Breeding & Racing Magazine

In The Spotlight Wins Gr1 Indian Derby

In India, star mare In The Spotlight (Alnasr Alwasheek-Radiate, by Placerville) followed-up last month's annihilation of her male rivals by 9.75-lengths in January's Gr1 Calcutta Derby Stakes (2400m) at Kolkata with a similarly dominant 7-lengths slaughter of her male rivals in the Gr1 Indian Derby (2400m) for 4YOs at Mumbai. In The Spotlight (ridden by Martin Dwyer for trainer Sadakshara Padmanabhan) defeated fellow mare Smashing (Holy Roman Emperor-Exquisite, by Galileo) & gelded stable-mate Field Marshall (Placerville-Shamaal, by Razeen). During 2011 In The Spotlight also won the Gr1 Deccan Derby (2000m) at Hyderabad, Gr3 Calcutta Oaks (2400m) at Kolkata, Gr3 Calcutta 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Kolkata, Gr3 Mysore 1000 Guineas (1600m) at Mysore & Gr3 Bangalore Summer million (1600m) at Bangalore, as well as finishing runner-up in the Gr3 Mysore Million (1600m) at Mysore.