Social Butterfly set for Yohan Z. Poonawalla feature at Pune on Aug. 8
In Pune on Aug. 8, the four-year-old filly Social Butterfly, a recent winner, is entered in the Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy, the feature race on Saturday's card and scheduled as the 4.00 p.m. contest.
Race day at Pune comprises eight races from 1.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m., with rails to be announced one hour before the first race; the card opens with the Western India Trainers' Association Trophy (Div. II) at 1.30 p.m. and closes with the Strategic Move Plate at 5.00 p.m.
The Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy is a Gr. 3, 1,400m (Terms) race for four-year-olds and older run at 4.00 p.m.; the declared field lists Kavya (2) Parmar 59, Pride’s Prince (4) Antony Raj 56, Encino (3) Sandesh 54.5, Ultimo (1) Dashrath 54.5 and Social Butterfly (5) Trevor 53.
The opening race, Western India Trainers' Association Trophy (Div. II) (1,200m), Cl. IV, 4-y-o and over, rated 20 to 46 at 1.30 p.m., carried a ten-horse field including Appalachian (9) T.S. Jodha 59 and Aeon Flux (7) Bhawani 58.5; the finishing order was 1. Spotlight, 2. Esteban, 3. Bezalel. The Rajaram Chhatrapathi Trophy (1,800m), Cl. II, rated 60 to 86 at 2.00 p.m., featured Golden Dancer (3) Akshay K 59, Zacharias (2) Zervan 58.5, Break Point (1) Vivek G 54.5, Endurance (4) Neeraj 53.5 and Yourmanorborne (5) Sandesh 53.5. The Western India Race Horse Owners' Association Trophy (1,200m), Cl. I, rated 80 and upward at 2.30 p.m., listed Shambala (4) Omkar 63 and Market King (5) Vivek G 60 among six runners; results showed 1. Turn And Burn, 2. Fighton.
The Jockeys Association of India Trophy (1,600m), Cl. IV, rated 20 to 46 at 3.00 p.m., included Desert Classic (7) Zervan 62, Enrich (8) Yash Narredu 61.6 and Alexios (12) Antony Raj 61, with the placings recorded as 1. Enrich, 2. Vortex, 3. Alexois. The Western India Trainers' Association Trophy (Div. I) (1,200m), Cl. IV at 3.30 p.m. featured Undercover (3) Sandesh 61.5, Heaven’s Rhythm (6) S.J. Sunil 61 and Chelsea (7) Bharat 60, and finished 1. Santana Row, 2. Undercover, 3. Chelsea.
The Indian Association of Equine Practitioners Trophy (1,600m), (Terms) Maiden, 3-y-o only at 4.30 p.m. carried Acropolis (5) Kirtish 56, Lion Heart (3) J. Chinoy 56 and Monterey (2) C.S. Jodha 56 among eight declared; the order was 1. Red Rose, 2. Age Of Reason, 3. Monterey. The Strategic Move Plate (1,000m), Cl. V, 5-y-o and over, rated 1 to 26 at 5.00 p.m. included She’s A Teaser (3) Bhawani 60.5 and Ashwa Ankara (5) Peter 60 and concluded 1. Ashwa Ankara, 2. Adonis, 3. Ma Cherie.
Betting pools announced for the meeting list the Jackpot as 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; the Treble options as (i) 2, 3 & 4 and (ii) 5, 6 & 7; and the Super Jackpot as 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8.