Ultimo wins Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy in Pune

Ultimo, trained by P.S. Chouhan and ridden by Dashrath Singh, won the Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club Trophy at Pune on Saturday, Aug. 8. The chestnut is owned by M/s. Rajesh Monga & Manav Monga.

The race was the feature event of Saturday’s card, run as a Grade 3 contest over 1,400 metres. Ultimo finished ahead of Encino, Kavya and Social Butterfly, with margins of a nose, 2-3/4 lengths and a nose, recorded in 1m 24.52s; Encino had been the favourite.

Betting returns for the Yohan Z. Poonawalla Turf Club were ₹79 (w), 47 and 12 (p), with SHP: 30, FP: 304, Q: 65 and Tanala: 813 and 372 as reported.

In the Rajaram Chhatrapati Trophy (1,800m), BREAK POINT (Vivek G) took first ahead of Youremanorborne and Golden Dancer, with Zacharias fourth; margins were 4, 3-1/4 and 3-1/2 and the time 1m 51.23s. The winner returned ₹69 (w), 10 and 16 (p); SHP: 27, FP: 197, Q: 148, Tanala: 482 and 175; Zacharias had been the favourite. Owners were listed as M/s. Jatin K. Trivedi & Nitin H. Jain rep. J.N. Racing & Breeders LLP and the trainer was P.S. Chouhan.

ESTEBAN (Avinash Paswan) prevailed in the Western India Trainers’ Association Trophy (Div. II) over 1,200m, with Spotlight second and Majestic Warrior third; margins were 1-1/4, 5-3/4 and 1/2 in 1m 9.04s. The tote paid ₹38 (w), 13, 12 and 23 (p); SHP: 30, FP: 89, Q: 43, Tanala: 784 and 442; Spotlight had been the favourite. Owners were listed for the winner as M/s. Balam Mohla, Jehangir Mehta, Anil Saraf, Kishore M. Dingra, Rajiv Tinaikar, Mrs. Minal Pitale, Mr. Suresh Pitale & Mr. Nihar Pitale rep. Green Turf Racing LLP and the trainer was Narendra Lagad.

VORTEX (Ramswarup) won the JOCKEYS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA TROPHY (1,600m) with Alexios second and Shaandaar third; Land Of Plenty was a non-runner and the margins were 3/4, 4-1/4 and a nose in 1m 39.59s. The race paid ₹38 (w), 17, 15 and 17 (p); SHP: 50, FP: 333, Q: 193, Tanala: 502 and 308; Enrich had been the favourite. Owners were recorded as Mr. Jaydev M. Mody rep. J.M. Livestock Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Ashok Ranpise & Mr. Tegbir Singh Brar rep. Sarainaga Racing Pvt. Ltd. and the trainer was Shazaan Shah.

SANTANA ROW (Ramswarup) won the WESTERN INDIA TRAINERS’ ASSOCIATION TROPHY (Div. I) over 1,200m with Undercover second and Believe third; Treasure Gold and Heaven’s Rhythm were non-runners and the margins were a neck, 4 and 1/2 in 1m 9.76s. The winner paid ₹34 (w), 10, 12 and 26 (p); SHP: 37, FP: 65, Q: 14, Tanala: 319 and 237; Undercover had been the favourite. AGE OF REASON (Neeraj Rawal) took the INDIAN ASSOCIATION OF EQUINE PRACTITIONERS TROPHY (1,600m) in 1m 38.98s, finishing ahead of Monterey and Tempo, paying ₹29 (w), 14, 18 and 17 (p); SHP: 49, FP: 350, Q: 75, Tanala: 1,644 and 610, with Red Rose as the favourite. ADONIS (S.J. Sunil) won the STRATEGIC MOVE PLATE (1,000m) in 59.39s, with She’s A Teaser second and Ashwa Ankara third; the tote returned ₹84 (w), 19, 41 and 14 (p); SHP: 84, FP: 789, Q: 457, Tanala: 3,521 and 1,509 and Ashwa Ankara had been the favourite.

The day’s Jackpot paid 70%: ₹84,160 (6 tkts.) and 30%: ₹3,092 (70 tkts.); Treble returns were (i) 1,733 (10 tkts.) and (ii) 1,849 (15 tkts.). The Super Jackpot was listed as 100%: 33,153 (c/f). Published - August 08, 2026 06:06 pm IST.