Arch-rivals Pesi Shroff and Cooji Katrak, who are leaving no stone unturned in their tussle for the Mahalaxmi season championship, shared the professional honours yesterday when both led in two winners each on the Indo German Chamber-sponsored nine-race card
Arch-rivals Pesi Shroff and Cooji Katrak, who are leaving no stone unturned in their tussle for the Mahalaxmi season championship, shared the professional honours yesterday when both led in two winners each on the Indo German Chamber-sponsored nine-race card.
Interestingly, in the riding department their feat was matched by three jockeysu00a0-- David Allan, C Rajendra and an apprentice A Sandeshu00a0-- who also rode a brace each.
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| Action from the fourth Indo-German Christmas Trophy at the Mahalaxmi race course yesterday.
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Trainer Pesi Shroff picked up two prime events, the HDFC-Ergo trophy with two-year-old Picasso (B Prakash up) and the Bayer Trophy with Dr Vijay Mallya-owned Sterlitzia (CD Hayes up), while Cooji Katrak lifted the main eventu00a0-- the Indo German Christmas Trophy, with the Haresh Mehta-owned Faming Arrow & later annexed the Rheinland-Pfalz Trophy with the Wadhawan property Star Treasure, both being ridden by foreigner David Allan.
Owner KH Wachha's Stardom Bound, given a copybook ride by C Rajendra, triumphed in the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai Trophy.
The three-year-old Alnasr Alwasheeku00a0-- Premier collection filly trained by Shiraz Sunderji received support in the bookmakers' ring, which she lived up to when posting an authoritative win over Twin Spice (NG McCullagh Cup).u00a0
