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Two Good Bets today 1-1 Afrikaner-WIN/SHP NIGHT ODDS: 18/10, MORNING ODDS: 18/10 3-6 Olympia Fields-WIN/SHP NIGHT ODDS: 18/10, NIGHT ODDS: 12/10 Both the above horses are the best in their respective field, should win. If not win, they will finish in SHP. 4-2 CHEMICAL ROMANCE - ITS PROSPECT NIGHT ODDS: 80/100, MORNING ODDS: 45/100 POSITVE SIDE: It Has Credentials To Donkey-Lick The Opposition. But we never know the present health condition of a horse unless you see it during paddock parade. NEGATIVE SIDE: CR’S LAST RUN WAN ON 26.01.2017. BUT CR WAS GIVEN INTRA ARTICULAR INJECTION ON 18-02-2017. IAI was given for lameness during Winter and CR has not run a race after 26 th January. It means it got lame during track trials only. “Lameness, Pain referable to JOINTS, remain the important source of reduced performance in horses. Intra Articular Injections remain a common and important means of addressing lameness referable to joints in horses”. ADVISE:

So the coming weekends are reserved for BTC Summer meetings, and the 1 st and 2 nd day of Racing will be held on 13 th and 14 th May and all racing enthusiasts eagerly waiting for this will be happy to know this year Owners, Trainers, Syces, Jockeys or the Nature are not  testing your patience.  A prompt start is a certainty this year. Normally races are held in India Next Day after declarations are out.   However, the BTC has this week decided to declare the jockeys on 11 th May  for the Week End races to be held on 13 th and 14 th May, i.e.  two to three days earlier.  Contrary to the usual practice, what prompted them to do this hasty declaration is not known.  For handicapping students it may be a welcome move as they will get sufficient time to study the card. But I doubt despite having more than enough time, if any one will be able to spot the winner accurately in most of the races. Reasons being, in between these two three days gap anything can happen with the h

26th March 2017 Race No.1:  OTHELLO (14/10) LAY KITTY HAWK (3/1) UPSET 90% of the horses worked in Treadmill are just gulping the race goers money, for that reason OTHELLO is not in my calculations.  KITTY HAWK was taken out by Geranium at closing stages in their previous outing. KITTY HAWK is a serious contender.  A place certainty. Can upset. Race No.2:  MISS SAIGON (16/10)  LAY BENEZEER (3-1/2) UPSET Which horse is better, Miss Saigon or Carbonara?  Watch reply of Race No. 160. I recall that before that particular race there was a rumour in the entire racecourse that  the race is fixed and Miss Saigon is not in the fray. Anyone watching the replay will agree  the jockey ridden to lose. Blocking, tightening for room, all these factors irrelevant because Ajinkya just wanted to enjoy the race in the bunch only. In the enquiry  trainer said he wanted an apprentice to claim allowance, hence he used Ajinkya. He raised no questions against  apprentice’s riding. Th

25th March 2017 Race-1:  ISINIT Vs RICH N RARE RICH N RARE-(Not in Odds) Upset ISINIT – (2-1/2)  Nest best GOOD CHANCE if former FAULTS/ HEADLINES (2-1/2) LAY ISINIT (tightened for room at the start), HEADLINES (got check at the start), DECCAN KING (Jumped outwards and met interference at start), MILWALKEE (Jumped outwards and met check approaching 150 mtrs), RICH N RARE (had to be checked approaching 850 mtrs). What is special about these horses is that all these horses GOT CHECK in their previous outings, and finished less than 1 seconds behind the eventual Winners, hence I consider all of them are contenders. My choice is RICH N RARE as it has the best draw.  First time going over 1200m race, that tempt me to back an UNCERTAIN first race. Race-2:   RAEES  Vs. FROSTY RAEES – (2-1/2) WIN Completed hat-trick of wins, twice over 2400m, last race in Class-II by 5-1/2 lengths, may continue the winning streak. FROSTY – (3-1/2) SECOND BEST Ran in two OAKS

Apache Sunrise - a Classic Prospect Apache Sunrise is a well bred, half a TON colt – a clear classic prospect - running AGAINST 4 NO HOPERS in The Governor’s Trophy today. He is expected to decimate the opposition without any sweat.   The Night Odds 55/100 published by Indiarace is more than expected; probably it would shrink to 25-30 paisa at race time. The connections should have opted for some lesser known jockeys on this occasion to garner maximum odds. Assigning the ride to Suraj Narredu this time, completely ruined the betting fervor in the 5th race.   Also the Jackpot hunters got an easy Banker on the 2nd leg. So I warn the Pool Hunters, be careful in the 1st leg and 3rd leg of the JP which can be very tricky, adding long shots will prove beneficial.   Owner of Apache Sunrise - Mr. B.S. Manjunath is a realtor by profession, is also an avid horse loving owner, being seen regularly in BTC for quite some time. He sponsored the

Funny race - The Bugs Bunny Trophy This race is a Terms race for 3 year old "winners and non-winners". Saddest part is there is not a single winner in this race, not even a placed horse, forget placed horse, there is only single horse AAFRIKAAN got a race run before this race. In other words we are having a MAIDENS race. Still they carry the penalties of 5.5 kgs each because of the terms attached to this race: "If the highest weight an acceptor has to carry is less than 57 Kgs. it shall be raised to 57 Kgs, and the other weights shall be raised equally", Gentlemen all horses are carrying 5.5 Kg extra. I have shortlisted 4 horses as contenders, as per the track work. AAFRIKAAN, LOFTY THOUGHTS, STARRY WIND and SETAGLOW. Surprise element is all these quadruplets clocked 35 seconds in their respective final spurt (all gate practices 1200/600m). First three horses mentioned above are from Byramjis stable (Father-son duo). The

Race Date Winner Bred At Jockey Trainer 2020 2019 2018 05/02/2017 Hall of Famer David Allan S.Padmanabhan 07/02/2016 Desert God Kunigal David Allan S Padmanabhan 01/02/2015 Be Safe Hazara Suraj Narredu M Narredu 02/02/2014 Alaindair Usha/Mehra Y S Srinath Altamash A Ahmed 03/02/2013 Super Storm Hazara J Fortune S Narredu 05/02/2012 In The Spotlight Poonawalla Group Martin J Dwyer S Padmanabhan 06/02/2011 Moonlight Romance Usha/Mehra David Allan C D Katrak 07/02/2010 Jacqueline Sohna R Hughes P Shroff 12/04/2009 Antonios Nanoli S A DeSousa S S Shah 03/02/2008 Hotstepper Kehelan M J Kinane S S Shah 04/02/2007 Diabolical Manjri Colm O'Donoghue S Ganapathy 05/02/2006 Velvet Rope Sohna P Kamlesh Vinayak 06/02/2005 Southern Regent Usha/Mehra B Prakash S Ganapathy 01/02/2004 Psychic Flame Usha/Mehra P Shroff Darius R B