In a strange situation that has developed on account of shocking apathy on the part of horse trainers, the juvenile who will finish last in the Audi Multi-Million, the feature event of Saturday's eight-race card, will also take home a decent sum of Rs 61,225. That's because the prime event of the card, offering total stake money of Rs 20 lakh of which Rs 12.25 lakh will go the winner, distributes prize money to the first five finishers, and there are, sadly, only five three-year-olds in the fray.

The Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC) authorities must take some serious steps to shake the trainers out of this lethargy if they want to continue to project themselves as the country's premier race club.