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Horse racing: Christofle, Waikiki crowned champions in Shirke family silks
Updated On: 20 March, 2023 06:58 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
The trainer-jockey pair of MK Jadhav & NS Parmar ended the day with a double as they had earlier won the Pronto Pronto Trophy with Fortunate Son, who also carried the Shirke silks. The Shirke family thus won three races on the trot to register a hat-trick on Sunday
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Mahalaxmi racecourse in Mumbai. Pic/Shadab Khan
Dark bay colt Christofle, trained by Pesi Shroff, bagged the Shapoorji Pallonji Breeders`Juvenile Colts`Championship (Gr 3) at the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Sunday. The Le Havre - Enzina three-year-old colt was ridden by P Trevor.
Sea The Sun, Shroff`s other ward in the race, created a flutter when he, in the hands of jockey PS Chouhan, refused to surrender the lead to the piping hot favourite stable-mate until racing into the final furlong of the mile trip. However, P Trevor astride Christofle vigorously rode the winner to soon take charge, and got stronger as he approached the wire.
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