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Team Asia Edges Europe 68–67 to Win Shergar Cup Debut at Ascot

At 40 years old with more than 2,400 career victories, the Indian jockey delivered performances that honored his family's racing legacy.

Overview

  • Team Asia edged Team Europe by a single point at Ascot’s Shergar Cup, finishing 68–67 in the invitational team-format competition.
  • Suraj Narredu won two of the six races and finished second in another to secure the pivotal points for Asia’s one-point victory.
  • Narredu rode Fireblade to victory in the Dubai Duty Free–sponsored Stayers while Ryusei Sakai added to Asia’s tally with a Sprint win on Prince of India.
  • Australian jockey Hugh Bowman topped the individual leaderboard to claim the Silver Saddle as the meeting’s leading rider.
  • Narredu capped the occasion with his first flying dismount tribute to Frankie Dettori in a celebration attended by Dubai Duty Free executives Salah Tahlak and Sinead El Sibai.