B R Sharan Kumar

  When a disruptor becomes a Steward    By Sharan Kumar   It is ironic that a person who was responsible for every racing season being affected by strikes for a decade when he was the office-bearer of the Karnataka Race Horse Owners Association and spewed venom on the Bangalore Turf Club and questioned the integrity of the authorities on a TV channel and even called for an enquiry by the government agencies into the balance sheet of the club, charms his way to becoming a member of the club and even gets elected as Steward of the same Club. One cannot but be critical of the BTC members for not exercising due diligence.   In the history of racing, only one Derby has been called off because of the strike by the stakeholders (racehorse owners and trainers). Who was behind this? You guessed it right. Mr Aravind Raghavan. The question that is doing the rounds is whether such a disruptor can ever be an asset to an institution. Doubtful because such people will be agenda driven. If

  .Once You Go Black wins Derby in a scintillating finish Jockey Suraj Narredu literally lifted the James McKeown trained Once You Go Black past the wining post to ensure a short head win over Still I Rise in the Gr 1 Betway Mysore Derby 2022, the star event of the Mysore Winter Season. The Derby which was not held for two continuous years because of the Pandemic, produced one of the most sensational finishes seen in the history of this race By Sharan Kumar Jockey Suraj Narredu literally lifted the James McKeown trained Once You Go Black past the wining post to ensure a short head win over Still I Rise in the Gr 1 Betway Mysore Derby 2022, the star event of the Mysore Winter Season. The Derby which was not held for two continuous years because of the Pandemic, produced one of the most sensational finishes seen in the history of this race with Once You Black who looked seemingly beat by Still I Rise snatch the verdict by a whisker in the closing stride of the race, thanks to Suraj