Quasar marches towards Invitation Glory and the 7 crore stakes mark - By Vivek Jain
Posted on - 17 Feb 2016
Quasar marches towards Invitation Glory and the 7 crore stakes mark
By Vivek Jain
Every sport yearns for a hero. And none needs one more than horse racing. We have film stars and fancy events, but the true star will always be the equine. And breaking records rather emphatically is the handsome chestnut, Quasar, whose win in early December propelled him to become India’s highest ever prize winner, a landmark that will take some beating. And he has, since, added two more rich laurels to his bulging bag of big wins.
After he made his debut on 22nd December 2013, the brave got abroad has won 16 races, including 13 graded races, half of which were grade 1. His career earnings of near 6.5 crore is an all-time record, bettering Be Safe’s 5.8 crore, Alaindair’s 5.53 crore and In the Spotlight’s 5.28 crore, the only four horses to scale the 5 crore stakes peak. His biggest win came in The Indian Turf Invitation Cup last March, and his Derbies include the Pune, Kolkata and Hyderabad Derbies. Quasar goes from strength to strength and The Turf Invitation Cup in Chennai appears to be at his mercy, and if he wins this, his prize money earnings will cross an unheard of 7 crore! The only horse to win more graded races than him is Elusive Pimpernel, surely one of the greats of the Indian Turf.
In addition to being owned by Jaydev Mody, his co-partners Tanmay Agashe and Madhav Patankar are in the “small” owners’ category and this horse would surely be a dream for them, as he goes on winning race after race. An American bred by Seeking the Dia, Quasar is a tribute to the training skills of Malesh Narredu, relatively new as a schooler and to his young son, Yash, who has ridden him with the confidence of a seasoned veteran.
The RWITC will fittingly honour and recognize Quasar’s extraordinary achievements on Sunday, in tribute to this unprecedented performance.
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