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Trevor astride Zuccarelli romps home in Indian Derby
Updated On: 07 February, 2022 06:59 AM IST | Mumbai | Prakash Gosavi
The jockey-turned-champion-trainer, who holds the record of winning the Derby eight times as a jockey, had to wait for 11 long years after saddling his first Derby winner, Jaqueline, in 2010
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Jockey P Trevor blows a kiss at his daughter Dhanaria as he crosses the finish to win the Indian Derby at the Mahalaxmi racecourse yesterday
Zuccarelli, trained by Pesi Shroff, won the Kingfisher Ultra Indian Derby (Gr 1) on Sunday at the Mahalaxmi racetrack. Zuccarelli carried the racing silks of KN Dhunjibhoy, who owns him in partnership with his son Zaheer, and friends DR Thacker, Mukul Sonawala and Adi Narielwala. Zuccarelli was bred at Nanoli stud farm.
Ace jockey P Trevor, who was yet to win the most coveted race in the Indian racing calendar despite winning championships for several seasons, finally did it in style when, just before passing the winning post, he looked back over his left shoulder to blow a kiss for his daughter, Dhanaria, who was watching the Derby live with family.
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