Updated On: 15 March, 2024 02:38 PM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
"This is my first mid-day trophy," trainer Dallas Todywalla was happy to share after the race. In the opening race, the Race Mirror Cup, hot public fancy Leo The Lion (Mustakim Alam up) was the first to pass every post of the 2000m trip except the all-important one
![Mi Arion wins mid-day Trophy Mi Arion (PS Chouhan in red shirt) winning the mid-day Trophy from Toscana (R Ajinkya in green shirt) at the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Thursday [pic: RWITC]](https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2024/mar/horseracing_d.jpg)
Mi Arion (PS Chouhan in red shirt) winning the mid-day Trophy from Toscana (R Ajinkya in green shirt) at the Mahalaxmi racetrack on Thursday [pic: RWITC]
Despite racing near the wrong end of the field until turning for home, the Dallas Todywalla-trained Mi Arion responded magnificently to jockey PS Chouhan`s call and moved up with swift strides to thunder onto the scene in the mid-day Trophy, and before the front runners knew what was happening, Mi Arion dared the favourite Toscana who was being put into top gear by his rider R Ajinkya. A brief battle of wits and muscle ensued between the two going all out opposite the grand strand. Finally PS Chouhan and Mi Arion surged ahead for a decisive verdict of a length-and-a-quarter.
"This is my first mid-day trophy," trainer Dallas Todywalla was happy to share after the race.