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!
 

 
 

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 International Racing Carnival.

 

His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum with Zavaray Poonawalla.
 
"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 Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum          March 8, 2007
 

Trainer Ganapathy kissing Mystical after the race.
 

"We've waited for five years for this day. It's magical" said Zavaray Poonawalla. "Its been worth the wait. Every bit of it. This is fantastic. Mystical has put Indian racing on the world map."
GULF NEWS Saturday, February 17, 2007
 

Owner/Breeder, Zavaray Poonawalla, Trainer Ganapathy, Behroze & Simone Poonawalla  in jubilant mood after Mystical became the first Indian-trained and home-bred horse to win in Dubai.
 

Mystical makes
India proud

"I've never heard a roar like that here outside Dubai World Cup day" said Moore when the 1812 fans that voted for Mystical cheered him as he hit the front in the closing stages.

- KHALEEJ TIMES, Saturday, February 17, 2007

A mighty roar went up as champion British jockey Ryan Moore swept the handsome gelding into the lead at the three-furlong pole before going on to win with authority from local hope Hallhoo.

- GULF NEWS, Saturday, February 17, 2007 

"Horses like him don't come along every other day, he's very special." said the champion trainer. "We are so proud of what he has accomplished. This is a victory for Indian racing and it was achieved by Team India"

- GULF NEWS, Saturday, February 17, 2007
"All our thanks to Mr. Ganapathy for his brilliance, the entire Indian Tean and particularly Dr. Ramaswamy for allowing this venture to become a reality."

- ZAVARAY POONAWALLA
 

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 & 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, HongKong. 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.
 

ASTONISH winning his debut in the Class I Red Room Handicap at Sha Tin, Hong Kong

 

Our very next export was ADLER, an Indian Truf Invitation Cup winner and Horse of the Year 1992-1993. Adler became the first Indian horse to win in the United States of America.

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.

 

Poonawalla Stud Farms and the National Horse Breeding Society of India have opened the gates of other countries to the Indian Thoroughbred and have struck gold. Within a short period of three years, with just a handful of horses entering the MRA circuit,India has created history by producing a CHAMPION IN SINGAPORE and a CHAMPION MILER IN MALAYSIA.

The Poonawalla Stud Farm bred SIMPLY NOBLE set a new standard for India, winning the second jewel of the Malaysian Triple Crown, the Sultan of Selangor Gold Cup Gr.1 Simply Noble has become only 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.

 

SIMPLY NOBLE winning the second jewel of the Malaysian Triple Crown , the Piala Emas Sultan Selangor, Gr.1


IMPERIALISM bred at the Poonawalla Stud Farms became the first Indian-bred juvenile exported to win in Singapore in just his second start.
IMPERIALISM seen winning a Restricted Maiden (weight for age) race, 1200 meters, Singapore.
 

 

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 continuing endeavour to ensure that our homebred horses do us proud.