTE (S. Saqlain) won the Autumn Blue Plate (1,400m), Chief Admiral (Aleemuddin) placed second, Satin Lass (Rafique S.K) third and Blazing Star (Antony) fourth. The margins were 3-3/4, Lnk and 2 in 1m 23.99s, with returns Rs. 68 (w), 20, 14 and 10 (p). SHP: 44, THP: 58, FP: 158, Q: 105, Trinella: 702/216 and Exacta: 671/319; Satin Lass was the favourite, owner Dr. Suresh Bhat and trainer Saddam Iqbal.
In the Justice P. Medappa Memorial Trophy (Div. I), 1,200m, MALET SPRING (Antony) finished first ahead of Mystikos (Suraj), Mark One (Aleemuddin) and True Punch (Md. Talib). The finishing gaps were 1/2, Lnk and Nk in a time listed as 1m 11,24s and returns Rs. 59 (w), 19, 17 and 10 (p). SHP: 26, THP: 50, FP: 106, Q: 41, Trinella: 265/156 and Exacta: 3,933/1,426; Mystikos was the favourite and the winners were owned by Mr. Kunal N Sharma & Mr. Suchendra Bal Rajurs and trained by K. Aditya.
The Bottolanda Mitto Chengappa Memorial Trophy (1,600m) was taken by SEEKING ALPHA (Trevor) with Still I Rise (S. Farid Ansari) second, Touch Of Grey (Suraj) third and Rise Again (Antony) fourth; Huntingdon was not run. Margins were 2, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4 in 1m 34.77s with returns Rs. 18 (w), 21 and 35 (p), SHP: 62, THP: 41, FP: 198, Q: 236, Trinella: 154/38, Exacta: 426/339; Touch Of Grey was the favourite, owner Mr. Srichand Suresh Singh and trainer M.M. Uthaiah. In the Mysore City Trophy (1,400m) GRIZZLY (Rafique S.K) won, Winter Agenda (Md. Talib) was second, Rising Tycoon (Mukesh) third and Night Raider (Aleemuddin) fourth, finishing in 1m 23.67s. Margins were 1/2, Nose and 1-3/4, returns Rs. 30 (w), 11, 32 and 16 (p), SHP: 103, THP: 46, FP: 537, Q: 433, Trinella: 5,375/1,727 and Exacta: 8,853/3,035; Grizzly was the favourite, owner Mr. Rm Ramasamy and trainer K. Somashekar.
Martino (Akshay K) won the Justice P. Medappa Memorial Trophy (Div. II), 1,200m, ahead of Sunway Lagoon (Laxman S), Live The Dream (Aleemuddin) and Windborne (Md. Talib); Spirit Of The Rose was not run. Margins were 2-3/4, 1-1/4 and 1-1/4 in 1m 11.21s with returns Rs. 24 (w), 12, 16 and 18 (p), SHP: 57, THP: 72, FP: 185, Q: 151, Trinella: 471/130 and Exacta: 1,767/677; Martino was the favourite, owner Mr. M.S. Manjunath and trainer A. Gnanashekar. Meeting betting pools closed with Jackpot: Rs 2,513; Runner-up: 399; Mini Jackpot: 444; Treble (i): 399; (ii): 66.