Stud Poker wins Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 2000 Guineas in Mysuru

Stud Poker, ridden by Antony and trained by Prasanna Kumar, won the Zavaray S. Poonawalla Mysore 2000 Guineas (1,600m) at Mysuru on Thursday, October 1, 2026. Antony won three races on the day.

The winner, the champion gelding Stud Poker (Kameko–Cat’s Claw), is owned by Dr. Cyrus S Poonawalla & Mr. Adar C Poonawalla rep. Villoo Poonawalla Racing & Breeding Pvt Ltd, Mr. Atul Ishwardas Chordia, Mr. D.R. Thacker rep. DT Racing & Breeders LLP & Mr. S.R. Sanas. Stud Poker started as the favourite and completed the distance in 1m, 35.09s, winning by 1-3/4 lengths; the win return was ₹14 with place returns 13 and 21, SHP: 25, THP: 35, FP: 27 and Q: 21.

Mysore Race Club chairman K.T. Balakrishna presented the winner’s trophy to trainer Prasanna Kumar and jockey Antony in the presence of stewards Y.P Udaya Shankar, K.M. Chandre Gowda, G.K. Balakrishnan, K. V. Parikshith and committee member Vijaya Simha Doreswamy. Trainer Prasanna Kumar and assistant trainer Raju led in the champion gelding after the race.

Black Irish (Ampere–Bee Quick) finished second, Arc Of Life (Plumatic–Yana) was third and Seize The Grey (Portamento–Peritomoreno) fourth; margins were 1-3/4, 10-1/2 and 4 respectively. The race’s Trinella returns were 138/108 and the Exacta paid 246/83.

Antony’s treble on the card included victories aboard MY SOLITAIRE in the Nainital Plate (Div. II) (1,200m) in 1m, 12.77s and STAR OF LIGHT in the Coorg Plate (1,600m) in 1m, 39.75s; MY SOLITAIRE is owned by Mr. R. Ramesh and trained by S. Shoban Babu, while STAR OF LIGHT is owned by Mr. Husain Sultan Ali Nensey & Mr. Nissa Hoosein Nensey and trained by J. Sebastian.

Other winners on the programme included YOUR SRI SHAKTHI (Rafique S.K) in the Original Vel Racing Trophy (Div. II) (1,400m) in 1m, 24.40s; MOON ORACLE (Akshay K) in the Original Vel Racing Trophy (Div. I) (1,400m) in 1m, 23.03s (trainer: Prasanna Kumar); BALGOWNIE (Inayat) in the Hotel RRR Trophy (1,400m) in 1m, 24.92s; and MARTINO (Ankit Pal) in the Nainital Plate (Div. I) (1,200m) in 1m, 12.37s.

Jackpot returns for the meeting were published as Jackpot: ₹2,222; Runner-up: 261; Mini Jackpot: 4,173; Treble (i): 3,255; Treble (ii): 400.