Jockey Y.S. Srinath gave trainer Neil Darashah’s 4/1 shot, Violin, a gem of a ride to beat the hot-favourite, Silver Bracelet (Suraj Narredu), in the Calcutta 1000 Guineas, here on Saturday.
Results — 1st race: Starofhollywood (Akshay) 1, Tomorrow Forever 2, Lesley 3. Winner trained by Aashay; 2nd race: Ahnika (Sujit) 1, Estrella Star 2, Think Big 3. NR: 4. Winner trained by Javed; 3rd race: Philadelphia (Sujit) 1, Angel Grace 2, Glorious Leaps 3. Winner trained by Daniel; 4th race: Mystic Star (Dhanu) 1, Guitar Girl 2, Daring Heart 3. Winner trained by Manvendra; 5th race (Calcutta 1000 Guineas): Violin (Srinath) 1, Silver Bracelet 2, Apsara Star 3. Winner trained by Darashah; 6th race: Arjuna (Hindu) 1, Inca 2, Dancing Lord 3. Winner trained by Vijay; 7th race: Moskova (Suraj) 1, Kimaya 2, Avellino 3. Winner trained by Vijay.
Bangalore winners — 1st race: Jokshan, 2nd race: Definitive, 3rd race: The Response, 4th race: Amazing Blaze, NR: 4, 5th race: Cuban Pete, 6th race: Knight Templar, 7th race: Alexandre Dumas, 8th race: Lovely Sierra, NR: 5. Mumbai tips — 1.30pm: Between Friends 1. Pezula 2. Thea’s Pet 3. 2pm: Priceless Silver 1. Arcadia 2. Fassbinder 3. 2.30pm: Red Carnation 1. Mount Olympus 2. Agrami 3. 3pm: Bold Legend 1. Fire N Ice 2. Luminous 3. 3.30pm: Notoriety 1. Gallantry 2. Tudor Hall 3. 4pm: Tigrio 1. Leopard Rock 2. 4.30pm: Iron Throne 1. Seriously 2. Magic In The Wind 3. 5pm: Ame 1. C’est L’amour 2. Tristar 3. Day’s Best: Tigrio Double: Bold Legend & Notoriety.
