Splendid Dream wins Sports Authority Of India Trophy in Bengaluru
Splendid Dream, ridden by Antony and owned by Mr. Srinivasa M, won the Sports Authority Of India Trophy (1,200m) at the races in Bengaluru on Friday, Nov. 13. The race served as the programme’s feature contest.
Trained by G. Sandhu, Splendid Dream covered 1,200m in 1m 13.75s; Carat Love (A. Hangal) finished second, Absolute Force (Ganesh S) third and Agera (Jagadeesh) fourth, with margins Lnk, 2-1/4 and 4 respectively. Flight Of Fancy was named the favourite for the event. The win paid ₹20 (w) and the place returns were 12, 17 and 46 (p); SHP: 57, THP: 117, FP: 156, Q: 111, Trinella: 2,111/2,262 and Exacta: 48,945 (c/o)/10,488.
In the Shimsha Plate (1,400m), The Golden Dream (A. Asbar) beat Absolute Thunder (Salman Khan), Carter (Md. Talib) and CR Seven (R. Vaibhav); the finishing order noted "Not run: Days Date." Margins were 2-3/4, 4-1/2 and Lnk and the time was 1m 28.71s. The race returned ₹50 (w) and 18, 10 and 14 (p); SHP: 29, THP: 34, FP: 232, Q: 67, Trinella: 326/144 and Exacta: 531/222. Absolute Thunder was the favourite; the winner is owned by Mr. C.V. Prasad Rao and trained by M. Rajendra Singh.
Eminent Gold (A. Asbar) won the Hogenakkal Falls Plate (1,600m), with Mandate (Antony) second, Blue Picasso (R. Pradeep) third and Desert Shield (N. Darshan) fourth. The margins were 2-3/4, 3/4 and 1-1/2 and the clocking read 1m 38.64s. The race paid ₹23 (w) and 10, 10 and 19 (p); SHP: 28, THP: 34, FP: 75, Q: 23, Trinella: 199/138 and Exacta: 332/80. Eminent Gold was the favourite; owners listed were Mr. Mukul A. Sonawala, Mr. Kian Byramji & Mr. Chetan Shantilal Shah and the trainer was Darius Byramji.
Born To Rise (Suraj) took the Vidurashwatha Plate (Div. II, 1,200m) ahead of Preview (Trevor), Bellucci (Arvind K) and Annabelle (Antony), winning by 4-1/2, 1-1/2 and 4-1/2 in 1m 12.27s. The returns were ₹12 (w) and 10, 15 and 14 (p); SHP: 22, THP: 30, FP: 25, Q: 25, Trinella: 65/35 and Exacta: 92/48. Born To Rise started as the favourite; the owners are Mr. S. Narredu, Mr. Daulat Chhabria, Mr. Ashok Ranpise, Mr. Akshay Dattatray Ranpise & Mr. Raghu S and the trainer is S. Narredu.
Royal Vanguard (Trevor) prevailed in the Royal Calcutta Turf Club Cup (1,600m), with Knightbridge (Akshay K) second, Conquistador (Suraj) third and Lorenzo (Srinath) fourth; margins were 5-1/2, 3/4 and 3/4 and the time was 1m 37.96s. The race returned ₹19 (w) and 10 and 23 (p); SHP: 31, THP: 31, FP: 83, Q: 46, Trinella: 67/37 and Exacta: 112/80. Royal Vanguard was the favourite; owners were M/s. Blazing Saddles(PF), Mr. P. Prasanna Kumar & Mr. Anil Saraf and the trainer was Prasanna Kumar.
Scarlette Lady (Srinath) won the Hebbe Falls Plate (1,400m) ahead of Star Honour (M. Prabhakaran), Joyful Spirit (Lave Kumar) and Augusto (Arvind K), clocking 1m 26.13s with margins of 3, Nk and 3/4. The return was ₹19 (w) and 13, 19 and 21 (p); SHP: 47, THP: 50, FP: 149, Q: 86, Trinella: 396/213 and Exacta: 2,712/1,030. Scarlette Lady was the favourite; owners are Mr. Chethan Neelakanta, Mrs. Sreya Bose & Mr. Ashok Ranpise and the trainer is K. Purushotham. In Vidurashwatha Plate (Div. I, 1,200m) Ravishing Queen (Suraj) finished first, Whistling Glory (Antony) second, Rocking Star (A. Hangal) third and Everynne (Akshay K) fourth, winning by 2, 1-3/4 and 1 in 1m 12.96s, with returns of ₹14 (w) and 10, 15 and 21 (p); SHP: 29, THP: 47, FP: 39, Q: 26, Trinella: 202/154 and Exacta: 421/146. Ravishing Queen was the favourite; owners listed were Mr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Mr. M. Rishad, Mr. P.J. Vazifdar, Mrs. P.J. Vazifdar & Mr. S.R. Sanas and the trainer was James Mckeown.
Jackpot stood at ₹536, Runner-up 122 and Mini Jackpot 638; Treble (i) paid 77 and Treble (ii) 213. The report was published on November 13, 2026 at 07:11 pm IST.