Zuccaro wins President Of India Gold Cup in Hyderabad on Sept. 19
Zuccaro, ridden by Vivek G and trained by Pesi Shroff, won the President Of India Gold Cup at Hyderabad on Saturday, Sept. 19, taking the feature race on the card.
Owned by Mr. K.N. Dhunjibhoy and Mr. Z.K. Dhunjibhoy rep. Five Stars Shipping Co. Pvt. Ltd., Mr. Vispi R. Patel, Mr. A.S. Narielwala, Mr. Eruch Adi Mody and Mr. & Mrs. D.P. Adenwalla, Zuccaro was settled in sixth by Vivek G before being angled to the extreme outside turning for home; described in the report as a son of Kingda Ka - Mahali, he produced large strides to overtake leader DYF and won comfortably.
In the President Of India Gold Cup (Gr. II) over 2,400m, Zuccaro (Vivek G) finished first, DYF (Yash Narredu) was second, Vyasa (Ashad Asbar) third and Miracle Star (Trevor) fourth; the margins were 2-1/2, 4 and 1-1/4 with a time of 2m 28.88s. The win returned ₹14 (w) with place dividends of 10, 10 and 27 (p); SHP: 24, THP: 37, FP: 28, Q: 27, Tanala: 159, and Zuccaro was declared the favourite; Trainer: P. Shroff.
In the Rock of Gibraltar Plate (1,200m) French Lieutenant (Antony Raj S) won ahead of My Touch (Akshay K), Gacchanmanasvin (Md. Ismail) and Costa Mesa (P. Sai K), with margins of 4-1/4, 3-1/4 and Head in 1m 13.40s. The winner paid ₹18 (w) and places €11, 10 and 31 (p); SHP: 23, THP: 30, FP: 37, Q: 24, Tanala: 273; favourite: French Lieutenant; owners: Mr. Champaklal Zaveri & Mrs. Bindu C. Zaveri rep. Zaveri Stud Farm Pvt. Ltd., Miss. Harsha N. Desai & Miss. Niti N. Desai; trainer: L.V.R. Deshmukh.
Cosmic Gift (P. Trevor) took the Falaknuma Trophy (Div. II) over 1,100m, followed by My Way My Rules (Vivek G), Beverley (Arjun) and Timeless Elegance (G. Naresh), winning by 4, 1-1/2 and 3-1/2 in 1m 7.12s. The payoff was ₹11 (w) with place dividends of 12, 10 and 84 (p); SHP: 22, THP: 122, FP: 22, Q: 20, Tanala: 367; favourite: Cosmic Gift; owner: Mr. Rajendran rep. Rapar's Galloping Stars LLP; trainer: A. Imran Khan. Note: Materiality (P. Ajeeth K up) stopped galloping near 400m and did not complete the race.
She’s A Bomb (Sohan Kumar) won the Falaknuma Trophy (Div. I) over 1,100m with La Quinta (Akshay K) second, American Affair (Ashad Asbar) third and Coming Home (B. Nikhil) fourth; margins were 1-1/2, 1-1/4 and 3-3/4 in 1m 7.76s. The winner paid ₹14 (w) and places 10, 10 and 10 (p); SHP: 24, THP: 34, FP: 26, Q: 16, Tanala: 38; favourite: She’s A Bomb; owners: M/s. G. Krishnamohan Rao, P. Ranga Raju & Mirza Ayub Baig; trainer: D. Netto. Note: Flare (Shekhawat up) planted into the stalls and did not participate.
One N Only (Akshay Kumar) prevailed in the Totaram’s Cup (1,200m) with Emerald Touch (M.S. Deora) second, Black Onyx (D.S. Deora) third and Unchchaihshravas (Neeraj) fourth, winning by 1, 2 and Short Head in 1m 12.52s. The winner returned ₹18 (w) with places 10, 27 and 16 (p); SHP: 58, THP: 38, FP: 71, Q: 65, Tanala: 157; favourite: One N Only; owners: M/s. Rama Seshu Eyunni, Shankar Srinivas, Ashok Ranpise & Donald Anthony Netto; trainer: D. Netto.
Onslaught (Imran Chisty) won the Nelston Plate (1,600m) with Valledonna (Antony Raj) second, Hoping High (Mohit) third and December Rain (Arjun) fourth; margins were Neck, 4 and 3-3/4 in 1m 43.10s. The winner paid ₹26 (w) and places 13, 16 and 19 (p); SHP: 41, THP: 58, FP: 60, Q: 33, Tanala: 418; favourite: Onslaught; owners: M/s. S.A. Shehzad Abbas, Soma Raju, Adipudi, Syed Ainuddin Arif & Yadugiri Kiran Kumar; trainer: Raza Shehzad. Jackpot: 70%: ₹84 (3,323 (tkts.), 30%: 16 (7, 222 tkts.). Mini Jackpot: 132 (360 tkts.). Treble: (i) 66 (397 tkts.), (ii) 76 (298 tkts.). Published - September 19, 2026 07:23 pm IST