The final day’s racing at the Pune racetrack turned out to be a bit of an anti-climax as the trainers’s championship tug of war which promised a thrilling finale ended rather tamely as none from the top quartet, except Pesi Shroff, managed to lead in a winner. Shroff won the RWITC Ltd Trophy (Gr 2) with long shot Duke Of Tuscany whom jockey P Trevor gave a spectacular ride to clock the new record time of 2 minutes, 2.242 seconds for the 10-furlong trip. This was the seventh championship title at Pune for Pesi Shroff, which also marked the silver jubilee of championship crowns for the top trainer who has 18 Mumbai titles in his kitty.

Jockey A Sandesh, who won 33 races this season to finish streets ahead of the other jockeys, was declared champion jockey. Apprentice Aditya Waydande (13 wins) was adjudged as champion apprentice rider with allowance. Horse owner Vijay Shirke and his family emerged as leading owners; and Shyam Ruia’s Equus Stud farm was declared the leading breeder with 31 points.