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POONAWALLA STUD FARMS REMAINS DEEPLY
COMMITTED TO ENSURING THAT THE INDIAN
THOROUGHBRED FINDS HIS WAY ONTO RACE
TRACKS IN ALL THE WORLD'S PROMINENT
RACING NATIONS. IT IS OUR ENDEAVOUR TO
ENSURE THAT OUR HOMEBRED HORSES DO US
PROUD.
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MYSTICAL,
INDIA'S CHAMPION CREATES ANOTHER
CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY BOOKS OF RACING
BY WINNING NOT JUST ONE, BUT BOTH HIS
STARTS BACK TO BACK IN THE DUBAI
INTERNATIONAL RACING CARNIVAL!
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MYSTICAL
Horse of the Year 2005-2006,
creates another chapter in the history
books of racing by becoming the first
Indian horse to win in the Dubai
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His
Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Zavaray
Poonawalla. |
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H.R.H.
Princess Haya in conversation with
Zavaray and Simone on Mystical. |
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"For a horse to come and win
in the International Carnival it is
good. But for a horse to win two in a
row is quite something. Remember
this."
- His Highness Sheikh Mohammad Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum
March 8, 2007 |
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On the eve of our golden jubilee,
Poonawalla Stud Farms blazed a new
trail with India's first
post-independence commercial export,
ASTONISH.
An Indian
Triple Crown winner and Horse
of the Year 1991-1992, Astonish's
international debut was a rousing
success with him storming
his way
to first place
through a
Class I field at Sha Tin, Hong Kong. Subsequently, Astonish
created a
track record for the metric
mile on equitrack, coming from dead
last to sizzle past his opponents in
the straight. Astonish's victories
merit additional credit in view of the
fact that he was required to stay in
America for six months prior to being
permitted entry into Hong Kong, by
which time he was six years old and
past his prime.
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ASTONISH,
the first Indian horse to win
on foreign soil, seen winning
in
Class I on his debut at Sha Tin, Hong Kong |
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Our very next export
was ADLER,
as Indian
Turf Invitation Cup winner
and
Horse
of the Year 1992-1993, who became the
first
Indian horse to win in the United
States of America.
Poonawalla Stud Farms and
council members of the National
Horse Breeding Society of India
have worked relentlessly to open
the gates of other countries to
the Indian thoroughbred and
struck gold. Within a short
period of three years, with just
a handful of horses entering the
MRA circuit, India created
history by producing a
Champion in Singapore in
SADDLE UP (Champion Long
Distance-Older Horse, Champion
Middle Distance & Champion Older
Horse), who
participated in the World Series
Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, finishing a
very fast and creditable 3½
lengths behind the winner Agnes
Digital.
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ADLER
- the first Indian thoroughbred
to win in America, coming within
a fraction of the track record
for 1700 meters at Ellis Park,
Kentucky, U.S.A.
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The Poonawalla Stud Farm
SIMPLY NOBLE was nominated
for Champion Miler in Malaysia
after winning the second jewel
of the Malaysian Triple Crown,
the Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup,
Gr.1. Simply Noble was the
second Indian horse to win a
Malaysian Classic within a mere
three years of the launch of the
export campaign to Singapore and
Malaysia.
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SIMPLY
NOBLE winning the second
jewel of the Malaysian Triple
Crown , the Piala Emas Sultan
Selangor,
Gr.1
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IMPERIALISM bred at the
Poonawalla Stud Farms became the
first Indian-bred juvenile exported
to win in Singapore in just his
second start.
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IMPERIALISM
seen winning a Restricted Maiden
(weight for age) race, 1200
meters,
Singapore. |
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The dream to promote the Indian
horse and further the name of
the stud farm did not end here
and India's champion & Horse of
the Year 2005-'06, MYSTICAL,
was the obvious choice to take
this quest to the next level.
On his very first start,
Mystical demolished the field at
the Dubai International Carnival
2007. The reception he received
from the crowd was sensational.
It was a magical moment for
Poonawalla Stud Farms and for
India.
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"Mystical burst up on the
inside....150 metres left to
go.... and here's a little
page of history being
written;
Mystical in front of Hallhoo
and Yarqus.... and Mystical
for India has won the money!”
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Terry Spargo, Commentator
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MYSTICAL
creates history by winning his
debut at the Dubai International
Racing Carnival, February 15,
2007. |
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In his second outing, a lot more
was expected of him as he had
stepped up in competition and
class, but once again, Mystical
did not let his supporters down.
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“250
meters left to go, Mystical
for India takes the lead,
Diamond Quest is fighting,
Ryan Moore is riding hard,
Mystical is responding, and
its another history making win
for Mystical. The Indian Champ
has done it again!”
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- Terry
Spargo, Commentator
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MYSTICAL
establishes the Indian
thoroughbred by winning his second
race back to back at the Dubai
International Racing Carnival,
March 8, 2007. |
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Mystical had amazed people all
over the world. He had made people
sit up and had opened the eyes of
the racing world to the Indian
horse. Text messages, emails,
phone calls, faxes, came from far
and away – from England to Hong
Kong, USA, South America to
Australia. It was exhilarating and
unbelievable. Mystical had put
Indian racing on the world map!
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Mrs.
Behroze & Mr. Zavaray Poonawalla,
Trainer S. Ganapathy & Ms. Simone
Poonawalla leading in Mystical
after his debut win. |
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Ms.
Delna & Mr. Zavaray Poonawalla,
Jockey Ryan More, Mrs. Behroze &
Ms. Simone Poonawalla leading in
Mystical after his second win. |
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Mystical has firmly established
the Indian thoroughbred's mark on
the international circuit, by
being the first Indian bred and
trained horse to win at the Dubai
International Carnival.
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