Mumbai 1000 Guineas Year 2012/13

The card looks interresting. Some short selections for the day.

Race 1. Mon Ami

Race 2. Black Magic Woman

Race 3. Silver Streak(E/W)  : Watchout.

Race 4. Hamlet

Race 5. Ranthambore / Turf Lightning / Amadeus

Race 6. Art Of Enchanment / Maple Star / Portia : Staright fight between the three. Maple star looks very talented and can surprise all today.

Race 7. Smart Strider

Race 8. Laurus Pride

BBFD : Turf Lightning
RBFD : Silver Streak

All the best...

Pune Derby 2012

Some short guidelines for the D-day :-

Race 1. Mon Ami

Race 2. Smart Strider / Winter Wind

Race 3. Sherlock Homes / Hurricane Wind

Race 4. Nush / Hemisphere

Race 5. Star Future / Nefyn

Race 6. Hidden Goodness

Race 7. Portia / Turf Lightning / Edwina

Race 8. An Acquired Taste(E/W), Commander,  Tintinnabulation Upset : Amazing Desire

Race 9. Star Mountain

Race 10.  Ice Age / Ad Infinitum / Mountain Lion

BBFD : Nush
RBFD : Smart Strider

All the best..

Bangalore Summer Derby 2012

The Bangalore summer derby is finally here. Here are my selections :-

Race 1. Cielo Signore / Pirateer

Race 2. An Acquired Taste / Supreme

Race 3. Macedonian

Race 4. Quick Enough / Manyatta

Race 5. Equine Lover

Race 6. Speed Six, Secret Punch Upset : Lovely Kiss(E/W)

Race 7. Portia, Machiavellianism, Tintinnabulation Upset : Borsalino

Race 8. Celebrity

Race 9. Veyron
BBFD : Macedonian
RBFD : Equine Lover

All the  best....

Mumbai 18th March, 2012

A 10 race card for the day. Some short selections :-

Race 1. Lake Geneva


Race 2. Ocean Wish


Race 3. Kaskazi


Race 4. Zanthos


Race 5. Borderline


Race 6. Asahi


Race 7. Sun Salutation


Race 8. Moonscape


Race 9. Borsalino


Race 10. Kimaya


BBFD : Borderline
RBFD : Sun Salutation


All the best...

Mumbai, March 11th 2012

A card of 8 races. Some short selections :-

Race 1. Spirit Of Mercy

Race 2. Scarlet Pimpernel

Race 3. Celestial Call

Race 4. Orito

Race 5. Star Trainer

Race 6. Astapi

Race 7. Hawk Of The Wind / Amazing Desire

Race 8. Lola

BBFD :  Orito
RBFD :  Lola

All the best..

Invitation Cup Day Bangalore, March 2012

A 9 race card for the day. The selections are as follows :

Race 1. Violent Storm, Aspect Of Love, Scenic Blast Upset : Sparkling Star


Race 2. Own Asset, Sam's Pride, Clever Trick Upset : Knowledge


Race 3. Never Say Goodbye, Chronicle, Voice Of India Upset : Sun Gold


Race 4. Sunday Storm, Hillfiger, Thoughts N Actions Upset : Current Ray


Race 5. Lester, Adonis, Thrillseeker Upset : Gunpowder


Race 6. Dandified(E/W), Cardinal, Field Marshal Upset : Alma Mater
A very competitive race. Cardinal looks best prepared along with Alma Mater, but i rate Dandified very highly so it should not go down without a fight.

Race 7. In The Spotlight, Southern Bay, Smashing Upset : Pronto Pronto
In The Spotlight wont be beaten in this distance, she has way too much class and had sufficient rest. Smashing and Southern Bay will be right there at the finish. The Jack in the pack is Pronto Pronto here, the Jockey has to settle him mid bunch, and the finish can be one of the best we can see.

Race 8. Atlantus(E/W), St Catz, Hill Dioro Upset : Lovely Kiss 

Race 9. Attractor,Salsa Touch, Samajdaar Upset : Will Still

BBFD : Never Say Goodbye
RBFD : Atlantus


All the best...

Bangalore Invitation Weekend Saturday 2012

The Invitation weekend kicks off with 9 races scheduled for the day. The card looks competive. Here are my selections :-


Race 1. Biscotti, Sicily, Winning Touch Upset : Flip Your Destiny


Race 2. War Artist, Spark Of Knight, Augusta Upset : Frame Partner


Race 3. Wind Stream, Volcano, Point Taken Upset : Quick Enough


Race 4. Lads Ability(E/W), Chul Bul Pandy, Shivalik Prince Upset : Capote
Watchout for Lads Ability.

Race 5. Fantastic Strike, Gorgeous Gold, The Jaguar Upset : Hot Stuff


Race 6. Dandified(E/W), Forest Flair, Bespoke Upset : Sprint Star
Dandified is a classy and a very speedy horse, wont give up easily here.

Race 7. Nearness Of You, Macchupicchu, Allez Vite Upset : Sun Absolute
This can go anyway. Macchupicchu is the classy one in this set.

Race 8. Wrekin, Midnight Legacy, Shivalik Dew Upset: Jersey Girl,


Race 9. Migrolino, Mountain Glory, Rappaddan Glory Upset: Lady Gaga



BBFD :  Lads Ability
RBFD :  Dandified

All the best...

Bangalore 25th February, 2012

A card of 9 races, with lot of upset possibilities.

Race 1. Smithsonite, Wind And Flight, Pendolino Upset : Double Eagle

Race 2. Brilliance, Hillton, Samovar Upset : Saganaki

Race 3. Radical Attraction / Castro Upset : Mi Amor

Race 4. Red Hot, Turf Fame, Whisper In Town Upset : Fire Star

Race 5. Soberano(E/W), Romance In The Air, Scarlette Upset : Dramatic Dancer

Race 6. Treasure Mountain / Fantastic Star

Race 7. Fantabulous Star,She's A Lady, Walter Upset: Jaanvi,

Race 8. Foswell, Celestial Son, Lad Fury Upset : Shuddering

Race 9. Beautiful Dancer, Trillion Win, Sachimore Upset : First Bullet

BBFD : Smithsonite
RBFD : Soberano

All the best..

Mumbai 19th February, 2012

A race card of 9 races. Here are my choices :-


Race 1. Storm Tracker


Race 2. Flashforward, Free Verse, Money Strike Upset : Beautiful Mind


Race 3. Sorrento / Snow Blaze


Race 4. Ocean Wish Upset : Pure Elation


Race 5. Su Cahliyo / White Knight


Race 6. Illuminique(E/W), Distant Promise, Royal Connection Upset : River Tern


Race 7. Wings Of Glory(E/W), Destiny, Forest Legion Upset : Maple Star


Race 8. Endless Horizon(E/W), Tag Along Tommy, Smooth Operator Upset : Marine Zone


Race 9. Bartimeus, Visionaire, Miracle Of Mercy Upset : Dancing Jenny

BBFD : Storm Tracker
RBFD : Illuminique


All the best...

Mumbai 12th February, 2012

A 8 race card for the day. Very competitive races. Picking value winners should be order of the day.

Race 1. Star Of Gibraltar 


Race 2. Alejandra, Celestial Call, Deep Purple Upset : Light My Way 


Race 3. Arctic Minstrel, Oriental Dawn, Aristocratic  Upset : Great White


Race 4. Victorian Vice / Barringo


Race 5. Angels Pursuit, Aliyana(E/W), Rebecca Upset : Lake Leader


Race 6. Attila, Forest Flair, Speed Six Upset : Beautiful Stranger(E/W)


Race 7. Berlusconi / Native Knight 


Race 8. Smart Strider, Angel Child, Halle Upset : Krypton


BBFD : Alejandra
RBFD : Beautiful Stranger

Bangalore 11th February, 2012

A 9 race card for the day, with couple of competitive races.


Race 1. Ice Stone, Showin'off, Wandering Ways Upset : One From A Billion


Race 2. Powergrid, Magnetic Power, Brigade Supreme Upset : Wonder Lash


Race 3. Speedy Girl, Wind Stream, Sam's Pride Upset : Entertainer


Race 4. Mountain Train, Make Way, Spark Of Passion Upset :Divine Castle


Race 5. The Situation, Abracadabra, Scenic Blast  Upset : Yawar


Race 6. Mighty Heart(E/W), Accurate, Sovetskaya, Upset : What A Friend


Race 7. Will Still, Stud Muffin, Diamond Flame Upset : Indian Pride


Race 8. Scarlette, Sunstorm, Aztec Gold Upset : Nessie


Race 9. Redshift, Another Voice, Hum Safar Upset : War Artist


BBFD : The Situation
RBFD : Mighty Heart

All the best..

Mumbai Indian Derby 2012

The Indian Derby day. Very competitive races all along. The Derby looks like to go down as one of the most competitive derby in recent times.

Race 1. Machala, Last Tango,Money Strike Upset : Rising Asset


Race 2. Clinton, Tara, Carlyle Hills Upset : Sheriff


Race 3. Silk Cut, Incognito(E/W), Scarlet Pimpernel Upset : Scarface 


Race 4. Capital Attraction, Sun Salutation, Red Baron Upset : Snow Angel


Race 5. Dear Henry


Race 6. Naserian, Victorious March, Edwina Upset : Sikander

Race 7. In The Spotlight(Win), Pronto Pronto, Star Marquess Upset : Hills And Stars
The main contenders here are :-
Cardinal : If it stays can make the end interesting.
Field Marshal : A horse with good stamina and good heart, but too one paced to win here.
Picasso : A horse which is speedy, very well prepared, has a good Jockey riding. Lacks heart to win here.
Pronto Pronto : A horse with a great heart, prepared well will give everyone run for their money in the straight.
Ranthambhore : A nice performance till date. It will a good achievement if it places here.
Star Marquess : A good horse with good Jockey riding. Slow starter, will come in contention in the straight.
Hills And Stars : A very good horse with great turn off feet, having a brilliant Jockey riding her, Prepared with this race in mind, wont go down easily.
In The Spotlight : A very classy animal, who can make fun of the opponents here. The race has come little early for her as she needed 2 weeks more of rest, but still the strongest in this set. Will win here.
Smashing : Excellent win in last race, but does not look to me to be in same class.

Race 8. Our Chieftain, Salt, Coccinella Upset: Palazzo Graziolo 


Race 9.  Silver Lining, Money Flash, Belle Brise Upset :  Helen


BBFD : Naserian
RBFD : Incognito


All the best...

Mumbai 4th February, 2012 Derby Weekend

A 9 race card for the day. Since its a derby weekend expect tight finishes and very competitive races. A couple  of winners expected from Mallya camp today.


Race 1. Elena


Race 2. Haunting Fantasy, Sergeant Paper, Lake Geneva Upset : El Classico


Race 3. Serena, Eskimo, Shivalik Pride Upset : Supreme Minstrel


Race 4. Adventure(E/W), Beautiful Mind, Enchanted Upset: Musical Rhapsody


Race 5. Estesian, Purple Patch, Star Builder Upset : Mishri


Race 6. Blackjack(E/W), Dancing Glances, Saints N Sinners Upset : Amadeus


Race 7. Cent Per Cent, Hurricane Bird, Rose Heaven Upset : Lorelei


Race 8. Cocktail Circuit / Silver Birch


Race 9.  Viva La Diva, Scintillo,  Lord Of Killarney Upset : Beyond Comparison

BBFD :  Serena
RBFD :  Adventure


All the best..

Bangalore Derby day races

What a comedy of errors in Bangalore racing! Anyway, the selections for all 9 races are as follows:


Race 1. Unique Show, Young Achiever, Claara Upset : Blue Mala


Race 2. Hill Dioro, Ace Blood, Yas Marina Upset : Sunstorm


Race 3. Borsalino, Clever Trick, Sandstorm,  Upset : Auburn Beauty (E/W)


Race 4. Flying Snow, Somerset Rose, Right On Time Upset : Diamond Flame


Race 5. Rappadan Glory, Ibelieveinmiracles, Shades Of Scarlet Upset : Indian Pride


Race 6. Golden Rule,  Forever Glory, Practically Perfect Upset : Maddox


Race 7. Never Say Goodbye / Fist of Rage


Race 8. String Along, Spearhead, One Life To Love Upset : Midtown Magic


Race 9. Amazer, Thrillseeker, Trillion Win Upset : Man United


BBFD :  Hill Dioro
RBFD : Auburn Beauty

All the best...

Indian Oaks Day Mumbai, 22nd January 2012

The Oaks Day. The race looks to belong to Alma Mater, but do watch out for Smashing which can be the surprise.

Race 1. O'Princess, Alejandra, Machala, Upset : Atlantic Star


Race 2. Star Alliance


Race 3. Class Apart /  Amadeus


Race 4. Hills And Heights,  Oluchci, Fireback Upset : Fortuner


Race 5. Last Tango, lake Como, Tipping Point Upset : Guernica


Race 6. Tachyon / Maple Star


Race 7. Hachiko(E/W), Sharaarat, Set Ablaze Upset : Angel's Kiss


Race 8. Alma Mater, Botswana, Romantique Upset : Smashing


Race 9. Martinique, Aliyana, Lake Leader Upset : Diani


Race 10. Sorrento, This Ones For You, Purple Patch Upset : Augustus

BBFD : Hachiko
RBFD :  Smashing

All the best...

Bangalore January 21st, 2012

A card of 8 races for the day. The day can give us quite a few upsets.

Race 1.Cornelius(E/W), Meghalaya, Ice Stone Upset : Speedy Girl


Race 2. Castro, Formidable


Race 3. Spark Of Passion, Southern Pearl, Attaturk Upset : Everglades


Race 4. Sparkling Image, Sparkling Cat, Its My Party Upset : Anna


Race 5. Win Again, Bourne Supreme(E/W), Atlantus Upset :  Tomsk, 


Race 6. Sunspirit, Native Talent, Sun Control  Upset : Scarlette


Race 7. Celestial Son, Lad Fury, Seven Heaven Upset : Kripa


Race 8. Hill Rising, Beau Sauncy, Rise To Glory Upset : Sandhurst


BBFD : Bourne Supreme
RBFD : Cornelius


All the best...

Mumbai Thursday, January 19 , 2012

A 10 race card for the day. Some short selections.

Race 1. Magdalena


Race 2. Forest Legion


Race 3. Titian


Race 4. Lake Geneva


Race 5. Blitzing


Race 6. Halle


Race 7. MasterOfTheSky


Race 8. Ocean Emperor


Race 9. Oasis Gold


Race 10. Clarion Call


BBFD : Magdalena
RBFD : Forest Legion


All the best...

BANGALORE Friday, January 13 , 2012

A long 11 race card for the day. The selections are as follows :-

Race 1. Bessie, Aladdin, Mountain Train Upset : Starscream


Race 2. Royal Nature, Sachimore, Jeyem, Rubellite Upset : Table Mountain


Race 3. Segomo, Sabala, Heart Of Gold Upset : Attaturk


Race 4. Supreme, Wandering ways,Anonymous Upset : Zermatt


Race 5. Viva Diva, Shades Of Scarlet, Royal Music Upset : Sarvani


Race 6. Shoot Out, Inquisition, Youre Rocking Upset :Delta Delight


Race 7. Voice Of India, Super Spectacle, Gunpowder Upset : ladzone


Race 8. Far From Over, Arabian Prince, Ordained One Upset : Rezoom


Race 9. Yas Marina, Spark Of Silver, Make My Day Upset : Sunstorm


Race 10. Wild Nexus, Youre Chilubuli, Windsor Park Upset : Trillion Win


Race 11. Cherelle, Captains Lover, Sunset Grill Upset : Smart Exotic


BBFD : Supreme
RBFD : Far From Over


All the best .....

MUMBAI Thursday, January 12 , 2012

Seven races are scheduled for the day. Here are my selections :-

Race 1. Fantastic, Viva La Diva, Star Burst Upset : Lord Of Killarney


Race 2. Free For All, Perfect Strength, Money For Nothin Upset : Kaskazi


Race 3. Smooth Operator(E/W), Nou Camp, Ocean Tern Upset : Red Passion


Race 4. Star Warrior(E/W), Check Her Out, Batista Upset : Dancing Glances


Race 5. Star Empire, Forward Charge, Running Sun Upset : Azul


Race 6. Borak, Afrojack, Angels Quest Upset : Bourbon Street


Race 7. Saifeena, Aslan, Celestial Call Upset : Star Invitation


BBFD : Free For All
RBFD : Star Invitation

All the best....

BANGALORE OAKS DAY January 7th, 2012

The Bangalore Oaks is here. The card has a very interesting look. Here are my selections.

Race 1. Sumela, Wrekin(E/W), Nocturnal Hunter Upset : Nickel Chrome


Race 2. Young Achiever, Samajdaar, Somerset Rose Upset : Abbys Baby


Race 3. Sunday Storm,  Hilfiger, Capote Upset : Affirmative


Race 4. Voodoo Moon, Savvy Concept, Humsafar Upset : Blue Origin


Race 5. Casanova(Win), Shivalik Prince, Magnomical Upset : Sparkling Star


Race 6. Southern Bay, Loveatfirstsight, Nearness Of You Upset : At The Helm


Race 7. Optimus Prime, Sprint Star, Aristos Upset : Atlantus


Race 8. Royal Surprise, Supremacy, Emerald Upset : Mystere


Race 9. Beau Sauncy, Fruit King, Words Wisdom Upset : Mountain Beauty


BBFD : Casanova
RBFD :  Optimus Prime


All the best...

Mumbai Jan 5th, 2011

The selections for the day are as follows :

Race 1. Wings to Fly, Sea Wonder, Lake Como Upset : Auraria


Race 2. Ashwa Sakira, Mountain Lion, Mcqueen Upset : Quick Returns


Race 3. Adams Prince, Kimaya, Alaska Upset : Blush


Race 4. Astapi, Zakynthos Upset : Lake Superior


Race 5. Neptune, Brave Vision, Sterling Silver Upset : Star Lady


Race 6. Legends Order, Pharaoh, Exuberence Upset : Arabian Pride


Race 7. Elena, Salt, Awesomeness Upset : Mystic Temple


Race 8. Amaretto, Moon Flower, Scholar Upset : Scarface(E/W) 


Race 9. Sikandar, Supreme Minstrel(E/W), Star Fire Boy Upset : Historica


Race 10. Good Looking, Hidden Goodness(E/W), El Classico Upset : Capitano


BBFD : Elena
RBFD : Scarface


All the best...