Tiberius lands the Heroji Lad Juvenile Million
Irfan Ghatala trained Tiberius fought a resolute battle with front running Preordained and surged ahead in the closing strides of the race to win the Gr 3 Heroji Lad Bangalore Juvenile Million, the feature event of concluding day’s Bangalore Winter Races on Saturday. The Hazara Stud Farm bred Tiberius was thus recording his third straight win of the season. Nirmal Singh who owns the Hazara Stud Farm, is also the owner of Tiberius and surely the performance of the colt is a good advertisement for his sire Rebuttal who already has a couple of graded race performers from his first crop, in the first season itself.
Tiberius was the on money favourite to win the race by virtue of his two impressive wins. Casanova who was originally scheduled to run the mile long Colts Championship last week at Mumbai, was brought back to race in this million after he had showed out in his final spurt. He was well supported to win as the expectation of a good performance from him was quite high. However, he raced too keen, fought for his head for a while and then lost interest at the final furlong and finished a dismal last. Preordained was taken on a start to finish mission with Saratoga Spring and Ability racing behind while Casanova raced three horses wide. Current Ray and Tiberius brought the tail end. Jockey Valdmir De Sousa sensibly moved up on the outside as the favourite was not relishing the slow pace and brought him within striking reach of the front runner though he took the turn slightly wide. This perhaps helped the favourite to land the spoils as he did not produce the patented burst of acceleration and took a long while before he could measure Preordained in the final moments of the race. Saratoga Spring finished on strongly taking the third spot.
Jaggy Dhariwal trained Aristos was not only the best performed horse but had also seen super class company and as such but the only deterrent to him being considered as outstanding in the Leading Stud Trophy, a race for horses rated 80 and above, was because of the fact that apprentice jockey Vaibhav hasn’t been riding with great confidence. However, Aristos was well supported in what appeared an open time of betting. Vaibhav had Aristos dictate the pace from the start and the six-year old son of Okawango held off the strong challenge essayed by Mighty Heart and Lowndes Square to land the spoils at lucrative odds. This win should be a confidence boosting one for Vaibhav who should improve as he gets more experience.
Warren Singh’s Lads Gladiator who had run behind Optimus Prime, obliged as a well backed favourite in the Leading Owner Trophy (Div I), a race for horses rated 60 to 85. Amiable Lady set a scorching pace and very nearly pulled it off but she slackened inside the final 100 metres. Alford drove out Lads Gladiator to measure up the front runner and then managed to have the favourite in front at the post as Captain’s Lover came home with a big rush. Joriki, who was one of the fancied runners, ran a disappointing fourth. Alpha Baby, who had failed to display her true potential during the season, finally came good and won the lower division of the race from Star Presence and late rallying Marie Curie. Chronicle, who was strongly backed to win, was not ideally placed to make his presence felt.
Faraz Arshad trained Affirmative won the Champion Jockey Trophy (Div I), a race for maiden three year olds, with ease from Shivalik Prince. The latter was the firm favourite, based on his excellent workouts but the progeny of Rebuttal ran green and was not ready to win as yet. Affirmative led from the start and skipped away from Shivalik Prince who was getting into stride long after the front runner had sewn up the race. Shivalik Prince appears a good a good type of a horse who should get his share of races during the summer season as this run is sure to help him improve tremendously. Padmanabhan’s Speed Six proved too speedy in the lower division of the race, winning in a good time of one minute 07.09 seconds, to herald his arrival as a youngster of promise. Ultimate Fantasy, who was backed down spiritedly from a higher quote, had no problem in winning the Division III race of the race from rank outsider Indian and favourite Whisper In Town. The last named was sluggish at the start and this effectively sealed her fate.
Amit Cady’s Dance N Celebrate had put in an outstanding workout but she was not strongly backed to win the 1400 metres Champion Trainer Trophy as the market focus was on Sunstorm, Magnitude Star and Sky Diver. These horses were not spotted at the busy end as Dance N Celebrate, with aggressive front running effort, bolted in comfortably ahead of Deep Blue Sky. De Sousa who had a rewarding season thus could sign off the season with a good double having earlier won on Tiberius in the feature event. Sky Diver ran on to finish third.
Drop of Honey came in for spirited support only to lose steam in the betting ring close to race time in the 1200 metres Leading Tipster Trophy. The five year old mare was trotted at the gates to check for soundness but was finally certified fit to run. In the meanwhile, Amber Star received one sided support to end up as a firm favourite. In the event, Drop Of Honey proved too good for the field, assuming command inside the final 300 metres and winning in great style from Ladzone.
Inspirator had let down on a couple of occasions but chose this occasion to bring off a win a lucrative odds in the concluding race of the day, aptly named Leading Bookmaker Trophy. Inspirator came into contention in the final furlong and was not hard pressed to stave off the challenge of Sky Rider and the rest.
Tiberius was the on money favourite to win the race by virtue of his two impressive wins. Casanova who was originally scheduled to run the mile long Colts Championship last week at Mumbai, was brought back to race in this million after he had showed out in his final spurt. He was well supported to win as the expectation of a good performance from him was quite high. However, he raced too keen, fought for his head for a while and then lost interest at the final furlong and finished a dismal last. Preordained was taken on a start to finish mission with Saratoga Spring and Ability racing behind while Casanova raced three horses wide. Current Ray and Tiberius brought the tail end. Jockey Valdmir De Sousa sensibly moved up on the outside as the favourite was not relishing the slow pace and brought him within striking reach of the front runner though he took the turn slightly wide. This perhaps helped the favourite to land the spoils as he did not produce the patented burst of acceleration and took a long while before he could measure Preordained in the final moments of the race. Saratoga Spring finished on strongly taking the third spot.
Jaggy Dhariwal trained Aristos was not only the best performed horse but had also seen super class company and as such but the only deterrent to him being considered as outstanding in the Leading Stud Trophy, a race for horses rated 80 and above, was because of the fact that apprentice jockey Vaibhav hasn’t been riding with great confidence. However, Aristos was well supported in what appeared an open time of betting. Vaibhav had Aristos dictate the pace from the start and the six-year old son of Okawango held off the strong challenge essayed by Mighty Heart and Lowndes Square to land the spoils at lucrative odds. This win should be a confidence boosting one for Vaibhav who should improve as he gets more experience.
Warren Singh’s Lads Gladiator who had run behind Optimus Prime, obliged as a well backed favourite in the Leading Owner Trophy (Div I), a race for horses rated 60 to 85. Amiable Lady set a scorching pace and very nearly pulled it off but she slackened inside the final 100 metres. Alford drove out Lads Gladiator to measure up the front runner and then managed to have the favourite in front at the post as Captain’s Lover came home with a big rush. Joriki, who was one of the fancied runners, ran a disappointing fourth. Alpha Baby, who had failed to display her true potential during the season, finally came good and won the lower division of the race from Star Presence and late rallying Marie Curie. Chronicle, who was strongly backed to win, was not ideally placed to make his presence felt.
Faraz Arshad trained Affirmative won the Champion Jockey Trophy (Div I), a race for maiden three year olds, with ease from Shivalik Prince. The latter was the firm favourite, based on his excellent workouts but the progeny of Rebuttal ran green and was not ready to win as yet. Affirmative led from the start and skipped away from Shivalik Prince who was getting into stride long after the front runner had sewn up the race. Shivalik Prince appears a good a good type of a horse who should get his share of races during the summer season as this run is sure to help him improve tremendously. Padmanabhan’s Speed Six proved too speedy in the lower division of the race, winning in a good time of one minute 07.09 seconds, to herald his arrival as a youngster of promise. Ultimate Fantasy, who was backed down spiritedly from a higher quote, had no problem in winning the Division III race of the race from rank outsider Indian and favourite Whisper In Town. The last named was sluggish at the start and this effectively sealed her fate.
Amit Cady’s Dance N Celebrate had put in an outstanding workout but she was not strongly backed to win the 1400 metres Champion Trainer Trophy as the market focus was on Sunstorm, Magnitude Star and Sky Diver. These horses were not spotted at the busy end as Dance N Celebrate, with aggressive front running effort, bolted in comfortably ahead of Deep Blue Sky. De Sousa who had a rewarding season thus could sign off the season with a good double having earlier won on Tiberius in the feature event. Sky Diver ran on to finish third.
Drop of Honey came in for spirited support only to lose steam in the betting ring close to race time in the 1200 metres Leading Tipster Trophy. The five year old mare was trotted at the gates to check for soundness but was finally certified fit to run. In the meanwhile, Amber Star received one sided support to end up as a firm favourite. In the event, Drop Of Honey proved too good for the field, assuming command inside the final 300 metres and winning in great style from Ladzone.
Inspirator had let down on a couple of occasions but chose this occasion to bring off a win a lucrative odds in the concluding race of the day, aptly named Leading Bookmaker Trophy. Inspirator came into contention in the final furlong and was not hard pressed to stave off the challenge of Sky Rider and the rest.
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