HORSE RACING | S.A. Poonawalla Million to be run on Sept. 13.
The 31st S.A. Poonawalla Million horse race is scheduled to take place in Pune on September 13. The event features seven contenders and is considered a significant precursor to upcoming classic races in the Indian horse racing circuit.
Why it matters
The race is a major event in the Indian thoroughbred breeding and racing industry, attracting significant interest from trainers and enthusiasts.
The 31st renewal of the S.A. Poonawalla Million, one of the stellar attractions of the Pune racing season, will be staged here on Sunday (Sept. 13).
This mega event is named after the late Soil A. Poonawalla, an ardent lover of clean horse racing, a pioneer of thoroughbred breeding in India and father of Cyrus and Zavaray Poonawalla.
He stepped into breeding race horses in 1946 when the industry was in its infancy.
The race run over a mile belongs to the troika of races regarded as traditional pointers to the upcoming classics. It’s also the richest race for this age group, with a total prize of ₹1.5 million.
Among the seven contenders vying for supremacy, Trainer Pesi Shroff’s top-weighted colt Jaandaar, who has won three races so far including the F.D. Wadia Trophy recently, maintains his winning form and may defy the penalty to continue his winning streak.
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