A Star Is Born, trained by Rajesh Narredu and ridden by his elder brother Suraj, won the Zavaray S Poonawalla Eve Champion Trophy (Gr 3), the feature event of Saturday's eight-race card. The winner was owned by the Poonawalla brothers, Dr Cyrus and Zavaray, with their families, and was bred at the Kunigal stud farm.

The five-horse field jumped to a level start. Jockey Suraj Narredu settled A Star Is Born in fourth position, with only Faith Of Success behind him, even as Victorious Sermon dictated pace to Caprisca and Taimur. The pace setter lost steam soon on turning for home, and Caprisca (A Sandesh up) tried to grab the lead but Taimur (Bhawani Singh up) quickly overpowered him, and looked like he might steal the race on the strength of sheer momentum. However, Suraj kept urging A Star Is Born, who warmed up opposite the stands, and managed to win a narrow,  short neck verdict in a photo finish.