Pune’s equestrian scene was buzzing on Sunday morning, October 12, 2025, as several promising racehorses took to the inner sand track for their routine exercises. Among the impressive lineup, three names particularly stood out for their exceptional displays: Fighton, Kavya, and Hazel.
Inner Sand Track Highlights:
600m:
Ariyana Star (ridden by A. Gaikwad) completed the distance in 36 seconds, showing good form and movement.
800m:
Willy Wonkaa (app) clocked 56 seconds, with the final 600m in 42, displaying an easy pace.
Fighton (P. Dhebe) was truly impressive, finishing in 48 seconds, with a swift 36 for the last 600m.
Midnight Express (Parmar) moved attractively, completing the stretch in 50 seconds, with the final 600m in 37.
Exhalt (Shelar) was urged on to finish in 53 seconds, covering 600m in 39.
The two-year-olds Lempika (Trevor) and the combination of Top Class/Wilderness (Ramswarup) finished together in 56 seconds, with 42 for the 600m, showing an even performance.
Lucio (Aditya) proved to be a length superior to Giant Gold (Mosin), clocking 52 seconds (600m in 39).
1000m:
Applause (Zervan) moved freely, finishing in 1 minute and 9 seconds, with the last 600m in 43.
Bashir (Bharat) worked freely, completing the distance in 1 minute and 6 seconds (800m in 52, 600m in 39).
Kavya (Ranjane) truly impressed, clocking 1 minute and 3 seconds (800m in 50, 600m in 37), a standout performance.
Odysseus (Neeraj) and Tiepolo (A. Prakash) moved freely, finishing in 1 minute and 10 seconds, with the 600m in 42.
Substantial (Nirmal) worked well, completing the 1000m in 1 minute and 5 seconds (800m in 51, 600m in 39).
Sovereign King (Antony) was pleasing to watch, finishing in 1 minute and 4 seconds (800m in 50, 600m in 38).
Liban (Shahrukh) was pressed to finish in 1 minute and 5 seconds (800m in 52, 600m in 40).
1400m:
Hazel (Sai Kiran) responded remarkably well, completing the long stretch in 1 minute and 34 seconds, with splits of 1200m in 1:19, 1000m in 1:05, 800m in 52, and 600m in 40.